Week+5+notes

notes:

Kim C - read article on Constructivism ... not much gained from it, a lot of the same stuff ... 2 thumbs down

Jennie - read Net Generation - children/grandchildren of baby-boomer generation, lack social skills, instant feedback, entitlement, entertainment (bored), ... (good discussion about this topic)

Brett - Digital Storytelling - article limited to 3 areas/types of digital storytelling, would like to see it in action in science courses

Cindy - Blogs - early as 1980, 1997 term coined Blog (Web Log), ... line between Blog, Website, Wiki is being blurred, lots of software

Shannon - Cyber Charter School - several format choices, coloradok12.org is on the rise, but will it last? long discussion about home

Bob - Vygotsky article - ... same old stuff, nothing new, no reason to read it ...

Trina - NCLB - history of the bill, article was objective, highlighted main points, how to use technology to show the growth that is legislated

Bryan - online discussion groups - article seemed dated, sychronous vs asynchronous discussions,

after break, we went through all of the sites listed on week 5 page

Weebly site from Brett http://brettboyles.weebly.com/