A3.6: Week 3 Reflection

                                                                                                                                                              Ashley Carr
                                                                                                                                                              September 9, 2007
Aims and Objectives:
     One of the goals that I set out for myself this week was to complete each assignment for CD 315 succesfully and correctly before the weekend began.  As you can see, it is Sunday, and I am finishing my last two assignments.  Even though I would have rather had [...]

A3.3: Framing Essential Questions

Ashley Carr
 September 6, 2007
     Essential questions set students and staff free from the time-consuming tradition of searching for a topic in the school library.  This tradition of gathering information has little thought put into the procedure.  Prior to reading this article, I had never heard of the term “essential question.” The article clarified that essential questions [...]

A3.3 Developing a Research Question

Ashley Carr
September 6, 2007
     Throughout my education, I have had to write various research papers.  The majority of the topics that pertain to those papers have been given to me, or I have had certain topics to choose from.  After reading this article, I realized that I have never asked myself all of these questions [...]

A3.2: Chapter 4- Richardson

Ashley Carr
September 6, 2007
Reference:
Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. California: Corwin Press.
TAP:
     This article explains what a wiki is, and how one can be used beneficially for all ages.  This reading is mainly intended for students and educators wanting to know more about a wiki, and to give the [...]

A3.2: 7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Editing

Ashley Carr
September 5, 2007
Reference:
7 things you should know about collaborative editing. (2005, December).  Retrieved September 5th, 2007,
     from http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7009.pdf

TAP:
     The topic of this reading is to inform the reader on the process of collaborative editing, which is the practice of group editing a document.  The audience for this reading would include students who have to participate [...]

A3.2: 7 Things You Should Know About Wikis

Ashley Carr
September 4, 2007
Reference:
7 things you should know about wikis. (2005,
     July). Retrieved September 4, 2007, from
    http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf
Tap:
     The topic of this article explains the 7 beneficial things that one should know and understand before using a wiki for a collaborative purpose.  A wiki is an Hawaiian word used as an alternative word to mean quick [...]