Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Driving Question
Driving Question: Have you ever thought about what makes a fairy tale different from other stories?
Once upon a time... This is a Webquest on fairy tales. Fairy tales have been around for over 200 years. In this Webquest, you will learn about what makes a fairy tale different from other stories. Then, you will write your own fairy tale. Are you ready to start your exciting journey into the world of fairy tales? Let's get started.
Once upon a time... This is a Webquest on fairy tales. Fairy tales have been around for over 200 years. In this Webquest, you will learn about what makes a fairy tale different from other stories. Then, you will write your own fairy tale. Are you ready to start your exciting journey into the world of fairy tales? Let's get started.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wequest Evaluation
1. Which two of example WebQuests listed below are the best ones? Why?
The Webquests Unraveling the Underground Railroad and We All Scream for Ice cream are the two best webquests. These two examples show pictures and describe the projects in a detailed explanation.
2. Which two are the worst? Why?
The Webquests "Who is my Hero?" and Ancient Egypt are the two worst examples. The Ancient Egypt webquest is an individual assignment. The "Who is my Hero?" webquest is not visually appealing to students.
3. What do best and worst mean to you?
A good webquest involves examples and graphics. A bad webquest does not include examples and does not visually catch the attention of students.
The Webquests Unraveling the Underground Railroad and We All Scream for Ice cream are the two best webquests. These two examples show pictures and describe the projects in a detailed explanation.
2. Which two are the worst? Why?
The Webquests "Who is my Hero?" and Ancient Egypt are the two worst examples. The Ancient Egypt webquest is an individual assignment. The "Who is my Hero?" webquest is not visually appealing to students.
3. What do best and worst mean to you?
A good webquest involves examples and graphics. A bad webquest does not include examples and does not visually catch the attention of students.
Friday, November 11, 2011
WebQuest Post
WebQuest about WebQuests Worksheet Secondary
Print this page out and use it to jot down notes while you examine each site. Remember to stay in character as you examine the sites and don't compare notes until you get back with your four-person group.
Your Role
___Efficiency Expert
___X Affiliator
___Altitudinist
___Technophile
Your Impressions
WebQuest Saving the Gorilla Strengths: Collaboration with class
Communicate findings with class
Weakness: Individually look at websites for research on problems
Rubic for assignment
World of Shakepeare
Strengths: Work together with classmates for presentation
Weakness: Individuals select roles and research information
Rubic for assignment
Become an Anti- Earthquake Designer
Strengths: Work in groups
Weakness: Rubic for evaluating assignment
Foreign County Presentation
Weakness: Rubic for assignment
Work individually on assignment
Waves and Sound
Weakness: Rubic for assignment
Work individually
Bernie Dodge, Department of Educational Technology, SDSU
Print this page out and use it to jot down notes while you examine each site. Remember to stay in character as you examine the sites and don't compare notes until you get back with your four-person group.
Your Role
___Efficiency Expert
___X Affiliator
___Altitudinist
___Technophile
Your Impressions
WebQuest Saving the Gorilla Strengths: Collaboration with class
Communicate findings with class
Weakness: Individually look at websites for research on problems
Rubic for assignment
World of Shakepeare
Strengths: Work together with classmates for presentation
Weakness: Individuals select roles and research information
Rubic for assignment
Become an Anti- Earthquake Designer
Strengths: Work in groups
Weakness: Rubic for evaluating assignment
Foreign County Presentation
Weakness: Rubic for assignment
Work individually on assignment
Waves and Sound
Weakness: Rubic for assignment
Work individually
Bernie Dodge, Department of Educational Technology, SDSU
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Assignment for November 9
Does this activity differ from much of the activities you engaged during your K-12 education? How? or How not? Give examples.
ANSWER: Even though it does not seem that I graduated that long ago (2007), the schools that I attended did not have the technology that these fourth grade students had access to in their classroom. Most of my experience in computer labs involved basic keyboarding and learning basic computer skills. Even in high school, the computer classes focused on keyboarding skills. It appeared that about the time I was in high school that the “new” technology in my county was introduced to the K through Fifth Grade students and not the high school students.
Is your learning style addressed in this activity? How? Give me an example.
ANSWER: I certainly feel that this is a learning style that would address the way I learn because I consider myself a very visual learner. In addition, the way each page in this Wiki was organized really appealed to me. I also do much better when the information that I am dealing with is concrete. However, this example started with concrete information and then gradually led the student to use higher order thinking and problem solving skills. By presenting the information in sequenced steps, I feel that this would help me to move beyond just focusing on concrete information. One other example involves the Voki. Even though this information was delivered auditorially, the visual representation held my attention as if someone was explaining the information to me.
This project was implemented without the use of textbooks. Are you surprised? Are you interested in teaching in a similar way when you become a teacher?
ANSWER: I was not surprised. But I certainly was impressed with the final product that the Fourth Graders produced. And I was also impressed with the organization of the entire project. My answer to this question is simple, yes, I would be very interested in being able to teach in a classroom that aligned the standards with innovative ways to introduce students to the concepts involved with digital media. This Wiki was an excellent example of showing how involved students become in a project that is of interest to them. Allowing students to participate in an authentic learning experience through the use of digital media was an effective way to encourage creativity and collaboration among the students.
