Week 4

Our Blog through Wordle

Hello all!

First, let me say that the technology tutorials were all done very well! It was interesting to see the variety of formats used from wikis to youtube videos to powerpoint to a PDF uploaded to Scribd!  Part of my goal on the assignment was to demonstrate the various technologies we can use to teach technology.  Well done!

Second, I just wanted to remind everyone that this week we'll be going back to the blog post format from weeks 1 & 2. You should be able to find the topics on blackboard. Please post your topic ahead of time on Blackboard so we can avoid duplication.

Third, I wanted to remind you that your grades are posted on the blackboard gradebook. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I made a mistake in recording your grade.

Flickr - Terry Hart, Creative Commons License 

Finally, on Sunday, your final paper topic prompt will be available on Blackboard.  Here is the information about the paper from the syllabus:

Final Paper: Your final paper for this class will be a minimum 10 page research paper answering either one of the suggested prompts or writing your own prompt.  If you decide to write your own prompt it needs to be approved by your instructor by Aug 28.  Your paper should have a minimum of 10 sources of which 5 should be online resources (such as blogs, web resources, etc) and 5 should be offline resources (such as newspapers, magazines, books). Please see the rubric on the assignment for grading criteria and more details on the assignment.

So if you have an idea for what you'd like to write your research paper on please let me know through blackboard.  Otherwise pick from one of the topics posted online.  Also, please note that this is not like the weekly papers you have been turning in. This is a research paper which should be a capstone on the class drawing from what we've covered this month.  The final paper will need to be turned in through Blackboard by Saturday, September 4th by noon.  Note that the final paper, at 100 points, is worth roughly 25% of your grade in the class.

Please let me know if you have any questions - I've enjoyed working with all of you this month!