Final Project : Part Deux et demi

Alright-y now. I think I have things under control, at least until the I find out I don't. I was able to tweak my project and now feel pretty good about it. I still need to add a few actitities for the kiddies for there will always be those kids who finish early *g* I am excited to try it out.

My project itself can be seen here:
http://www.nfdc.net/home/sinak/middleages/golden.html

The paper describing my thoughts about the tools chosen for the project can be found here:
http://middleagesgoldena.wetpaint.com/

I'm pleased with that. I saw Wetpaint used to a good advantage on some classmates projects. I wanted to try it and then thought, hey, why not with this project? I could have just attached my paper as a .doc (nothing wrong with that) but this gave me a good excuse to play with Wetpaint. I tell you, either I'm getting good at setting up blogs and wikis, or this one was a total nobrainer. I had it up and running, WITH the paper in less than 1/2 hour.

Now onto my next project! *g*

Peace, ya'll

Final Project: Part Deux

Its done! Sort of. Kind of. Almost. Actually it may never get done because there just is not enough time. I was ill and lost some time, but even though I tried to make up the time, I don't think it will be possible to finish this. I keep getting more and more ideas of things to try, things to have to work around, finding out more things I can't do in my school district so I feel that this project will always be evolving and changing and will never really get "done".

I know that I still have to add a few more "quests" to my project, but I wanted to get it turned in before it became way to late for anyone to take a peek at it. I'll keep ya posted!

Final Assessment

I was and still am looking forward to my results of this final project. However, I was hit hard with the flu bug and still am not back to work. I've worked a bit on it here and there during lucid moments and I'm psyched! I can't wait to try the project with the kiddies. With luck, that should only be a couple of months from now. I'll let you know when I'm done *g*

Mod 6 Reading Thoughts

There was quite a lot to digest this week, but I think the one thing that really stood out was the table on page 5 of Applying Instructional Systems Processes to Constructivist Learning Environments by Bill Brandon. The table was called SIDEBAR 1 Attributes of meaningful e-Learning and is about "The primary goal of constructivist design is to engage learners in meaningful learning, which has five interdependent attributes. Technology — e-Learning — should support these same attributes.".

For me, its a concise, practical chart that I can use to keep focused on my intents with the courses I might design. I can see it being easy to integrate with learning objectives, state standards, and individual learning styles.

Are you smarter than a 5th grade pageboy?

I just made my first survey for my Middle Ages unit. The questions were fun to design. I can't wait to see their answers *g*

Are you smarter than a 5th grade pageboy?

Try it... you'll like it!