Monthly Meetings Recap

August

Day One

Information Literacy, 21st Century Literacies, & Web 2.0

The 3 R's: Research Process, Reliable Resources, Responsible Use

Participant introductions with brief description of research project

Introduction to "Plagiarism-Proof Assignments"

ART Evaluation of Assignments

Tech Continuum -- Where are you with Web 2.0?

Introduction to MILI Wiki and 23 Things

Introduction to Blogger & Google Reader

 

Day Two 

Research Project Calculator (Student Version)

Research Project Calculator (Teacher Guide)

Information Literacy "Dribbling Lessons"

Evaluation of Research Project Assignment Using ART

Discussion of Research Project Assignments in School Groups

Review of Blogger & Google Reader

  

September

Why Collaboration? Why Online Collaboration?

Introduction to GoogleDocs

Introduction to PBwiki

Introduction to Ning (Chaska)

Web 2.0 Sandbox

 

October

How Do Students Search?

Searching Google More Effectively

     --  Web Search & Advanced Web Search

     --  Scholar Search & Advanced Scholar Search

     --  News Search & Archived News Search

     --  Book Search & Advanced Book Search

Exploring Other Search Engines

Introduction to Social Bookmarking with Delicious

Web 2.0 Sandbox 

 

November

The "Hidden Web" 

Overview of Online Databases

Web 2.0 Tools in Online Databases

Database Exploration (Sandbox)

  

December

Guest Presenters from Minitex (ELM Databases) and public libraries (Online Resources)

Database and Resource Exploration (Sandbox)

  

January

Why Talk about Copyright? 

Introduction to Copyright and Fair Use

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

Creative Commons

Copyright Wiki (PBwiki)

Social Bookmarking about Copyright with Delicious

Web 2.0 Sandbox

 

February

Summarizing, Notetaking, and the Backchannel

Use Today's Meet to discuss highlighted articles

Use Edmodo to discuss information about summarizing, paraphrasing, and notetaking

  

March

Digital Storytelling #1

 Introduction to Podcasting with Gcast

Introduction to Screencasting with Screentoaster

Web 2.0 Sandbox

Embed in PBwiki

 

April

Digital Storytelling #2

GooglePresentation

& Powerpoint/Presentation Reform

Online Posters with Glogster

Web 2.0 Sandbox

Embed in PBwiki