EDM 310 Fall 2009 - Tashbin

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2010-02-18T12:51:00.001-06:00

EDM 310 - Monday November 30th

2009-11-30T12:55:00.001-06:00

Class,

Today will be our final class. We will do our Final Refelction Blogs and finish our Foliotek.

EDM 310 - Monday November 23rd

2009-11-23T13:28:00.001-06:00

Class,

Today, we will begin putting our Foliotek together and start thinking about our Final Reflection blog.

Dr. Strange has only posted two of the five groups for our class. Those groups can finish their Foliotek today. The other three groups will have to wait until next Monday to complete Foliotek. My apologies on this but we can not finish our Foliotek until he posts those links.

Thanks,
Mr. Tashbin

EDM 310 - Wednesday November 18th

2009-11-18T13:17:00.002-06:00

Class,

I turned in all five podcasts yesterday afternoon and will let you when they are posted. As soon as they are posted we can start getting Foliotek done.

Today,

1. We are going to talk about the Google article that we blogged about
2. We are going to finish our professional blogs.

Next Monday November 23rd and the last day of class Monday the 30th,

We will take care of Foliotek and we will do our Final Reflection.

Thank you all for such a great class this semester. I really enjoyed working with all of you and I hope you felt the same way too.

Two more class meetings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EDM 310 - Monday November 16th

2009-11-16T09:53:00.002-06:00

Class,

Thank you all for your understanding and patience last week. I really appreciated it.

Today, we will try and do the following:

1. See the last Google Presentation on the Podcasts
2. Take a picture for the podcast groups (I can't turn in the podcasts without a picture of each group).
3. Talk about our professional blogs
4. Talk about Foliotek
5. Get a blog assignment

See you in class.

EDM 310 - Wednesday November 11th

2009-11-10T13:31:00.001-06:00

Class,

I am leaving work early today due to flu like symptoms. I am feeling very congested and disoriented with a slight sore throat. I am going to err on the side of caution and stay out of work tomorrow as well. I apologize for this inconvenience and hope to see you soon. Please email me and let me know that you received this message.

Thanks,
Mr. Tashbin

EDM 310 Class - November 4th

2009-11-04T11:17:00.000-06:00

Class,

We will not have class today due to me being out at a conference. See you Monday.

EDM 310 - Wednesday October 28th

2009-10-28T12:09:00.001-05:00

Class,

Today, we need to finish our podcasts.

Also, Monday we will do our Google Presentations.

See you in class.

EDM 310 - Monday October 26th

2009-10-26T10:41:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today,

1. We will finish our podcasts today. I need everyone to give me an MP3 file today ready to go.

2. Also, Dr. Strange should have sent or should send soon a gmail about Comments4Kids. He has us set up and he said he would send an instruction email.

See you soon.

EDM 310 - Wednesday October 21st

2009-10-21T13:21:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today, we will finish our podcasts.

EDM 310 - Monday October 19th

2009-10-19T10:57:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today we will record start recording our podcasts.

EDM 310 - Wednesday October 14th

2009-10-14T12:39:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today, we will finish our presentations and have everything ready to go for next week. Next week, we will record and edit our podcasts.

Assignments,

1. Complete your presentations

2. Have everything ready to record and edit next week.

3. There is no blog assignment for next week.

Thanks.

EDM 310 - Wednesday October 7th

2009-10-06T12:58:00.007-05:00

Class,

Today, we will do the Mid Term Review. We will also turn in our outlines to make sure we are on the right track. Also, we will talk about the Comments4Kids Project a little bit.

Thanks

Assignments for Monday October 12th

1. We need to start recording our podcasts next week. So we need to have all the information gathered and ready to go. Also, begin putting the information into a Google presentation. Start by making a new presentation and putting your group members and me as collaborators. I should have all five groups presntations in my Google Docs by Monday October 12th.

2. Blog about the final three topics on the Blog Assignments Part 1

1. Watch Richard Miller: This Is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2

2. Watch The Networked Student by Wendy Drexler

3. Watch The New Media Literacies by the NML Staff

EDM 310 - Monday October 5th

2009-10-05T13:29:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today, we will discuss the blog assignments and then get into our groups to further our collaboration. Also, today I will have to leave early to pick up my kids.

Another announcement: NO CLASS next Monday October 12th.

Thanks

EDM 310 - Wednesday September 30th

2009-09-29T15:04:00.005-05:00

Class,

Today, we will look begin getting in groups and start working on our Podcasts and our Substantive Presentations.

