Course completion

Thank you again for your passion, participation and collaborative spirit in this course. Your final assignment is to complete two forms. Completion is required to receive a final grade. However, neither will be used for grade computation.

Course evaluation form: http://goo.gl/forms/7j8ETTeW2M

Peer assessment form: http://goo.gl/forms/lLkSulYXO4

Have a wonder holiday season and a great semester break. Merry Christmas!

Christmas cake by Morinaka, Kobe, Japan

Final Project: Sample Mindmaps

Examples of mindmaps presented the last time ETEC 642 was offered in Summer 2013:

Lisa - http://popplet.com/app/index.php#/1154433

Nina - http://popplet.com/app/#/1160539

Dana - https://prezi.com/1u8j3usakoo3/danas-642-literacy-pln/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Luisa - https://prezi.com/bvuj28st-zvs/connections-conversations-and-collaborations-creating-my-pln/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Annette - http://www.slideshare.net/annetteahuna/annettes-final-presentation

Darryl - http://www.xmind.net/m/i6dc/

If you are unable to open these links, please let the instructional team know or leave a comment below.

Mahalo.

Final Project Due Dates

In response to the question raised during our class meeting on Nov 17, the following are the due dates for the various parts of the final project. These dates are also listed on the Project Overview document.

Nov 24 - Part 1, Learning Networks Summary (Post link to SM4Ed)
Nov 24 - Final Project Part 2 (Class meeting, critical friends session)
Dec 3 - Final project, Part 1 (Comments posted to SM4Ed)
Dec 8 - Final project, Part 3 (PLN sharing, link posted to SM4Ed)

Mahalo to Kaulana D. for asking.

TCCfx 2014 PARTICIPATION (Week 9) - Extended deadline

We are extending the deadline for last week's TCCfx 2014 participation activity. If you have completed the assignment, there is no need to modify what you have done.

The links to the event recordings are as follows. Please wait a minute for the recordings to start.

Track #1:
https://www.cubbyusercontent.com/pl/Instant+Meeting+2014-10-22.webm/_e39edcf78fcc4846a922cce578a19f9c

Track #2 (Part 1):
https://www.cubbyusercontent.com/pl/Instant+Meeting+2014-10-22+(2).webm/_05303fc735fb4fbbb1fe048d6c043c1e

Track #2 (Part 2):
https://www.cubbyusercontent.com/pl/Instant+Meeting+2014-10-22.webm/_5ff93a1b61b442f1bca7a06786fefd72

TWITTER PRIVACY. In order to fully participate as a class team, set your tweets to PUBLIC. Others will not be able to view or include your tweets in the class assignment. If you are concerned with privacy, create a Twitter account just for this class with a pseudonym. If you need assistance, please let us know.

PS. There is NO CLASS MEETING this week. Our next BBC session is on November 3.

TCCfx Tech Tool Slam

There is a "Tech Tool Slam" session scheduled for TCCfx 2014 this week Wednesday, Oct 22 at 8:00 pm Hawaii time.

If you are willing to share the social media tool that you researched during Week 6, contact Frank Jumawan <fjumawan@hawaii.edu>.

If you participate in this event, you are excused from this week's (Week 9) 150 tweets assignment.

See Frank's example for Talky, a tool that he will share during the session:

TCCfx 2014 Registration Reminder

The last day to register for TCCfx 2014 is on Monday, October 20. The event is on Wednesday from 5-9 pm Hawaii time.

To register:

http://tccfx2014.eventbrite.com

For a complete listing of the program, see:

http://www.tccfxhawaii.com

I will post an activity as part of Week 9 (Oct 20-27).

Participate for a minimum of two (2) hours. If you are not able to attend "live," then view two hours of the recordings that will be available after the event.

Specific instructions will be provided in the Week 9 email that I hope to send to you by Sunday. We will have a regular class meeting on Monday, Oct 20 that I would like to keep to one hour, if possible.

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Class meeting tomorrow, Oct 6, 6-8 pm.

[NOTE: This message was sent to everyone by e-mail. It is posted here for reference]

This message is to provide a "heads-up" about our meeting on Monday. We will commence working with Kansai University Students on the collaborative video project. Details are provided on our class web site. Review ALL links provided:

http://ltec642.blogspot.jp/p/cvp.html

• Sign-in to BBC early, starting at 5:30, with your headset to do an audio check.
• Our Kansai students will join us as a group from the classroom/lab where we meet for class.
• Use a headset since there will be background noise.
• Following a brief overview, we will break into Google HANGOUT sessions by teams.
• We will have breakout rooms (in BBC) so that each team can meet briefly. One Hawaii member will initiate the  Hangout call.
• Many Kansai students cannot join us since it 1:00 PM on Tuesday and have classes to attend. Some work and or have classes on another campus.
• We will identify the students present at this session and have them introduce themselves briefly.
• Some of our students are just learning how to use Google+ and Hangout. 
• They practiced with their classmates last week during class.
• They will be talking individually or in pairs, without a headset. 
• We need to minimize bandwidth use as we attempt to hold six simultaneous hangouts.
• We are sharing computers since not all students bring laptops to campus. 
• During the hangout, mute your microphone when not speaking.
• Your patience will be much appreciated.

When connection is established with your team members:
- Introduce yourself.
- Speak slowly so that the Japanese students can follow and understand what you say.
- Use the chat window to type in your name or other difficult words and phrases.
- Discuss some possible topics for your video.
- Establish a communication plan.
- Review the due dates for the project.
- Ask Kansai students to share any information with their team members.
- Keep the meeting short, about 30 minutes at most.

By next week (Oct 14), complete a shared Google document that includes your team name, members, group's timeline and communication plan. Post the link to your document on the Google+ Kansai-Hawaii Collaborative Video Project 2014 community. [Note: Date correction]

Team members:
1. Desiree, Kaulana H, Brittany + Urano, Naru, Riho
2. Mike, Kaulana D, Liane + Yuuka, Arata, Mana
3. Coby, Christy, Shilpa + Sohei, Yuri, Hitomi
4. James, Faith, Janet + Ayuka, Kentaro (Kuse), Tomohisa (Tom)
5. Mark, Terri + Takumi, Ayumi
6. Kainoa, Kitty, Wendy + Junta, Sayumi

Google spreadsheet listing all team members and Gmail contact info:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Ojh0jZZixNAq7zih2sqtdhjJlpd2hdhitZO6q7E-rY/edit?usp=sharing

Also, I have shared a circle of some of the Kansai students in the CVP community. We are still trying to get all the students into Google+. Some students just joined this class. All except one are voluntarily joining this class.

Finally, introduce yourself to the Kansai students by posting a link to your video intro (from Week 1) to the Google+ CVP community. If you wish to update your video, feel free to do so.

See you online tomorrow.

Mahalo,
- Bert