Reflection on Reading

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This article poses the question " What Web Tool Can You Not Live Without?!?" and asks readers to post their answers.
Linda posts:

Ok, do I have to limit myself to one?
Voki - WOW! A great way to introduce a
lesson OR have students create characters to discuss a novel, event, or put a
new twist on podcasting.
PB Wiki - Its as good as a PB&J. I love being
able to add or subject a resource in an instant with the bonus of collaboration.
Google Bookmarks - I love being able to have
the same bookmarks no matter what computer I am sitting at.

Several people commented that they really love their web based book marking sites because they are organized and always available. I agree that having the sites in one place and accessible anywhere is a great tool.

Other sites mentioned are :

Wiki spaces- create simple web pages that group .friends,& families can edit together.

Voki- introduce a lesson OR have students create characters to discuss a novel, event, or put a new twist on podcasting.Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters…

Twitter-Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send "updates"

WOW! So much to explore so little time. I for one am looking forward to the journey.

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Final Project Proposal

Ellen Rubin
Final Project Proposal
ECOMP 7007


As my final project I would like to create a class website for my gifted education classes. My site will contain multiple pages which will include information for both students and parents. For parents, there will be slide shows/ videos and information regarding our classroom schedule, supplies, current unit, about me, my blog and a parent resource page where they will be able to link to various sites and organizations associated with gifted education. Students will be able to access assignments through embedded video (United Streaming), link to extra credit opportunities, view daily quotes/brainteasers/word of the day, and explore links to various educational sites.

My Web Based Book Marking

I used Portaportal to create my book marks.


http://guest.portaportal.com/rubine

Reflections on Readings

I read the article:

Yoder, M. (1999) The Student WebQuest: A productive and thought-provoking use of the Internet. Learning & Leading with Technology, 26(7), 6-9.52-53. Retrieved January 8, 2004 from http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/myoder/webquest.pdf

This article gives an overview of what webquests are, how to find them, and tips for creating your own. What really caught my attention was how the author describes that a well written webquest requires that students go beyond basic fact finding. Students are asked to analyze resources and information and use other higher level thinking skills.
In my opinion students become much more engaged when presented with a real world problem or situation and this is exactly what a webquest does. In fact, in my recent county curriculum writing class we were required to create performance tasks and performance evaluations that will reflect higher level thinking skills. ( much like a webquest) The links to resources and tips for finding relevant sites were helpful as I plan to introduce more webquests this year.