What are your concerns and what do you anticipate as being barriers? (5pts)
ANSWER: I do have some concerns. Some of those concerns involve the following:
• The availability of digital media, some schools may be located in a county that does not have the resources available to provide technology for every school;
• If a school is fortunate to have the technology in their school, then the administration needs to make sure that the teachers receive the appropriate in-service training to be able to integrate the digital media in their classroom; and
• Teachers finding time in the curriculum to engage the students in producing a Wiki, with all of the interventions currently taking place in the schools, schedules sometimes are full of math and reading interventions.
Some barriers that I would anticipate may involve things such as an administrator that does not support the use of digital technology, breaking away from traditional methods of teaching, and teachers who are not willing to look at our CSOs and come up with creative and innovative ways to use technology in their classrooms. It seems that even though we are told that we have 21st Century Learning Skills to follow, some teachers insist on traditional worksheets and tests instead of utilizing project based learning and authentic experience, which I feel is more meaningful to students.
ANSWER: Even though it does not seem that I graduated that long ago (2007), the schools that I attended did not have the technology that these fourth grade students had access to in their classroom. Most of my experience in computer labs involved basic keyboarding and learning basic computer skills. Even in high school, the computer classes focused on keyboarding skills. It appeared that about the time I was in high school that the “new” technology in my county was introduced to the K through Fifth Grade students and not the high school students.
Is your learning style addressed in this activity? How? Give me an example.
ANSWER: I certainly feel that this is a learning style that would address the way I learn because I consider myself a very visual learner. In addition, the way each page in this Wiki was organized really appealed to me. I also do much better when the information that I am dealing with is concrete. However, this example started with concrete information and then gradually led the student to use higher order thinking and problem solving skills. By presenting the information in sequenced steps, I feel that this would help me to move beyond just focusing on concrete information. One other example involves the Voki. Even though this information was delivered auditorially, the visual representation held my attention as if someone was explaining the information to me.
This project was implemented without the use of textbooks. Are you surprised? Are you interested in teaching in a similar way when you become a teacher?
ANSWER: I was not surprised. But I certainly was impressed with the final product that the Fourth Graders produced. And I was also impressed with the organization of the entire project. My answer to this question is simple, yes, I would be very interested in being able to teach in a classroom that aligned the standards with innovative ways to introduce students to the concepts involved with digital media. This Wiki was an excellent example of showing how involved students become in a project that is of interest to them. Allowing students to participate in an authentic learning experience through the use of digital media was an effective way to encourage creativity and collaboration among the students.
What are your concerns and what do you anticipate as being barriers? (5pts)
ANSWER: I do have some concerns. Some of those concerns involve the following:
• The availability of digital media, some schools may be located in a county that does not have the resources available to provide technology for every school;
• If a school is fortunate to have the technology in their school, then the administration needs to make sure that the teachers receive the appropriate in-service training to be able to integrate the digital media in their classroom; and
• Teachers finding time in the curriculum to engage the students in producing a Wiki, with all of the interventions currently taking place in the schools, schedules sometimes are full of math and reading interventions.
Some barriers that I would anticipate may involve things such as an administrator that does not support the use of digital technology, breaking away from traditional methods of teaching, and teachers who are not willing to look at our CSOs and come up with creative and innovative ways to use technology in their classrooms. It seems that even though we are told that we have 21st Century Learning Skills to follow, some teachers insist on traditional worksheets and tests instead of utilizing project based learning and authentic experience, which I feel is more meaningful to students.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Questions for Monday November 7
1. What do you like or dislike about keeping a blog for this course?
Answer: I like the fact that I get to exchange ideas with classmates and respond to their comments on various topics. I have enjoyed reading how classmates feel about various subjects and how they perceive various readings for this class. At times, I disliked the fact that posting to other blogs was somewhat problematic until I discovered that I needed to post comments from a computer in my home that uses Mozilla instead of Internet Explorer.
2. How can keeping a blog make you a more effective teacher?
Answer: I feel that the sharing of information is a way to keep someone up on current topics in education. During the semester, we have had some very informative blog postings that I feel have been beneficial. I also feel that it is important to gain a different perspective on new ideas. Blogging is a way to keep you current on many subjects in the field of education and I think that is an important aspect of blogging.
3. Will you consider continuing to post to your blog after this course is over? Why?
Answer: Yes, I would like to keep blogging. I feel it is important to share your views plus be able to read about others opinions and views on various topics that impact education. Technology has dramatically changed the way we can input information and I feel that it is important to use digital media to stay current on the latest innovations.
4. Keeping a blog helps you develop four new media literacies:
o Appropriation - The ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content.
o Collective Intelligence - The ability to share and pool knowledge and compare notes with each other toward a common goal.
o Transmedia Navigation.- The ability to follow the flow of information and stories across multiple modalities.
o Networking - The ability to search for synthesizes and disseminate information.
Answer: I feel that this course has offered a wealth of opportunities to engage in “collective intelligence”. For example, I have learned to share knowledge with fellow students and also compare different opinions on a particular topic. Throughout this course I have felt comfortable sharing opinions and comments with my fellow students and I have welcomed their comments and opinions. The common goal has been to post to classmates concerning various assignments. I have found that sharing information through blog postings allows one to gain new perspectives on the information presented through various readings and class discussions. Even when students do not agree on a particular point in a reading or discussion, I feel that the common goal has been to voice an opinion or add to the discussion. A blog serves to give an individual a voice and a way to communicate ideas. Through the blog postings this semester, I feel that students have certainly demonstrated “collective intelligence” and I have found this experience to be a positive one.
