ECOMP 7010: VoiceThread Debate

Directions: You will be on a debate team and will argue, either pro or con, the statement: "Handheld Mobile Devices Should be Banned in Schools Say No to BYOD! (Bring Your Own Device)" We will use VoiceThread to conduct the debate. Each team will consist of a team captain who will provide the opening statement, 3 topic presenters, 3 rebuttal presenters, and a closing statement presenter. Statements are to be around 3 minutes in length and include specific examples to support your position, including quotations from sources when appropriate.

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http://voicethread.com/share/3269668/

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My Quotation/Reference Sources

• Scholastic. (July 27, 2012). Left The Cell Phone Ban. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751073
• Juggle.com Debates. (July 27, 2012). Debates: Education - Should cell phones be banned within schools? Retrieved from http://debates.juggle.com/should-cell-phones-be-banned-within-schools
• Media Shift. Watters, A. (Aug. 8, 2011). Why Schools Should Stop Banning Cell Phones, and Use Them for Learning. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/08/why-schools-should-stop-banning-cell-phones-and-use-them-for-learning241.html
• ISTE: International Society for Technology Education. (July 27, 2012). NETS for Students 2007 Profiles. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-for-students-2007-profiles.aspx
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2007). Information, media and technology skills. Retrieved from http://route21.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=8

ECOMP 6012: Using Online Tools Wisely

Assignment: Develop talking points presented as Questions & Answers on a topic decided by the group and directed to an audience encompassed by the grade level(s) you work with. Two artifacts are required for this project: 1.) an annotated bibliography, and 2.) a presentation using a web 2.0 tool consisting of 10 Q&A's derived from the resources gathered for your bibliography.

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"Using Online Tools Wisely"

An Annotated Bibliography

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"Email, Cell Phones, & Facebook - OH MY!"

A Question & Answer Presentation for Middle School

ECOMP 6012 Midterm on Prezi