Schedule

Overview: Each participant creates a blog on Edublogs. This blog is a reflective blog. We should encourage participants to summarize the day's events.


 * July 7th**:

Brent presents during lunch hour 12-1 P.M.

Brent's presentation:
 * brief background in blogging and then discusses the goal of the project to participants. Erin's tips:
 * Audience: Encourage friends and family. Rutgers students and future SAI participants.
 * Diary vs. Blog: Create content with audience in mind.
 * Make connections to "Knowledge in the Blood" and any other readings with daily reflections.
 * Integrate links and multimedia
 * introduce Edublogs and have participants create accounts. Record URL and participate on those blogs.
 * Hand out 14 CD-ROM discs with multimedia tutorials
 * Encourage "homework" in use the blog. Brent will take down all blog addresses and "check in" by posting comments and answering questions on THEIR blogs. Encourage them to ask questions online or save them for the 12th.
 * Have them review PowerPoint materials and come back with questions there too.


 * July 8th:**

Brent, Kelli and Darren attend lunch with Infinite Family. Brent's goal is to hammer out some specifics as far as what the NetFundis might want to learn and what Infinite Family would like assistance with tech-wise. After the meeting, Brent will:


 * Make notes and share them with Erin
 * Integrate findings into July 12th presentation
 * Look to create additional areas of support


 * July 10th:**

Brent meets with Erin (Kelli, you are invited too) to discuss any updates and the results of the meeting with Infinite Family. Time TBD

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 * July 12th**:

Jen St. Pierre: 2-3 PM
 * Blogging Ettiquette
 * Flip Camera Training
 * Media Session

Brent: 5-7:30 (probably not that late, but just in case. I hate to keep them to 7:30 but there is a lot of ground to cover. We'll definitely want to include some sort of a break. Is there any sort of dinner scheduled? I could order pizzas for the group.) > Erin:
 * Introduce Erin and explain her role
 * Discuss participants' role as PowerPoint, facilitators
 * PowerPoint Q&A
 * Introduce multimedia components for Edublogs.
 * Allow participants to engage in guided practice with the multimedia
 * Change blog's name
 * Discuss benefactor and Infinite family readers
 * Introduce self and role as a facilitator
 * Assist in guided practice in both PowerPoint and Edublogs (walk around room and help where needed)

NetFundis: Go through list and discuss NetFundis - how long, when? Formal or informal? PowerPoint still? Their technology may differ, be prepared.

Other:
 * Bring Flash Drive
 * Bring Flip Cam
 * Pay for Edublogs??

July 21-?

Erin:
 * Assist participants with blog posts while in South Africa
 * Assist participants with video. Pass Flip cam around to different participants daily.

Brent:
 * Participate in blog posts
 * Invite Ed and Computers class to join the discussion