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=INSYS 497 Sessions #5 Online =  For this online session, please post your initial thoughts in the Discussion Boards by Tuesday 11/10  so that we can read your ideas and respond (have a conversation) before Thursday's class on 11/12.

In addition, you need to do the following (check the syllabus schedule): > 
 * 1) Post your "Assessment #3 Web 2.0 Tool" info by 11/14 on this wiki page. (Did you see the sites I bookmarked in our Diigo497 group? They have a great list of Web 2.0 tools! Check them out.)
 * 2) ***Don't forget, Connect With a Professional Blogger - make sure you do this a little bit at a time and don't leave it all for the end of the course! AND respond to your peers' blogs.**
 * 1) **Blog entry #2 is due 11/21. The topic is: Research and the Reflective Practitioner. You will be doing a lot of "research" this week. I'm also hoping that you'll be reflecting on the learning experiences. I'm sure you'll have a lot to blog about!**
 * 2)  __In your travels this week (online), if you find any sites that you feel would benefit the class, please bookmark them in our Diigo497 group!__





 * The goal of this week's Online Learning Experience is for you to engage in your own research , based on the reading in Chapter 4 and LEARN SOMETHING NEW! So, get your book out, sit by your computer, and get ready to participate in " <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">interactive reading <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">". As you read, get on the Internet and search for items that interest you. Don't choose something that you've already explored. **__Choose something that is new or you want to learn more about.__**

In this week’s reading (Chapter 4), you will read about several different schools that are taking steps to incorporate technology “…in order to promote an environment that supports, sustains, and even requires a pedagogical approach that includes inquiry, creativity, and full integration of technology” (Solomon & Schrum, p. 78). Read about those schools, look them up online (google them if the URL isn’t provided), see what they’re saying, doing, what tools they’re using, etc.

Several of the links listed in the chapter are dead. That's just the nature of the Internet! However, you can "Google" the topic or the link/school/title and still find the site or similar sites. For example, you can Google "David Jakes" and "digital storytelling" and see what you come up with. You don't have to stick with the sites that are listed in the book. If you come across a topic that interests you, then Google it! Also, in our Diigo site, I have posted many related sites. Remember to search by tags; for example, if you type "podcast" in the tag search box, you'll get all of the sites that relate to that topic. As you search, please add any worthwhile sites to our Diigo group!

After reading about them and visiting their sites, visit [|Discussion Board Session #5: Chapter 4 Solomon & Schrum.] in our class Ning.

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