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One chapter reading is assigned for most weeks. Please work on your CHAT in the first part of each week - ideally Monday or Tuesday. Unit headings are provided to suggest a conceptual framework for the structure of the topics.

__ **Performance Record:** __ Please post a blog entry on your reactions to the chapter readings for each week, as noted below. (Use the blog you create on WordPress the first week, as described in the link "Establishing a blog," below.) For the Johnson text, report what you think are the main topics he addresses in each chapter. In the Solomon text, please answer these questions in at least one sentence each:
 * What is the service presented in the chapter?
 * Why does the text believe the service could be useful?
 * When do teachers use the service in their classrooms?
 * Each chapter has a few specific examples of how the service was used. Discuss your impression of these specific examples by referencing a couple of representative examples and your thoughts about each?
 * Which example did you like best? (Explain why you like it best, please, in personal terms of how you relate to the example.)
 * Could you use the service in your classroom in a similar way? (Be specific, please.)

If you want to write in a more conversational style, you may - just be sure you address the questions above as you write. :-)

Note CHAT in the category at the end of each post for this track.

__ **Calendar:** __

GETTING READY August 27-September 2 - Establishing a blog

ORGANIZATION September 3-9 - Johnson, Introduction (p. vii-x), and Chapter 1, Understanding Today's Tech-Savvy Learner (Happy Labor Day, Sept. 3) September 10-16 - Johnson, Chapter 2, Preparing students for their Digital Future (Happy Teacher's Day, Sept. 10) September 17-23 - Johnson, Chapter 3, Getting Started Using E-Tools for Learning September 24-30 - Johnson, Chapter 4, How to Assess Digital Products (Mid-Autumn Festival, September 30)

COMMUNICATE and COLLABORATE October 1-7 - ** Fall Break (Happy National Day **, Oct. 1 ** ) ** October 8-14 - Solomon, Chapter 4, Productivity Applications (Happy Columbus Day, Oct. 8) October 15-21 - Solomon, Chapter 1, Blogs October 22-28 - Solomon, Chapter 2, Microblogs (Happy Double Ninth Festival, Oct. 23)

October 29-November 4 - Solomon, Chapter 5, Social Networks (Happy Halloween, Oct. 31) November 5-11 - Solomon, Chapter 8, Wikis (Veteran's Day, Nov. 11) November 12-18 - Solomon, Chapter 7, Virtual Environments

PRESENT CONTENT November 19-25 - Solomon, Chapter 3, Podcasts and Vodcasts (Happy Thanksgiving, Nov. 22) November 26-December 2 - Solomon, Chapter 6, Visual Learning Tools - Videos and Photos (Happy Water Lantern Festival, Nov. 28) December 3-9 - Solomon, Chapter 9, The Future of the Web -- Where to Next? December 10-13 - Finals - due December 13, 11:59 pm, local time. End of Semester - December 13.

**__We will start our next course Wednesday, January 2__** Graduate students are expected typically to function at Above average and Excellent levels, although an occasional lapse to Average sometimes happens. = =
 * Rubric **
 * = **Excellent** ||= **Above Average** ||= **Average** ||= **Needy** ||= **Unfortunate** ||
 * At least 3 points clearly stated and well supported drawing from personal ideas and experience as well as the text. || Multiple points clearly stated and at least two reasonably well supported with citations from the text as well as one's own ideas. || One or more points clearly stated, with at least one point well supported by explanation and citations from the text. || Platitudes, unclear points, lack of support for points made. || No Blog Entry for the Chapter ||