Create 4.1.3 Aggregating Lesson Material Quest

Among the many LMS and CMS, I chose the following three:

Moodle. A free, open source, learning platform for producing web-based courses. Easy to use, with many features to customize your content.

(Moodle=an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented DynamicLearning Environment)

Edmodo. I have been using edmodo for two years now. It provides ways to connect, collaborate, share content with students, access homework and grades. Edmodo is free for all teachers, students, schools and districts.

Desire2Learn.  It is pretty much an alternative to Blackboard Learn. It is better suited for higher education. It  includes synchronous tools and asynchronous tools. Some of the tools are  live chat, videos and an interactive whiteboard. E-mail, a blog tool, ePortfolios, and instant messaging are also included

Create 4.1.2 Principles of Building Portable Learning Objects Quest

1. I created a mind map using examtime. Very very useful app.


by shishay

 2. I created flashcards and quiz using studyblue.
Click here to see the flashcards and quiz. I don't think they have the "embed" service with the free version.

Create 4.1.1 Define and Explain Learning Object Authoring Tools Quest

Learning objects are one way to engage students. Several the environments for creating these learning objects are:

what2learn. This learning object creating tool is good for (mathematical) games. You can build your own games. It is also good for creating quizes and tests. It has automatic recording feature that makes easy for teachers and parents to follow a student's progress. It has free version as well.

articulate storyline. This a software that can be used to develop courses, quizes, and tests. This is part of the articulate package that also have the studio package. They have a 30 day trial period.

BCCampus.CA. I checked this website and it has cool features. The authoring tools enables  to easily combine video, audio, images and texts into one synchronized learning object. I tried to start authoring and I didn't see anything related to cost. I believe it is free.

glomaker. It is an authoring tool for creating rich and interactive learning resources. It is an open source and it is free for educational purposes.

pearltrees. This one is amazing! You can create and upload anything you want using this authoring tool. It is very easy to use and it has a free version. I tried it myself for completing this quest. Please see below and click on any of the circles to see the content.

Create 3.1.3 Locating Resources Quest

Multi-Media

By C. Barret under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0




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Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Algebraic_equation_notation.svg
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Name: ________________________________                                Date: __________________

M8-U1: Notes #1 – Translate & Solve                                             Class: __________________

Warm-Up:     Solve and check the following equations.

1.       4x +16=14                                                         Check:

2.  -p +7 = -13                                                        Check:

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Create 3.1.2 Fair Use and the TEACH Act Quest

Copyright laws apply to both digital and non-digital materials. Fair Use applies to both of these categories of materials. The quests in the TOOL that deals with copyright laws and fair use are eye-opening to me. I never had a complete peace of mind when I make a copy of a worksheet for my students. I have never been clear with the copyright laws and what is permissible under the law. The Fair Use information in these quests gave me some peace of mind and now the TEACH Act gives us another layer of legal protection. It mainly deals with copyright exemptions for online distance education when certain conditions are met by the educational institution. For more information, please visit http://www.copyright.com/media/pdfs/CR-Teach-Act.pdf.

Create 3.1.1. Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Quest

Open Educational Resources (OER) are digital educational resources that can be accessed freely; used and re-used for purposes of teaching, learning, research and more.

The Types of Creative Commons licenses

Attribution

CC BY

Attribution-NoDerivs

CC BY-ND

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

CC BY-NC-SA

Attribution-ShareAlike

CC BY-SA

Attribution-NonCommercial

CC BY-NC

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

CC BY-NC-ND

For their brief descriptions, please visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Create 2.1.3 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Differentiate Student Assessment Quest

Students will be given a project in Solving Multi-Step Equations. Students are required to

• Define what an equation is and describe the difference between an equation and algebraic expression

• Solve one problem on One-Step Equation and one problem on Two-Step Equation

• Come up with their own problem of Solving Multi-Step Equation

• Describe the difference between Two-Step Equation and Multi-Step Equation

• Solve the the Multi-Step Equation they created and describe and justify each step

Students can complete this project using text, audio, or video presentation methods. The suggested web 2.0 tools are:

Padlet

Storybird

GoAnimate

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