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Week 1

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Module 1 - MTT Exam and Course Expectations

 

Session Plan and Activities

This week you will begin studying the requirements for the MTT exam, an important part of this course. In addition, you will be completing the "technical" requirements that you facilitate assignment submission for the rest of the course. Please note, you will be using a variety of Web 2.0 tools which you used in the first course of the MTT sequence and will possibly be learning a few new ones. Re-using these Web 2.0 tools in the context of the work you must do in this class will help solidify your knowledge of what these tools can do. Hopefully, it will increase the likelihood that you will give your students the opportunity to use them as well. If you have not taken EDTC 6340 recently, some of the applications  may be new to you. Rest assured, in the nature of all Web 2.0 tools, you can learn them very quickly. 

 

The semester will fly by and we have much to learn, so, let us begin.

Readings/Viewings
  • Week 1 Materials - this page
  • MTT test prep manual, pgs. 1-15
  • Should you need a refresher, any manuals or directions you may need to complete the activities this week
Discussion

We will not have discussion this week. Instead, you will be joining the Diigo group for EDTC 6343 and you will be selecting the week that you will be "hosting" the group  Each week, at least one person from each section of the class will be hosting the group topic for the week and all students will be responding.  Directions about how to do this activity will follow in the "Deliverables" section below.

Due this Week

The actions you need to complete this week follow, as well as directions for each activity.

 

1.) Request access to this wiki for this class

 

 

 

2.) Set up your wiki page for this class in your e-Portfolio

 

  • You should all have an e-Portfolio that was created in an earlier course.  All your deliverables for this course will be uploaded to YOUR wiki and linked to the appropriate course page. To do this, follow the directions below:
    • Click on source code and copy the code on the page. You can do this by just highlighting and copying the code that appears on the page or by downloading the text file, opening the file by double-clicking on it, highlighting the code and copying it.
    • Go to your e-Portfolio and click on Courses Taken page.  Go to Edit, then highlight EDTC 6343 in the table. Click on Add Link, return, then Save. (IF you do not have EDTC 6343 on on the table, add it and follow previous steps.)
    • Now click on the EDTC 6343 and create a page. When in the editing window, click on <>Source (in the task ribbon) and paste the code that you have previously copied into the open window. Click submit.  You will now have the table in which to link all your work for this course.
    • Next, you must go the EDTC 6343 current semester Course Portal Page and add the URL to your EDTC 6343 page to the table in the appropriate section.  Please add your name and email as well as the hyperlink your EDTC 6343 course page. Once this is done, you will upload all your assignments in your ePortfolio wiki and link them to your table of assignments.   The instructor will be able to access all your work by clicking on the link to your EDTC 6343 course on the Course Portal Page.  Be sure to fill out table with the date and the assignment description as well as linking the project to the table.

 
 A brief tutorial demonstrating these steps is provided below:

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have an e-Portfolio, directions for creating and populating it can be found here.

 

Your instructor will be able to get to your assignments through this portal page.  However, in some cases, you will also be asked to post elsewhere. Detailed information will be provided when this needs to be done.

 

3.) Request access to edtc 6343 Diigo group

 

  • You will need access to the Diigo groups that we will be using for the Discussion Board. To request access, please go to http://groups.diigo.com/group/edtc6343 and click on the Apply to join this group button as shown below:
 

  • Please note: If you have a "cute" name for Diigo, please join this group under a name that will be readily recognized or prepare to add your name at the end of each posting.  It is very frustrating to have to figure out who you are when you use an obscure or unusual name.

 

  • Each of you will be hosting the Diigo group area discussion for one week.  Select the week you will be Discussion Board host and sign up for that week in the table at the bottom of the Course Portal Page. Once all the weeks are taken, you may double (or triple) up on a week.  However, each person will be independent and develop his or her own discussion topic.
  • In addition to joining the group and signing up for the date you will be posting, please view the brief Research, Share and Collaborate videos below. These will give you an idea of the power behind Diigo groups discussion.  More details about the requirements for host will be provided when the activity is to begin.

 

RESEARCH

Diigo V4: Research ~ annotate, archive, organize from diigobuzz on Vimeo.

 

SHARE

Diigo V4 Sharing ~ build a personal learning network from diigobuzz on Vimeo.

 

COLLABORATE

 

Diigo V4: Collaborate~ Create a Group Knowledge Repository from diigobuzz on Vimeo.

 

 

4.) Select your competency, post to your course portal page and sign up for presentation.

 

For this activity, you will need to go to the Course Portal Page and fill out the appropriate information as detailed below.

 

  • Each of you will be developing tutorials and study guides for a section of the MTT Test Prep Materials. Details about this assignment are below. After reviewing the materials below, please sign up for your competency on the Course Portal Page.
    • You have two general choices when selecting a competency. Some students select the one that they are most familiar with so that they can share their expertise with others more in depth. Others select the competency they are most unfamiliar with so that they can spend time learning it. Either way is fine for the purposes of this assignment.
    • When making your selection, do not duplicate (more than one person per topic) UNLESS all subjects have already been selected.
  • You may refer to the Test Prep manual to find out what the different topics entail. After reviewing the competencies, "sign up" on the line next to the Competency you will be providing materials for by adding your name to the appropriate cell.  Please note, you will only be responsible for the subtopics under each competency, as indicated in the table at the top of the portal page.  For example, the cell that contains  005: A-C indicates that you will be developing study guides ONLY for Competency 005, letters A-C. More information on this assignment will be provided in the near future. For now, just sign up for the competency.   Please note: If all the competencies are "taken," then you may double up on one of the competency cells. However, each person will be independent and develop their own study guides. In the correct table for your section, please fill in the personal information - your name, your e-Mail address and your competency choice.
  • Each of you will be providing a short presentation on  the materials you develop.  Again, please sign up for your competency presentation on the opening course portal page.

 

5.) Ensure Collaborate is ready on your computer for Week 2

 

We will NOT be meeting synchronously the first week of class.  However, we will be meeting synchronously through Collbarate most other weeks for this class.  We will be meeting on Wednesdays at 8 PM in the MSTTPA Main Meeting Room. The weeks we will be meeting can be found on the Course Calendar.  Please make sure that you have a microphone headset and that all is in working order in Collaborate before we meet next week.We will run a quick mic check before we get started. 

 

6.) Complete readings and Take Quiz 1

 

  • Read your assignments!  This is probably the most important thing that you can do to be successful this semester. You will be responsible for becoming familiar with the MTT test prep manual, and will be expected to read pgs. 1-15.  
  • Quiz 1 is based on the above materials. Be sure that you have completed that Quiz before Sunday at Midnight.  You will find the link to the Quiz on the BlackBoard Portal page left menu sidebar under Quizzes.  For this quiz, it will be helpful for you to read the appropriate pages before the quiz as well as have your MTT manual easily accessible as you complete the quiz.
 
 

Points for the week's assignments will be allocated as follows:

 

Activity
Points
Set up your wiki page for this class in your e-Portfolio and link it to the Course Portal Page
20 points
Request access to wiki and Diigo Group
10  points each/20 points total
Go to the course portal page
  • Fill in the personal information
  • Post  your topic for the study guide tutorials
  • Post your week to be Discussion Board host 
10 points each/30 points total
Quiz 1 - can be found via Blackboard
30  points
Total for week:
100 points

 

Congratulations! You have completed the requirements for Week 1 and are ready to move to Week 2 Activities.

 

 

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