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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Wikipedia Change

I looked up my home towns page, Outlook, SK. In the page it mentioned my old hockey team so I modified Outlook Ice Hawks into an external link to the leagues webpage. It should also be noted that I cannot be held accountable for the teams record found on this page as I retired from senior hockey last season.

This is the section I modified,

Outlook offers many activities of all kinds for tourists and locals alike. The Jim Kook Arena is home to many sports programs throughout the year, including the Outlook Minor Sports program, the Outlook Ice Hawks senior hockey team, and other sports tournaments throughout the year.

The wikipedia link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlook,_Saskatchewan

While you are there you should also check out the link to Canada's longest pedestrian bridge,

Thats right, the longest

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Knowledge: class discussions, documenting an educational experience (entry/ exit slip), journal.

Comprehension: could be used as an assessment tool (view comprehension levels of a topic and is easily monitored), can be used to provide direct feedback on lessons, teachers can adjust lessons based on inquiries brought forward in the students blogs.

Application: Can follow other teacher's blogs and learn from their experiences to help in your own professional development, problem solving can be achieved through discussions with other teachers, can find other resources through teacher's blogs to help in your professional development.

Analysis: Yes, Interaction allows for supportive learning as problems may be solved through discussion.

Synthesis: Blogging and programs like blogging take teachers towards facilitator role rather than dictator.

Evaluation: Outside users can access class blogs, less face to face interaction, students could get distracted with applications

-Derrick & Brad

My first post

Here is my first post. I'm going to set a timer gadget for the break as my next week is somewhat insane. I have a paper, 3 midterms and a presentation due. I'm sure everyone else is in the same boat so enjoy my countdown to sanity!