Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Friday, 25 January 2013
Webquests
Week 2 Webquest- You have 1 hour to do this.
- you will be working in 2s or 3s
- All four web quests are here - only do YOUR one for now!
- your tutor will tell you which one to work on
- scroll down until you reach your quest
- use one machine for posting to the forum: http://eteaching.hyperboards.com/action/view_board/board_id/1/start/1 (click here and choose the appropriate post to reply to)
When you have finished, read other posts and reply, offering ideas, clarifications, examples, questions... (using your own name- this is part of TWO of the assessed activities!)
- also-
EVERYONE watch the accessibility video at the bottom of this post and use it to shape your own blog post on the accessibility of one or more etools (assessment 1.4) 150-200 words should cover it
- also-
EVERYONE watch the accessibility video at the bottom of this post and use it to shape your own blog post on the accessibility of one or more etools (assessment 1.4) 150-200 words should cover it
to meet 1.3 you will be expected to select (your own) comments from the discussion board and put them in one easy to manage post.
webquest 1- e-safety
1. Skim read the article and identify 10 key points- in your forum post- about Ofsted e-safety framework: http://tinyurl.com/wquest1
2. Go to this childline site (I don;t know if you saw in yesterday's metro another tragic case of a teenager who killed herself becuiase of cyberbullying)
Identify 3 specific things that may be described as cyberbullying and note them in your forum post
3. Go to the next URL, watch the video (you may have to share headphones) Identify the 5 most important points raised: http://tinyurl.com/wquest3
Optional Extension: Suggest 2 other places for clear information on e-safety
webquest 2 -Data Protection
1. follow this link and skim read the info on data protection in education
Anything you didn't know from this summary page? If not, (well done) and what are the most important points?
2. Follow the next link. What is a cookie and what is the main concern about cookies? Put your answer into the discussion forum thread.
(big document, takes while to load- also just key info- don;t read the whole thing at this stage! skim!)
webquest 3. Inclusion
1. Go to this site: JISC info on inclusion
(in your own words) Describe the 4 themes (links on left) that can be explored further and post this to the forum
2. Follow this link- edudemic article on supporting students with disabilities
Follow the link and in your post give examples of how technology can support students with disabilities.
3. Go here: future lab stuff on the first page after the front cover there is a list of key terms. Copy and paste this into a reply post on the forum.
Skim read p.9 of the same document: What is the core message here? Post your answer to the forum.
Webquest 4- Accessibility
1. In terms of using technology the word 'accessibility' has a very specific use- http://www.google.co.uk/accessibility/approach/based on Google's ideal what would you say accessibility means? Post answer to forum
2. The web site includes several links to ideas about how to make materials and sessions more accessible: http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/307
Choose a category and click through the sub links making sure you follow the link 'content creation' . Copy and paste that link to the forum and summarise the recommendations.
3. watch at least some of Martin's overview and add any extra points you find to a discussion post
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extension for everyone
here's another sample of a webquest.
what 'rules' of FORMATTING and presentation would you suggest for a webquest?
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
prezi task sheet from class
WPs step by step by task sheet/ how to guide to Prezi- if you didn’t look at it and it looks daunting then this is for you!
name generators
Maths spinner: I've talked about it here so no need to double post: http://etools.posterous.com/spinner
classtools name generator: http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine
week 2 objectives
Objectives
- discuss positive and negative experiences using technology and ways of limiting pitfalls
- Identify key legislation
- explain fundamentals of e-safety, data protection, accessibility
Tasks
- complete a webquest/ discussion forum activity
- appraise ways of presenting and hiding links (world webquest)
- create some sort of webquest
Extension
- create QR codes
- create class key word collection/ random names in classtools
- experiment with classtools
comics in education
Some other links relating to comic strip use. I’m not the only enthusiast it seems! (MC 17/9/12)
http://www.geneyang.com/comicsedu/history.html
jargon cheat sheet
There are a lot of ‘infographics’ about these days (visually impressive graphic representations of ideas , stats etc.) and this is a useful one about web 2.0 for learning jargon.
Here’s the intro:
“There’s a whole galaxy of terminology that you should know about when it comes to education technology. From PLNs to Blended Learning to Synchronous Online Learning… it can get overwhelming.”
Read the rest and see the infographic here: http://edudemic.com/2012/07/edtech-cheat-sheet/
The only prob is that they’re designed to stay online and on screen, not printed. I could really use one of these on my wall.
(MC 16/8)
cyberbullying
The Tom Daley bullying thing on Twitter has led to some interesting discussions about free speech, bullying and so on. The article also has (at the end) links to useful materials on the topic.
safeguarding
Ofsted report on best practice in safeguarding in colleges. See especially page 13 where they talk about internet access and blocking.
Prezi
A lot of people have started using 'Prezi' becuase of the 'wow' factor. The way you can zoom about is very appealing. The thing to consider though is 'does this zooming about add anything besides a raised eyebrow?' You need to ask what the teaching and learning justification is lest you end up with PowerPoints that zoom a bit. The ability to import PowerPoint directly into Prezi makes this even mroe likely now. So much for the downer.. I think there is ample justification for using it when you want to express ideas in a non linear fashion, reinforce links between aspects of a topic and create a visual 'whole' as a peg to hang several ideas onto. I have tried to do it in the one below:
The idea here was to have the notice board as the holding idea and gave me the ability to go backwards and forwards. In terms of producing it, the thing to do is a) get your ideas down (all of them!) b) establish the paths (i.e. the order that the Prezi will flow) and then c) put in a ‘holding’ or background image , shrink the items and fit them onto the main image. Then make the holding image the first focus and last by adding them to the path.
Better, I think, is this one by my son that he did for his extended project last year. The iceberg analogy works really well as a mechanism of emphasis and the radiating arms of key elements again tell me on a subconscious level that there are 3 key points to this particular aspect and help structure bot the presentation that accompanied it as well as his audience’s sense of sequencing and links.
Incidentally, to embed these into this blog post I have chosen the share, embed option BUT for some reason there’s an extra bit of code either side of the working Prezi that makes it look messy. All I do is delete it before posting.
If all of this sounds like a bridge too far then why not search Prezi for what’s already out there? You may find you have to do no work at all! http://prezi.com/explore/
M Compton
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