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= Week 4 =

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This weeks readings were about cooperative learning and professional development. The Web 2.0 book focused on professional development I found the suggestions listed on p. 105 of Solomon and Schrum's Web 2.0 book very helpful. They are as follows: // I really like the following quote regarding blogging and professional development. //** This idea of building your own professional development network-where you find the people from whom you can learn, ask questions of them, comment on their thoughts and links, and have them do the same for you-is one of the major benefits of blogging and podcasting. It is the art of conversation captured in digital format. **//** (Solomon and Schrum, p.112) Some Web resources were given in the book **//**Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works //(Pitler,Hubbell, Kuhn, Malenoski, 2007, p.143-149 I have listed some of them below that I found very interesting. //** Some game sites for learning are listed below.
 * // Establish regular times for team interaction //
 * // Send agendas to participants beforehand //
 * // Designate a team librarian //
 * // Build and maintain a team archive //
 * // Use visual forms of communication where possible //
 * // Set formal rules for communication and/or technology use //
 * www.Jasonproject.org A web collaboration.
 * www.epals.com A classroom exchange site.
 * www.webquest.org An inquiry type activity.
 * http://teacherweb.com/TWQuest.htm Teacher WebQuest Generator
 * www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html An example of a webquest
 * www.homesofourown.org 3D building


 * www.jigsaw.org

These are two of the videos for week 4.
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