CyberCamp 08 » WiP

Six Months…Really?

manni14 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:37:38 +0000

Wow…December already? We decided that November or December would be a great check-in time to bring everyone up to date with our projects. I know that everyone has been slammed since school started. Hopefully you will all be able to take a few moments and give us an update on your Cybercamp project. It has only taken me a month to post since Bud’s reminder in November. There were such incredible ideas and products born during Cybercamp — I’d love to hear what worked, what didn’t work, and all about the great things you are doing.

I am pleased with the progress and results of the Google Apps Education implementation for the Wired classes. There has been a lot of lessons learned on the scope of use in the classroom — and time for reflection, changes, and improvements will come after semester ends. Four classes were set up on the Google Apps domain, with student email addresses and access to Google Docs, Google Sites, and all the Wired resources on the Virtual Campus site. You are welcome to view the final product on the Wired Classroom site. Just send an email for the password: MyraG (at) shsfalcons (dot) com.

Students have been using Google Docs for reflections, sharing work with project teams, and sharing work with their teacher. They have produced presentations for career exploration projects and group/individual Google sites for their exploration of Digital Citizenship topics. I’ll share a sampling of those projects at the end of the semester. The final project will be to pull all their work together on an eFolio — they will use a Google Site to feature their work from Wired, and other classes in 2008-09, on the online document. Their reflections for the semester, career presentation, and a link to their Digital Citizenship project will be linked or embedded in their eFolio. They will be able to personalize their site (hopefully using all the tools they learned in their digital safety research) to make it their own and, optimally, use as a repository for their best work during high school.

Google Apps Education was piloted with the 9th-grade Wired classes, but we are planning on opening up the framework to any teacher wishing to use the collaborative environment. But, oh, there is still so much to learn and all kinds of applications yet to be discovered. Anyone have any time to loan?

I look forward to CyberCamp 2009 (is that on the calendar?). The time to work, network and learn with other CyberCampers, and the mentoring from Bud and Jerry was so valuable.

WiP#12 – Joanne

manni14 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:03:27 +0000

This is the twelfth WiP presentation from CyberCamp. In this presentation, Joanne shares some of her thinking and research about her school’s website and websites in general. Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session. Joanne’s portion begins approximately two-thirds of the way down the page.

WiP # 11 – Jerry

manni14 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:53:57 +0000

This is the eleventh WiP presentation from CyberCamp. Jerry talks up through his thinking around building a digital photography course that lives partially online. Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.

WiP #10 – Sarah

Bud Hunt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:33:48 +0000

This is the tenth WiP presentation from CyberCamp. Sarah models a lesson using an interactive whiteboard and discusses how she works to make technology in her classroom “authentic and organic.” Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session. Sarah’s portion begins approximately two-thirds of the way down the page.

WiP #9 – Kent

Bud Hunt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:29:32 +0000

This is the ninth WiP presentation from CyberCamp. In this presentation, Kent discusses some of his thinking about creating places to help bring students to good content and help them interact with it in useful ways. Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session. Kent’s portion begins approximately a third of the way down the page.

WiP#8 – Alice

Bud Hunt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:25:52 +0000

This is the eighth WiP presentation from CyberCamp. In this presentation, Alice talks about some of her ideas around Wired, a class she’ll be helping to teach that involves student advising, planning, and digital and information literacy. Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.

Monday-Short Blog Out

manni14 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:24:59 +0000

Aye! Like Joanne and 1 wheel wrote today, I feel that while I have spent a lot of time on my project, it is moving along much more slowly than I had anticipated. I became bogged down in how to assess all the many things I want to put in this many stepped project. I have finally come to the realization that it is too much. There will be a final project for the part of the new class that I am teaching collaboratively. I will save the major assessment for that final project and have some checklists and/or reflections along the way. Makes it all seem more manageable, and of course, more realistic given all that has to be done. I am hoping that my classmates can give me some feedback on what I have so far.

WiP #7 – Kay

Bud Hunt — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:47:51 +0000

This is the seventh WiP presentation from CyberCamp. In this presentation, Kay talks about some of her ideas around blogging and cell phones in her high school math classroom. Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session. Kay’s portion of the chat begins at 11:26 on the time code.

WiP #6 – Dottie

Bud Hunt — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:31:14 +0000

This is the sixth WiP presentation from CyberCamp. Dottie shares some of her thinking about using a wiki as a course management tool. Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.

WiP #5 – Jerry

Bud Hunt — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:29:28 +0000

This is the fifth WiP presentation from CyberCamp. In his presentation, Jerry shares some of his thinking about using Del.icio.us. Here’s the link to the archive of the chat from the session.