Saturday, September 13, 2008

Journal 5

"Disrupting Class: Student-Centric Education Is the Future" by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn is from the current online issue of Edutopia. . .check it out!!!

Use that Citation Machine!

Journal 4

"Text Unto Others. . .As You Would Have Them Text Unto You" by Matt Villano comes to us from the current issue of T-H-E Journal. . .
Don't forget to use the Citation Machine!!!

Journal 3

"Who Are Today's Learner?", by Christine Greenhow is yet another article from the current issue of L&L.

You will need to use your ISTE membership to access this article online.

Excel Assignment

If you are using Microsoft Office 07 @ home, download the alternative instructions from webCT!

HEY!!!!!!!!!!! There are some issues with making charts in the 08 version of Office for Mac

When you get to the STEP 3 in "creating your graph". . .stop. Follow the following instructions:

1. With your data highlighted, push the "Gallery" button (right next to the Toolbox)
2. Select Charts (which should be a drop down button from the Gallery)
3. Choose xy scatter (at the far right of all the chart types)
4. Select the First XY Scatter (called "Marked Scatter")
5. Right-click on border and choose "move chart" Send as an object on the Graph page
6. In the Toolbox, under Chart Options, name your graph
7. Save the document.

Read this document on Scribd: Earthworm Excel Activity

PowerPoint Instructions

See the links on the right for new NETS for Teacher and Students!!
NETS PowerPoint Assignment
View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: powerpoint ed422)

Newsletter Instructions

Read this document on Scribd: Newsletter Fall07

Journal 2


Don't forget to read the Journal expectations in webCT. . .there is a format that I want you to use!

For Journal 2:
the Intro Letter is Journal 1, use the following article from the latest issue of L&L(Sep/Oct 2008):
Web 2.0, by Jennifer Groff and Jason Haas

Even if you haven't yet signed up for ISTE, the article is a free download!