Tech Notes

The culminating project for ED 451 in the School of Education is an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) in which each student aligns one assignment (or artifact) to each one of the 6 NETS*T standards. In this way, the students were required to demonstrate their abilities as new technology-proficient professionals. They were encouraged to be creative.

Rita-Rose

View her introduction video clip and her Credits page that show her credits as a rolling movie credit.

http://rhualde671.googlepages.com/

John

With the video on John’s home page, you are introduced to his ePortfolio wherein lies 3 other video clips of his creation, including a video that explains the first NETS*T standard – Technology Operations and Concepts and serves as the artifact for this standard.
http://taitano86.googlepages.com/home

Margarita (Wait for the music to begin.)

Watch the 3-minute YouTube video clip of D-PAN (Deaf Performing Artists Network) on her Philosophy of Teaching page.
http://oiloftropatiragram.googlepages.com/home

Suemalee

View her welcome video clip on her home page, her video explanation of standard VI (Productivity and Professional Practice), and her slide show on her Conclusion page.
http://queensuemalee.googlepages.com/home

Patti

Several digital media tools were used to construct her ePortfolio.
http://erodriguez.doodlekit.com/home
With your upgraded browser, view Patti’s multimedia lesson plan.
http://africanslavetrade.googlepages.com/home

Sangi

You will need to scroll down on her ‘del.icio.us’ page to the YouTube video clip on ‘Sharks.’
http://sangimarie.googlepages.com/sangi’spage

Divina (Wait for the music to begin.)

She inserted a YouTube video clip on her Conclusion page about digital media in the lives of young people.
http://dwmegsher7.googlepages.com/home

Melissa

Access the video she and 2 of her classmates created for an assignment on Fair User Practices listed for standard VI (the strawberry). Scroll down to the ‘artifact’ link.
http://melissa.luzano.googlepages.com/eportfolio

Sonya

Be sure to access her page on CyberBullying, on which she inserted the slideshow presentation as the artifact to satisfy NETS*T standard VI.
http://sonyadahill.tripod.com/index.html

Our School of Education does several excellent things; one of them is to require students to make presentations. In any given semester, students enrolled in 4 courses will be required to make between 4 to 12 presentations. Whew! By the time they graduate from SoE, they will have become comfortable making statements, defining problems and solutions and creating demonstrations in front of peers and faculty. It is a nice bonus to add to their resume – a relaxed public speaking demeanor.

In the required course, ED 451 – Audio and Video Education – students are required to discuss their ePortfolios (or the making thereof) in a 5-minute, end-of-the-semester presentation. The objective is to allow students to demonstrate their prowess with technology by selecting specific assignments (artifacts) to showcase in a concise manner. The assignment requires that the students be selective about their choices. The ePortfolio is created online and submitted for grading; the physical presentation file, however, is not required for submission. One student decided to use her newly-created class BLOG in which to showcase her presentation.

Take a look at the final presentation for Patti Rodriguez. Not only is it creative, but she actually delivered this presentation in 5 minutes.

With your updated browser, access the BLOG for Ms. Rodriguez at the following link:

http://shepatte.blogspot.com/2008/05/when-technology-student-collide.html

I encourage you to give her feedback on her efforts to continually upgrade her technology skills. If you have a GMAIL account, please leave her a message by clicking on the “Post a comment” button. She deserves a pat on the back.