Utilizing What I Found On Twitter Today

http://edutraining.googleapps.com/

This is a great site for introducing teachers and students to Google Docs. I need to utilize this for PD and for group assignments for Phil and Art History. I need to make these available for students on my wiki for each class.

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/04/10-internet-technologies-that-educators-should-be-informed-about/

This is a great article that I need to utilize in PD. I need to discuss the most important Ed tech and get teachers involved with it. This needs to be one of my initial PDs of the year.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?_r=1&hp

This is a great article about the real world impact of overusing PPT. I thought it was both funny and sad. If PPT makes the military more stupid, what is it doing to our students? I need to use the article as a springboard into discussions about other presentation tools.


http://edudemic.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-twitter-guidebook/

This is an amazing set of resources for PDs about Twitter. I will also use it when I introduce Twitter in my Art History class.

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Using rubrics more to judge learning

I need to have the students create and utilize rubrics more often to judge their own work and the work of classmates. This will keep the students more engaged and accountale during group projects.

The first assignment I want to use this on is ethical dilemmas. The 3 can score the other group members because they need to be persuaded by one person or group. They are in the best position to judge the arguments of others.

Action- I need to create a group discussion rubric and explain it to the students. I will then sharbthe rubric with the class and allow them to criticize and improve the rubric.

I can also use a survey to gather data about the effectiveness of the group projects and improve how they are conducted.