Monday,+February+7,+2011

** Day 1 – Monday, February 7, 2011 ** Dean: Hello Amy 7:39 PM me: Hi Dean and Steph!  and Don.  dpassena: Great job Stephanie.  stephaniecrump23: I like that essential question 7:43 PM Dean: Everyone should be receiving an email for the Diigo group. 7:44 PM dpassena: Here's what I have so far  Big Idea: Education and Literacy 7:45 PM Essential question:  How has technology affected literacy in education. 7:46 PM What do you think everyone? 7:47 PM Dean: Looks good to me  7:48 PM Can everyone get on the Diigo group? 7:49 PM dpassena: Yes im in Diigo. 7:50 PM stephaniecrump23@gmail.com has joined <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7:52 PM stephaniecrump23: So with Diigo we can upload links to other websites for our students to use? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> dpassena: We need the challenge. This should not be too specific there should be room for creativity. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: is it just a storage site for links or is there more to it? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7:54 PM Dean: I have always used it as a storage for sites. You can highlight and add notes and if you are in the group other members can chime in with their input. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: ok  <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7:55 PM should students have to create some kind of interactive reading project using web 2.0 tools <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> dpassena: It also includes a custom google search which get rid of a lot of junk sites <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7:56 PM I posted a link to the Diigo group on the wiki <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: Awesome <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7:57 PM Dean: Alright the challenge. In the example the students were to put together an action plan, by accumulating lots of data is appears. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7:58 PM me: Sorry guys. I'll be back in 10. I'm still out and have been doing this through my phone. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: Ok Amy we'll talk to you soon <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7:59 PM stephaniecrump23: I was thinking maybe have students marry the two areas and create a interactive reading using web2.0 tools <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:00 PM dpassena: It sounds good I'm still think about it. My brain is starting to hurt :D <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:01 PM stephaniecrump23: Yeah it is a lot ot think about and not a lot of time either lol <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Dean: So would the students be creating a Wikispace? Similar to what we are doing? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:02 PM stephaniecrump23: They could...I was just thinking they could pick any kind of reading material and use different web tools to give it depth and make it come alive <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:03 PM video tape reading, get background on history, add comments, create their own discussion boards...all sorts of things <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> I think it's something we want to leave open to them?? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> dpassena: I think the challenge could be create a program that would help stuggling students improve their reading scores. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:04 PM stephaniecrump23: That could work <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> I think if one of our big ideas is technology though we would need to add that to the challenge? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:05 PM Create a program to help struggling student improve their reading scores using technology <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:06 PM dpassena: I think something like that would work. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:08 PM Dean: I like the idea as well. I am going to embed a Google Calender on the wiki, everyone should have received an invitation/notification. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:09 PM dpassena: OK I will devise the proposal and sent it to everyone for feed back. It will give us time to process everything. Will have until Thursday to hand it in. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:10 PM stephaniecrump23: Yeah I believe we also have another section of the project due on Sunday <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:11 PM dpassena: Yes we do, it is the wiki plus a lot of other stuff to do. Let me check it now. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:12 PM stephaniecrump23: I think we just need to publish our technology stuff <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:17 PM dpassena: Wikispace wiki and Diigo are set up but we have more to do on those sites. That is due on Sunday. We will have to chat again perhaps on Thursday or Friday. I am gone all day Saturday. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:18 PM stephaniecrump23: I put in two events in the calendar...can you guys see them? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:19 PM Thursday is fine with me, I'm guessing the same time works for everyone <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">dpassena: You should be in Amy. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:29 PM me So... I was just trying to catch up. It is not easy to read all of that stuff at once so if I'm repeating anything just ignore me and someone can fill me in later. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Dean: No problem <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: I am actually having my students create wikis right now in my class. It is really easy. Is that what we decided to do? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:30 PM dpassena: We have a challenge. Create a program to help struggling student improve their reading scores using technology <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Does it sound ok  <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:32 PM Dean: I am looking at the stuff that is due on Sunday night, <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> dpassena: Amy? what do you think? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: Sounds good. Very broad. That's good, right? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: It says something about a flow chart? I'm not sure what that is or how to go about doing that? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:33 PM Your group should: (list of assignments due here) <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Dean: I can create a mind map if everyone wants, I am just not sure what goes in. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: Flow charts are reallty simple. Another word fro bubble charts <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> for <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:34 PM Dean: What artifacts are we sharing? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: I think that we each need to find articles and websites to share in diigo?? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: I can create the clow chart <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:35 PM flow <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Dean: Got it. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: For the record: I have a cast on my hand so my typing will suck for the next 4 weeks lol <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: oh n owhat happened? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> hah I have no excuse! <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:36 PM Dean: Well we have the Diigo group, the Wiki space, calender embedded,.. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: Lax injury from years ago. Nothing really big. Just a cyst that keeps coming back. Thanks for asking <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:37 PM I think it will be a lot easier right now if we split up some things... Like Dean will take care of the mind map for now, I can do the flow chart...  <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: I can finish up the calendar with all of the due dates for the project <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: Ok good. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: I don't think we need a mind map and a flow chart <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Dean: I think the mind map and flowchart are the same things, our teacher <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> dpassena: I think some of the items are added on as we go. I can do bench marks and due dates <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:38 PM Dean: just said either. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: Ohh Ok. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Let em check on what else i can do....  <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:39 PM Dean: Amy if you are familiar with flowcharts and want to do that I can do something else, like research sites for the Diigo group <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: I can do the bibliography. I teach that so it will be pretty simple. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: Ok Don if you want to post the due dates on the calendar I can do some research <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:40 PM I already have a bunch of resources on literacy because of a new course I am teaching <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> me: Well I feel like research is something we will all need to do. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> SO Dean, you can do the chart and as long as everyone keeps track of the sites they visit, I can do the Bib <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: I can look through those and post them to the diigo for everyone to look at and see if they might be useful <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:41 PM dpassena: I have to go I have not eaten since 8:00 am and we start school at 7:15. I will be taking care of the proposal and dates. Should we meet again on Thursday or Firday. I will e-mail proposal. I can also do some research and post it. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:42 PM me: Yes, Don that works. thank you. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Dean: Yeah thanks Don <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: Ok thanks Don <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:43 PM me: I will also keep trac of our chats. We all have them in an email but I will make sure to keep them all in a folder for us. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: Do we need to keep track of these meetings? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> If so we should just copy the chat and save it  <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> hah you read my mind <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:44 PM me: Ha, ys I dd  <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Dean: Got it. I will do the mind map. Did anyone look at the example mind map? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: yes it was very small and hard to read <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Dean: It is basically a flowchart of the project. Will we know all of our guiding activities and questions before Sunday? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:45 PM stephaniecrump23: I guess we will have to  <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> 8:47 PM Dean: Well, anything else for this evening? Should we digest everything and arrange another chat through email? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> stephaniecrump23: I think that sounds like a good idea! <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8:50 PM me: See you then!
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