Course: Enriched English 10

Week One: Things Fall Apart

Today we'll meet in class to discuss the kick-off of our blended pilot. YES! The beginning is finally here!

Our whole group will attend in our usual small (but charming and inviting!) space, Room 262.

Here's our agenda:

- Guidelines for participating in a blended course. Here's the power point:

- Intro to Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. This is our first unit of 4th quarter. Here's the power point:

Here's the homework:

- Watch this week's overview video on Tokbok here.  In this video, when I say "Ning," I really mean "Moodle."  I recorded it before I had decided on a platform.  All the other information is still correct.
TokBox - Free video chat and video messaging
- Read Ch. 1-2 of Things Fall Apart
- Finish key-word notes
- Decide whether you'd like to attend either of tomorrow's sessions, which include a tech help session (on how to use Moodle, how to make a video blog, and just generally how to deal with this new blended environment) and list-group-label of Ibo terms. This will be a great session to attend if you feel you might have trouble reading the Ibo words in the text.

Review weekly schedule here . This document includes homework assignments and attendance requirements.

Here's the power point we'll discuss on Thursday or Friday:

BY REQUEST:

Here are some items that people requested that I post:

First, here's a link to the SIRS link on the EHS Website.  From there, click on the SIRS box. The username from school is MN0307.  From home, it's MN0307h.  The password from both locations is 55439.

Second, here's the link to Tokbox for recording video blogs.  Here's how to do it: Create a free acount.  Then click, "Send a Video Message."  Once you record a video, you have to send it to someone.  I usually send it to my own email address.  Then, go to "Messages," and choose "Sent Messages."  Select your video, click "Share," and then you'll get a link and an embed code.  Either should work on Moodle.  Ask me if you have questions!