Snipping Tool and Snagit

Next week I want to create a Page titled, "Tools."  On this page students will learn how to use the Snipping tool found on Wndows 7 to record digital artifacts.  Some ideas on things they could record:

• Multiplication Quiz Scores (Check this link when logged out of Blogger)
• Exercises completed using DocHub.
• ??

Also, I want to get acquainted with Snagit.  This would be a neat tool to use in class on days I plan on being absent, but it would also be a useful way for students to demonstrate their knowledge of Scientific Notation.  

Students create their own blog.

As I am putting this blog together, it occurs to me that students should create their own blog.  In it they could create a series of artifacts that would be grouped together in one spot.

Creating a template that covers the first nine weeks would be essential.  Students could explore the
curriculum while learning how to manipulate a number of of Web 2.0 tools.

Of course I'm relying on having a classroom where students would have access to computers all the time. Strong possibility I'll not be so lucky.  One of the goals for completing this blog would be to create worksheets or paper pencil artifacts that students could use create rough drafts that could be used later

Student Artificats

With today's modern resources, it should be possible for students to pick and choose the materials they find interesting and engaging.  This would result in students being much more proactive about how they learn curriculum, while simultaneously causing them to take more ownership of their education.