Week+03

toc = January 23, 2012 =

Students in both labs please do the following activities...

**OBJECTIVES for Lab:**

 * Comment on another student's xtranormal introduction on their wiki portfolio page (look at the discussion tab and respond there)
 * Write a paragraph on your wiki about your unit and create a word cloud
 * Embed your Wordle word cloud

**1) Complete Chapter 1 quiz...**

 * Click [|here]for TIU's Moodle page. If you have not already please complete chapter 1 quiz. It is essential that you can take moodle quizzes every week so now is the time for those who were having trouble enrolling in the course to complete it.
 * Also below are the two articles that you must read this week. There will be a moodle quiz for these readings are due by Friday, January 27 at midnight (we missed last week so the timing is off). Make sure you read them and take it by the deadline.
 * === Articles for reading... ===



**2) Unit Paragraph Overview**
See Unit Overview below before starting this project... Write a paragraph on your wiki page about your unit that you will create as a project for your class.

3) Create a Word Cloud
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 * Watch video to see its uses:
 * Go to wordle.net
 * Paste in your unit overview paragraph from your wiki page
 * Let it generate a word cloud
 * copy the Embed code
 * Embed it on your wiki page
 * **__REMEMBER:__** Embed your Wordle Word Cloud on your wiki portfolio page under Week 2. (To embed your mind map when your done click on "Sharing" and then "HTML Embed" to get the code. See picture below.

4) Exit Slip - Watch and Respond:
Watch two students' xtranormal introduction and respond to someone's xtranormal wiki through a discussion posting on the student portfolio pages. ( This must be done by the end of lab today.)
 * Click on the Student Artifacts page or click here to go to the student wiki.
 * Select two people to comment on their introduction video
 * Click the discussion posting icon next to edit
 * Click on the new posting icon
 * Write your response to the xtranormal intro and post your response
 * Your done. Have a nice week

= Lecture for January 23, 2012: =

**OBJECTIVES for Lecture:**
 * Motivate students to critically analyze the teaching and learning process
 * Explain Understanding by Design (UbD) and the UbD Unit Planning Process
 * Explore a brief history of educational technology
 * Review the role that technology plays in our current societal context

Introduction/Prayer (5 min) Understanding by Design (UbD) and Lesson/Unit Planning (35 min) media type="custom" key="12181140" height="30" media type="custom" key="12181186" media type="custom" key="12181200" media type="custom" key="12181160"

Brief History of Educational Technology (5 min) media type="custom" key="12192062"

Digital Nation (5 min) media type="custom" key="12192100"

Debrief/Wrap-up (5 min)