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Here are some blended learning resources:


 * 1) [[file:GEOCGRANTMCLFinal.doc]] Includes the proposed online environments, suggested activities and assessments

All About Blended Learning

 * 1) [|Basic definitions for various non-traditional learning environments]
 * 2) [|Basic Ingredients for Blended Learning]
 * 3) [|Making the Case for Blended Learning Podcast]
 * 4) [|Notes and Reflections on Dr. Z’s ISTE Webinar today, blended learning, and web 2.0]
 * 5) [|University of Houston Study: Hybrid Courses More Effective for Students]
 * 6) Clive Sheperd's video overview of virtual classrooms and the role they play in blended learning (9.36 minutes)

Online Learning

 * 1) [|K-20 online learning information and resources] from the Southern Regional Education Board
 * 2) [|Guide to teaching online courses] by the National Education Association

Videoconferencing Tools

 * 1) [|Educause's 7 Things You Should Know About Ustream]
 * 2) Teaching with videoconferencing by Wesley Freyer
 * 3) [|UStream in Practice]
 * 4) [|Questioning the potential value of Skype and videoconferencing in the classroom?]

VoiceThread

 * 1) [|What is a VoiceThread?]
 * 2) [|More on VoiceThread]
 * 3) [|Registering for a free VoiceThread account]. Please choose VoiceThread and not the Ed.VoiceThread account
 * 4) A teacher blogs about [|possible uses for VoiceThread in the curriculum]
 * 5) A blog post by a Chinese language teacher describing [|how not to use VoiceThread] based on this teacher's own experiences
 * 6) [|Bill Ferriter's Planning Resources Wiki for Using VoiceThread in the Classroom]. Includes planning tips, handouts and rubrics for students
 * 7) [|Welcome to Our World] and [|What Do You Value?] Two of Bill Ferriter's Student VoiceThreads. Notice how he gives specific guidelines to his students in the VoiceThreads themselves.
 * 8) VoiceThread 4 Education wiki. There is a link to college examples on the left hand side bar
 * 9) A wiki where teachers post their VoiceThreads

Voice Recording
[|Vocarro]

Skype

 * 1) [|Using Skype in the Classroom (or Just Learning How to Use It!)]
 * 2) [|Using Recorded Skype Conversations as Assessment Tools]
 * 3) [|Skype in Schools Wiki]
 * 4) [|Christian Science Monitor Article on Using Skype in the Foreign Language Classroom]
 * 5) [|The Mixxer]—find language partners to practice your oral skills. Hosted by Dickinson College
 * 6) [|How to Record Skype Calls]
 * 7) [|More Skype Recording Applications--most for a fee]
 * 8) [|Spanish Connects Us] by Jon Pennington. A great example of how to use Skype to promote intercultural competencies, improve aural/oral proficiencies, engage students and develop their reflective practice and create life-long learners.

Pedagogical Resources

 * 1) [|Strategies for Collaborative Learning]
 * 2) [|Empowering teachers as testers] by Christine Coombe. A great vimeo-hosted presentation on the importance of assessment in all aspects of teaching
 * 3) OpenPD wiki
 * 4) [|7 Things You Should Know About Series on Emerging Technologies and Their Application in the Classroom]
 * 5) [|Digital Relationships are Real Relationships] by Bill Ferriter
 * 6) [|Additional Audio Recordings by Bill Ferriter on the Use of Web 2.0 Tools in Education]
 * 7) [|Managing Online Discussions from the University of Maryland.] Take a look at the downloadable //participation portfolio// under the "Materials" section for some possible VoiceThread rubric ideas
 * 8) [|Larry Michaelson Introduces Team Based Learning]—a series of short videos that focus on how to create effective team-based learning communities in your classes
 * 9) [|How To Redesign a Course for Hybrid Delivery] from Educause
 * 10) [|Using Project Based Learning to Teach Grammar] by More Spanish
 * 11) [|Community Building in Virtual Schooling] from Iowa State University
 * 12) Futurenownjecc wiki resources for teachers covering various aspects of technology-infused classroom practices by Patrick Higgins, Daniel Sutherland and William Stites

Syllabi

 * 1) [|Barbara Sawhill's Syllabus and Related Items]
 * 2) [[file:09 Chin 1112 Syllabus.doc]]
 * 3) [[file:SPRING 2009 ILCS1146 02 (1dayITV).doc]]