Also, I would like the class to read the following blog from a student, Tresser Moore, in Dr. Strange's class and think about what transpired during their asynchronous conversation.

http://moorertedm310fall2009.blogspot.com/2009/09/karl-fisch-is-it-okay-to-be.html#comments

Blog Assignments for Monday October 4th

Per the Blog Topics Part 1 Assignment Sheet,

1. Dr. Christie’s site

2. iTunes University.

3. iPods in instruction.

EDM 310 - Monday September 28th

2009-09-28T13:41:00.002-05:00

Class,

I hope everyone learned a lot last week from the Audacity training we received. I also hope that everyone gets a chance to download it and use it at home.

Today, we will talk about the blogs we missed and the ones due today as well as try and get into groups for our podcasts.

See you in class.

EDM 310 - Wednesday September 23rd

2009-09-23T12:33:00.004-05:00

Class,

Today, we will do the following:

1. Talk briefly about the Google Presentations (I sent everyone an email and posted some general comments to our blog)

2. Learn about Audacity from the wonderful Online Learning Lab (OLL)

3. Talk about the blogs that we missed last week

1. Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students Today

2. "It's Not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines

3. Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?

A COUPLE OF NOTES -

1. I am going to start looking at your IGoogle pages and RSS Feeds the next two weeks while we get started with Podcasts.

2. I have caught up the grading to this point and want you to check yours and let me know if there is something amiss.

3. I am contemplating making your group do the substantive presentation on the topic you choose for the podcasts. More to follow.

Assignments due on Monday September 28th:

1. Email with your top three topics for our podcasts

2. Blogs about the following

Under September 20th

Watch Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture (1 hour long)

Under September 27th

"What I've Learned This Year" by Mr. McClung

3. Also, I recommend you download Audacity at home and begin working with it before next week. I have it at home and use it alot and it is FREE!

EDM 310 - Google Presentation Wrap Up

2009-09-23T10:07:00.002-05:00

Class,

First, I wanted to thank everyone for such wonderful and interesting Google Presentations about yourselves. We learned alot about you and this is a key ingredient in the academic community. You are going to work with a number of different people from a number of different background with a number of different future goals! You will also work with students that have similar differences. This is one of my favorite things to do in this class because I love interacting with people, especially future educators, and you are all so interesting.

I emailed everyone some comments from me and from your peers. All the comments I sent were constructive and positive.

I am listing here a couple of observations that I and the class have to help you all in the future when either teaching or working with others in a similar situation. Keep in mind this is all constructive criticism and we are here to help each other now.

1. Spelling and Grammar have to be very important in the teaching field. Try and make sure that you never do anything that involves writing without checking the spelling and the grammar. Keep in mind that others entrust you with educating them and if you can't spell or use proper grammar their confidence in you will waver. So, make spelling and grammar a priority!

2. A good speaking voice. You must have a good speaking voice as a teacher. You can command a room with your presence and speaking voice. Not only do you have to get your material across vocally but you must maintain order in a classroom and your voice can be a great tool to do that. So, try and work on being a good speaker.

3. Time management is an important factor in being a teacher. You must make sure that you stay within a reasonable time limit when you are engaging in any activity with your students. You can talk to long and lose your audience when teaching and it is very difficult to get them back once they are lost. Try and be efficient and thorough when you are scheduling your time.

4. Be appropriate. As stated earlier, there is a very diverse population in the teaching field and you need to be sensitive to all. Avoid anything that would be considered inappropriate of offensive to others. Sometimes it is a joke or a story or even a word that can offend and frustrate another person. This is something that we need to take very seriously as educators and should really spend time on before we move out into the teaching world.

5. Some general things to think about when delivering a presentation are backgrounds, fonts, pictures, wording, length of presentation and so on.

Overall, I think this was a great activity for us and I think we not only learned about Google Presentation and how to use it but about some of our peers and this helps us see the wide array of people we will meet in our future endeavors!

EDM 310 - Monday September 21st

2009-09-21T13:24:00.001-05:00

Class,

Today we will continue our presentations.

Thanks.

EDM 310 - Wednesday September 16th

2009-09-16T13:24:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today we will continue our presentations.

Thanks.

EDM 310 - Monday September 14th

2009-09-14T13:41:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today we will begin out presentations that will continue on Wednesday.

The Google Presentations will be done Monday (9/14) and Wednesday (9/16) Week 5.

