Agenda

(Module 1) || * Introductions (Module 3) || * future course: Digital Media; spring 2010, summer 2009 (Module 2a) || * setting up a wikispaces account (Module 2b) || * creating reports in your database (Module 6 & Module 8) || * Nov. 13 alternative for elementary school (Module 2c) || * Who has Google Earth already and what version is it? Just HS & MS -- meet in Amity's room (Module 5) & sharing  || * interpretation tools (Module 9) || * GPS and GIS with Stephen Engle of The Center for Community GIS Just ES -- meet in usual room @ ES || * interpretation tools (Module 7 & Module 4a) || * expert systems (Module 10 & Module 4b) || * [|diffusion simulation activity] (Module 4c) & sharing || * last 6 sharings
 * ==Date== || ==What we'll cover in class today== || ==What needs to be done before class today== ||
 * Th 10/2
 * Each other
 * the course
 * downloading free trial software
 * the class wiki
 * Chapters 1 and 2
 * Behaviorist/Objectivist vs. Constructivist/Constructionist
 * what's outdated in our outdated text and what isn't
 * setting up blogs and blog accounts
 * writing blog entries ||  ||
 * Th 10/9
 * panel members for Middle / Secondary, 10:30-11:50, Monday October 27?
 * diversity activity
 * introduction to Inspiration
 * evaluate which technologies from diversity activity were Mindtools
 * [|research lesson plans] using Inspiration/Kidspiration or create your own
 * share findings
 * grading system for this course
 * what does a "sample project" look like? || * Read Chapters 1 and 2 and write a blog entry for each one (Module 1 follow-up)
 * Post your blog URL to the artifacts page
 * Download [|Inspiration Software free 30-day trial] ||
 * Th 10/16
 * uploading a picture/file to wikispaces
 * paper introduction to databases
 * blog as database
 * creating a database || * Read Chapter 4 and write a blog entry (Module 3 follow-up)
 * Download [|FileMaker Pro] database software free trial ||
 * Th 10/23
 * InspireData
 * reading chapters 8 and 11
 * talk about Saturday's class and especially lunch :-) || * Take a picture of yourself with "a personal database" (not technology based) and upload it to the artifacts page OR have it digitally available for class (on a pen drive, on your hard drive, in an email, . . . )
 * Add to the database that you started in class last week. Add some real data into it.
 * Bring a wishlist of questions, wishes, things you'd like to know and be able to do to your database
 * Download 30-day free trial of [|InspireData] ||
 * Sat 10/25
 * room for 10/30?
 * Seymour Stories
 * MicroWorlds as microworld
 * hypermedia || * Download [|MicroWorlds] software free trial (but don't do it early 'cuz the trial is only good for 15 days)
 * Read Chapter 3 and write a blog entry [If you want to wait until next Thursday to complete this chapter and an additional chapter, that's okay] (Module 2 follow-up) ||
 * Th 10/30
 * Maine Memory Network (guest presenter!) || * Read Chapter 8 <span style="color: rgb(48, 182, 43);">(Module 6 follow-up) or 11 <span style="color: rgb(48, 182, 43);">(Module 8 follow-up) and write a blog entry
 * Create a login for the [|Maine Memory Network] ||
 * Th 11/6
 * spreadsheets part 1 -- geared toward HS & MS
 * [|spreadsheet resource] || * Read Chapter 8 <span style="color: rgb(48, 182, 43);">(Module 6 follow-up) or 11 <span style="color: rgb(48, 182, 43);">(Module 8 follow-up) and write a blog entry for whichever one you didn't do last time ||
 * T 11/11
 * Meet at UMF campus -- exact location to be announced || * Read Chapter 6 or 7 and write a blog entry <span style="color: rgb(48, 182, 43);">(Module 5 follow-up)
 * Read the articles (sent via email or hand delivered to you) from Stephen
 * Look at the case studies in the book that Stephen gave you
 * Download [|GoogleEarth 4.3] if you don't already have it.
 * Write a blog entry about the GPS/GIS readings (it's okay to wait until after today to write if you want to incorporate what you learned from today) ||
 * W 11/12
 * spreadsheets part 1 -- geared toward ES ||  ||
 * Th 11/20
 * Systems Modeling
 * sharing Sample Projects and/or Sample Projects with Lesson Plans || * hopefully you've found an information tool so far to create a Sample Project and/or Sample Project with Lesson Plan
 * Read Chapter 6 or 7 and write a blog entry [whichever one you didn't do last week] <span style="color: rgb(48, 182, 43);">(Module 5 follow-up) ||
 * Th 12/4
 * implementing Mindtools || * Read Chapter 5 and write a blog entry <span style="color: rgb(48, 182, 43);">(Module 4 follow-up) ||
 * Th 12/11
 * feedback on the course (as guinea pigs, help design the next course)
 * evaluations || * both your Sample Project and your Sample Project with Lesson Plan have to be finished by today if they're not already done ||