Refections and Blog Posts

This post contains directions for the remaining blog posts and reflections.  As we wrap up the course assginments this week , it is time to look back on what we have accomplished.

You should have the following reflections in your portfolio project

• Concept map reflection
• Reflection on web tools
• Reflection on your web page
• Reflection on plagiarism activity
• Movie Reflection
• Google Group Reflection
• Final Blog Reflection ( this is your blog reflection)

Blog Posts ( all should be between 150 -200 words long except for the first post and the final blog reflection)

• First day post (this is my first blog post; can be very short)
• First Blog Assignment (refer to previous post)
• Reflection for Concept Map Assignment (post to blog, refer to previous post)
• Movie Project Reflection. ( post to blog; refer to previous post)

Reflection on web tools 

The NET standards are linked here for your review.

The Standards for Students

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm

The Standards for Teachers
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm

Specifically you should address:

• List at least two standards for students and describe how games can support these standards.
• How can using Web tools help you organize your work as a teacher? Describe two examples.  
• What part of working with Web tools did you find to be the most difficult?

 Reflection on plagiarism activity

•  Which NETS standard is concerned with issues related to plagiarism?  
• Describe how Turitin can be used as tool to identify plagiarism and how it can be used a tool to improve student awarenss of this issue.

 Google Group Reflection

•  Which NETS standard can be supported by the use of online class discussion boards?
• How is the use of a discussion board different from a Web page or a blog?

Final Blog Reflection

  This is an overall course reflection (500 to 600 words ). In your course reflection, you need to include the following aspects:

• What you have learned in this class that you believe will be most useful to you in your future career.
• your strong and weak points
• why you think they are weak or strong
• your future learning goals to indicate how you would improve your weak areas
• how do you plan to technology into the classroom?