Session+2-+Sept.+18

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The World of Learning and Teaching using Cloud Based Tools and Installed Software
**1. Blogs at Cary Academy**

A teacher created resource on a blog with a student adding comments- collaboration @http://discovery.caryacademy.org/musictheory/

Student created blog post. Students collaborate in class with each other and with the teacher. @http://discovery.caryacademy.org/elizabethf717/2011/10/happiness/ Using the Music Theory website (essentially a static blog), a student creates a blog entry with embedded music. @http://discovery.caryacademy.org/nickt783/2012/09/time-signatures/ Soliloquy- 8th Grade Language Arts @http://discovery.caryacademy.org/2011/2012/01/gabby-a-soliloquy/

Student Published Advanced Calculus @http://discovery.caryacademy.org/michellew775/

**2.** ** Wikis at Cary Academy **

Class collaborative project- Geometry http://geometrywilliams.wikispaces.com/

Class collaborative project- Science Research http://researchthetopic.wikispaces.com/home

Instructional Technology Team Wiki @http://discovery.caryacademy.org/itt/sample-page/

@https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVdybroy3GpcQ19bjTVXTfUpSXOUHEYBxou9lp8fHlQ/edit?pli=1
 * 3. Google Docs at Cary Academy **


 * 4. Humanities Lesson using Collaborative Tools **

I. Today we will be participating in a humanities lesson that explores how news has been disseminated in different ways throughout history. We will collaborate and use collaborative tools to explore this topic.

II. Lesson

- Participants will be able to: Create a basic timeline of how news has been disseminated throughout history. Examine how technology has affected the dissemination of news. Explore the limitations and affordances of different types of technologies used to disseminate the news.
 * Objectives**

Throughout history, "the news" has been a powerful social, economic, and political entity- often driving change. To begin our lesson we are going to first brainstorm how news has been disseminated throughout history. Brainstorming Tool: @http://beta.primarypad.com/p/7H7ySHs7LF
 * A. Brainstorm**

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 * B. Now let's create a basic timeline.** Gather in groups of three and begin creating a timeline of how news has been disseminated throughout history.

C. We will choose one group's basic timeline and explore the limitations and affordances of the different types of technologies that were used to disseminate the news. @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uEVRycujtdLFrRrCbbDcM3y1ZBWH1FJ0QVrE4Vp9oPI/edit

Where would we go from here? @http://twitter.com/CNN

III. Reflection

How was this similar or different from how you may have learned this information when you were in 8th grade? @http://todaysmeet.com/Cybersmarts


 * 4. Questions **