December 14 - Final Exam

For the final exam, you have the opportunity to reflect on the content and activities of the class and in what ways they have affected you professionally. In preparation for this assignment, feel free to review the class readings, class notes, guest speaker comments, your blog entries as well as those of your classmates. You may find that you have already reflected on some aspects of the final exam in some of the blog entries you made over the semester. If this is the case, feel free to borrow from your blog entries as you construct your final exam essay. Your final exam is an essay with three parts, and you may organize your response according to the three-part structure.

As you reflect over your experience in ECI 546 this semester, write an essay that addresses the following components: 1) Analyze your development to date on the technology integration continuum. Describe how your knowledge and skills have evolved; 2) Explore your projected goals and development with respect to applications of digital literacy in your instruction. 3) Finally, provide a critical synthesis of concepts and digital literacy trends from our class readings, activities, and discussions. Another way to think about this section is to highlight the critical ideas and activities that have helped you move on the technology integration continuum.

Write six - eight pages double-spaced with 1-inch margins. The essay is worth 20 points (Part 1 is worth 5 points; Part 2 is worth 3 points; Part 3 is worth 9 points; Quality of writing is worth 3 points). The final exam is due to me by Friday, December 14, 12:00 midnight. Feel free to email it before the due date if you finish early.

December 3 & 10 - Inquiry Projects

Please post your Inquiry Project title, grade level, and url to the class blog. You can turn in a hard copy of your written report or post it to the blog as well. If you don't have a link to your project, please post your email address so class mates may contact you about your project if they are interested.

November 26, 2007 - WebQuest Presentations

Please post your Webquest title, grade level, and url to the class blog. If your Webquest is in a word document, please post your email address so classmates can contact you if they would like to receive a copy.

Middle Grade Teachers' Perspectives on New Literacies

Thank you for taking our quick 3 page survey about teachers' technology use.


We would appreciate any comments you have on question wording and the length of survey. Thanks for your help!

November 19, 2007 - Wikis in Plain English

November 19, 2007

21st Century Skills and Games - November 12, 2007

1)Reflect on the process and post your reflections on our class blog. How did you respond to the pressure to be creative? Did you feel that you adequately contributed to the group’s creative process? Was there a dominant leader in your group? How well did the group collaborate to achieve the goal? What did you learn about yourself and/or your colleagues? What, if any, educational value do you see in this type of process? How might you use it with your students?

2)After reading the two articles on gaming, take a pro or con position on the educational value of games from your point of view as a teacher. Give specific examples from the readings and your experiences to support your position.

3)Rate the videos from last weeks class on a scale from 1-4 with 4 being the best.

4) Remember to check out our MySpace blog and respond to any of our Chinese colleagues who posted new information.

Literacy, Media, & the Culture of Contests: Video 4

Literacy, Media, & the Culture of Contests: Video 3

Literacy, Media, & the Culture of Contests: Video 2

Literacy, Media, & the Culture of Contests: Video 1