Projects

I haven’t written much here lately, because I’ve been happily busy working on some school related projects that are starting to get interesting:

• I have a Grade 9 computer literacy class working on The Amazing Web Search Tool Evaluation Assignment, putting their web searching guides into a wiki. They are each doing their own page instead of collaborating, but if the opportunity arises I’ll have them work on some collaborative work.
• I also had the grade 9s rate some web search tools using Google Forms, then published their results for subject indices, search engines and meta-search engines. (I’m finishing up the results for the subject indices and meta-search engines – links to be added when available)
• My Theory of Knowledge (Best. High School. Class. Evar!) are writing their reflections on one of them bloggy things everyone seems to be talking about instead of using up dead trees. I also like having students write online in their own space when possible so that they can own their ideas. I have a ToK netvibes page set up showing posts from their blogs.
• I’m working on a website with a TMS (teaching management system) that I’m cobbling together. I want to integrate a blog (or set of blogs) and a wiki similar to what D’Arcy has done at the University of Calgary. See D’Arcy’s screeencast on embedding wiki content into a blog post for an idea of what I’m trying to build. Needless to say, I’m planning on picking his brain as much as he’ll tolerate for help in setting this up.
• Teaching, parenting, spousing – I also try to work these into my schedule every day. Some days are more successful than others.