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Tonight: Elluminate 1-1 with Chih, 01/25, Wednesday, 8-9 pm (Optional)

Need any support from the instructor?  Please come to Elluminate with Chih session. Please do sign-up to ensure we have enough time to help you. Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak2hmofyxKPkdG5wTUwxN0hocVRmZ2p4VDU2LWFSRnc&hl=en_US#gid=0 Elluminate at: http://elm.elluminate.com/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584  

College Career Counselor

I am looking for a college career counselor to work at our school. It would carry a small English teaching load. The length of contract is initially 2 years. There is a relocation allowance, rent subsidy, medical insurance, end of contract completion bonus and other benefits. For details, kindly send interested parties my way.   Thank you,   Steve   --------------------------------- Stephen Rothkopf M.Ed. Secondary School Principal   K. International School Tokyo 1-5-15 Shirakawa Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0021 www.kist.ed.jp Phone 03-3642-9993 Fax 03-3642-9994  

Q: Will have more Elluminate session in the future?

A: Yes, we will host the Elluminate sessions more often in the beginning of the semester to support your online learning.  It is optional.  Be sure to check our course announcements for the upcoming Elluminate sessions.  Be sure to sign up for the session so we can ensure we have enough to help you.  The Elluminate and the sign up pages always locate at these URLs.  You can bookmark them on your Delicious. Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak2hmofyxKPkdG5wTUwxN0hocVRmZ2p4VDU2LWFSRnc&hl=en_US#gid=0 Elluminate at: http://elm.elluminate.com/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584  

Q: What are we supposed to do for the lesson moderation?

A: Moderate the lesson discussion.  If you are in Group 3, your group will moderate Lesson 3.  Moderators' responsibilities are to facilitate the discussions, ensure all classmates participate the lesson discussion actively, and keep the discussion interactive.  I will e-mail more instructions to your group when it is your group's turn.

Q: What is the required textbook?

A: The required textbook is: Mills, S. C. (2006). Using the Internet for active teaching and learning. Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN: 0-13-110546-9. You can view the textbook information on the course syllabus at: http://etc545nau.wetpaint.com/page/Syllabus

Apple brings textbooks to iPad

Check out this article that I saw in USA TODAY's iPhone application. Apple brings textbooks to iPad http://usat.ly/wI24Ix To view the story, click the link or paste it into your browser. To learn more about USA TODAY for iPhone and download, visit: http://usatoday.com/iphone/ Sent from my iPhone 4

Module 4 Highlights:

Due: 01/13, Friday Due: Assignment 6: Evaluations on Web-Based Resources for Lesson Plan Assignment 7: Lesson Plan Discussions Lesson 7 discussions: Four postings at least: Respond to KEY discussion questions or more; and Respond others' responses or to original questions. Participate NAU's course evaluation .  

M4 Highlight (1/9-13)

01/11, Wednesday Due: Assignment 4: Development of Web-Based Resources for Lesson Plan Due:   Assignment 5: Lesson Plan Presentations 01/13, Friday Due: Assignment 6: Evaluations on Web-Based Resources for Lesson Plan Assignment 7: Lesson Plan Discussions Assignment 8: Module 2 Group Wiki Presentations (Team 2 Only) Lesson 7 discussions: Four postings at least: Respond to KEY discussion questions or more; and Respond others' responses or to original questions. Participate NAU's course evaluation .           

M3 highlight: 01/02-01/08

01/05Thursday Due: 1st posting period for Module 3 discussions : Two postings at least: Respond to at least two KEY discussion questions 01/08Sunday Due: Assignment 4: Development of Web-Based Resources for Lesson Plan Due: Assignment 5: Lesson Plan Presentations Due: 2nd posting period for Module 3 discussions : Two Postings at least: Respond others' responses or to original questions. Assignment 8: Module 3 Group Wiki Presentations (Team 3 Only) Due: Module 4 readings.