ok2askstart9

 Back to Ok2Ask start page =Session Start Page: (bookmark this page for future reference!) = =** Envision, Engage: **** Getting started with project-based learning using TeachersFirst ** ** Date/time: **** Tuesday, August 11, 2009; ** Same content repeated at two time blocks: **3:00- 4:15 pm and 6:00- 7:15 pm EDT** = Read the full description:

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__Bloom's Taxonomy Links:__
[|Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally] Blooms Taxonomy and ICT

A Scribd shared document from Andrew Churches of New Zealand (author of the link above) on Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. (If you join Scribd for free you can download a copy as a pdf). This is a thorough and scholarly look at digital skills and how they "fit" into Bloom's: []


 * [|TeachersFirst's Been There Done That Tech Tips]**

===__**Project tools:**__ ===
 * 1. B ubbl.us ** (concept map/mindmap/ graphic organizer) : []  ; [|reviewed] on TF; a quickstart file to try it: [[file:9-Starter Sheet- bubblus.pdf]]
 * 2. Mapskip ** (locations, geography) : []  ; [|reviewed] on TF; a quickstart file to try it: [[file:9- Starter Sheet- mapskip.pdf]]

[] (K-12 home) [|http://www.voicethread.com] general home LOADS of sample projects: http://ed.voicethread.com/library/
 * 3. Voicethread ** (spoken/visual): ; [|reviewed] on TF; a quickstart file to try it: [[file:9-Starter Sheet- voicethread.pdf]]


 * 4. Tikatok ** (interactive book) : []  ; [|reviewed] on TF; a quickstart file to try it: [[file:9- Starter Sheet- tikatok.pdf]]


 * 5. XTimeline** (interactive online timeline, can include images and media): http://www.xtimeline.com/ ; [|reviewed] on TF; a quickstart to try it: [[file:9-Starter Sheet- XTimeline.pdf]]
 * NEW!** (added after the session): [|video] on how to use XTimeline.

[| http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/edge.cfm]
 * TF Edge ** for more project tools :

__**Broader project tools:**__
**Wiki** (collaborative, space to "collect" projects on multiple pages): Learn more at the TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through [|http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki] and see wiki examples here.


 * Blog** (write and respond format): Learn more from TeachersFirst's Blogging Basics: [] and see blog [|ideas], [|more ideas] and [|examples].

__**Rubrics:**__
[|TeachersFirst Rubrics to the Rescue] Some customizable ready-mades: [] []

Files:
For your use! Please note information in the footer about giving credit when adapting, copying, or sharing of these documents.
 * The full PBL action plan with LINKS used in our session:** [[file:Action Plan w links- PBL- OK2ASK9.pdf]]
 * A blank PBL action plan** (word doc) for you to plan your OWN PBL: [[file:Action Plan- PBL-blank.doc]]
 * A sample resource collection sheet** to model (and require) as students work on the web: [[file:Sample collected sources and resources.pdf]]
 * A sample project "assignment sheet"** for middle grades and higher: [[file:Sample assignment sheet.doc]]

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