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Artifact: Provide the digital resource in your blog. The created, finished product may come in one or more of the following forms: a digital chart/poster/info-graphic, an audio recording or podcast, a digital slideshow, or a digital video.
Create: Using the information from this lesson, create a digital resource that highlights the various stakeholders in online learning. Are there other stakeholders within an online environment not considered in this lesson?
Answer: How can one refrain from violating FERPA and TCPA guidelines in online communication? What methods could be employed to verify that copyright is not being violated? Does copyright require that all work, images, words, and graphics must be original?
In order for a teacher to refrain from violating FERPA they should not give out personal information, such as student records or grades. In order for a teacher to refrain from violating TCPA, the should not use any automatic telephone dialing system, or an artificial or prerecorded voice, to any number assigned cellular service.
In order to make sure copyright laws are not being violated, teachers should make students aware of the laws, and credit all sources for any material they use that is copyrighted or how to reach out to the original author to ask for permission. Copyright does require that all work be original, for these rules one must see their specific licensing. Copyright can also go hand in hand with plagiarism and digital tools such turnitin.com can help a teacher verify the authenticity of student work. “Fair Use Act” allows for parts of works, images, words and graphics to be used for educational and research purposes. Students/Teachers can use the “Transformativeness” essentially a user uses copyrighted material but a) adds value or b) re-purposes for a different use which allows for a new/different audience.
Answer: How have your individual communication skills changed with the innovations in technology? How have advancements in technology altered classroom communication? Will these change further?
With the change in technology, my communication style has had to change as well. I love to talk to people, in person, on the phone, any way. Many times what you want to say someone does not translate well over email. If I need to have a serious conversation with a student or a parent, I will oftentimes email the student and say come see during these hours, or email the parent and say, “When would be the best time to reach you by phone?” For shorter check-ins, I will just be cognizant of my tone and how the language might come off. If it is strictly an online platform, a time when you can have face to face dialog with individual students set up would be valuable.
iNacol, the International Association for Online Learning, publishes Standards for Quality Online Teaching.
Consider the following standards:
Standard B: The online teacher understands and is able to use a range of technologies, both existing and emerging, that effectively support student learning and engagement in the online environment.
Standard C: The online teacher plans, designs, and incorporates strategies to encourage active learning, application, interaction, participation, and collaboration in the online environment.
Standard E: The online teacher models, guides, and encourages legal, ethical, and safe behavior related to technology use.
Standard K: The online teacher arranges media and content to help students and teachers transfer knowledge most effectively in the online environment.
Answer in a complete paragraph response: How has the Create module prepared you to meet each standard listed above? Link to or provide specific examples from your work in Create. What strategies will you take away from the Create module and apply to your teaching? What lessons were most beneficial for you?
The Create Module helped me prepare for Standard B by working on Create 2 – Web Tools for Differentiation of Student Assessment. This activity made me come with different ways to assess student performance and in turn engage students. Engaging students has to be much more than a multiple choice test.
The Create Module helped me prepare for Standard C by working on Create 1- Content Map. This is an invaluable to for planning a course or a unit. It can also work for a student to help fill out to think out a process. I have not used a content map before and going through this process was very helpful.
The Create Module helped me prepare for Standard E by working on Create 3 – Open Educational Resources. Understanding how something becomes an open educational resource and the different licenses helps me create an learning environment that follows rules and seeks to model the right behavior.
The Create Module helped me prepare for Standard K by working on Create 4 – Aggregating Lesson Material. Thinking through how the learning environment is set up and the ease of use for the student really helped throughout this module and will benefit my teaching.
Create: Select one of the web tools mentioned in Create and build a new learning focused tool to differentiate instruction.
Artifact: Link to your created learning tool or take a screenshot and post in your blog.
I created a Prezi the will present information on limits to students for the first time. I am including a screenshot below as the actual version needs a signin by a student on our school sight to access it. Prezi is a great tool not only to present information, but also for students to use to convey information. This presentation would be linked on my site for students to access to review what they might not have understood that day in class.
Create: Using your lesson topic, build two high quality, reusable learning objects.
Artifact: Link to the two high quality, reusable learning objects built by you.
Answer:What is the intended use of your learning objects? How might the objects be used in an online or blended classroom?
The Quizizz is a learning object created for student to self test their knowledge of forces before an assessment. This is a great tool for any teacher as it can be used individually or live as a class. You can set it up to see students progress to know who needs extra help, or students can complete this anonymously. You can make this live and create a competition, which students seems to really like.
Delta Math is a learning object used as a homework assignment. I cannot provide the link to the actual object since you have to be one of my students to have access, so I have added a picture below. The reason that this program is beneficial is that if a student is having trouble with the problem, they can watch a step by step video on how to solve the problem and then solve one similar to it. The best part is that this is free.
Research: Based on an understanding of learning object authoring tools, locate two learning object authoring tools (free or fee-based). Link to the tools in your blog.
Answer: How might each tool be used in an online classroom? What features should an online teacher look for in a learning object tool?
PhET can be uses to simulate math and science concepts that can be abstract without a demonstration. These simulations allows students to “play” with materials that would oftentimes be hard to come by in an actual classroom. This tool is free to use from the University of Colorado. The site also come with tips on how to best use their simulations.
GeoGebra is a website that contains may learning tools. The most useful, in my opinion, is the math apps. Much of mathematics is abstract ideas that students have a difficult time, under the best circumstances, visualizing. GeoGebra, and its contributors, have brought these concepts to life. You can also use the website to graph and all of this is free.
Research: As discussed throughout the quest, collecting or curating learning objects, resources, and learning material enriches the e-learning environment. Research and identify two tools that can be used to aggregate and present learning material, other than the two mentioned in the lesson. Link to the two tools in your blog.
Answer: Thinking about instructional design, how does each tool benefit the learner by aggregating and presenting material in a cohesive manner? Are there drawbacks to the tools you researched?
Canvas is a free LMS that has so many features its hard to believe its actually free. Navigation is easy though the course for the student and is just as easy to set up for the teacher. The have a feature called Arc, that helps to make videos more interactive. Differentiation lies in what they call Mysterypath, where the content is released to the student based on performance. They have professional looking interface and it is easy to export/import content. Most of all I think all of their bells and whistles will help to engage learners.
Schoolology is a great LMS to use for differentiation of instruction, individualized learning, assessments, and more. Allowing students options to guide their learning and using it for Blended Learning is beyond helpful. The platform can seem a bit overwhelming at first but gets easier with use. There is a free basic package, but is you want more of the features you’ll have to pay for those. The visual appeal is good and it looks professional.
Research: Locate one online image designated as an open educational resource. Locate one online text object designated as an open educational resource. Locate one online video designated as an open educational resource.
Artifact: Post the three links to the resources located above and give proper citations.
1. Online Image
Equal Rights Amendment. (n.d.). Retrieved July 21, 2019, from Digital Public Library
of America website: https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-equal-rights-
amendment/sources/1201
2. The Constitution of the United States
The Unites States Constitution. (n.d.). Retrieved July 21, 2019, from https://constitutionus.com/
3. Youtube- I Have A Dream Speech
Martin Luther King- I Have A Dream Speech [Video file]. (2011, January 20). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
Research: Spend time perusing the vast amount of open educational resources and examining the different usage rights regarding creative commons items.
Create: In your blog post, create a definition of open educational resources.
Answer: What are the various Creative Commons licenses one may encounter when searching for these resources?
An open educational resource is one that exists in public domain and has either been released under a open license or is a creative work that has entered the public domain.
The various licenses are shown in the graphic above and will be explained from top to bottom:
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