Week #2 in CEDO 550

This week we looked at the differences in Synchronous and Asynchronous communication as it works in online education. We got a chance to see behind the curtain of Elluminate and run a couple of synchronous discussions on a few talking points.  This was useful to see what classroom skills translate into the world of online education and what does not.  I found that I rely on non verbal cues from my students to a great deal and need to consciously recognize that my students in an online setting will not be able to give this to me.  Instead I need to build upon the skills that are being talked about in this class to better serve my students in an online capacity.

Week #1 in CEDO 550

This week we took are first steps into being online educators.  We used Elluminate as a teacher rather than just as a student.  We read articles about some positives and negatives in online education. Lastly we took a look at a bunch of different examples of online modules for learning.  My big three were:

1. Hippocampus: this website has some great AP Physics content inside of it. (clicking the link sends you to Newton's 1st law of motion movie) I hope to use this for creating some supplemental material for my AP and honors students.

2.  Rocket Science 101: this website takes you through the parts of a rocket and what they are used for.  This will be great for my Science 9 students and their rocketry unit.

3. Crash Scene Investigation: this website gives you a CSI look at how to use physics to determine what happened in an accident.  This would be a fun side project for physics to try out.