September+23,+2009

Our First Cohort Meeting! Below are the handouts and presentation materials from the first cohort meeting. Please contact Scot, Chris, and/or Sarah if you would like to reuse any of the materials from this session since we may or may not be the copyright holders of these presentations.


 * Welcome Materials:

[|SMART Exchange Information]

Chris and Sarah's Presentation: Points to Ponder on Content Creation** This presentation covers some helpful hints to make your Notebook files cleaner, more user-friendly, and more focused on content over "bells and whistles."

Scot goes through the levels of the new Bloom's and how Notebook can help us address various tiers within our lessons.
 * Scot's Presentation: SMART Lesson Creation and the New Bloom's Taxonomy**

Before our next cohort meeting, please complete the following: 1. Create a new SMART lesson or modify an existing lesson to include 3 levels from the new Bloom's Taxonomy. (You may also want to consider the points from the Content Creation presentation as you create/edit this lesson.) Bring this lesson to our next meeting and be prepared to share it with a small group. 2. Optional: Upload your lesson to the Lesson Library on this wiki. 3. In the Discussion Forum, respond to one or both of the reflection questions. (The link to the Discussion Forum is at the top of the page.) 4. Continue to collaborate with cohort members via the wiki. Pose new discussion questions, upload links, share tips & tricks, etc. Your participation may be rewarded :)
 * Homework:**