Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Thing #16 - Student 2.0 Tools

Well, I am starting again. I was able to find my blogs, through Thing#15, cached. So I will redo #16-18, and continue from there. I am determined to finish this.

Of all of the tools that we have worked with in this project, these project calculators are, if not the most practical and relevant, certainly among the most practical and relevant. I immediately mailed the link to the University of Minnesota Calculator to my son, who is a student at Gustavus. I then mailed both links to the ILA Department Leaders to share with ILA teachers.

I then opened an account with the Research Project Calculator, created an assignment and had the reminders sent to my e-mail. I wanted to see how it worked, as well as have the information that was provided at each step to share with students. Today I received Step 4: Communicate. It includes: written essay, draft text and create visuals, revise text and insert visuals, edit, and print final paper. The materials provided to students are clear and simple. I like the tools that are provided for teachers and the fact that the Research Project Calculator encourages collaboration with the Media Specialist.

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