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Reviews and Reflections: ThinkQuest Primary Access Voice Thread Notefish Trailfire

Conceptualized lesson using cool tools: Lesson plan using cool tools for Davidson County Community College online class in Professional Writing and Research. Erin Barrow TPACK Assessment: · <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Students will post final products to the class wiki one of which will use a blog. · <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Students will use Notefish and Trailfire during this lesson  || ·  <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Assignments are scaffolded within the framework of a comprehensive unit on how to effectively give a presentation. · <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Students are required to access prior knowledge of presentations, how to effectively research online, and prior use of Notefish and Trailfire. · <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Students will have to synthesize their findings to create a Trailfire that demonstrates their knowledge of effective presentations and poor presentations. || · Teacher must have a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of an effective presentation.  · <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Teacher must have mastered the use of all involved technologies. ||  **Background: ** Students in professional writing and research class will have prior knowledge of presentations from completing the assigned chapter. Students also will have prior knowledge of how to effectively research online and prior use of Notefish and Trailfire. The World Wide Web is filled with websites containing advice about how to deliver effective presentations. Working in a small group, analyze these various websites. Then create a top ten list of things an effective presentation should do or contain. Compare your list with those of the other groups in your class. Content: 40 points · Top Ten list contains ten items (10 points) · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Rationale included for each item (10 points) <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Synthesis of lists with rationale (20 points)
 * Technology || Pedagogy || Content Knowledge ||
 * <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Students must have computers since the course is taught online using blackboard.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';">Textbook: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';">Dobrin, S. J., Keller, C. J., & Weisser C.R. (2010) __Technical Communication in the Twenty-first Century__ (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';">Assignment: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';"> One of the assignments in the course I teach online is from the textbook //Technical Communication in the Twenty-first Century.// The second writing scenario is chapter 23 states:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';">Modifications of the Assignment: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';">I would modify the printed assignment slightly for my class. I would have students use Notefish to record their research from various websites, and then analyze their findings to create a Trailfire. In the Trailfire link the websites that support their top ten list and have students include their rationale of their top ten. Once their group Trailfire is complete it should be posted to the class wiki. Then they need to compare their group’s list with the other groups and synthesize their findings to create one master list of top ten things an effective presentation (making sure to include their rationale for each item selected). I would have them include in their top ten list at least one item about literacy and one about technology. Students should post final top ten list to in a blog on the class wiki.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';">Rubric: Total 100 points **

Use of Technology: 40 points <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assignment is completed in a Trailfire (20 points) <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assignment includes Notefish recordings (10 points) <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Posted to wiki (10 points)

Grammar: 20 points <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Correct grammar (8 points) <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Proper English usage and mechanics (7 points) <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Few to no spelling errors (5 points )