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Presentation / expanded capability of a blog: Use of animated Gifs

1. Hanoi graphic http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/12/tower-of-hanoi-overview/
2. Sieve http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/12/sieve-of-eratosthenes-2/
3. Students create their own animated images and morph images. http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/50/
4. Student uses Powerpoint http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/lenhard-euler-modern-notation-ppt/

 

 

Conversations extend beyond the classroom. Topics that are not part of the syllabus but certainly fit can be covered.

1. Student finds contradictory information on Euler in databases and receives an answer from the President of the Euler Society http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/you-cant-always-believe-what-you-read/ , a faculty member at another institution.
2. Other USB devices http://cmp220sp07.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/test-of-and-reviews-of-various-devices-usb-capability/
3. Types of Flash memory. http://cmp220sp07.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/nand-flash-vs-nor-flash/ .

    

 

Extended Learning /Shared Learning

1. Student takes a theorical / discussed topic in one course, discovers a practical application in another course and shares it in both courses. http://cmp217-s07.pbwiki.com/JustJoeKing and http://cmp220sp07.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/finding-your-inner-endianness/
2. Students can used each others work.  The winner if the Battle Of The Minds http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/the-envelope-please/
3. We as faculty learn as in the case that Eratosthenes was both a mathematician and a libarian. http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/12/sieve-of-eratosthenes-2/

 

 

Tangential topics / Commenting leads to answer of We'll get back to that topics. Sharing of those ideas. When you place the comments on a paper, only one student can see it. 

1. A student expresses an opinion on of the dangers of writing assembly language programs on your home computer.  http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/programming-in-assembly-in-the-safety-and-privacy-of-your-own-home/
2. A reference made in post about Seagate Technology applying the Towers of Hanoi algorithm for backups as applied to a home user. http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/12/tower-of-hanoi-overview/
3. Eratosthenes, the Mathematican and Librarian. http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/12/sieve-of-eratosthenes-2/

 

The collaborating faculty memeber can post to the blog for the entire class.

1. Instructional information on citations  (http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/30/are-your-citations-correct/). 
2. The technology can also be used to praise students on a job well done. (http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/12/great-work/) 
3. M. Spiegelman post on About.com. http://glassr.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/curious-about-aboutcom/
4. Students can be warned about the dangers of plagerism. http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/plagiarism-gets-someone-fired/

 

Students have fun and express themselves.

1. Gary suggesting that he has done an A paper.http://glassrmat101.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/project-1-results-from-the-muse-database-by-gary-altman-this-is-an-a-paper-0/
2. Get your tickets for the for the Grateful Dead Scientists summer tour http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-grateful-dead-scientists-summer-tour-2007/
3. Issac Newton sponsored by ... http://glassrcalc3.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/how-the-world-works/

 

 Students apply what they learned to their lives 

1. Irene, a GLA student writing instructions on reading RSS feeds and then using those instructions to better organize her time.http://glassrmat101.wordpress.com/2006/10/20/extra-credit-irene-m-hopefully-this-will-work-this-time/#comment-10

 

Commenting features allow for specific instruction / interaction

1. Professor and student discuss why an error occured and correct it http://mat101sp07.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/hw-1-2/#comment-16

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