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 * All assignments are due on the date indicated. **

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Assignment 1 - Learning Journal Doc Professionalism Marks: Assigned: February 6 Due Date: On-going - each class
 * Create a Folder in Google Drive. Share it with me.
 * Create a Google doc named Resources, share with me in your Google Docs Folder.
 * Organize your doc by date.
 * Keep the doc open during each class to add any notes that you wish. You are expected to make some entries, e.g., web sites/links that you find useful and interesting for your teaching, or ideas that you want to use. A minimum of three entries per day is required for full marks.

Assignment 2 - Google Doc Assignment Marks: 10 Assigned: February 6 Due Date: February 9 One person in the group creates creates a Doc - name it Group # Share the Doc with the members of your group and with me Collaborate on this Document on the topic: Three Technologies that I anticipate using in my teaching Type your first name and insert a horizontal line Write about the topic as it relates to your curriculum and what and how you are using technologies in your teaching - may be point form Add two images to illustrate your thoughts. Add one comment to each of your group members' entries. Docs will be shown on the projection screen next class.

Assignment 3 - PLN Assignments Assigned: February 6 Due Date: On-going SymbalooEdu set up and a new webmix. Share it by embedding it on your wiki. A minimum of ten tiles added. (10 marks) Twitter set up and five tweets sent. Follow everyone in the class and ten more people. (15 marks) Tweet twice each week. Follow five people each week. (10 marks) Participate in one chat during this course. Choose a chat, email details to me, i.e., hashtag of chat, time, date. You are required to answer the questions during the chat. (15 marks)

Assignment 4 - Todaysmeet Back Channel Participation Assigned: February 6 Due:end of course Participate in the back channel at https://todaysmeet.com/Intrototech

Requirements for participation are to enter comments a minimum of twice per class - other than "saying hi" - content related please.

Assignment 5 - Google Form Assignments Assigned: February 23 Due: March 6
 * Create a form with a minimum of nine questions using all 9 different question types. You may add more questions if you wish.
 * Use the image feature at least once.
 * This form may be an evaluation, a review, a test, or an assignment for a course that you teach
 * Add a theme
 * Remove the check that includes the form questions in the email
 * Share the spreadsheet with me
 * Embed the form in your wiki. Complete at least three peer forms on their wiki.

Assignment 6 - Animoto Video Assignments Marks: Assigned: March 6 Due: March 23

Animoto Create an EDUCATION account - very important to choose this option!! <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We will create a sample video using Animoto learning the details of the program. <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Animoto Assignment - <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Create a focusing event video in Animoto - with music - approx. 2 minutes in length <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Identify the topic of the lesson in the video, some key terms or points for students to know, pictures, videos - you may use these from Animoto's gallery or other sources.

Assignment 7 - Prezi Presentation Assignments Marks: Assigned: March 6 Due: March 23

Prezi Assignment - Create a Prezi for a lesson that you have taught or will teach or to demonstrate your learning in a class that you are taking now Upload this presentation to your wiki (Embed) Minimums:
 * Template (not the blank one)
 * Title
 * Text boxes to present topics, etc.
 * 4 images - include one QR code to a related website
 * 2 videos - linked from YouTube - one of which is your Animoto uploaded to YouTube
 * 6 Frames
 * path appropriate for presentation

Assignment 8 - Wiki Projects Marks: 100 Assigned: February 23 Due: March 9--instructions as listed (development ongoing)
 * Create and design your wiki
 * Home Page - headings, outline of wiki content, pictures
 * Two additional pages created and developed
 * Include at least one video
 * Embed your Google Form Assignment (new page) and your Prezi Assignment (home page)
 * Upload your Wordle to a page of your choice
 * Paste your wiki address in Todaysmeet.com/intrototech - invite me as a member - ebrownorama@gmail.com

Assignment 9 - Web 2.0 Tools - groups of two Presentation Marks: Assigned: March 9 Due: March 30, 2015 In groups of 2, explore and learn how to use a web 2.0 tool, how to use it in your classes and then present the findings to the class in a 10-15 minute demonstration. Create an example to illustrate to the class how your tool can be used in your curriculum. Embed your example in your wiki (each group member embeds to their individual wiki). You may find http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ to be a useful resource for this task. You may use any resources that you wish.

Web 2.0 Tools Presentation Tools - Nearpod - Robert, Consuella Collaborative Tools - Popplet - Dave, Crystal Presentation Tools - Explain Everything - Dan, Stacy Creativity Tools - Aurasma - Amanda, David

Assignment 10 - Photography Techniques Assignment Assignment Marks: Assigned: March 13, 2015 Due: March 30, 2015 Shoot one image using each technique. Create an album in Google+ named **PhotographyTechniques** Label all images with the technique used - as a caption Upload the images to this album to organize your work. Create a circle and include everyone in this class. Share the album with this circle. (all email information is available to you in the Contacts Doc shared with you) (Google images has great examples of these techniques)
 * Rule of Thirds
 * Framing
 * Lines
 * Perspective
 * Balance
 * Patterns
 * Reflections
 * Angle of View

Assignment 11a - Blog - Create and Post Assignment Assigned: April 13 Due: April 17

<span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a blog at blogpost.com or if you already have a blog at Wordpress.com, you may use it. Add your address to your Google Doc and to Todaysmeet

Post #1 - <span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">List three technologies that you can/will use in your teaching, how you will use these and the purpose for using them.

<span style="background-color: #f4f4f4; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Add an image to illustrate the technologies.

Comment on one blog in this class as assigned - 2 - 3 sentences. You are assigned to comment on one student's blog - the name that appears below yours on the Contacts Doc. ***Please Note: - after creating your comment on your colleague's blog, you must click Publish, then scroll down and type the "squiggly" word to confirm that you are not spamming. Click Publish again.**
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Assignment 12 - Podcast for Curriculum Assigned:
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Due: Create an audio podcast using <<<TBD>>>. Share your podcast on Twitter and post a link on your wiki.

Assignment 13 - Webquest


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Resource: [|webquest] Search the Internet for WebQuests in your curriculum. Create a new page on your wiki named 'Webquests'. Provide a link on this wiki page to one webquest that is useful for you.

Copy the following points to your webquest wiki page. Complete details for steps 1, 2, and 3 and 5. (1) introduction - Describe a webquest that you could develop for your teaching including the purpose of this webquest

(2) task - Identify what students will do in this webquest (3) information sources - Provide three websites that would be beneficial for your webquest for students to use to complete the task

(4) description of process; (5) guidance - Identify other objects or information (pictures, videos, podcasts, etc.) that you would need to create this webquest.

(6) conclusion.

Assignment 14 - Equipment


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View the resource files provided here (also same files are on the Resources page) Ladybug Smartboard

Assignment 15 - Omitted