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=**Assignment 1: Special Report (40 points) **=
 * Group 21st Century Technology

= Assignment 2 Classroom Gadget (50 points) = Gadget Report--iPad media type="custom" key="13536826"

= Assignment 3 Technology Projects (60 points) =

Tech Project 1: Google Resource Web Site
Mandy's Chinese Kitchen

Tech Project 2: Instructional Video
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Tech Project 3 Desktop Publishing
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 * Desktop Publishing**

= Assignment 4 Technology Integration Unit with Supporting Web Site/s (60 points) = I used Google site to create my supporting web site. Mandy's Chinese Kitchen


 * Phase I: Determining Relative Advantage--Why Use Technology? **


 * Do I have topics, curriculum objectives, or insights I have difficulty teaching?
 * Yes. Teaching Chinese cooking in English will be a very difficult task. Most cooking techniques are taught in Chinese, as well as the ingredients. Being able to translate both provide a great challenge, especially explaining the terminology of cooking methods.
 * Are any of the above a good match for a technology-based solution?
 * Very much so. There are multiple application from Apple Inc. that can be used to teach students very quickly. There are traditional methods such as digital flash cards and quizzes, and then new methods such as games, stories, and other fun applications. There are a few apps in Ipad about Chinese cooking. Although there are all in Chinese, but every step of cooking is shown picture, as well. So that could be something to reinforce and review when they go home for practice. Also, I will show them my google site and add more stuff as the lesson going.
 * What is the relative advantage of the technology-based solution?
 * Generation We (grade school generation) is more used to obtaining information through technology and the internet. By utilizing this generational character trait, I can use their innate interest in technology to draw them into the lesson. For cooking lessons, the demonstration can not be repeated most of the time, so having the technical assistance will enrich students’ memories.
 * Is the relative advantage sufficient to justify the effort and expense of using these solutions?
 * Yes it is. Flash cards have been used world-wide as an effective means to memorize things. Memorizing cooking technique names, ingredients, and dish names through digital flash cards is just one way to tackle the challenge. Other ways can include Chinese cooking games, online videos aimed at cooking themes, and online chat rooms where students can ask questions about Chinese cooking.


 * Phase 2: Deciding on Objectives and Assessments--How Will I Know Students Have Learned? **


