ET630 Agenda Class 4

• Cognitive Surplus -- This is what Web 2.0 is all about
  
• Questions and Announcements
  • Check Moodle for class pictures
    
  • Web 2.0 Project is due in three classes
  • Very little activity so far
    
  • Try to read others' blogs and make comments
  • Hand this in by emailing me the URL or submitting it via the assignment in Moodle
  • VoiceThread Update
  • Marion is this week
  • Zack is next class
    
  • Questions
• In small groups, discuss The Case of "Black Invention Myths"
• What does the Marcovitz chapter, Critical Information Literacy (on Moodle), say is wrong with the site?
• What would the Bruce article, Credibility of the Web say about this?
• What would the different approaches to reading, from the Bruce article, say about this site?
• What about sites like http://www.martinlutherking.org/ (warning: content is not appropriate for all ages and sensibilities)
  
• Nazis on the Web: Group Exercise
  
• In-Class Activity
  • In groups based on the grade-levels you teach (primary, intermediate, middle, high school), brainstorm age-appropriate topics to explore in the format of the Nazis on the Web activity.
  • Look for websites that you could use with one of those projects.
  • Each group should email to the class a list of at least three potential topics, a paragraph about one topic that was selected, and a list of websites that provide a variety of perspectives on the topic.
• In-Class Activity:
  • Think about your curriculum and think of 2 or 3 areas that might benefit from a connection with other classes via the Internet.
  • Brainstorm ideas for projects in that curricular area.
  • Share with the class (note other students who might have overlapping interests with whom you might develop a project together).
• Evaluating Information on the Web
  • Teaching Students to Swim in the Online Sea
  • Marcovitz, I Read It On the Computer: It Must Be True
  • Understanding Lies
  • Evaluation Criteria
    • Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency, Coverage
    • 5 Ws of Web Site Evaluation
    • Web Evaluation
    • Evaluation Rubrics
    • Generic Web Evaluation Checklist
    • Critical Thinking in an Online World
    • New York Times article about a "pump and dump" stock scheme in which a 15 year old kid increased the value of a stock by sending messages on the Internet with advice such as "the most undervalued stock ever."
    • Who is giving you health information on the web?
• Collier, "In Praise of the Internet: Shifting Focus and Engaging Critical Thinking Skills"
• Bogus Sites
• Critical Information Literacy and Global Warming (from Marcovitz chapter)?
  
• Discussion of Readings
• Harris, "Curriculum Based Telecollaboration"
• Problem-solving
  
• Teleresearch: Before seeking information, think about the purpose
• Peters, Chapter 4 - iEARN
  
• Don't forget the iEARN username and password to explore projects
  
• Peters, Chapter 5 - ePals
• Go to Moodle to find out your username
• Your password is ... I'll tell you in class
  
• Login and exchange emails with your classmates
• You don't need to login to explore projects
• When you are ready to have your class participate, create a profile
  
• Probably Next Time: In-Class Activity
  
  • In groups based on the grade-levels you teach (primary, intermediate, middle, high school), brainstorm age-appropriate topics to explore in the format of the Nazis on the Web activity.
  • Look for websites that you could use with one of those projects.
  • Each group should email to the class a list of at least three potential topics, a paragraph about one topic that was selected, and a list of websites that provide a variety of perspectives on the topic.
• Probably Next Time: Review of Introduction to Creating Web Pages With HTML
• See the complete handout on Moodle
• Look for Head First HTML with CSS and XHTML, listed as secondary text on the syllabus
  
• Introduction to HTML Authoring
• Creating Web Pages With Simple Word Processors
• A Complete Guide to HTML
• HTML Code Tutorial
• Web Site Creation Links from Dr. Marcovitz's "Private" Resources
• Additional Web Page Creation Sources
  • Colours on the Web
• Probably Next Time: Using Your Loyola Web Space
  • Guide to Student Personal Web Pages at Loyola
  • Test out loading pages into your Web space
    • Create a simple Web page (or use one you already have)
    • Log in to your G:\ Drive and copy a file into the www folder
    • If you are on a Loyola computer, you can just copy to the G:\ drive in My Computer
    • If you are on a laptop, you will need to follow the directions for accessing the G:\ drive from home
  • Find your page online
    • http://studentpersonalpages.loyola.edu/username/www/foldername/filename.html
    • "username" should be your username (that you use to login to WebAdvisor, Moodle, etc.)
    • "foldername" should be the name of the folder you put the file in on the server (if any)
    • "filename.html" is the name of the file, which can be omitted if the file name is index.html
• Assignments
• Peters, Chapters 7 and 8
• November, "The Web--Teaching Zack to Think"
• Marcovitz, Web 2.0 Chapter
• Read Facebook in First Grade
  
• Respond to VoiceThread

This page was prepared by: David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.

Last updated: February 7, 2012