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**WEBSEARCH DAILY LESSON** - //File Presented in *.PDF Format// This daily challenged my understanding and ability of searching the internet for information. In class we learned of Boolean operands and how search engines and search able indexes query or categorize information on the web. I tested my understanding by completing the following posted document:

This daily encouraged the student to become cautiously aware of information found on the internet. It taught her/him to look for certain factors to occur within the context of a valid source of information. She/he learned in class several ways to check the validity of a site by recognizing domain extensions, checking references and sources, contact information, etc. Her/his understanding of the content was challenged with the required completion of the following document:
 * CRITICAL WEBSITE EVALUATION** - //File Presented in *.PDF Format//

This daily focused on the Creative Commons Licensing and how it pertains to the use of information found in various forms of media. I successfully completed an online quiz located on the Indiana.edu website. The following is the resulting certificate I earned is provided for download in a zipped archive format. Feel free to download it in its entirety from my Downloadable Content page. You can also download the *.html. Please note that the following file: will most likely not display properly in your browser window.
 * COPYRIGHT DAILY LESSON** - //File Presented in *.HTML Format//

This is a newsletter I created to simulate a possible classroom communication connection between myself and the parents of my hypothetical students. Here is the *.pdf version:. Click HERE to download the **free** //Adobe Acrobat Reader//.
 * CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER** - //File Presented in *.PDF Format//

This was a slideshow presentation that I created on a researched lesson. The lesson is aligned to the Michigan GLECs as best as I was able with my limited knowledge of the GLECs themselves. The intent of the assignment was to create a lesson that would allow for a student of my hypothetical class to complete a //classroom delivered assignment// in the event they were actually __absent__ during its delivery. The goal was to deliver content in a manner that would allow the student to complete any objectives of the lesson without the necessity of direct instruction. I also converted the file in an uploaded slideshare presentation. You can download the Powerpoint version from my Downloadable Content area.
 * MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION** - //Assignment Part 1 - File Presented in *.pptx Format//

I used the same Presentation that I completed in //**Part 1**//. The assignment was to create a non-interactive version that could be utilized as a tutorial for other teachers wishing to use the presentation in their classrooms. I used ProfCast to create the narrated version and have made it available as a link here:. I have also made it available for download from my Downloadable Content area.
 * MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOW PROFCAST** - //Assignment Part 2 -// //File Presented in *.mov Format//

This spreadsheet was created in class to visually display the results of a survey we conducted in class. The survey reflected some of our most used technologies. The intent of this assignment was to be introduced into the functions of the spreadsheet. We were able to manipulate the data into the inclusion of charts. The files were uploaded to my OneBox account. I have made it download able in a zipped file here: @http://www.box.net/shared/o0ce1yvdut
 * SPREADSHEET OF CLASSROOM SURVEY** - //Assignment No. 1 - File Presented in *.html Format//

This assignment was to create a chart that displayed the accuracy of WeatherUnderground's forecasted temperatures from 10-13-2010 to 10-20-2010. The final chart was created by exporting a single sheet from Microsoft Excel in a *.pdf format. Click here: to download the provided file. You can obtain the entire spreadsheet used by downloading it here:.
 * SPREADSHEET CHART OF SURVEYED WEATHER** - //Assignment No. 2 - File Presented in *.pdf Format//

I created an audio podcast using the Audacity program. It is addressed to whomever the next Governor of Michigan will be. I used this form of media to express my concerns on an issue that she/he should address during their first year in office. I have chosen to comment on //insert topic here//. My intent was to raise issue on the topic itself. I should note that the podcast was never actually sent to the governor's office. Though, with some more editing, I could in all intents do so. The *.mp3 file is located in my OneBox.net account, but can be obtained from my Downloadable Content page. It is titled //PodCast_AddresstoGovernor.mp3// to ease your location of it.
 * PODCAST OF CONCERNS** - //File Presented in *.mp3 Format//

I created a digital telling of an issue or lesson. I used a multitude of media sources including digital imagery created by myself. It also contains background music, other images, and is narrated by me. All of the necessary citations for sources used other than my own can be found in the credits of the video. I have uploaded the video titled **WTWTA.wmv** to my //OneBox.net// account. It is available for download from the widget on my Downloadable Content page.
 * DIGITAL STORYTELLING** - //File Presented in *wmv Format//

I used Microsoft Access to create a database of simulated students and their contact information. I then created a form letter that would be used as a mass mailing out to all of the students within my hypothetical classroom. This exercise explored the usefulness of mail merged letters as an effective form of school to home communication. I have included the following files for general viewing and grading purposes in my Downloadable Content area.
 * INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE MAILMERGE** - //Presented in both *.pdf and *.accd Formats//

The intent of this paper was to introduce and discuss the highlights, ethics, and or Constitutional issues with the integration of instructional technology in a school setting. I was interested in how technology enforces (or restricts) the teachers' and or the students' rights in a school setting. I successfully located many sources of information that strengthened my argument and guided me to my own personal resolution. Here is the submitted result of my efforts in digital format:
 * FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES PAPER** - //Presented in *.pdf Format//

This application allowed me to easily and efficiently lay out a site map of my wikisite. The program was able to construct an outline of the project in a manner that would easily allow for the creation of an introductory on the site itself. However, that was not required. I enjoyed the ease of use, and the on line tutorial/introductory video was very helpful with the completion of this project. You can download the complete project using: or simply view the finished project as a PDF here:.
 * INSPIRATION CONCEPTUAL MAPPING** - //Presented in *.isf and *.pdf Format//

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 * // Last modified: Wednesday, //****// November 17 //****//, 2010 //**