Jeff's CSUSM Ed422 Spring 06 Blog

What a week! My daughter Zoe is star of the week. This is an honor bestowed upon every student in her kindergarten class, but it has taken about 17 weeks of anticipation for her to finally hear her name called!! Also, I attended the semi-final and final games of the World Baseball Classic (which Japan won if you weren't watching). I apologize in advance for those of you who were sweating through the CSET ;-)

Anyway, this is the last week before Spring Break!! I expect that all revisions will be submitted by Friday for all past corrections. You should have emailed a peer with your narrative from NETS one (TPE 14) and you will have some time in class this week to discuss. Your journals should be up-to-date, and all assignments should be uploaded in Task Stream.

We will be working on Adobe Photoshop this week and beginning the narrative for NETS 2 (TPE 14). Also, you can and should be working on your copyright assignment . . .Don't put it off like the journals.

This week's journal article, No. 8: "Getting our NETS Worth", by M.D. Roblyer. L & L, Vol 30, No 8 (Feature Article).

It's late and I hope I have covered everything . . .more later in the week.

Okay, so I was leaving Palm Springs Saturday afternoon (Alright, I made a small stop at the outlet mall) when suddenly it started to snow. . .Wow, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Traffic was almost completely stopped on the 10 West for about an hour. Anyway the CUE Conference was cold but enjoyable (although, I'm sure Eddie Money wished he had "Two Tickets to Paradise" instead of a cheesy outdoor concert in the rain Friday night). It seemed that blogging, podcasting, and the new iLife suite was all the rage.

This week in class we will be continuing to foster our own personal relationships with Task Stream. Trust me, you will come to love the ease at which you will be accessing "yourbrary" and creating rubrics and lesson plans. . .Okay, it may take awhile.

Due This Week: Inspiration, Journal Assignment 1. Please don't try and do all of the journals on Friday morning . . .you'll be sorry.

This Week's Journal Article: Journal number 7 will also come from the latest issue of L&L: March 2006, Vol. 33 No 6. The article, "Digital Citizenship at all Grade Levels" by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey, begins on page 26. If you don't have the journal, then download the Learning Connections PDF; it's the first article.


We will also begin a copyright assignment and perhaps the Photoshop assignment. Hope everyone is still having fun . . .it's only two weeks until Spring Break!!

We have passed the half-way mark; what a Mammoth accomplishment (pun intended!). Last week everyone (almost) got the opportunity to use their first almost-teacher created rubric to evaluate her/his peers. I hope the experience was a pleasant one. I know that I enjoyed watching everyone interact and discuss technology. Oh yes, one day you will all be computer geeks like me!

Speaking of Computer Using Educators, the annual CUE Conference is this weekend in Palm Springs. I will be there with my pocket caddy (although it now holds my iPod), laptop, and goggles ready to Engage, Explore, and Express, as I learn what's new and cutting edge in the capricious world of computer education. Check out the website for information on the conference: http://www.cue.org/conference/

This week we will be completing our Inspiration/Kidspiration projects and uploading some artifacts to Task Stream. We may also have another assignment . . . stay tuned.

This week's journal article: We are beginning the journals for the next round of five. You should be completing journal articles 1-5 on your blogs. For this week, I am choosing an article from the most recent issue of L&L, which many of you should have received?? The article, number six: "Avoid the Plague: Tips and Tricks for Preventing and Detecting Plagiarism" by J.V. Bolkan, should entertain as it informs!!

Due This week: Inspiration/Kidspiration is due Sat evening.