Just wondering how others are progressing with this task? <br><br>The more I look at the Assessment guide, the more I think that I should teach my class how to <br><ol><li>use Dreamweaver - teach them how to create webpages and a website. Useful for this task and Unit 4, Outcome 1.
<br></li><li>setup their own blog (<a href="http://edublogs.org">http://edublogs.org</a> then setup a learner blog). This blog will EASILY allow collaborative learning and knowledge sharing</li><li>setup their own wiki (
<a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers" target="_blank">http://www.wikispaces.com/</a>) This wiki allows for EASY collaboratiaon and again knowledge sharing<a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers" target="_blank">
</a></li><li>if time permits, setup their own bliki or bloki when I find a good one that is easy enough to use. If you haven't heard of a bliki, it is a combination of blogs and wikis that allow for true collaboration but as it is fairly new, I have not yet found one that seems easy enough to use.
<a href="http://bloki.com">bloki.com</a> wasn't working last time I tried. Anyone know of one?<br></li></ol>As a former Dreamweaver user who needs to attend a refresher course next week, I can see how a static page allows information to be shared. Collaborative problem solving can be achieved through e-mail and forums. Is this enough to "solve" the task?
<br><br>My dilemma: If one of my students created a blog or wiki for their SAC task, then I can't see how they can be wrong with the task description given at the top of Page 18 in the IT Assessment Handbook. However, the 2nd dot point in the "Designing the Assessment Task" asks them to apply appropriate software capabilities of web authoring software, as published in the VCAA Bulletin etc. According to the VCAA Bulletin #43 (November 2006), it states:
<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">Note that the VCAA list is not exhaustive; learning and assessment does not have to be confined to the functions listed.
<br></blockquote><br>Is there anything I have missed that will create a problem for me or my class if we use blogs or wikis or blikis? I can't see one (yet), but as the course is new, I wanted to make sure.<br>And yes, I called Paula, but she wasn't available.
<br>Thanks in advance,<br><br>Joseph Papaleo<br><br>Computers & 21C Eduk8n<br><a href="http://papajo.edublogs.org">http://papajo.edublogs.org</a> <br><br>21C Eduk8n<br><a href="http://papajo.podomatic.com/">http://papajo.podomatic.com/
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