Session+3

=Moodle and Blackboard Online Learning Communities=



Video Reflection Activity:
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=17zEmMB5ffuX0Rbvvizh9s2RAK8XDbXKvDMkn9ggpXLw&hl=en OR http://goo.gl/HcyZ (The URL above will take you to the same place. It is using goo.gl, which is a URL shortening site to make it easier for students to type in the website.)

Google Docs Review Activity:

 * You are interested in scheduling a Teacher Leader meeting with your faculty sometime in December. You do not know who will be interested or their availability. Create one Google Form that would give you the results of who is interested and the best date/time for the meeting. Email the URL to the form to jacobl@mcguffey.k12.pa.us.
 * Indicate the day/time of the Teacher Leader meeting on your Google Calendar and embed the calendar on your wiki page.

Continuation from Previous Session:
Google Earth: Short Tutorial http://www.googlelittrips.org/ http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/googleearth.htm

Augmented Reality: http://www.arsights.com/ http://alpha.zooburst.com http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/north_pavilion/ar/index.html

Google 2.0 Web Review:
http://www.scribblemaps.com/#lat=42.314111&lng=-83.036825&z=3&t=Map&y=0&p=0 http://www.wolframalpha.com/ http://www.goofram.com/

Blackboard
http://coursesites.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

Moodle
http://k12.globalclassroom.us/cirrus/login/signup.php

http://moodle.org/ http://www.moodletutorials.org/index.php http://www.edmodo.com/home

Blackboard and Moodle Activity:

 * You want to create an asynchronous course to assist in orientation for new teachers to the district. Design a course in both Blackboard and Moodle that includes:
 * 1 Announcement
 * 1 Uploaded course document
 * 1 Test (in Assignments)
 * 1 Discussion Thread

Review and Reflection:

 * What are the affordances and limitations of the Blackboard and Moodle learning platforms? Please respond through the Discussion Thread on this wiki page.

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