Course+Syllabus

=Course Syllabus =
 * Instructor:** Jennifer Kraft
 * E-mail:** jenn.kraft@gmail.com
 * Phone:** 573-4703
 * Course Site:** http://iu29web20.ning.com


 * Course Title**: Using Web 2.0 Technologies to Create Classroom Websites


 * Course Description**: This course will introduce teachers to Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, and creating Personal/Professional Learning Networks. Participants will see models of these technologies being used in classrooms world-wide and have the opportunity to try these technologies in a supported setting.


 * Course Objectives:**
 * The participants will develop an understanding of the Web 2.0 technologies weblogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, and Personal/Professional Learning Networks.
 * The participants will develop an understanding of how Web 2.0 technologies can be used in their classroom to meet the needs of diverse learners, share information with the community at lasrge, and maximize student learning.
 * The participants will create a blog, wiki, and podcast.
 * The participants will begin to develop their Personal/Professional Learning Network.


 * Course Competencies:**
 * The participants will learn how to create a blog.
 * The participants will create a wiki.
 * The participants will create a podcast.
 * The participants will learn how to use RSS.
 * The participants will begin to develop their Personal/Professional Learning Network.
 * The participants will be exposed to best practice models of blogs, wikis, and podcasts that are being used to meet the various needs of learners, sharing information, and maximizing student learning.


 * Means of Developing Competencies:** This course will include presentations of new ideas using multi-media and hands-on opportunities to learn how to use the technologies being introduced.


 * Evaluation:** Each form of technology that participants will create will have a rubric/checklist of things that need to be present for completion of the skill. Participants will be expected to post weekly to the course Ning and post their finished products on the course Wiki.


 * Tentative Schedule:**


 * =====**Session **===== || =====**Topic Covered  **===== || =====**Activities **===== || =====** Assignments **===== ||
 * 1 || ====== Introduction to Web 2.0 ====== || ======Overview of Web 2.0; Introduction to the course [|Ning] ====== || ======Respond two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning]  ====== ||
 * ====== 2 ====== || ====== RSS, Tagging, and Social Bookmarking ====== || ======Presentation about RSS; Set-up aggregator account; Introduction to Social Bookmarking  ====== || ======Respond two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning;] Share bookmarks in Diigo group  ====== ||
 * ====== 3 ====== || ====== Blogs in the Classroom ====== || ======Presentation about what blogs are, how they can be used in the classroom, models of best practices shared. ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Find examples of blogs that interest you, have pieces that you would incorporate into your own blog and that you would share with the rest of the class; Respond  ======

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"> two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning]
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 * ====== 4 ====== || ====== Create Your Own Blog ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Based on research and models shown in class, participants begin to create a blog to be used in their classroom. ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Continue to work on your blog;<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"> Respond two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning] ====== ||
 * ====== 5 ====== || ====== Wikis in the Classroom ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">P<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">resentation about what wikis are, how they can be used in the classroom, models of best practices shared. ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Find examples of wikis that interest you, have pieces that you would incorporate into your own blog and that you would share with the rest of the class; Respond  ======

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"> two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning]
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 * ====== 6 ====== || ====== Create Your Own Wiki ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Based on research and models shown in class, participants begin to create a wiki to be used in their classroom. ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Continue to work on your wiki;<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"> Respond two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning] ====== ||
 * ====== 7 ====== || ====== Podcasting 101 ====== || ====== Presentation about what Podcasting is, how they can be used in the classroom, models of best practice shared ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Continue to work on your wiki; <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Find examples of wikis that interest you, have pieces that you would incorporate into your own blog and that you would share with the rest of the class; Respond two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning] ====== ||
 * ====== 8 ====== || ====== Create Your Own Podcast ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Based on research and models shown in class, participants begin to create their own podcast to use in class ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Continue to work on your podcast; Respond <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning]  ====== ||
 * ====== 9 ====== || ====== Professional/Personal Learning Networks ====== || ====== Presentation about what they are, why they are important, what do they look like, and how to find them; Sign up for networks that look interesting. ====== || ======<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Continue looking for networks that interest you; ======

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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Respond <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning] ====== ||
 * ====== 10 ====== || ====== Other Cool Web 2.0 Tools ====== || ====== Presentation discussing other Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom; Participants try different tools that they find interesting ====== || ====== Continue exploring PLN’s and Cool Tools; ======

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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Respond <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning] ====== ||
 * ====== 11 ====== || ====== Workshop ====== || ====== Participants can use this in-class time to work on their blog, wiki, or podcast and explore other technologies discussed in class with the guidance of the instructor ====== || ====== Work on blog, wiki, and podcast; <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Respond <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning]  ; Continue exploring PLN’s and Cool Tools ====== ||
 * ====== 12 ====== || ====== Presentations ====== || ======P articipants present their blogs, wikis, and podcasts to the rest of the class. Class gives feedback via the Course Wiki and [|Ning] where the technologies created will be shared ====== || ====== Comment on participants that presented creations; <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Respond <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning]  ====== ||
 * ====== 13 ====== || ====== Presentations ====== || ======P articipants present their blogs, wikis, and podcasts to the rest of the class. Class gives feedback via the Course Wiki and [|Ning] where the technologies created will be shared ====== || ====== Comment on participants that presented creations; <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">Respond <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">two times to the discussions on the course [|Ning] ====== ||
 * ====== 14 ====== || ====== Course Wrap-Up ====== || ====== Participants discuss the outcomes of the course: What they learned, what they liked and disliked, what PLN’s they’ve discovered, what sites/tools they found that they liked, what they will do with the knowledge they’ve gained ====== || ====== ====== ||

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