EDM 310 Class for 4/27/09

Class,

Today, we will do a final reflection on the course and I will let you know if your Foliotek is complete. If you have not completed your Foliotek, done the final reflection or any other missing assignment you will have Wednesday to complete it. I will see everyone in class this afternoon.

EDM 310 Class for 4/22/09

Class,

Today, we will take care of our most of our Foliotek requirements. We now have four of five podcasts up and I am going to submit the last one today. I appreciate everyone working hard and being patient this semester. It has been a real learning experience for all of us and I look forward to using what we have learned to make this course better and better in the future. Here is what I have planned for the remainder of the semester.

4/22/09 - Foliotek Requirements (Upload 4 of 5)

4/27/09 - Final Assignment (The assignment will be the last piece of the
Foliotek requirements)

4/29/09 - Last Day of Class (Finish all requirements that have not been completed,
If you have all of your requirements done by 4/27/09
then you will not have to attend this last class
meeting)

Thanks again and I will see you in class.

EDM 310 Class for 4/20/09

Class,

Thank you all for your understanding and good wishes last week. It was a real tough week for me with my neck injury. We are almost finished with the course and we only have a few more things to do. I appreciate everyone being so wonderful this semester and working with me as we figure out what the class is about.

Today, we will do the following.

1. Talk about our Twitter blog
2. Finish our Professional Blogs
3. Start working with Foliotek

We will also use Wednesday to try and get Foliotek finished. We have to have all of our requirements for Foliotek in before the last day of class so I can assign you a grade for the course.

Thanks and I will see you today!

CLASS CANCELLED FOR TODAY 4/15/09

Class,

I will not be able to make it over there today. I have been out of work for the past two days and I will not be in again today due to my neck injury. I am seeing my specialist again today. He is aggressively treating the injury but there are lingering effects that need to be worked out and rested. I am having a difficult time functioning with this injury. Again, I apologize for any inconvenience. I will see you all on next Monday.

Thanks,
Mr. Tashbin

CLASS CANCELLED FOR TODAY 4/14/09

Class,

I have a neck injury that I sustained this weekend. I need to attend to it today and will not be able to hold class today. I apologize for any inconvenience. I will hopefully see you on Wednesday barring any complications. Check back to see the status of Wednesdays class.

Thanks,
Mr. Tashbin

EDM 310 Class for 4/8/09

Class,

First, let me say thank you for your hard work and your patience while developing your podcasts. I will let you know when they are put up so you can listen to them.

Second, Our next project is to make a professional blog that you can use for you future endeavors as a teacher. We will see some examples as well as talk about criteria for your professional blog that we need to build.

Third, We will have a blog assignment dealing with Twitter. Write a brief essay about what you learned about Twitter. Discuss your reactions to Twitter, the benefits of Twitter to a teacher that you can visualize, the negative aspects of Twitter, the use of Twitter as an individual and how likely you are to use Twitter as an individual and as a teacher. This blog will be due Monday April 13th.

Thanks again for everything and I will see you all in class.

EDM 310 Class for 4/7/09

Class,

I have finished 4 of the 5 podcasts. I need to meet with the group doing Wiki's today. I am going to give the rest of the class today off. You do not have to come to class today unless you are in the Wiki group. If you do come to class today, I can give you the finished file and let you listen to it and make sure there are no changes you would like to make before I turn in everything tomorrow. I appreciate your patience and your understanding with the podcasts. You all have been great to work with this semester. See you in class.

Thanks,
Mr. Tashbin