July+26


 * Sharing**
 * 21st Century Educators Don't Say, "Hand it in!"...They Say "Publish It!"
 * The Web Means the End of Forgetting
 * Using Twitter in the Classroom - Just for Jamie!
 * Alvin Toffler on Education
 * Newsweek - The Creative Crisis
 * From Newsweek - July 26

John Seely Brown, Chief of Confusion, on eduction. media type="youtube" key="B4FPH-Oo1iM" height="385" width="640"

Discussion: Persuasive Essay

Plan for next assignments
 * **Annotated Exemplar projects** - Choose a suitable number of projects in your chosen alternative that are superior models of the form. You may choose to link to the exemplar, providing an annotating that describes the content standards, 21st century skills and process/outcome of each exemplar. The annotation should also include your opinion on why this is a good alternative to traditional test preparation activities. Your work may be in text, audio or screencast form. If you choose alternate media, the presentation should be well-planned ahead of time.
 * **Project creation** - Develop a project in your chosen alternative. The project should include (1) an introduction presenting an overview of the project including why it should be viewed as an alternative to traditional test preparation activities; (2) implementation sequence, plans, materials and resources; (3) if appropriate, teacher tips (such as rubrics, implementation options, alternative resources, etc.)
 * **Journal article** - We will work together in class to develop an article about our course and experiences to the unBoxed journal.


 * Tuesday - July 27** - Journal article in class; annotated exemplar projects and project creation on your own
 * Wednesday - July 28** - Journal article in class; annotated exemplar projects and project creation on your own


 * Friday - July 30** - midnight - completed persuasive essays
 * Saturday/Sunday - July 31/August 1** - Randy will do a final read-through of your essays


 * Monday - August 2** - Discussion/Presentation - Projects
 * Tuesday - August 3** - Assemble the final site with essays, exemplars and projects; finalize journal article
 * Wednesday - August 4** - Course reflection using Reeves' framework; lunch?