Assignment+1

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Assignment 1:
 * Share out to others in a Google plus post, your initial thoughts on the idea you are going to try to implement for your final project. This is initially to get feedback from others and to let you know who else is interested in the same topic as you as you may want to collaborate (DUE SUNDAY MARCH 11TH ). **
 * Choose a project from the ones listed on the podcast series or create your own transformative use of technology. You can work alone or in pairs or small groups. **

Think about: Is it a transformative use of technology? 1. State your learning objective: (not the name of a technology but what learning goal you are trying to achieve. e.g. improve creative writing, improving feedback/assessment, improve reading, differentiation, etc) 2. Explain how you are using technology in a transformative way (not adaptive or literacy use of tech) Don't give us a "how to" on the technology, explain "why" you are doing what you are doing. Example: using screen capture software to video tape "lectures" to "flip my classroom". See: [|__http://bit.ly/flippedmodel__] 3. Why it matters to teaching and learning. Refer to the criteria guide: [|__http://bit.ly/tranformativecriteria__] Why is what you are doing important. Does it give students purpose? Does it leave a legacy for others to learn from?

After you have chosen a topic, for your final presentation, you will implement your project idea in a classroom or school setting, and then give a final presentation on the last weekend of class.

Implement and show evidence of implementation and learning for a transformative use of technology. http://www.bjpconsulting.com/files/MAPPSpectrum.pdf
 * Criteria**

A, Project creates a global a learning community or leaves a legacy for others. The use of technology is transformative, or couldn’t otherwise be achieved without the use of the technology. Project has actually been implemented and evidence of implementation is evident. Improves student learning. A-, Project adds to an existing global community. It is transformative, or couldn’t otherwise be achieved without the use of the technology. Project has actually been implemented and evidence of implementation is evident. Benefits to student learning are mostly evident. B+, Project builds a closed learning community, is transformative, or couldn’t otherwise be achieved without the use of the technology. Project has actually been implemented and evidence of implementation is some what evident. Benefits to student learning are not strong. B, Project builds a small, closed learning community. It is transformative, or couldn’t otherwise be achieved without the use of the technology. Lacks evidence of implementation. Student learning is not strongly evidenced. B-,Project does not add to building a learning community. The use of technology is not transformative. Lacks evidence of implementation and student learning. C+, Project does not leave a legacy. The use of technology is not transformative. Lacks evidence of implementation and student learning.


 * Final presentation of learning last weekend of face to face class. (50% of your grade).** Share what you did in your project 15 mins including time for questions. How did your teaching and learning change? Don't explain the "how to" of the technology that you used but focus on the "why's". Why was this a transformative use of technology? How did it expand the boundaries of learning and allow you to do things you couldn't otherwise do without the technology? What structures of learning changed from the "traditional" model? Why is this innovative or an exemplar of 21 century learning? What questions do you now have? What would you do differently next time?