CLASS FIVE - FEB 12, 2009
FOUCS:   WEB 201 - USABILITY & WEB DESIGN
  BIG   PICTURE:
Characteristics of Digital Technology
Future   for web development-
  Database   and Portals
  Webinars   & other web-based learning systems 
  Atomic   Learning
  True   North Logic & other Professional Learning Management web-based software
  Personalization
  Open   Source 
  Steve   Krug – Video (if time)
  
  READING   IN CLASS:
  Chapter   2 from “Don’t Make Me Think”
  What does Creativity Mean?  by By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo  | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
  The Problem with Problems, by Dan Pink
Reflection   & Discussion
Check out Bill Gates who presented at the TED Conference this week:
    
| Topics: After his initial remarks (where he mentions his optimism)  | 
TECH   SKILLS:
  Building   a a web page in Google Site
Contributing to a Google Docs (if time)
  
  GUEST: 
  Don   Woodward, Web Designer - Ideawave
  
  REFLECTION   QUESTION BLOG:
  Web   related—to be determined
  TED Conference in 
Homework for Class 5:
- Read Business Week article, Rethinking Computers in the Classroom, in preparation for Steve Langford's presentation
- Project Proposal is due Feb 21