Week 13 - Glogster on Nelson Mandela

http://fjohara.edu.glogster.com/time-line-on-nelson-mandela

Week 13 - Assignment 1

Educational “affordances” on Glogster

Features of the technology	Affordances
Glog creation interface	Easy to understand; drag and drop feature can be used by students of various age groups; interactive visual platform; users can create a virtual “poster” that contains multimedia such as text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawing, and data
Projects	Curriculum based projects can be created for classes, groups, teams, or individuals; students can work in the classroom or from any other location; a community system for sharing student work; work can be stored and viewed anytime; teacher can assign projects, provide feedback, and assess completed work
Glog presentations	Teachers can share projects with the class, school, district and elsewhere; can be embedded in a blog, wiki, or web page; student achievements can be shared with parents, administrators, students and other educators
Private and safe	Teachers can create private virtual classrooms with students; monitor all activities within the account; account can be created without student email addresses and other contact information; teachers dashboard provides access to all students, projects, and activities
One login and password	Single multi-subject and class dashboard for teachers and students; the teacher dashboard allows direct access to all individual students; students can view and manage all their projects and classes in their student dashboard; single login and password gives access to all classroom activities;

Keystone Assignment - Dec. 2nd

1. Keystone Assignment - Lesson Plan

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vdi3bajy0unmn5i/Key%20Stone%20Assignment%20-%20Dec.%202nd.docx

2. Keystone Assignment - Rubric

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f09sq5sb28c3ren/Keystone%20Assignment%20Rubric%20-%20Dec.%202nd.xlsx

3. Implementation Report

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hddi3ax6seugs65/Implementation%20Report%20-%20Dec.%202nd.docx

4. Reflection on New Literacies

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jl241l22reg0dx5/8f2q6x3ZBr

5. Interview with an ELA teacher

https://www.dropbox.com/s/32tkrodtnxg13ho/Interview%20with%20a%20ELA%20teacher%20-%20Dec.%202nd.docx

Week 11 - Assignment 1 - Response to article

The article mainly talks about a Web 2.0 application called Voice thread. Originally, voice thread was created for educational purposes. Mainly fan groups, business interest and social groups used it. The Web 2.0 tool Voice thread is used to enhance teaching and student learning. Voice thread has many features that can be beneficial in the classroom. User can do the following on voice thread:  

•  zoom in to a specific object such as an image of the artifact
• leave and/or delete comments
• navigate through pages easily
• write or annotate on a video
• create groups using tags
•  keep the thread private, public or by invitation

The ability to zoom in allows the teacher to concentrate or focus the student’s attention on specific object. Users can give feedback about a specific content. Learners can receive feedback and comments from anyone very easily. The teacher can monitor the conversations that are taking place to make sure it is appropriate.

Week 11 - Assignment 2 - Voice Thread

https://voicethread.com/share/5178709/

Week 9 - Assignment #1

Response on The Impact of Using Blogs on College Students' Reading Comprehension and Learning Motivation

I think using blogs would probably have a positive impact on college students’ reading comprehension and learning motivation. It’s a faster and more convenient way for students to share their work with their peers and instructors. Using ICTs in the courses would engage the students as well as encourage them to improve their reading and writing skills. I think using a blog would motivate students to become better writers, and express their opinions. According to the article, the group that used the blogs in the course had a stronger sense of learning community. The students who are normally hesitant to share their thoughts in class were more involved in the blog discussions. The use of blogs allowed students to extend their discussions beyond the classroom. The instructors also found that using the blog made it easy to integrate other multimodal literacies into their courses. Although I would have expected to see an increase in the reading comprehension skills, the article mentions that using blogs did not have much of an impact in the students’ comprehension skills.

Week 8 Digital Story

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8b04wpurqmqvl46/A%20story%20narrated%20by%20Fatima%20Johara.mp4