Answer: I like the fact that I get to exchange ideas with classmates and respond to their comments on various topics. I have enjoyed reading how classmates feel about various subjects and how they perceive various readings for this class. At times, I disliked the fact that posting to other blogs was somewhat problematic until I discovered that I needed to post comments from a computer in my home that uses Mozilla instead of Internet Explorer.
2. How can keeping a blog make you a more effective teacher?
Answer: I feel that the sharing of information is a way to keep someone up on current topics in education. During the semester, we have had some very informative blog postings that I feel have been beneficial. I also feel that it is important to gain a different perspective on new ideas. Blogging is a way to keep you current on many subjects in the field of education and I think that is an important aspect of blogging.
3. Will you consider continuing to post to your blog after this course is over? Why?
Answer: Yes, I would like to keep blogging. I feel it is important to share your views plus be able to read about others opinions and views on various topics that impact education. Technology has dramatically changed the way we can input information and I feel that it is important to use digital media to stay current on the latest innovations.
4. Keeping a blog helps you develop four new media literacies:
o Appropriation - The ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content.
o Collective Intelligence - The ability to share and pool knowledge and compare notes with each other toward a common goal.
o Transmedia Navigation.- The ability to follow the flow of information and stories across multiple modalities.
o Networking - The ability to search for synthesizes and disseminate information.
Answer: I feel that this course has offered a wealth of opportunities to engage in “collective intelligence”. For example, I have learned to share knowledge with fellow students and also compare different opinions on a particular topic. Throughout this course I have felt comfortable sharing opinions and comments with my fellow students and I have welcomed their comments and opinions. The common goal has been to post to classmates concerning various assignments. I have found that sharing information through blog postings allows one to gain new perspectives on the information presented through various readings and class discussions. Even when students do not agree on a particular point in a reading or discussion, I feel that the common goal has been to voice an opinion or add to the discussion. A blog serves to give an individual a voice and a way to communicate ideas. Through the blog postings this semester, I feel that students have certainly demonstrated “collective intelligence” and I have found this experience to be a positive one.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Wikipedia Questions Link
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1zhMjgRnCUw8432JaU7-itDD-fztAjFnzxyn-wNhWxJY
Work Cited for Wikipedia Post
Works Cited
Cohen, Noam. Times Topic Page on Wikipedia. 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2011..
Cohen, Noam. Times Topic Page on Wikipedia. 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.
Wikipedia Post
Times Topic Page on Wikipedia: Q & A
a. What is Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to a short essay from Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009), Wikipedia is a multilingual Web-based encyclopedia project that is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization. Wikipedia was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has grown very rapidly. The essay Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world, aided by the fact that Google searches usually list its entries near the top on results pages. Each Wikipedia begins with telling the researcher that this site is “the collaborative creation of users of the site, some anonymous, some note, and have been tweaked many times over (Cohen, 2009, para. 1).
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”
ANSWER: Good question! I do not feel that the information can be considered reliable if the person who supplied the information on Wikipedia is anonymous. I also feel that the use of Wikipedia depends on what type of research you are conducting. In addition, it depends on how your instruction views the information on Wikipedia. But the bottom line is Wikipedia is easy to access, but if you are writing a research paper, it is critical that you take the time to search databases to support your thesis.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
ANSWER: It would appear that the creators put their “faith” in the “wisdom of crowds” and rely on the readers of Wikipedia to weed out errors and vandalism when they access the site.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to Cohen (2009), Larry Sanger left Wikipedia because he felt that more authority should be given to experts in order to add information to the sites on Wikipedia.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
ANSWER: Vandalism or abuse is any addition, removal, or change of content in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page. Intentionally making abusive edits to Wikipedia will result in a block, which is the method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing Wikipedia. Blocks may be applied to user accounts, to IP addresses, and to ranges of IP addresses, for either a definite or indefinite time.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
ANSWER: First of all, I will list the statistics in Cohen’s (2009) third paragraph. They reveal that as of September, the English Wikipedia published article No. 2 million. In addition, it is also reported that there are Wikipedias in more that 280 languages, which totals more than eight million articles. These statistics tell me that Wikipedia is not only accessible in many languages, but Wikipedia also offers millions of topics. I feel that due to the large number of articles available through Wikipedia, there would be information on a wide variety of subjects.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
ANSWER: As Cohen (2009) states in this article, [Wikipedia] is “aided by the fact that Google searches typically list Wikipedia entries prominently on results pages” (para. 3). Since Google “prominently” displays Wikipedia, access is made quite easy for anyone who uses Google as a search engine. And who does not rely on Google when they are using the Internet? Cohen (2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world. I feel that all of these reasons contribute to the success of Wikipedia.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
ANSWER: By not accepting advertising, I feel that Wikipedia’s creators are attempting to establish that what is reported in their articles is not biased or based on promoting or selling any given product. Also, I feel that the creators are trying to give this site a more professional look instead of having advertising popping on the page and distracting the reader. In addition, Cohen reports that Wikipedia relies on donations from an online Internet user or visitor and other, indirect commercial efforts to add to the success of the site (2009, para. 4).
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
ANSWER: The tool, Wikiscanner, is used to allow the IP address of anonymous editors of the site to be easily checked. This tool has been used to expose examples of self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments. Wikipedia’s leaders feel that this tool will prove to be a valuable device that will aid in the checking of abuse on Wikipedia. If the leaders at Wikipedia show a strong commitment to checks such as using the Wikiscanner, readers may begin to feel that this site does offer more reliable information.
