Icte - Face To Face Session Activities

FACE-TO-FACE SESSION and FIRST WEEK This face-to-face session intends to set up the means and methods of participation in the ICTE course. It includes the following activities:

F2F- Part 1. Getting ready for the course, around 15 minutes, individualized. Use the menu button to find out what to do the first time you log in to the course and what a typical week’s activities will include. Be sure that in no more than 15 minutes you: Reviewed course instructor’s web pages Created your Home Page, including picture (5 points) [use web cam to take a picture] Received a printed copy of the course syllabus, have it handy. You can get a digital copy from “ICTE course info” when needed. Established which programs should be installed in your computer, and posted the corresponding Help Desk ticket to Information Resources. Got a clear picture of ICTE's course participation proposed strategies.

F2F- Part 2. Appropriation of communication tools - 45 to 60 mins, small groups (2 or 3 each). 1. Use the following link to DOODLE server to share with classmates what basic ICTE technologies you can teach to others: http://doodle.com/9smtwxt8gy5rnib3 - Small groups will be created depending on results. 2. Interact with one or two colleagues during 30 minutes to share “how know” about basic ICTE technologies not known by all group members. The person who knows will give a demo/ explains how to use the corresponding tools: Audio recording with headset (Start  Programs  Accessories  Entertainment  Sound recorder) Video recording with webcam (Video icon  Open cam  Capture) Screen capture / screen casting with JING [see ICTE resources  P-Tools  JING] Instant messaging with Windows Live (MSN) [see ICTE resources  C-Tools  MSN] Instant messaging with SKYPE [see ICTE resources  C-Tools  Skype] Instant messaging with PRONTO [see ICTE resources  C-Tools]

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Week 1 - Part 1. Appropriation of text-based interaction spaces – 30 to 45 minutes, individualized 1. Using BLOGs to keep a learning journal Review “TIPS rubric” at the end of the ICTE program to understand what is expected from you in BLOG postings. Take note of your thoughts concerning rubric categories and criteria per level of performance. Review “JOURNAL LX” video tutorial [see ICTE resources  C-Tools  Campuspack  Journal LX] to find out major characteristics of this blogging tool, available in Blackboard course shells. Take note of those things that call your attention from this video. What did you observe? Where? What is important, or interesting, or curious? How could you use JOURNAL LX and TIPS rubric in your courses? Write a paragraph with your thoughts concerning blogging in your course(s) using JOURNAL LX and with a blogging rubric such as TIPS. Identify links, images or embedded videos that you would like to include. Press “Blog about blogging” to share your thoughts. Apply TIPS rubric to self assess the quality of your posting. 2.

Using WIKIS to collaboratively build knowledge Review “TIPCS rubric” at the end of ICTE program to understand what is expected from you in WIKI postings. Take note of your thoughts concerning rubric categories and criteria per level of performance. Review “TEAM LX” video tutorial [see ICTE resources  C-Tools  Campuspack  Team LX] to find out major characteristics of this collaborative learning tool, available in Blackboard course shells. Take note of those things that call your attention from this video episode. What did you observe? Where? What is important, or interesting, or curious? How could you use TEAM LX and TICS rubric in your courses? Choose one of the wiki pages available to collaboratively create a paragraph with your small group colleague, about the potential use of wikis in your discipline courses. Include links, images or embedded videos if necessary. Verify that the final posting accomplish TIPCS criteria. Adjust if necessary.

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Using FORUMS to discuss Read “TIGER rubric” at the end of ICTE program to understand what is expected from you in pragmatic discussions in threaded FORUM. Take note of your thoughts concerning rubric categories and criteria per level of performance.

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Review discussion seeds in the WHEN TO USE FORUM, BLOGS OR WIKIS forum. Prepare and post an intervention that builds from your findings in prior activities. Use TGER criteria from TIGER rubric to self assess quality of your posting. If satisfied, post your intervention in the appropriate discussion thread.

Week 1 - Part 2. Setting up the stage for future weeks, 30 to 45 minutes Review the description given to each of the ICTE detailed in the “ICTE resources” and find out FOUR (4) tools that are of your interest and that you would like to explore during the following four weeks, one per week. The following table will help you finding what can be of your interest. It includes yellow-coded ICTEs that will be studied/used through the course. PLACE taxonomy of ICTE resources, by Alvaro Galvis P– Productivity

L – Learning environment creation tools

A – Access to cultural, intel-lectual capital Google Scholar Kartoo MedlinePlus Merlot Wikipedia

C– Communicatio n tools

E– Exploration of learning objects Google Earth Mathsnet Mathsnet A plus Molo NSDL Physics.org Webquest.org World Wind xPlora

Audacity CiteUlike Elluminate Delicious CmapTools Facebook Doodle eFolio GoogleDocs Flickr ePortfolio CampusPack iTunes U iRubric • Team LX Jing Modellus • Journal Picasa Quizlet LX School Tube Scholar by Panopto Scribd Blackboard Skype Screenr Seeing Wimba Slideshare Reason • Voice Survey StudyBlue • Pronto Monkey TurnItin Windows Live Teacher Tube VideoPaper Messenger Voice Thread builder YouTube Wise Mapping Use your text processor to prepare a message sharing about your course(s) and the four technologies that you would like to explore through this netcourse. Explain what needs / problems / improvement opportunities you envision that selected ICTEs may help you addressing. Press the “Exhibit blog” menu button to post your ideas in this course blog. Use TICS rubric to self assess quality of your blog posting

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Week 1, Part 3. Lessons learned from face-to-face session, 15 minutes Use your word processor to prepare a reflection on face-to-face session activities. What did you learn from the experience? What was worth doing and what not? Why? What could you use in your our teaching? What needs to be expanded, reviewed, or reconsidered in the future? Post it in the “Reflection blog”. Make use of the TIPS rubric to self assess quality of your intervention.

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