Week+One


 * Week One - Tuesday, January 17, 2012**

Our first week is about:
 * 1) Reviewing the course syllabus
 * 2) Introducing one another
 * 3) Setting up necessary accounts for web-based tools
 * 4) Establishing a context regarding the learning modalities of students today
 * 5) Understanding copyright, creative commons, and fair use in education


 * Agenda:**
 * Read [|course syllabus] in its entirety


 * Join & familiarize yourself with our class wiki


 * You need to be an account-happy person in this course. All of the tools we will use are free, but all require account creation in order to use. Please make sure that you keep track of all of your log-in information in a secure, easily-accessible place.**


 * **__CHANGE of DATE:__ DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 by start of class**:
 * Complete introduction activity - Create a Glog (using [|Glogster]) about yourself. There is no substitute for face-to-face introductions; however, please create a dynamic, engaging Glog that celebrates you and lets us learn about you. Your Glog should share the following information about you:
 * Your name
 * What & where you teach (or plan to teach): level, content-area(s), and years of experience (jobs prior to or in addition to teaching welcome)
 * Your level of comfort and/or experience using web-based tools in an educational setting
 * Your level of comfort and/or experience using web-based tools in your personal experiences
 * What you enjoy doing in your free time and/or hobbies
 * Picture of you, or your family, or your family pet(s)
 * Link to your teacher page or your school's website (Not yet teaching? Your undergraduate school site)
 * Embed your Glog on your page of this wiki (right side of the page)
 * An inspiring, uplifting, or humorous video ([|here's one], but you need to share a different one)


 * **DUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 22:**
 * Watch the TED Talk - Sir Ken Robinson, '[|Do Schools Kill Creativity?]'
 * Respond to online discussion prompt [|on our class blog]


 * **DUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 22**:
 * Read the [|The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Education Literacy]
 * Post a lesson of your own (Pdf or Word) which uses or used copyright material on your page of this wiki
 * Come to class on January 24 prepared to share the lesson and its affiliated media
 * Watch '[|Copyright Education User Rights]' music video
 * Review the '[|Fair Use Reasoning]' sheet
 * Review the [|Creative Commons licensing] options
 * Go to the [|class blog and respond to this post]
 * Resources for finding Creative Commons images:
 * [|Compfight]
 * [|Flickr Blue Mountain]
 * [|Flickr's Creative Commons portal]


 * **DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 23**:
 * Read, [|Do They Really Think Differently]
 * Respond to discussion prompts [|on our class blog]


 * **DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 (by start of class)**:
 * Create accounts for the following web-based tools:
 * Animoto
 * Voicethread
 * Glogster
 * Diigo
 * Google Docs (should have through Arcadia, but feel free to use your own account)
 * LiveBinders
 * StoryJumper
 * StoryBird
 * ToonDoo


 * **DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 (by start of class)**:
 * Read [|Will the Real Digital Natives Please Stand Up?]Article from Campus Technology
 * **UPDATE! We will explore and create a Voicethread during class this Tuesday, January 24**

Here is a short screencast showing how to leave a comment on the class blog:

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Need to create your Glogster account? Go to [|Glogster.com].