Homework for Wednesday, Jan 12

This last Homework assignment is a little bit different. Instead of responding to this blog post, you will need to go visit and respond to the Voicethread below. In order to respond, you will need a Voicethread account. You are welcome to ask or answer questions about this assignment in the blog comments for this post.

Homework for Monday, Jan.10

Assignment #3:

1-      Watch the following videos about Search Tips and Tricks

a.      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk6vZiGiaiQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

b.      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tm-sDKCnO4

c.       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa66AxTbjxA&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

2-      Choose a topic that your students might need to research in your subject area. Perform some searches about this topic with and without the tricks you learned about in the videos.

3-      Respond to this blog post, and tell me

a.      What you searched for

b.      What effect the searching tips and tricks had on your results. Please give a thorough response, and answer in no fewer than 5 complete sentences.

Announcement

Class is cancelled for tonight, Monday, January 10, due to inclement weather. We discuss our plan for making up our time when we meet on Wednesday.

Homework for Friday, Jan.7

Assignment 2:

1-      Watch the Slideshow below about evaluating websites.

Evaluating Websites

View more presentations from Lisa Barnett.

2-      Visit the site Dihydrogen Monoxide website at http://www.dhmo.org/
         Visit the North American Tree Octopus Web Site at http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

      3-      Respond to this blog post, and tell whether you feel each of these is a valid web site.
               Using complete sentences, please give 5 reasons for each site to support your decision.

Homework for Wednesday, Jan.5

1- Please create a Google Account if you do not already have one.

2- Complete the Google Form embedded here. This will tell the instructor what email you have associated with your Google Account, allowing for sharing of documents.

3- Watch the video below. Then respond to the video by responding to this blog post. In your response, please answer the following question

a. As a classroom teacher, do you feel that you have any responsibility for addressing the disconnect students feel between school and home? Why or why not?