Web 2.0 Open Education Resources
How will you use open source resources to enhance learning?
Reading for Module 4

Here are some online tools for creating and posting curriculum

Each can be used to create online content for your personal use, for student projects, for your work, or to post curriclum for your classroom.  Read the follow reviews for each of these tools:

 

 

Although not free.  My eCoach’s membership is only $35 dollars for New Members.  It is the online tool to create this course and the Web Resource list used in this course.  It is another tool for your to review.

There are a variety of online tools that can be used to create digital content for students. Some are free, while others require a fee.  Here are some other options:

 

 

Complete THIS CHART in compare the four online tools. You can also access this chart in Google Docs

 

Finally using the tool of your choice (Wikispaces, Google Sites, Merlot, My eCoach, Livebinders, Moodle, or any other Learning Management System you currently use) post a lesson plan using some of the online resources you’ve reviewed and posted in your Web Resource List.   That plan should include:

  1. Standards to be met
  2. How will you assess student learning (formative and summative)
  3. Essential Question--Overarching question for the lesson that will engage and excite students
  4. Introduction or Entry Document to get students engaged and excited about the lesson
  5. Task --What students are going to create, produce as evidence of their learning.  What are the anticipated learning outcomes?
  6. Process--Steps and timeline for each part of the lesson
  7. How online resources will be used

 Other Resources to Explore

Explore any of these links that interest you.  Think how you might use the sites/tools you explore.