This document summarizes classroom activities and lessons from weeks 6 and 7 of an education course. It describes several production tasks students engaged in, including using Google Earth to follow events in The Odyssey, creating a documentary on Annie Oakley, and playing the Oregon Trail game. It also recaps clicker questions about designing production tasks, the challenges of creating a webquest, and whether Skype could be used in the classroom. The final section outlines the agenda for week 8, focusing on communication tools, a case analysis workshop, and developing a teacher website using Google Calendar.

1. RECAP: WEEK 6 & 7 (Q1: Drag and drop)
Content Exploration
Production
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Students follow the events of
Oydessy using a Google Lit Trip
on Google Earth
Students create a
documentary on Annie Oakley
Students play Oregon
Trail and recognize 3
diseases
Students "tweet" on
their favorite book
Students answer math
questions online and get
feedback
Students play Jeopardy with
Smartboard clickers to review for
economics
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Students redesign the school
website to convince other students
to attend
Students construct a wiki on the
Canterbury Tales characters
Students draw a picture of the
metamorphosis of a butterfly
on the iPad

2. RECAP: WEEK 6 & 7 (Clicker Activity)
Q2: When designing a production task, what do you
think might be most challenging in your subject area?
A. Provide adequate resources to help the students gain the
knowledge in the first place
B. Providing guidance or facilitation to students
C. Giving students enough time to work in class
D. Facilitating group work
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3. RECAP: WEEK 6 & 7 (Clicker Activity)
Q3: When you created the Webquest, which part was
most difficult for you?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Coming up with an engaging Introduction
Crafting an appropriate production Task
Finding appropriate resources for the Process page
Putting the Process page together
Drawing up the rubric for the Evaluation page, assessing
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4. RECAP: WEEK 6 & 7 (Clicker Activity)
Q4: Based on your exploration of Skype, do you think
you will use Skype in your classroom?
A. Yes
B. Maybe
C. No
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5. AGENDA
1. Communication Tasks
2. Tools for Communication Tasks
3. TIP #8: Compare & Contrast:
Communication/Collaboration Tools
4. Case Analysis Workshop
5. Teacher Website Workshop: Google
Calendar
6. What Happens after Case Analysis:
Case Artifacts
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