Challenge Checklist

The deadline to submit all tasks in the Challenge is September 1st, 2011.


Challenge 1- Author

1. Create a blog for yourself (or use an existing one).  
2. Write your first post explaining why you are taking part in the DPS Technology Challenge and what you hope to learn. 
3. After you have your own blog, complete the form and submit it. 

Challenge 2- Connect

1. Use an aggregator like Google Reader to subscribe to blogs or podcasts that interest you personally or professionally.  
2. Subscribe to the blogs of other participants in this challenge. 
3. Comment on someone's blog post.
4. Write a post on your blog that includes your comment and a link to the blog article you commented.
5. Tell us about who you are reading and why on your blog.

• AND/OR

1. Explore Twitter.com.
2. Tell us what you think of Twitter (the good, the bad, etc.), who you are following and why on your blog.  

Challenge 3- Create
Using one of the web sites/tools below, or one of your own choosing, make a product that you can use in your classroom next year.

• Prezi
• Little Bird Tales
• Mixbook
• Animoto
• Voki
• Xtranormal
• AudioPal
• Google Maps
• Google Docs
• Go Animate
• Or a tool/web site from the Cool Tools for Schools web site.  

Lastly, write a blog post that has your creation embedded or link.  Tell us of your experience and if you would recommend the tool that you chose for teacher and/or student use.

Challenge 4- Share

1. Learn about Creative Commons.
2. Explore Flickr and download some CC photos.
3. Create an online presentation using Creative Commons photos.
4. Share your creation on your blog via a link or, better, by embedding it in a post.
5. Tell us how CC could be used in your classroom on your blog.

Challenge 5- Collaborate

1. Go to Wikipedia.  Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.  
2. Find an article on a topic you know a lot about.
3. Read the article to see if there are any inaccuracies.
4. If there are, correct them by editing the page.
5. If not, add some detail to the article.  
6. Tell us about your experience on your blog.
7. Go to http://dpsweb2pointoh.pbworks.com.
8. Join the workspace.
9. Find your teaching area and edit the page so it includes Web 2.0 resources that you would recommend for using to teach and to learn.
10. Tell us about your experience with the wiki via your blog.  Please include links to the page(s) you edited.
11. OR, instead of  items 7 through 10:
1. Create a document (or a spreadsheet, form, presentation, etc.) in Google Docs.
2. Share it with someone else with a Google account and collaborate on it.  
3. Share your document with me (Jerry.A.Williamson@gmail.com) or make the document public and link it from your blog so I can see your work.