On Monday (9/14), the following people will go in the following order:

Broset, Karla K.
Burks, Joshua S.
Hall, Sarah E.
Keeton, Tawonna L.
Lazzari, Matthew L.
Maijala, Rachel J.
McCarty, Daqueshea A.
Presley, Jessica R.
Quina, William C.

On Wednesday (9/16), the following people will go in the following order:

Ramseur, Jamie L.
Reed, Brittany N.
Riner, Krystle M.
Smith, Jamie S.
Steiner, Canela M.
Sweat, Tabitha N.
Taylor, Shayla V.
Travis, Mary E.
Williams, Staci

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY DURING THESE TWO CLASSES. YOU MUST BE THERE EVEN IF YOU DO NOT PRESENT TO SUPPORT YOUR CLASSMATES AND HELP GIVE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS.

We will try and talk about some of the blog assignments today if we have time.

See you then and I look forward to seeing everyones presentations.

EDM 310 - Wednesday September 9th

2009-09-09T10:23:00.004-05:00

Class,

Today, we will do the following.

1. Watch the Podcasting in Plain English video
2. Discuss the Podcasting Blog assignments
3. Watch Mr. Winkle Wakes
4. Watch an interesting video on Matthem Needleman - author of Mr. Winkle Wakes
5. Watch an intersting video on kids from a New Zealand elementary school
6. Answer any questions about the Google Presentations.

The Google Presentations will be done Monday (9/14) and Wednesday (9/16) Week 5.

On Monday (9/14), the following people will go in the following order:

Broset, Karla K.
Burks, Joshua S.
Hall, Sarah E.
Keeton, Tawonna L.
Lazzari, Matthew L.
Maijala, Rachel J.
McCarty, Daqueshea A.
Presley, Jessica R.
Quina, William C.

On Wednesday (9/16), the following people will go in the following order:

Ramseur, Jamie L.
Reed, Brittany N.
Riner, Krystle M.
Smith, Jamie S.
Steiner, Canela M.
Sweat, Tabitha N.
Taylor, Shayla V.
Travis, Mary E.
Williams, Staci

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY DURING THESE TWO CLASSES. YOU MUST BE THERE EVEN IF YOU DO NOT PRESENT TO SUPPORT YOUR CLASSMATES AND HELP GIVE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS.

Assignments due on Monday 9/14

Blogging on the following per the requirements on Blog Topics Part 1 for Sept. 13th:

1. Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students Today

2. "It's Not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines

3. Wiki Hosted by John Strange: Who Is A Technologically Literate Teacher?

4. Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?

EDM 310 - Wednesday September 2nd

2009-09-02T09:33:00.003-05:00

Class,

Today, we will do the following:

1. Discuss the Google Article
2. We will watch a short video on Podcasting
3. We will talk about Podcasting and come up with some ideas for new podcasts
4. You will have time to work on your Google Presentations

Assignment for Wednesday September 9th:

1. Listen to some podcasts from past semesters and blog about it. I recommend listening to at least one from three different instructors. We all did them a little differently and I would love to get your feedback to help us this term.

2. Look at the other resources on the Blog Assignment sheet to prepare you for your podcasts.

3. I want you to post at least three comments to three different students in Dr. Strange's classes. Then post on your blog who they are and the topics you posted under for them.

4. Finish you Google Presentations so if you have any questions we can answer them on Wednesday September 9th because we present Week 5 - Monday September 14th and Wednesday September 16th. These days are MANDATORY for you to attend.

See you in class.

EDM 310 - Monday August 31st

2009-08-31T09:49:00.001-05:00

Class,

Today, we will use as a work day to get finished with some assignments and start our Google presentation work, we will do the following:

1. Talk about our blogs on Podcasts
2. Complete our IGoogle page
3. Complete our RSS Feeds with Google Reader
4. Work on and turn in our story boards for our Google Presentation
5. Work on our Google Presentations

Assignments for Wednesday September 2nd:

1. Read the article I posted about Google changing the way we think and blog about it
2. Work on your Google Presentations

See you in class.

EDM 310 - Wednesday August 26th

2009-08-26T13:15:00.003-05:00

Class,

Today, We will do the following:

1. Talk about the Google Presentations
2. See a couple of examples of Google Presentations
3. Watch a short video on Twitter
4. Watch a short video on RSS Feeds
5. Watch a short video on Google Reader
6. You will setup an IGoogle page
7. You will setup Google Reader

Assignments for Monday August 31st include:

1. A storyboard for your Google Presentation (criteria is in the syllabus)
2. The Blog assignment due on August 30th.

See you in class.

