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__Thursday, June 28, 2012__
 * Course Schedule by Day**

Daily Inspiration: Daniel Pink - Author of A Whole New Mind - Why Right Brainer's Will Rule the World NY TIMES Bestseller.

There is a six video series on YouTube. I highly recommend you read the book, and watch the videos. [|Part 1]and [|Part 4]

__** LMS's and CMS's **__ stands for Learning Management Systems, and Course Management Systems

These are very useful for setting up classes and managing your assessment materials.

Definitions - [|What's an LMS?] and [|HERE]

__**Common LMS and CMS**__

BLACKBOARD, ELLUMINATE - Pay Service

DEMONSTRATION OF ELLUMINATE - Use this [|ROOM LINK] I have use of an ELLUMINATE Meeting ROOM courtesy of the Beaver Valley IU. Most IU's in Pennsylvania would be more than happy to reserve a room for you to do collaboration with other teachers.

Perfect your use of ELLUMINATE with a free 3 person [|vROOM]. You can collaborate with two other colleagues, family, or friends at NO COST!

[|MOODLE], SAKAI - Free, Open Source - WARNING!!!! CMS's and LMS's ARE NOT EASY TO CONFIGURE (ASK FOR HELP IF YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE, OR START READING.) THESE CAN BE COMPLICATED TO SET UP.!!!!

[|Choosing the right CMS]

Exploring [|CLAROLINE] - http://www.claroline.net/?lang=en [|CLAROLINE FEATURES] Click the tab PRODUCTS --> DEMO to set up a sample class and explore the possibilities of a LMS.

Check out the built-in assessment tools, right in the LMS.
 * Multiple choice
 * Multiple answer
 * Matching
 * Fill-in the blank
 * Questions can contain other media elements (images, videos, audio)

Using a screen capture program to create online tutorial movies and teaching materials.
Download [|JING] - http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

Assignment #6 - Create a one-minute "how-to" video for your wiki. (40 Points)
JING will capture your entire screen and allow you to save your video to a webpage or a WIKI. It is a great way to create online tutorials for frequently used task. How might you create an assessment for your students with this tool?

Sample Topics - How to record a track in Garageband, or how to create a LOGIN as a student on Quizstar. Please post this short video tutorial on your WIKIPAGE.

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