Week4

=Week 4: Weekly Topic: Social Media & Media Literacy=

Class Time

 * Social Media & Learning (Google Doc)
 * PLN Tools (Google Doc)
 * Should my class blog, tweet, Google App, Moodle, or Edmodo?
 * Building a PLN: http://edpln.wikispaces.com

Homework

 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** ( ** Due Wednesday Oct. 16 at midnight ** ): Critically analyze one of the blogs in your PLN. What is the author's background? What type of posts are written? How credible is the information? How is technology used? Are the ideas/apps/resources in the blog worth trying in your classroom? Why or why not?
 * Read two other student’s blog posts and write one thought-provoking question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 5 class ** ).
 * Read the Information Literacy Module & Ethics & Privacy webpages
 * Read (highlights): [[file:Do Learners Really Know Best - Urban Legends in Education-1.pdf]]