Works Cited
Cohen, Noam. Times Topic Page on Wikipedia. 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2011..
a. What is Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to a short essay from Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009), Wikipedia is a multilingual Web-based encyclopedia project that is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization. Wikipedia was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has grown very rapidly. The essay Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world, aided by the fact that Google searches usually list its entries near the top on results pages. Each Wikipedia begins with telling the researcher that this site is “the collaborative creation of users of the site, some anonymous, some note, and have been tweaked many times over (Cohen, 2009, para. 1).
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”
ANSWER: Good question! I do not feel that the information can be considered reliable if the person who supplied the information on Wikipedia is anonymous. I also feel that the use of Wikipedia depends on what type of research you are conducting. In addition, it depends on how your instruction views the information on Wikipedia. But the bottom line is Wikipedia is easy to access, but if you are writing a research paper, it is critical that you take the time to search databases to support your thesis.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
ANSWER: It would appear that the creators put their “faith” in the “wisdom of crowds” and rely on the readers of Wikipedia to weed out errors and vandalism when they access the site.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to Cohen (2009), Larry Sanger left Wikipedia because he felt that more authority should be given to experts in order to add information to the sites on Wikipedia.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
ANSWER: Vandalism or abuse is any addition, removal, or change of content in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page. Intentionally making abusive edits to Wikipedia will result in a block, which is the method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing Wikipedia. Blocks may be applied to user accounts, to IP addresses, and to ranges of IP addresses, for either a definite or indefinite time.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
ANSWER: First of all, I will list the statistics in Cohen’s (2009) third paragraph. They reveal that as of September, the English Wikipedia published article No. 2 million. In addition, it is also reported that there are Wikipedias in more that 280 languages, which totals more than eight million articles. These statistics tell me that Wikipedia is not only accessible in many languages, but Wikipedia also offers millions of topics. I feel that due to the large number of articles available through Wikipedia, there would be information on a wide variety of subjects.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
ANSWER: As Cohen (2009) states in this article, [Wikipedia] is “aided by the fact that Google searches typically list Wikipedia entries prominently on results pages” (para. 3). Since Google “prominently” displays Wikipedia, access is made quite easy for anyone who uses Google as a search engine. And who does not rely on Google when they are using the Internet? Cohen (2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world. I feel that all of these reasons contribute to the success of Wikipedia.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
ANSWER: By not accepting advertising, I feel that Wikipedia’s creators are attempting to establish that what is reported in their articles is not biased or based on promoting or selling any given product. Also, I feel that the creators are trying to give this site a more professional look instead of having advertising popping on the page and distracting the reader. In addition, Cohen reports that Wikipedia relies on donations from an online Internet user or visitor and other, indirect commercial efforts to add to the success of the site (2009, para. 4).
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
ANSWER: The tool, Wikiscanner, is used to allow the IP address of anonymous editors of the site to be easily checked. This tool has been used to expose examples of self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments. Wikipedia’s leaders feel that this tool will prove to be a valuable device that will aid in the checking of abuse on Wikipedia. If the leaders at Wikipedia show a strong commitment to checks such as using the Wikiscanner, readers may begin to feel that this site does offer more reliable information.
Works Cited
Cohen, Noam. Times Topic Page on Wikipedia. 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.
Wikipedia Post
Times Topic Page on Wikipedia: Q & A
a. What is Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to a short essay from Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009), Wikipedia is a multilingual Web-based encyclopedia project that is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization. Wikipedia was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has grown very rapidly. The essay Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world, aided by the fact that Google searches usually list its entries near the top on results pages. Each Wikipedia begins with telling the researcher that this site is “the collaborative creation of users of the site, some anonymous, some note, and have been tweaked many times over (Cohen, 2009, para. 1).
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”
ANSWER: Good question! I do not feel that the information can be considered reliable if the person who supplied the information on Wikipedia is anonymous. I also feel that the use of Wikipedia depends on what type of research you are conducting. In addition, it depends on how your instruction views the information on Wikipedia. But the bottom line is Wikipedia is easy to access, but if you are writing a research paper, it is critical that you take the time to search databases to support your thesis.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
ANSWER: It would appear that the creators put their “faith” in the “wisdom of crowds” and rely on the readers of Wikipedia to weed out errors and vandalism when they access the site.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to Cohen (2009), Larry Sanger left Wikipedia because he felt that more authority should be given to experts in order to add information to the sites on Wikipedia.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
ANSWER: Vandalism or abuse is any addition, removal, or change of content in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page. Intentionally making abusive edits to Wikipedia will result in a block, which is the method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing Wikipedia. Blocks may be applied to user accounts, to IP addresses, and to ranges of IP addresses, for either a definite or indefinite time.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
ANSWER: First of all, I will list the statistics in Cohen’s (2009) third paragraph.
They reveal that as of September, the English Wikipedia published article No. 2 million. In addition, it is also reported that there are Wikipedias in more that 280 languages, which totals more than eight million articles. These statistics tell me that Wikipedia is not only accessible in many languages, but Wikipedia also offers millions of topics. I feel that due to the large number of articles available through Wikipedia, there would be information on a wide variety of subjects.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
ANSWER: As Cohen (2009) states in this article, [Wikipedia] is “aided by the fact that Google searches typically list Wikipedia entries prominently on results pages” (para. 3). Since Google “prominently” displays Wikipedia, access is made quite easy for anyone who uses Google as a search engine. And who does not rely on Google when they are using the Internet? Cohen (2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world. I feel that all of these reasons contribute to the success of Wikipedia.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
ANSWER: By not accepting advertising, I feel that Wikipedia’s creators are attempting to establish that what is reported in their articles is not biased or based on promoting or selling any given product. Also, I feel that the creators are trying to give this site a more professional look instead of having advertising popping on the page and distracting the reader. In addition, Cohen reports that Wikipedia relies on donations from an online Internet user or visitor and other, indirect commercial efforts to add to the success of the site (2009, para. 4).
