Monday, June 28, 2010

Summer Work

I am embarking on a summer project to organize my thousands of Delicious links I collected over the past two years. I am not completely sold on how I am going to organize them, but I need to make them more user-friendly for students. This means identifying and grouping content, activities, drills, and games. I would like to have text and video content for each concept from pre-algebra to algebra. I am hopeful that I will return from a few conferences with a clear head to tackle the issues below. If you want to help in this endeavor, just leave a comment or shoot me a message using one of my other online aliases.
  1. identify curricular units and structure
    1. big ideas and key concepts
    2. introductory content/video
    3. real world connections
    4. math connections (concept map)
    5. unit tour of text if textbook used
    6. projects
  2. review each math link
    1. directions for students
    2. what is the goal (score, time, or completion of the activity)
    3. proof of score - screen shot and drop box or does website track it?
  3. how to organize links?
    1. should I use a tool like only2clicks.com or weblist.me? (I like the graphic representation of the website for kids)
    2. should I list them in this wiki?
    3. should I use a social bookmarking service?
  4. find video, simulation, or easy-to-read explanation for each curricular unit
  5. how should I design activities?
    1. collections of Word documents with instructions and/or handouts
    2. should we use a lightweight platform like Udutu or trackstar (link)
    3. do we need a content platform like sclipo.com or udemy.com
  6. Should I to a fee-based math course to save time?
    1. which one?
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