I was unable to locate the place to view institutions vs. collaboration and How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World. I looked in the module 4 articles and resources but only two things were in there. So I checked out a TED talk called Changing Education Paradigms. I thought it was interesting because it discussed the fundamentals that public education was designed for a different age and today's students are completely bored with these fundamentals. Thus the reason why the increase on diagnosis of ADHD.
When thinking about cooperative learning, I recently received a letter from a school in Florida participating in this event called "The Great Mail Race", asking my school to participate. I see the purpose in this because I still like to get things via snail mail, but using ePals could be a great alternative. I have also used web quests before and the kids seem to like them. I use ones found on the Internet and want to check out the one in the book about China. I still haven't created my own web quest, but would like to. All I need is more time...anyone else think the day has to be about 30 hours to get done what you liked to get done ? The book also mentioned some websites for simulation games that I will like to check. The Girls Inc looked interesting considering I work at an all girls school. Finally, I liked the rubric included in the book for reinforcing effort. I think this is something that I could easily adapt to fit my needs and use.
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Sandy - First of all the videos were on the bottom of the assignments page. If you click on Module 4 and scroll all of the way down.
I agree the day needs to be 30 hours long, but I am not sure I would have the energy to go any longer than I already do. I feel like this book has some wondeful websites I would love to check out, but between working, school, and being a mom it is about impossible. I need a whole day dedicated to checking out all of the cool sites and programs we have been told about... only in my dreams!
I actually participate in the Great Mail Race with my 2nd graders. Last year we sent out letters to all 50 states, and only got maybe 10 states back. It was too bad it did not work out better. I think this year we will send them to only schools in WI so we can focus on communities in our state. It really is a great program to get into!
"The day needs to be 30 hours long". I often struggle with having myself turn away from work in order to have a personal life outside of school as well. Something that has worked for me is evaluating what technology tools I am using and whether they are making my life easier or more difficult. I think that as more things become available, we want to implement them right away but sometimes accomplishing one task at a time is a more manageable path. Personally I use checklists for my ideas for new things, and find it a good way to not overburden myself at any one time.
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