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
ANSWER: The tool, Wikiscanner, is used to allow the IP address of anonymous editors of the site to be easily checked. This tool has been used to expose examples of self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments. Wikipedia’s leaders feel that this tool will prove to be a valuable device that will aid in the checking of abuse on Wikipedia. If the leaders at Wikipedia show a strong commitment to checks such as using the Wikiscanner, readers may begin to feel that this site does offer more reliable information.
Works Cited
Cohen, Noam. Times Topic Page on Wikipedia. 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.
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a. What is Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to a short essay from Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009), Wikipedia is a multilingual Web-based encyclopedia project that is operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization. Wikipedia was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has grown very rapidly. The essay Times Topic Page on Wikipedia (Cohen, 2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world, aided by the fact that Google searches usually list its entries near the top on results pages. Each Wikipedia begins with telling the researcher that this site is “the collaborative creation of users of the site, some anonymous, some note, and have been tweaked many times over (Cohen, 2009, para. 1).
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”
ANSWER: Good question! I do not feel that the information can be considered reliable if the person who supplied the information on Wikipedia is anonymous. I also feel that the use of Wikipedia depends on what type of research you are conducting. In addition, it depends on how your instruction views the information on Wikipedia. But the bottom line is Wikipedia is easy to access, but if you are writing a research paper, it is critical that you take the time to search databases to support your thesis.
c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation?
ANSWER: It would appear that the creators put their “faith” in the “wisdom of crowds” and rely on the readers of Wikipedia to weed out errors and vandalism when they access the site.
d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
ANSWER: According to Cohen (2009), Larry Sanger left Wikipedia because he felt that more authority should be given to experts in order to add information to the sites on Wikipedia.
e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
ANSWER: Vandalism or abuse is any addition, removal, or change of content in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page. Intentionally making abusive edits to Wikipedia will result in a block, which is the method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing Wikipedia. Blocks may be applied to user accounts, to IP addresses, and to ranges of IP addresses, for either a definite or indefinite time.
f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
ANSWER: First of all, I will list the statistics in Cohen’s (2009) third paragraph.
They reveal that as of September, the English Wikipedia published article No. 2 million. In addition, it is also reported that there are Wikipedias in more that 280 languages, which totals more than eight million articles. These statistics tell me that Wikipedia is not only accessible in many languages, but Wikipedia also offers millions of topics. I feel that due to the large number of articles available through Wikipedia, there would be information on a wide variety of subjects.
g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
ANSWER: As Cohen (2009) states in this article, [Wikipedia] is “aided by the fact that Google searches typically list Wikipedia entries prominently on results pages” (para. 3). Since Google “prominently” displays Wikipedia, access is made quite easy for anyone who uses Google as a search engine. And who does not rely on Google when they are using the Internet? Cohen (2009) also notes that Wikipedia is among the top ten most visited sites on the Internet around the world. I feel that all of these reasons contribute to the success of Wikipedia.
h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising?
ANSWER: By not accepting advertising, I feel that Wikipedia’s creators are attempting to establish that what is reported in their articles is not biased or based on promoting or selling any given product. Also, I feel that the creators are trying to give this site a more professional look instead of having advertising popping on the page and distracting the reader. In addition, Cohen reports that Wikipedia relies on donations from an online Internet user or visitor and other, indirect commercial efforts to add to the success of the site (2009, para. 4).
i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
ANSWER: The tool, Wikiscanner, is used to allow the IP address of anonymous editors of the site to be easily checked. This tool has been used to expose examples of self-interested editing by prominent businesses and governments. Wikipedia’s leaders feel that this tool will prove to be a valuable device that will aid in the checking of abuse on Wikipedia. If the leaders at Wikipedia show a strong commitment to checks such as using the Wikiscanner, readers may begin to feel that this site does offer more reliable information.
Works Cited
Cohen, Noam. Times Topic Page on Wikipedia. 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Website Evaluation
Here is the link to the powerpoint presentation:
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AUymy173iX9WZGdxbXFqZGdfMGpuY2dmZHE
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AUymy173iX9WZGdxbXFqZGdfMGpuY2dmZHE
Summary of Website Evaluation
In Sum, this website at first glance gives the impression that it contains research articles on a variety of topics. However, when a person begins to take a closer look at the website, Improbable Research, you find that the main goal of the information contained in the website is to first make you laugh and then make you think. As far as relying on this site for research, I would not recommend it as an authority on any particular subject. I think that an individual should seek research from an established database rather than rely on research from a .com site.
