EDM 310 Class for 10/29

Today, we will complete our professional blog assignment. If you have completed it please send me the link by email so I can view it. Just a reminder try and make sure that you spend some time using the internet to back up some of your points. For example, if you say that you like google documents then list some of the pros like 1. it is free 2. it is web based 3. it can be shared etc.

Also, next week I will be out from Tuesday through Friday presenting two papers at MSERA's conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. Here is the link to the conference program with my listings on page 4 under Mathematics Education and on page 8 under Constructivism (http://www.msera.org/download/2008program.pdf).

We will have class on Monday 11/3 but I will be out of town on 11/5.

EDM 310 Classes for 10/28 and 10/30 - Professional Blog Assignment

1. Everyone, thank you for your understanding last week. I missed a couple of days of work due to a stomach virus that my youngest daughter, Jill (4), and I suffered from.

2. This week we will develop a professional blog that will take the place of the The Web Site Project. It is now a Blog Assignment with specific parameters. The blog is to be created in such a way that it will provide a PROFESSIONAL description of you as a teacher and at least 5 tools, attitudes approaches that you will bring to your classroom. There are two links to the instructions for completeing this assignment and an example of this assignment at the top right hand corner of this blog. We will spend the next two meetings completing this assignment.

3. I have graded all of your assignments up to the Google Spreadsheet. Please check to make sure you are not missing any grades and if you are please complete them and let me know through email.

Class for Today 10/20 - Finish Google Spreadsheet Assignment

Class,

I have a number of class members who have not finished their google spreadsheet assignment. Today, you will have the class period to finish the assignment and turn it in to me using the share feature. If you have finished the assignment, then you may look it over and make sure everything is correct. Otherwise, you are excused from class today if you have turned it in and are satisfied with the end product.

Thanks,
Mr. Tashbin

EDM 310 Classes for 10/13 and 10/15

Today, we will begin looking at Google Spreadsheet. Google Spreadsheet is a spreadsheet program similar to Microsoft Excel. Just like Google Docs was like Microsoft Office and Google Presentation was like Microsoft Powerpoint. There will be a small Powerpoint Presentation on spreadsheets and we will dive right into working with Google spreadsheet. There will be an assignment due for Google spreadsheet as well as a blog. We will work on Google spreadsheet for the next two class meetings 10/13 and 10/15.

Assignment for 10/8

Today, will be an independent research day on Podcasting. I will be in and out of the building today so if you need me please email me or drop by the office.

You will begin learning about podcasting by researching it using the internet. I have put a link on the right side of our class blog with a very informative article about podcasting. After, you read it answer the following questions:

1. What is a podcast?
2. How does podcasting work?
3. How can teachers use podcasting?
4. Examples of how podcasting is being used?
5. What are your thoughts on podcasting and its benefit for teachers and students?

Finally, go on the web and look at a podcast that might interest you and let us know

1. the URL
2. Why you chose that particular podcast
3. What you thought about it in general.

We will discuss podcasts and your posts on Monday 10/13 and we will have a guest speaker come in and talk about how to make a podcast later in the semester. We are going to try and have everyone make their own podcast by the end of the semester.

Thanks,
Mr. Tashbin

BLOG ASSIGNMENTS FOR 10/8

Blog Assignments:

1. For the blog post due Wednesday October 8th, write two or more paragraphs in which you describe the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) and the resources available to teachers well enough so that someone unfamiliar with AVL would understand what it is and how it works. Then provide the reader with your thoughts as to the usefulness of AVL to you when you begin teaching.

2. Post your comments on the the ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL presentation you saw in person or looked at online and describe what you learned and how the information can help you as an educator in the future.

Accessibility For All Link

Here is the link to Mr. Steve Sullivan's Accessibility For All presentation on his blog. This is a good resource for accessibility issues and questions.

http://letstechtalk-sullivan.blogspot.com/

10/6 - EDM 310 Class

1. All of the your assignments are graded and up-to-date. Check your eCollege.

2. If you have not posted the disability blog, please do so by Wednesday. If you were absent, please look at the link to Mr. Sullivan's presentation and make comments based on the information in the presentation.

3. We will NOT be doing a website. I was informed by Dr. Strange on Friday that Google will no longer support "Google Page Creator", google's website builder, and that he has decided to drop it from the class due to the similarity to blogs. That assignment has been eliminated from the gradebook.

4. Today we will discuss the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL). It is another resource provided by the state of Alabama to assist you now and in the future.

5. The Foliotek objectives have been corrected. Check yours to make sure you have them in correctly.

Blob Assignment for 10/6

First, I wanted to say that I really appreciated Mr. Sullivan coming and talking to our classes here at U.S.A. Second, I also want to thank all of you for being so receptive and cordial to him while he was here with us.

BLOG ASSIGNMENT - I want everyone to comment on the presentation you saw and describe what you learned and how the information can help you as an educator in the future.

Have a great weekend and I will see all of you on Monday.