March+22,+2011

March 22, 2011


 * Don't forget to update your journal weekly. Most of you have at least one entry, but some of you need to "catch up". It may be difficult to remember your thoughts if you wait until the end to compose your journal. **

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 * < **Time **  ||<  **Activity **  ||
 * < 4:00 – 4:15 ||< **Questions; follow-up from 3/15 ** ||
 * < 4:15 – 5:00 ||< **News Readers, RSS **

**Google Reader ** []
 * Create Google Reader account
 * [|GoogleReader.doc]
 * “Follow” classmates ||
 * < 5:00 – 6:00 || **Educational Blogs **

**TOPIC: ** **How do we teach kids to get beyond “google searches” ** **to achieve critical thinking? ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Choose one (or more) of the following to explore. Be prepared to ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"share" your dessert with ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">the large group: **
 * Locate blogs to follow. Add them to your Google Reader. **
 * [|Educational Blogs.doc]
 * Top 100 Education Blogs ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">6:00 – 6:30 ||< **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Edchat on Tweetdeck **
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">6:30 – 7:00 ||< **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dinner Break ** ||
 * < <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">7:00 – 8:00 ||< **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Dessert" **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I. TED Talks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Search varios topics (education, technology, reform, innovation, etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Watch clips as interested.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">II. Goodreads
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Explore the site goodreads
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create an account and add recently read books (both personal and professional)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">III. We Connect Wiki
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Browse the wiki for PLN resources

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">IV. Education Communities
 * Teacher Share
 * TeacherTube
 * PBS Teachers Connect>
 * Teacher Lingo
 * MimioConnect
 * SMART Exchange ||