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=Final Project Ideas=

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 * Here are a few suggestions for final project topics. Note, these are just suggestions, you are also free to design or choose the topic of your choice.** **Be sure to get your instructors approval on your topic before beginning work on your final project.**


 * **Net Generation Topic** || **Presentation** || **Lesson Plan Idea** ||
 * //3D Virtual Environments// || Systems available for 3D Learning Environments || How to set up a Sloodle environment ||
 * //Blogs// || Using Blogs as Math Journals || Choosing the perfect blogging tool ||
 * //Digital Divide// || Working with Students who Do Not Have Internet Access || Brainstorming – using the computer lab resources to our best advantage ||
 * //ePortfolios// || Using ePortfolios to Engage Student Creativity and Learning || Starting an ePortfolio ||
 * //Informal Learning// || Reflection – How My Students Use Informal Learning Everyday

“Homework sucks” Developing Learning Projects that Harness Informal Learning || //For teachers*// – leveraging informal learning during a field trip

//For teachers*// – developing alternatives to paper assignments || Networking Site || Using Ning, Flickr and YouTube to create content ||
 * //Internet Safety// || Proactive Education – Fostering a Stronger Sense of Community and Responsibility to Prevent Cyberbullying || What is cyberbullying – a constructive discussion ||
 * //Learning Spaces// || How to Develop a Virtual Learning Space || Developing an online learning environment with a middle school classroom ||
 * //Lifelong Learning// || How to Promote Lifelong Learning as a Professional Development Skill || //For teachers*// – evaluating your own skills as a lifelong learner ||
 * //Mobile Learning// || Using Cell Phone Technology to Connect Students with Classroom Assignments || How to use your cell phone to get your classroom assignments ||
 * //Podcasting// || Podcasting as a Writing Project || Writing the weekly classroom news report ||
 * //Second Life// || Classroom Application Projects for Second Life || Building your own avatar in second life ||
 * //Social Networking// || Creating Content on a Social
 * //Student Centered Learning// || Letting go of Teacher Control – Fostering Student Centered Learning in the Classroom || //For teachers// *– converting a traditional lesson into a student-centered lesson/activity ||
 * //Video Games as Educational Tools// || Using the Sims to Foster Storytelling Skills || Using the Sims™ to foster storytelling skills ||
 * //Video Sharing as an Educational Tool// || Developing a Short Film with Your Students || Creating a short film project on Civil War history ||
 * //Web 2.0 Tools// || How to Leverage Web 2.0 tools to Teach the Net Generation || How we can use blogs wikis and podcasts in our classroom

Google™ Geography - How to use Google Maps to map our learning ||
 * //Wikis// || Using a Wiki to Develop Written Content || Writing a short story on a wiki ||


 * Participants of the Net Generation course can develop their lesson plan for other educators rather than for use in a K-12 classroom.