Forum Questions

Learning forums Section Forum Description 1 What is Instructional Technology? (due by Sept-3) In your posting: Define what Instructional Technology is to you? Review NETS and discuss what it means for the classroom Review NCLB - section 2402: section b - discuss this section and its impact on you the teacher Review the 10 goals listed in the Whitepaper abstract and ... 3 What are these tools? (due by 6-Oct) What are: Web 2.0, RSS, WIKI, BLOG, Podcast, Skype – in your own words…. How can you use them in the classroom? 4 Software Review (due by 13-Oct) Exploration & Post: Post your review of the software you downloaded and installed that would help you in the classroom. Researched Websites (due by 13-Oct) Post your 20+ free resources websites here.  You can either attach a Word file or copy and paste your list into your posting.  After you have posted, review the others to expand your knowledge; save them for your future use. 5 Good resources reflection (due on 22-Oct) How do you know what is good?… you DON’T, you have to do your research and experiment with the products. Reflect on how you can look at URLs to determine potential reliability and how to spot “fake” websites, etc. Creation of Assessment and Reflection (due on 22-Oct) Create: Create your OWN assessment sheet and review several OPEN SOURCE products (starting with the one you already previously reviewed) comparing them accordingly. Post your assessment sheet here and include your reflection and justification of why you designed your assessment the way you ... 6 Virtualization Reflection (due on 29-Oct) After researching  what virtualization is (Microsoft Virtual PC) - Reflect here on how using VIRTUALIZATION software (such as VirtualPC) to install software can minimize the potential impact on your personal computer. – how does it protect your computer? 9 Top research issues (due on 26-Nov) Post to the discussion forum: Post the top 10 issues you see that need to be researched in Instructional technology in the next 3-5 years and Why you chose them. 10 Ethical & Legal issues (due on 3-Dec) Post to the discussion forum Identify 5 ethical and 5 legal issues you see with technology use in public schools (from any perspective). Identify the issue and describe how to address the issue. Backup your issues with resources. 11 Grant or Foundation Possibilities (due on 11-Dec) Post to the discussion forum Identify (post) three (3) grants or foundations you could send your Final Report/Proposal to for possible funding.