EDM 310 - Monday August 24th

2009-08-24T10:39:00.002-05:00

Class,

Today, we will do the following:

1. We will discuss the Blog assignments that are due today
2. We will watch a short video on Google Docs
3. You will take a Plagiarism Survey
4. You will take a Mathematics Diagnostic Test
5. I will take care of anyone who needs some help

Assignments for Wednesday August 26th

1. Read the material - Twitter for Beginners
2. Read the material - Developing a Personal Learning Network
3. Watch the Instructional Video for Google Presentation
4. Start thinking about your storyboard for your Google presentation

I look forward to seeing everyone today.

BLOG Assignment Update for Monday August 24th

2009-08-20T14:01:00.002-05:00

Class,

I had a student let me know that they were having some trouble with some of the videos for the blog assignments. I talked to Dr. Strange and he let me know that
#5 http://is.gd/2bYd6 Next Generation Learning video is not working correctly so you can cross that one off the list due on Monday.

Also, #4 Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts is working some of the time. If you cannot get it to work you won't be penalized for not doing that one.

Thanks for being understanding and patient. Sometimes technology can be crazy.

Have a great weekend and I will see you Monday.

EDM 310 - Wednesday August 19th

2009-08-19T12:37:00.000-05:00

Class,

Monday August 17th

Other than the heat, the first class went well. A quick recap of what we did on Monday.

1. We discussed the syllabus.
2. We setup Gmail accounts
3. We did the EDM 310 student survey

If you did not complete the two assignments from Monday, please do it as soon as possible. If you have any questions let me know.

Wednesday August 19th

Today, we will do the following activities:

1. You will watch a short video(about 3 minutes)on Blogs
2. You will setup our class blogs
3. You will add individual pictures to our blogs
4. You will send me an email(gtashbin@usouthal.edu)with your blog URL.
5. You will be assigned your first blog assignments
6. You will take a short survey on Plagiarism
7. You will take a Math diagnostic test (it does not count for any grade)

As you can see, we have a lot to do so let's dive right in.

EDM 310 Welcome

2009-08-16T21:40:00.000-05:00

Several years ago this course used to cover Word, PowerPoint Excel, and a database like Access. Some of you may think it still does. You are incorrect. Email, Word, Excel and PowerPoint Won't Cut It Anymore.

Information is growing at an exponential rate. Information is not just words, but pictures, videos, sounds and graphics. There are few editors anymore. Everyone can be an international publisher - instantly - with the potential to reach a world wide audience. Books, newspapers, even emails are being replaced by tweets, SMS and MMS messages, video chats, podcasts, Skype calls, and YouTube.

The classrooms in which you will teach, if they continue to exist, will be very different from the classrooms in which you were taught. The things you will have to know and do will be very different from those your teachers experienced.

iTunesU now has more courses online than all the courses taught at the University of South Alabama. And more are being added everyday.

All of this is primarily the result of a profound, rapid and breathtaking change in communication. I can talk with and see people throughout the world instantly and without it costing me a cent. My videos can be on YouTube 4 minutes after I take them, ready to be seen by millions of people.

Printed materials are disappearing. Newspapers are dying or becoming electronic in form. Textbooks are being replaced by e-books (or no books). Reading and writing have become watching and listening.

We don't really know what schools should be like in this new world where information no longer resides in libraries but in clouds instead, where "all information is in all places at all times," where there are no editors or moderators of what gets "published", where videos and audio are as important, or more important than the printed word, where time and space have collapsed and it now takes only a microsecond to transfer information (in any form) from one place to all places in the universe (well ,at least on this planet), where privacy no longer has meaning, or very little if there is a bit left.

Are you ready to be a teacher in this new world? Do you have any idea of what the world of learning will be like tomorrow? Are you excited about learning and eager to share that excitement with others? Can you survive in a classroom where you will certainly not "know it all" and where many of your students will know a lot more about some things than you? Are you ready to practice your profession in a world in which collaboration is more important than individual action, where information is dispensed in 140 character tweets, where YouTube videos multiply at a rate that far exceeds the world of publishing's most successful era, where videos and audio are listened to and watched more than books are read? Sounds like chaos? Well, you may be correct!

You are about to encounter the chaos of the new world in EDM310. Welcome aboard!