TitanPad to the Rescue!!!!

Google Docs let me down this year.  It kept giving my students an error message over and over.  This was disappointing.  We switched to TitanPad as a place to post research and for students to collaborate.  This has worked pretty well.  It doesn't provide many of the applications that Google Docs do but we are managing.  If you haven't checked out TitanPad, go give it a try.  It allows me to see what student is doing what ... I really like that!

http://titanpad.com/

New Technologies

Students were introduced to a couple of new technology applications that they will be using this semester.  Google Docs will be utilized by the students as they research and develop an in-depth analysis of a global issue.  Google Docs is great for collaboration, storing research, developing presentations, etc.  It is also great for student accountability and should help encourage each students to pull their weight, even though they are working in pairs.

Another Web 2.0 application that students were introduced to was the class Wiki.  The Wiki provides an avenue for students to work together in learning Geography.  Terms and identifications have been placed on the Wiki for the students to define together.  Hopefully, the students will be able to collaborate and teach each other important Geography concepts that pertain to each of our units.  New pages will be created in the Wiki as we progress through this semester. 

This is our first class Wiki and we will constantly be looking for ways to improve it over time. It is my goal that everyone contributes a little but reaps a big benefit!

The Pursuit of Education

Based on your knowledge of Social Studies and the article, "The Price of Going to School," explain why the pursuit of education should be an unalienable right.

"The Price of Going to Class"

Your paragraph should be posted by the time that you come to class Thursday, February 10.