Intermediate+Stage


 * "Intermediate Stage"** - technology integration techniques that require a moderate amount of preparation and/or implementation time. Procedures include, but are not limited to:
 * Assessing Online
 * Facilitating Learning Around a Web 2.0 Tool
 * Fostering Discussions/Student Collaboration

ASSESSING ONLINE
The following is a quiz on Quadratic Functions. Your submission and the calculated grade will automatically be sent to me.

**How To Do This:** The assessment was created using ExamView Pro. When you save the test/quiz, select the option "Publish Internet Test". Once, you've done that - From the wiki page, select EDIT...FILE...Under the "Insert File" tab, select UPLOAD FILES ~ Select the test from your desktop ~ SAVE Other online assessment tools are: [|www.quizmaker.com] and [|www.classmarker.com]

FACILITATING LEARNING AROUND A WEB 2.0 TOOL
**EXAMPLE 1** Use the web trail on the Diigo site to complete the assignment on Statistical Data. You must complete the question(s) or task posed for each site on your own sheet of paper. SHOW ALL WORK!

Quick Tip: Click the PREVIEW option for each site so you can view the [|site] and the questions/task at the same time.

**How To Do This:** The annotated web trail was created via [|www.diigo.com]. Copy the URL address of the web trail ~ On the wiki page, click EDIT...LINK...EXTERNAL LINK ~ Paste the address ~ SAVE

With a partner, refer to Table 2 of the spreadsheet “” and use the Compound Interest Simulator found below to answers questions #7 – 12 on the Worksheet
 * EXAMPLE 2** Generally, banks do not calculate compound interest annually. They may compound the interest semi-annually, quarterly or monthly. To calculate compound interest, you divide the annual percentage rate of interest into equal parts. Then number of parts equals the number of times you calculate interest during the year.

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**How To Do This:** In order to embed an interactive feature from a website into the wikispace, you must use a special HTML Code (See the Additional Resources Page for the format of the code). Once you've inserted the web address within the code and copied it, click WIDGET...OTHER HTML...and paste the code in the box...SAVE

FOSTERING DISCUSSION/STUDENT COLLABORATION
Using what you learned from the Compound Interest lesson, formulate a response to each of the following questions. Be prepared to submit your responses at the posted RESPONSE TIME and review/comment on at least two (2) other classmates' responses. include component="comments" page="Intermediate Stage" limit="10"

**How To Do This:** Create the topic in the Discussion section of the wikispace ~ Click EDIT...WIDGET...DISCUSSION AREA...SAVE