Saturday, October 20, 2007
My Online Portfolio
I have put together an online portfilio for all my work and projects that I have created for my M. Ed. at Lesley University. This portfolio will be updated regularly and new work from upcoming classes will be added. On the left under the links category you can click on the LESLEY PORTFOLIO link to take a look at it.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Wikiversity is amazing
As I was exploring Technology Integration for my Unit Plan "Berlin 1930s to today" I developed a fascination with Wikibooks and Wikiversity .
So, I decided to do my Presentation on...
2) How to purchase or locate: It's available and online
3) Cost: FREE! Ain't it great? : )
4) System requirements: Internet connection and decent size hard drive and RAM
5) Target audience: I think these sites are great for anyone. In my particular case, the audience are high school students in intermediate German classes.
6) Curricular Ideas: The sky is the limit for curricluar ideas. My first unit using Wikiversity is about Berlin from the 1930s to today. As far as other foreign language ideas are concerned, structure, culture, cooking, clothing, student created stories (fiction and non-fiction), projects about famous people or places are great ideas.
So, I decided to do my Presentation on...
WIKIBOOKS and WIKIVERSITY
1) Highlights of interest - what makes this resource interesting?
The Introduction to Wikiboks was very helpful. It explains how one can search the entire site for an interesting Wikibook; browse the subject-oriented bookshelves; look through the list of books; or try the age-themed Wikijunior, Wikistudy, Wikiversity, and Wikiprofessional collections. I found the Guidelines for class projects very helpful in setting up my own concept and in learing about the legal aspects of Wikiversity and Wikibooks. I love the unlimited possibilities to this resource. Over time, my classes can put together a veritable wealth on the history and culture of the German-speaking world.
1) Highlights of interest - what makes this resource interesting?
The Introduction to Wikiboks was very helpful. It explains how one can search the entire site for an interesting Wikibook; browse the subject-oriented bookshelves; look through the list of books; or try the age-themed Wikijunior, Wikistudy, Wikiversity, and Wikiprofessional collections. I found the Guidelines for class projects very helpful in setting up my own concept and in learing about the legal aspects of Wikiversity and Wikibooks. I love the unlimited possibilities to this resource. Over time, my classes can put together a veritable wealth on the history and culture of the German-speaking world.
2) How to purchase or locate: It's available and online
3) Cost: FREE! Ain't it great? : )
4) System requirements: Internet connection and decent size hard drive and RAM
5) Target audience: I think these sites are great for anyone. In my particular case, the audience are high school students in intermediate German classes.
6) Curricular Ideas: The sky is the limit for curricluar ideas. My first unit using Wikiversity is about Berlin from the 1930s to today. As far as other foreign language ideas are concerned, structure, culture, cooking, clothing, student created stories (fiction and non-fiction), projects about famous people or places are great ideas.
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