Website evaluation
This is a link to the Website evaluation folder:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WOTQ4MzYyOWEtYjExOC00NjY1LWIzZDQtYjNkMDZjODA2ZTVm
Website evaluation
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WNjc5MGNhMzItNzg2MS00Njg2LTg1NjctYTMwMDk4ZjI2MGUy
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WZTg3NDc0YzUtMGFkMi00OWQ4LWE3MWUtNDk4NWRiM2U2ZDBi
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WN2U2NzA1NmItNGJmMC00MjU2LWE3YjEtMjUxZjI5OGU5Mjc4
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WMjViMDU2MTMtNzM0Ni00MTY3LThhZGUtNDBmYjQ4OWFmYmI2
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WMjg2MTQxNDMtM2M0Yy00NmZlLTgzZGMtYmU0YjlmYWMzM2Nm
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WM2Y1ZWE3MDctMTI5MS00MDNkLTkzYzEtMDU4N2I4OGNiYTA3
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WMTY3YjJhOWUtYzYxZi00OWI5LTg2ZmUtMWM0OGIxNjU1ODUz
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AUymy173iX9WZGdxbXFqZGdfMGpuY2dmZHE
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WZTg3NDc0YzUtMGFkMi00OWQ4LWE3MWUtNDk4NWRiM2U2ZDBi
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WN2U2NzA1NmItNGJmMC00MjU2LWE3YjEtMjUxZjI5OGU5Mjc4
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WMjViMDU2MTMtNzM0Ni00MTY3LThhZGUtNDBmYjQ4OWFmYmI2
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WMjg2MTQxNDMtM2M0Yy00NmZlLTgzZGMtYmU0YjlmYWMzM2Nm
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WM2Y1ZWE3MDctMTI5MS00MDNkLTkzYzEtMDU4N2I4OGNiYTA3
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ymy173iX9WMTY3YjJhOWUtYzYxZi00OWI5LTg2ZmUtMWM0OGIxNjU1ODUz
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AUymy173iX9WZGdxbXFqZGdfMGpuY2dmZHE
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Website Evaluation
THE 5 W’S & 1 H OF CYBERSPACE
WHO” is the source of the information?
ANSWER: Yes, someone has taken responsibility for the content of this site. There is a “Contact Us” link on the left sidebar. When you click on this link it takes you to information on how to contact the editor, Marc Abrahams plus many other international individuals associated with Improbable Research. I did not find any in-depth information about the author of this site. There is a physical address as well as telephone numbers listed for the editor. The website states that “Mostly, Improbable Research is a vast, happy, open conspiracy of many volunteers (scientists, journalists, teachers, students, and all sorts of other people) in many countries”, but these individuals are not identified by name. I was unable to verify the authority of the information.
WHAT are you getting?
ANSWER: It is difficult to determine if the information is biased because information is supplied by many contributors. I could not tell who provided some of the information. Emotion plays a major role in this website. The Heading states that “This is a website that makes you laugh and then think”. This website contains a broad spectrum of offerings to a reader. I did not find links to alternative viewpoints. I did not feel that the information was well organized because there was an overwhelming amount of information on many varied subjects. A copyright date could not be located.
WHEN was the site created?
ANSWER: There was a chat listed on the website that took place today, October 27, 2011. It would appear that all of the links work on this website. And there are many links to explore. It would also appear that information on this site is constantly changing with each new “issue” of “Improbable Research”.
WHERE?
ANSWER: When you deconstruct the URL, you find that this site is a .com, which means that it is a commercial organization. A .com indicates that the site may or may not be credible. The http tells us that this is a hypertext document and the next part, www, tells us that it resides on the “World Wide Web”. The domain name of the person or organization hosting the website is improbable.
WHY are you here?
ANSWER: This is a great website if you are looking for entertainment with a slight twist of possible research. However, the article on cats did include a bibliography and a list of many contributors to the article along with their credentials. I am not sure that the information can be verified, but if I was in need of research of how cats respond to bearded men, this article would definitely be a starting point.
HOW can you tell what’s what?
ANSWER: I am a little skeptical about this site because one of the first words that you see on this site is “Subscribe”. In my opinion this is a “tongue in cheek” site that mainly entertains. If someone is seeking research, I think that they would be better off going to a database to find information.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Friday October 21st response
These are my answers to Question 4 and Question 5 for Friday, October 21, 2011. I used a clustered column bar graph in Excel to determine the results of Level 1 & 2 Reading for Grade 11.
In terms of the most peaked on the clustered column bar graph, I noted that Category 8 (Special Education) in Level 1 had the highest peak at 67.94%.
In terms of the least peaked on the clustered column bar graph, I noted that Category 1 (Asian) in Level 1 had the lowest peak at 11.86%.
In the clustered column bar graph, I noted a unimodal score in the distribution due to the fact that a unimodal distribution was observed, which had one peak or "mode." When I look at this distribution there is definitely one score that is higher or occurs with a higher frequency (Category 8), which I feel shows that this distribution is unimodal.
The clustered column bar graph located below reflects the results of Level 1 & 2 Reading for Grade 11:
Monday, October 17, 2011
Excel Data Post
In the line graph below, math scores are reported for Japanese and American people. According to the chart, the Japanese scores show a negatively skewed distribution. In a negatively skewed distribution, most of the data values fall to the right of the mean, and the “tail” of the distribution is to the left. In addition, the mean is to the left of the median, and the mode is to the right of the median. According to the chart, the American scores show a positively skewed distribution. In a positively skewed distribution, most of the data values fall to the left of the mean, and the “tail” of the distribution is to the right. In addition, the mean is to the right of the median, and the mode is to the left of the median. Looking at the line graph, it appears that the Japanese scores are leptokurtic (more peaked) and the American scores are platykurtic (less peaked). The Japanese scores are mostly concentrated in the range of 41 to 56. The American scores are mostly concentrated in the range of 39 to 59.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Voki Post
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Week 7 Blog
Quote:
“Even though students are spending more and more time on the Internet and teachers increasingly expect their students to do assignments online, digital media literacy skills are vastly underrepresented in the curriculum for all but the most advanced students (as, indeed, are offline critical-thinking and reading-comprehension skills).” (David, 2009, para. 4).
