Saturday, January 5, 2008

Episode 2 One and Done vs. Resubmitting

Show Notes:
Jeff n' Dan discuss "one and done" assessments like final exams and midterms versus allowing students to resubmit and revise work for a better grade. Which is better for learning? Which is more true to "real life?"

Tech Talk:

Jeff introduces screencasting tools that let you take pictures or video of what's on your computer screen and share it with others.
Jing- www.jingproject.com
Camtasia- www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
Screencast-o-matic- www.screencast-o-matic.com

Media Integration:

Dan discusses a vocabulary website that helps feed the world.
Freerice- www.freerice.com

Jeff shares a podcast about, grammar, yes grammar!
Grammar Girl- http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/

Book Talk:

Dan shares his thoughts on the "Runaways" series by Brian K. Vaughn

Music in this week's episode comes from www.flashkit.com

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This episode was recorded January 6th, 2008.

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