topic3: Edited lesson plan

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/action/lessonplan/iVar/258
I looked for other lesson plans that employed Flickr, as that is what I chose to create my lesson plan. Here is the link to the lesson. This is a photo contest to help students learn best photography practices. It used Flickr to show off the photos, and judges would comment and evaluate the winner in each of a set of categories, seemingly informing the individual photographer. I suggested the class create a blog, and all comments from the judges could go here, using the tag 'photo contest'.

topic3: Erica's WikiTeach lesson plan

http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/wikiteach/wikiteachmgr/action/lessonplan/iVar/280
Here is the link to my lesson using Flickr. I teach web design, and one of the fun ways to teach table design is through photos. As well, one of the pieces of the class is learning to use Photoshop. I combined the two ideas into one lesson (it would probably take at least 2 weeks). Let me know what you think!

topic3 - Wiki link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_servers
This link is to a wiki on proxy servers. I looked this up because my students seem to trust me enough to tell me when they are attempting to break the rules, which humors me immensely. Since our district has blocked many sites such as FaceBook and MySpace, which the kids want to frequent in their down time after their work is done, the students are attempting to use proxy sites to go around the blocked sites. Interestingly, the proxy servers have not been blocked - a topic I intend to share with our IT director this week when he comes to our building. This wiki gives a decent general overview, and then gets into some "nitty gritty" which is more than I think I understand. You have to be a techie to really want to know all the info on that link; or at least that's what I think. At least I know what a proxy server is now, and I got the info I needed :)

I share this because if you think a student can't get to a site your district/school has blocked, think again. Apparently, proxy servers are widely known amongst students...Honestly, there are days I feel I'm sooooo in the dark with what kids can do with computers.

WikiTeach Social Bookmarking Lesson

Here is my social bookmarking lesson plan incorporating del.icio.us posted on WikiTeach