Comment:
In the first paragraph, David (2009) poses the question, “Can schools provide the skills students need to become media literate in a digital world?” This is the reason that I chose the quote above. We need to carefully analyze what is being offered to students within the current curriculum that will encourage development of the skills students need to become proficient in the use of digital media literacy skills. But to back up one step, students in pre-service education programs, as well, must make sure that they are exposed to curriculum that develops digital media literacy skills in order to teach those skills to future students. I agree with David (2009) who notes that it is certainly important to make sure that digital media literacy skills are embraced within the curriculum in order to develop critical thinking skills needed for communication in a global society.
Reference:
David, J. L. “Teaching Media Literacy.” Educational Leadership 66:6: 84-86. Web. 5
Oct. 2011.
Related Resource:
This is a link to a slideshare from a teacher in Sydney , Australia
Here is the link. Enjoy the video!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Blog posting for Sept. 30
Friday, September 30, 2011
Quote:
“Explicit teaching of 21st-century literacy metaskills can position students to analyze and evaluate news reporting in today’s visually drenched world” (Abilock, 30).
Reaction:
I feel that Abilock (2003) establishes a strong stand from the beginning of this article by suggesting that 21st-century literacy metaskills are an excellent foundation in order to help students to navigate through the bombardment of visual media that they encounter. Followers of John Dewey’s philosophy would agree that the main goal is to develop a democratic society of educated and aware citizens. This article provides seven ways to effectively accomplish that goal. I do agree with Abilock’s statement, “Visual literacy is a learned ‘reading’ of images” (32). In order to understand the visual images, it is very important to understand the role that semiotics plays in visual literacy within the realm of communication. I feel Lens #5 makes a very powerful statement. In order to understand the big picture, one must first choose to attack reason from the inside and challenge what they see and hear. Then, one can make an informed decision and decide on what you think is the true meaning. In this article it is suggested that one should investigate and deconstruct the credibility of the reporter of the story. I feel that this article is a very good resource to help guide students through the process of developing visual literacy.
Reference:
Abilock, Debbie. “A Seven-Power Lens On 21st-Century Literacy: Instilling
Cross-Disciplinary Visual, News Media, and Information-Literacy Skills.”
MultiMedia Schools November/December (2003): 30-35. Web. 30 Sept. 2011.
Related Resource:
I found a YouTube video that I think that gives a good example of how one can deconstruct a visual message. It is a very short video and I think that you will enjoy watching it. This is a video that looks at a place to “create, share, and explore great visualizations”. This is a way to begin the process of truly thinking about how visual literacy impacts our lives. Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiVKfNeRbPQ
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Posting #2 Again
People | Objects | Activities |
President Obama | Background (either books or trees in a yard) | Sitting down |
Three things I feel that you could infer from the picture located above, which was in the Washington Post include the following comments:
· I feel that according to the photo, President Obama looks very serious;
· I also feel that President Obama looks very concerned and unsure of a situation because the wrinkles on his forehead are very obvious in the photo; and
· I feel that President Obama looks as if something is troubling him.
After reading the caption, I asked myself, “Does the president look so concerned because he feels that he is overwhelmed with the oil spill in the Gulf or is he just concerned about what this will do to his chances for re-election?” It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when there is a caption involved with a picture, then I feel that the words influence your final decision on how you feel about the picture.
Reference: “Oil Spill: BP Gulf leak could strain President Obama like Iran Hostage crisis destroyed Jimmy
Carter.” Washington Post 15 June 2010. Print.
Posting #1 Again
People Objects Activities
President Obama Ferry/ American flag Walking/Smiling
two men on the storage container Walking
right of President
Obama
officials on
the ferry ferry/ American flag Looking down on
President Obama
men on the
left side of
President Obama Walking/Talking
Three things I feel that you could infer from the picture located above, which was in the Washington Post include the following comments:
· I feel that according to the photo, President Obama looks very serious;
· I also feel that President Obama looks very concerned and unsure of a situation because the wrinkles on his forehead are very obvious in the photo; and
· I feel that President Obama looks as if something is troubling him.
After reading the caption, I asked myself, “Does the president look so concerned because he feels that he is overwhelmed with the oil spill in the Gulf or is he just concerned about what this will do to his chances for re-election?” It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when there is a caption involved with a picture, then I feel that the words influence your final decision on how you feel about the picture.
Reference: “Oil Spill: BP Gulf leak could strain President Obama like Iran Hostage
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Photo #2 Post
Three things I feel that you could infer from the picture located above, which was in the Washington Post include the following comments:
· I feel that according to the photo, President Obama looks very serious;
· I also feel that President Obama looks very concerned and unsure of a situation because the wrinkles on his forehead are very obvious in the photo; and
· I feel that President Obama looks as if something is troubling him.
After reading the caption, I asked myself, “Does the president look so concerned because he feels that he is overwhelmed with the oil spill in the Gulf or is he just concerned about what this will do to his chances for re-election?” It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when there is a caption involved with a picture, then I feel that the words influence your final decision on how you feel about the picture.
Reference: “Oil Spill: BP Gulf leak could strain President Obama like Iran Hostage crisis destroyed Jimmy
Carter.” Washington Post 15 June 2010. Print.
