08/19 – 08/23 : Module 1

Curation Tools

Goals and Outcomes

Outcomes

After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • create and modify a webmix inside symbaloo.com
  • customize and arrange the tiles for a webmix inside symbaloo.com
  • manage and arrange bookmarks with diigo.com
  • add tags to bookmarks with diigo.com
  • search other people’s libraries
  • manage and arrange content inside educlipper.net
  • search content inside educlipper.net

Selected Readings

Required

  • Chapter 1 from:
    Dembo, S. & Bellow, A (2013). Untangling the web: 20 tools to power up your teaching. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.

Recommended:

  • None

“To Do” List

Discussions

1. Self-Introduction

Please compose a self-introduction in PowerPoint. Max 5 slides! Your PowerPoint should include the followings:

  • Preferred first name?
  • Educational background and experience?
  • Pursuing a degree at what level, and in what field?
  • Current employment, if employed? Years of professional experience?
  • Future career goals?
  • Learner status (full-time/part-time student)?
  • Goals for this course?
  • Preferred learning-styles? In what ways do you learn most effectively? Please describe.
  • Other relevant interesting information? (What would you like to share about yourself to help the teacher and other class members get to know you better?)
  • Attach your photo or provide a link to your blog/website/Facebook (The last item is optional)

Post your Powerpoint introduction on Discussions area of Moodle. Max 5 slides!

In addition, please take the following survey and learn how to succeed in an online class.

https://free.elearnready.com/s/?sid=8kzjp

Make your initial posts before 11:59 p.m. U.S. EST/EDT on Day 5 of this module. After making your initial postings, review at least two of your classmates’ postings and reply to their threads. Complete your replies before 11:59 p.m. U.S. EST/EDT on the next Monday.

2. Using A Curation Tool for My Teaching

In this module, several online tools are introduced for organizing your online resource. Pick one of these tools and describe how you can use it for your teaching practice. You need to specify your subject area and grade level. Please be as detailed as possible so that others can duplicate your instructional idea.

Make your initial posts before 11:59 p.m. U.S. EST/EDT on Day 5 of this module. After making your initial postings, review at least two of your classmates’ postings and reply to their threads. Complete your replies before 11:59 p.m. U.S. EST/EDT on the next Monday.

Discussion postings should always be thoughtful and courteous and include some references or direct evidence from the module’s content, readings, or assignments to support your statements. In order to ensure that postings are appropriate in length and substance, please limit your initial postings to 100 – 200 words and each of your responses to 25 – 50 words.