Dr. Scott McLeod's Visit

One word explains the conversation with Dr. McLeod: AWESOME!

Many things to think about after we ended our conversation:

1. If you can be replaced by a machine, you will be.
2. Do what you do best and link to the rest.
3. Interactions and dialogue needs to be authentic in online learning.
4. 1st tutorial that is given to our kids taking the online class should be about Successful Online Learning
5. In a one-to-one environment: Devices should be productive NOT consumption devices
6. 40% of school districts in Iowa are 1:1
7. Start with questions not answers
8. Define what online learning looks like here at ELC!

Dr. McLeod also put some resources on his website, Dangerously Irrelevant.
Click here to access them!

What did you learn from Dr. McLeod? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

25 Marvelous Ways to Moodle

Today I was available to attend a Free webinar hosted by www.pdtechu.sqooltechs.com. Dr. Diana Dell was the presenter. She is an educational technology consultant.

Her topic was ways to use Moodle! Since this is the platform we will be using for our online classes next year I thought it would be good to see other ways to use it! It was awesome! Here are the 25 ways:

Forums

1. Role Play
2. Book Clubs/Literature cirlces
3. Sub-Hub
4. All About Me
5. D.O.L.
6. Project similar to "Flat Stanley" to use during breaks
7. Enable Students to Rate Posts

Chat
When using paper only the teacher is able to see the information. When using Chat the WHOLE class can learn from eachother! Students can learn more this way!

1. Collaborative TV Watching
2. Create a back channel during lectures
3. Collaborative Note Taking
4. Chat with professionals
5. Student-generated study guide
6. Live chat a book or movie
7. Create a progressive poem or story
8. Summarize a lesson
9. Vocabulary building
10. Foreign Language Learning

Searchable Glossary
When comments are enabled, discussions can take place. It is okay for the teacher to be a co-learner! The glossaries are searchable! Can be a great source of review for students.

1. Getting to Know You Activity
2. Collection of Websites
3. Book Reviews
4. Publish Research Projects
5. Collaborative Chapter Summaries
6. Language Learning
7. Virtual Zoo
8. Favorite Poems Collection/Poem Showcase

If you have any questions on these, let me know! this is just the basics of my notes taken during the webinar.

You can follow Dr. Diana Dell at @dianadell.

Dr. Scott McLeod

We are very excited that Dr. Scott McLeod will be joining us on Wednesday, January 16 for professional development.

You can follow him on Twitter @mcleod.

I absolutely love his blog: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/

We are looking forward to Dr. McLeod's expertise that he will bring!