ASSIGNMENT 2: COLLABORATE AND SHARE

TASK 1: PICASA WEB ALBUMS:

a. Web Albums
• Create a Picasa account (5)
Create two sets of albums – one private and the other public
• Private album - 5 pictures (5)
• Public albums – Learning Area (specify the Learning Area or Subject)
You need to create 4 web albums in this section
• Album 1: Section A (specify) – made up of 5 pictures taken by you (5)
• Album 2: Section B (specify) – made up of 5 pictures from any source (5)
• Album 3: Section C (specify) - made up of 5 pictures from any source (5)
• Album 4: Summary D (specify) - enhanced picture to build a concept
(1
(Album 4 - Create one picture to build a concept by using any 3 or
0)
more pictures from any of the 3 albums or any other source)

b. Write an essay of 200 words on how you would use Picasa in an

(1
educational setting – in both your particular learning area and general
0)
teaching practice.

TASK 2: TOOLS TO ENHANCE LEARNING – CELL PHONES

a. Opinion essay
You are going to be assigned a number from 1 to 3 in the class. You will
be required to open Marc Prensky’s article from the class group space
ACE GDE 2009/10 under the section Files. Then you must write an (10
opinion essay (200 words) with examples of how you would use it your )
learning area / subject. Upload the essay file in the group space ACE GDE
2009/10 under the section Files.

b. Ranking
In the class group space ACE GDE 2009/10 under the section File, open
the file called Visual ranking assign 2 and rate the list of 10 ideas for
using cell phones in education from most relevant to your learning area /
(5)
subject to the least (i.e. first = most relevant and last = least relevant).
Change the name of the file to surname_student_no and upload it in the
same space

Due date 29 October 2009 Total [60]