 * What outcomes do I expect of students after the instruction to show me they have learned?
 * The expected outcomes are as follows:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson 1 Completion: Students are able to understand the terminologies about Chinese cooking, such as stir-fry, steam, and etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson 2: 90% of students are able to recite the full recipe for 1 dish
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson 3: Students are able to read all cooking methods taught to them, and able to cook 1-2 dishes demonstrated in the class.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson 4: Students are able to accurately explain all cooking methods taught to them, and masterly cook the dishes taught in the class. Also, they will start to look for new recipes by themselves and determine whether it’s suitable for home cooking.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson 5: Overall success will be measured by 90% of dishes being successfully made with the correct ingredients and taste as they should.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is the best way for me to assess students' learning (e.g., written tests, products)?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Student learning assessment can be completed through periodic show and tells. These show and tells will have students be required to find out about a dish or a food they like (Chinese dishes) and then describe the ingredients, cooking methods, and taste. When they need help during the week, they can to the discussion board and ask questions on google site, as well as watching the demonstration videos there. Exchanging emails is available too.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do the assessment instruments (e.g., tests, rubrics) exist or do I have to develop them?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">There are three ways these assessments will be done
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Traditional show and tells will have students presenting to their classmates and discuss. It needs to be created
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">An online wikipage will allow students to share with their classmates about what they find. The interesting topics will be brought up to the show and tell session for the whole class to discuss. This is the assessment for students involvement after class. I have to create that.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The final assessment of the class will be in person. I will need to prepare the equipment, but students have to make list of ingredients they need and submit.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Phase 3: Designing Integration Strategies--What Teaching Strategies Will Work Best? **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Will the instruction be single subject or interdisciplinary?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">My instruction will be single subject. The course will focus only on the cooking, even though cooking will involve a variety of Chinese dishes, they won’t learn the language, a few terms at most.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Will students work as individuals, pairs, small or large groups, whole class, a combination?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students will work by themselves when cooking their dishes at their own stoves, but will learn as a whole class. Assessment will be determined individually
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Should activities be directed, constructivist, or a combination of these?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The activities will be a combination. When they learn, all the steps will be directed, but they will be creative in the later part of the lesson and final exam will assess their creativities.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What strategies should I use to encourage female and minority student involvement?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The class itself is inherently a minority interest class, as it is cooking traditional Chinese food. This should bring interest in from ethnic minorities. Also, many women do enjoy cooking as a hobby, so that should be a simple accomplishment to draw them in
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What sequence of activities should I teach?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The first major sections of the class will be taught in groups. Lectures will focus on ingredients, their use, spices, different cuisines of Chinese dishes etc. Then I will focus on cooking techniques and methods such as frying, broiling, and steaming. Finally, the cooking section will be taught first to the entire class, then be broken out into individual assssments
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Will students have enough time to learn the technologies before I begin grading?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">My students will be using the basic technologies, such as posting online and searching for Chinese dishes. They do not have to learn new technologies. So there is no need to consider that.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do I have demonstrations of equipment and the software skills student will need?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">These are not needed because the only equipment in class we will be using is a computer using a LCD projector that is hooked up to the internet. This part of the lessons will not be taught in the kitchen, but a multimedia classroom. Some Ipad app will be showed in class, but students are not going to be required to use it. When they go home, the only equipment they need is a computer that connected to the internet.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Phase 4: Preparing the Instructional Environment--Are the Essential Conditions in Place to Support Technology Integration? **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How many computers and copies of software do I need to carry out the activities?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I should only require 1 iPad and a projection system of some sort at bare minimum. In optimal conditions, I would be able to loan out iPads to all students to engage them in an interactive environment.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How many computers and copies of software are available?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is limited by the budget the school affords the class. It is not necessary to have each student to use a computer in class. The online discussion part can be assignment that they finish at home.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Over what time period and for how long will technology resources be needed?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This class will be taught over a 2-week period. The technology will be utilized throughout the entirety of the class.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do I need to schedule time in a lab or media center?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes, cooking the demonstration will be taught in the kitchen, but come of the lecture part will be taught in the media center.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do I need to schedule projection devices or large-screen monitors for demos?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes. I will need to make a plan for long-term use of a projection system. Even though students will be able to follow along with their own software products and equipment, a projection system will allow students to follow along how they please, whether from the iPad taking notes, or via a traditional notebook and pen taking notes
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What other equipment, software, media, and resources will I need?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We will need a lot of kitchen equipment, but technology equipment will not be the main demand in our class. I will need to engage in regular weekly scans of new software to add to the curriculum and to make available for students to download.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Are the uses I am planning legal according to copyright laws?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All items will be copyright legal. I will engage the school and district to contact Apple to arrange an en masse payment system to allow us to buy multiple licensed copies of software for use by students
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Have I provided for students' privacy and safety?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes, no personal data will be shared across the internet or class network. Passwords and logins for class websites will be secured via secure HTTP coding for the website.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Have I made all necessary access provisions for students with physical disabilities?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes, this is why a large projector is highly important and having enough iPads for all students is recommended. With a personal iPad, students with vision issues will be able to look closely at the screen and classwork. Alternatively, a large projection system will also allow them to see. Should this be insufficient, I will analyze the situation and develop new strategies for them to take part in class.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Am I familiar with troubleshooting procedures specific to the hardware or software?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As an avid Apple user, troubleshooting should not be an issue for me, even if there are issues with the entire class’ systems. Also, Apple products are not known for having many technical glitches or hardware problems. Because of this, troubleshooting needs are not expected to be a lot.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Have I built in time to test-run an equipment setup before the students arrive?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I will engage in testing of the system 2-3 weeks prior to class beginning. This will give me time to contact any IT specialists to assist me with connectivity problems, website issues, in-class network issues, projection issues, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Have I built in time to back up important files? Have I trained students to back up theirs?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Important files will be stored on multiple systems including;
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Virtual server I can obtain online
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Personal portable hard drive
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">School based server (school specific and district specific)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Apple cloud-computing storage technology
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Regular updates to said cloud computing storage system
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students will not need to back up many important files, but loaned out iPads will be automatically updated to the Apple cloud at the same time my iPad is
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do I have a backup plan if I cannot use the resources as I had planned?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If I come across any problems like that, I will show videos and other material on my google site, and just teach in traditional methods.

= Assignment 5 Second Life Explorations and Virtual Exhibit (50 points) =

**SL- Creating avatar:**
My second life avatar name is Matherina.

**SL-Movie note:**
I watched the movie in Second Life and found it amazing. The best part was when the server took over my control and made my avatar part of the movie. I felt like I was in the movie and playing a role. We should have this kind of movie in the real life in the future and maybe it will be called 5D or 6D movie!

**SL-Reflection:**
<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Second Life’s ability to bring individuals from around the globe together in a single virtual world makes it ideal for real-world events such as company meetings or classes. It is easily playable by anyone at all, even people who do not play many video games, if any video games at all. Second Life’s slogan is that it is a “game for people who don’t play games.” With wide open worlds and large and diverse player base, it is easy to associate with individuals of similar interests and form friendly discussion groups around said topics. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">The “game” even allows for individuals or groups to build buildings, islands, cities, and whole continents dedicated to the group and their interest. Entire countries, kingdoms, and worlds can be developed and created by only a few players. This leads to encouraged collaboration and very interesting diversity in areas to visit. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">My personally experienced problem with this game, however, is the graphic issues tied to the game. On my laptop, I was barely able to create my avatar (a white bunny), and when I entered the world, it became a completely black bunny. The avatar had no textures or anything, just a black shadow of a bunny. I tried remaking my avatar a second time as a normal human woman, but I only showed up as an orange cloud on my own screen. Other people could see my avatar fine, but I could not.

= Class Participation, Blog Postings, Other Activities (40 points) = <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Illuminate class session <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Blog postings