Assignments

=Welcome to the assignments page!= On this page you will find a list of assignments that are required for the Adv Tech class. You will need to provide me with an email invitation or a link to your wikis and blogs for grading purposes. Be sure to check the discussion and participate each night! You will be graded on all assignments as well as your participation both in class and on your discussion contributions to the ning.
 * Late Assignments may be subject to a reduction in grade.**

Assignment 1. Personalize your Mypage on the [|Advanced Tech NING], add photos, videos, or music, and an introductory blog about yourself and then leave a short comment on each member's page.

Assignment 2. Read the article, Join the Flock, by Hadley Ferguson and write a blog response on the Ning. If you don't have one, create a twitter account. Be sure to fill out your profile, so others will know you are an educator. Find at least 10 people to follow who will help expand your educational experience. Use the search tool and use words like teacher, education, educational technology. You can also find me @aleaness and follow some people I follow. Look for people who share links about technology and technology tools that you can share with the class in the final web 2.0 smackdown! Make sure you check in with me on twitter by sending me a @aleaness message saying hi.

Assignment 3. Set up a class blog using one of the blogging tools listed on the blog page. Create an opening blog by adding a topic using pictures, videos, or links (or all three) that your students can respond to. Add a link to your blog on the Ning in a comment on my page.

Assignment 4. Read the Article and post your response in a blog post on the ning titled "Digital Native-Digital Immigrants" on the ning. After posting your response, comment on someone else's response.

Assignment 5. Set up your own [|wikispace]. Create a Glog for the home page. Add links, pictures, or videos to the Glog so your students have easy access to important links they might use in class. Assignment 6. Read The Article by Will Richardson and post your response in a blog post on the ning titled "Why schools Should Break the Web 2.0 Barrier" on the ning. After posting your response, comment on someone else's response.

Final Assignment: WEB 2.0 Smackdown. In ten to fifteen minutes, demonstrate the use of one "VERY COOL" technology tool that you have discovered from your twitter stream. @rmbyrne, @kevinjarrett, @web20clasroom, @shellterrell have great blogs filled with tools. You can find their blogs by clicking on their name on their profile.