Photo #1 Post
Three things I feel that you could infer from the picture located above, which was in the New York Daily News include the following comments:
· President Obama looks pleased with his current situation and what is taking place around him;
· From the caption, my best estimate is that a drug shipment has possibly been successfully confiscated; and
· When people walk with the President of the United States, no one walks ahead of him – only beside or behind him.
Two questions come to mind when I see this photo. The two questions are: “Why does everyone look so pleased since Obama’s overall approval rating has fallen?” and “What exactly has just taken place that has pleased President Obama and the others in the photo?”
Of the two pictures, the picture from the New York Daily News is the one that makes me feel the most confident about President Obama. I say this because I feel the president’s body language in this picture gives the reader a sense that he has accomplished his goal. Also, the individuals that President Obama has surrounded himself with for this “photo op” look pleased with the events that have just taken place.
Reference: “White House: Obama ready to seize claims process.” New York Daily News 15 June
2010. Print.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Blog Posting for Week of September 19 again
Blog posting for the Week of September 19, 2011
Quote:
“Media literacy education can only flourish with a robust understanding of fair use” (The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education, 3).
Reaction to the Questions:
- Can students upload their multimedia projects to YouTube?
ANSWER: Yes, students can upload their multimedia projects to YouTube and this is supported in The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. In The Code, Principle #5 supports this practice by noting “Educators should work with learners to make a reasoned decision about distribution that reflects sound pedagogy and ethical values. In some cases, widespread distribution of students’ work (via the Internet, for example) is appropriate. If student work that incorporates, modifies, and re-presents existing media content meets the transformativeness standard, it can be distributed to wide audiences under the doctrine of fair use” (13).
- Are there limitations to the amount of pictures or length of music or video that can be used in a multimedia project?
ANSWER: The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education notes that a “rule of proportionality needs to be considered. The Code further notes, “Educators’ and students’ fair use rights extend to the portions of copyrighted works that they need to accomplish their educational goals - and sometimes even to small or short works in their entirety” (10). According to Copyright in an Electronic Environment accessed from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/copyright1.htm, the following fair use guidelines should be implemented for multimedia:
· music – up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition, but no more than 30 seconds/up to 10% of a body of sound recording, but no more than 30 seconds;
· video – (motion media) up to 10% of a copyrighted work or three minutes, which ever is less/clip cannot be altered in any way; and
· pictures – a photograph or illustration may be used in its entirety/no more than five images of an artist’s or photographer’s work/when using a collection, no more than 10% or no more than 15 images, whichever is less.
- Do you need to request permission from the original creator in order to use copyrighted material in multimedia project for school related assignment?
ANSWER: According to The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education, Principle #4 states “Students strengthen media literacy skills by creating messages and using such symbolic forms as language, images, sound, music, and digital media to express and share meaning” (12). The Code suggests that students should properly attribute material by giving full bibliographic information when available. In addition, the Copyright Act addresses uses such as educational issues that add important pedagogical value to referenced media objects. The key to this issue is the “transformativeness” of the new work that was created.
References:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/copyright1.html
http://mediaeducationlab.com/sites/mediaeducationlab.com/files/CodeofBestPracticesinFairUse_0.pdf
Related Resource:
I found a YouTube video that is approximately 5 minutes in length that details fair use and appropriate ways to use information that you find that does not infringe upon copyright laws. This video gives many examples that are very helpful in understanding fair use of various types of multimedia.
The link to the video Fair Use & Copyrights is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GidwzOYiPl0
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Blog Posting for the week of Sept. 19
Blog posting for the Week of September 19, 2011
- Can students upload their multimedia projects to YouTube?
ANSWER: Yes, students can upload their multimedia projects to YouTube and this is supported in The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. In The Code, Principle #5 supports this practice by noting “Educators should work with learners to make a reasoned decision about distribution that reflects sound pedagogy and ethical values. In some cases, widespread distribution of students’ work (via the Internet, for example) is appropriate. If student work that incorporates, modifies, and re-presents existing media content meets the transformativeness standard, it can be distributed to wide audiences under the doctrine of fair use” (13).
- Are there limitations to the amount of pictures or length of music or video that can be used in a multimedia project?
ANSWER: The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education notes that a “rule of proportionality needs to be considered. The Code further notes, “Educators’ and students’ fair use rights extend to the portions of copyrighted works that they need to accomplish their educational goals - and sometimes even to small or short works in their entirety” (10). According to Copyright in an Electronic Environment accessed from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/copyright1.htm, the following fair use guidelines should be implemented for multimedia:
· music – up to 10% of a copyrighted musical composition, but no more than 30 seconds/up to 10% of a body of sound recording, but no more than 30 seconds;
· video – (motion media) up to 10% of a copyrighted work or three minutes, which ever is less/clip cannot be altered in any way; and
· pictures – a photograph or illustration may be used in its entirety/no more than five images of an artist’s or photographer’s work/when using a collection, no more than 10% or no more than 15 images, whichever is less.
- Do you need to request permission from the original creator in order to use copyrighted material in multimedia project for school related assignment?
ANSWER: According to The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education, Principle #4 states “Students strengthen media literacy skills by creating messages and using such symbolic forms as language, images, sound, music, and digital media to express and share meaning” (12). The Code suggests that students should properly attribute material by giving full bibliographic information when available. In addition, the Copyright Act addresses uses such as educational issues that add important pedagogical value to referenced media objects. The key to this issue is the “transformativeness” of the new work that was created.
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