9-12.CP.1.1


 * **Bloom’s Taxonomy Level** || **Standard, Supporting Skills, and Examples** ||
 * (Synthesis) || **9-12.CP.1.1 collaborate with external peers, experts, and others by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information, models, and other creative works.**
 * Examples:** Think quest, online project, Course ware, Wiki
 * Example:** Writing 12.W.1.1 ||

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 * Think.com is now part of ThinkQuest -- A learning platform where teachers and students create learning projects, participate in a website competition, and browse a library of student projects. []
 * A good book to use as a resource is **Classroom Blogging -2nd Edition** by [|David Warlick].
 * a great resource to discuss how communication affects the job place. This video is a great starting point for discussion. media type="custom" key="4022375"

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> **for example the class has connected to their blog. Yann Martel** (born [|June 25], [|1963] in [|Salamanca], [|Spain]) is a [|Canadian] [|author] best known for the [|Man Booker Prize]-winning novel //[|Life of Pi]//.
 * Brandon Valley has a great example of a blog spot that is used as a **place for critical reading, compelling writing, and analytical thinking via** blog in the classroom [] Students even get to hear directly from the authors they read about

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Give students two weeks to do a couple hundred word blog response exercise. They usually must respond to the teacher and one other students.

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Another way to communicate via the web is to you ning. Here is an example of ning: [] for education. Wiki spaces is a great way to create and use a wiki for collaborative projects that the whole group and create, edit, and collaborate on via different locations. http://www.wikispaces.com/ [|Google docs]is also a great place to collaborate with other students to create a final product. Edmodo.com* is a fantastic way to provide students an opportunty to collaborate in a fun and productive way... it does the job of WebCT but looks like Facebook!