Assignments

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= Module 1: Assignments =

**[employees]** I have 800 salespeople in 20 countries. The Blue Widget 1000 has been our main product line for the last year-and-a-half.
== **[Why do you need to develop online course for your company? Give me a problem description]** We’ve developed a new product line--Red Widget 1100 which has new underlying technology, faster speed, and more competitive price/performance ratio. I have to teach my salespeople about the new Red Widget 1100 product characteristics—features, functions, and fees.==

Module 2: Assignments
==**1. Go to @http://www.go2web20.net/. Select one web 2.0 application and describe it. Explain whether this application would be useful for your e-learning course.**==

**2. What do you think about the future of technology?**
==**3.** Business leaders are now examining the effectiveness of Mindfulness and Meditation to reduce stress, improve concentration and increase overall company's productivity. ==

What is your average class size at KCGI?
==What percentage of teachers in college would be able to recognize you and call you by name?==

What are the most popular Japanese websites?
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Select one LMS and describe its main functions. Why this LMS would be useful for your e-learning business?
= Module 4: Assignments =

2. Create a Google Site from your Google account. Create a link "Google Site" on your wiki and link it to your site.
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= Module 5: Assignments =

2. Upload 2 images on your Flickr account. Send me the URL of your images.
==3. Create a blog with at least 2 entries including text and images for your e-learning company on http://www.blogger.com/. Link this blog to you wiki.== ==4. Visit the Cloud Computing Journal website for a list of the top 150 players in cloud computing. Select one cloud computing technology and explain how it would be useful for your e-learning company.==

Select one cloud computing technology and explain how it would be useful for your e-learning company.
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1. Create a Google Doc for your e-learning course and publish it. Post a link on your wiki site.
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2. Capture a video in Jing. Post a link on your wiki site.
= = ==3. Create a presentation for your e-learning course in PowerPoint (at least 5 slides), upload it on SlideShare, and embed it on your wiki site by clicking on Widget > Other>Insert your slideshare presentation code.== = = ==4. Record a short (1 min.) podcast in English on Audacity [| http://audacity.sourceforge.net/]== = =

Go to Insert Images and File on wikispaces, upload .wav file.
= Module 7: Assignments =

== 3. Create a Facebook account (open for public) for your company. Post a link to your company's Facebook on your wiki. If you have a problem opening a new Facebook account, please post a screenshot of your personal Facebook page on your wiki. ==

==1. Create a syllabus for your e-learning course on GoogleDocs, publish it, and post a link on your wiki.==

==2. Create a quiz (at least 5 questions) for your e-learning course using any of these software applications, publish it for web, and post a link on your wiki.==

= = = = = Module 9: Assignments= = = ==1. Explore different Instructional Design Models. Choose a model for your fictitious organization’s e-learning course. Give me a brief description of this model. Explain why you chose this model for your e-learning course.== = =

= = ==2. Create a Staff Information page for your e-learning course with photos, contact information and post on your wiki.== = =

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==Create a Module 1 in PowerPoint for the final project (at least 10 slides with images). Don’t forget to include References at the end of your presentation. Create a link to your Module 1 on your wiki. Please go to our exemplary site to see an example http://cybernaut.wikispaces.com/Modules==

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1. Download different browsers (at least 3) and compare them (1 page):

 * ==List browsers you installed on your computers.==
 * ==Compare the main features of these browsers.==
 * ==Which browser is your favorite?==
 * ==Choose three web pages and preview them in the different browsers. Do you see any difference?==

==2. Create the Module 2 for your e-learning course in PowerPoint (at least 5 slides) and upload it on SlideShare http://www.slideshare.net for the final project. Don’t forget to include References at the end of your presentation. Link your Module 2 to your wiki.==

1. Answer the following review questions (1 page):
> == == ==2. Download ActiveWorlds Educational Universe[| http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/awedu.asp]==
 * ==//What is virtual reality?//==
 * ==What was Heilig's role in the development of VR?==
 * ==What was NASA's role in early VR development?==
 * ==What were the first commercial VR products?==
 * ==What happened with the VR industry in the 1990s==
 * ==What are the five classic components of VR==

Compare ActiveWorlds and Second Life (1 page):

 * ==What did you like?==
 * ==What didn’t you like?==
 * ==Would you use ActiveWorlds or Second Life for your fictitious company? Why?==

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Assignment #1
==Read What is Good PowerPoint Gesign? and When Good PowerPoint Presentations Go Bad.== ==Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with 2 slides – 1 slide as an example of a bad design and 1 slide as an example of a good design. Explain why you chose these examples. Link your PowerPoint presentation to your wiki.==

Assignment #2
== Read 4 Best Free Alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint ==

4. Prezi
==Create Module 3 for your e-learning course using one of these alternative presentation software applications (at least 5 slides with text and images). Follow good design guidelines. Don’t forget to include References at the end of your presentation. Link your presentation to your wiki.==

= Module 14: Assignments =

Answer the following questions:
==1. Can you copy a chapter from a book and distribute it on the wiki for your distance learning course?== ==2. Which would be considered the fair use – using a published work or unpublished work for your distance learning course?==

3. Can you reproduce a whole book and claim that it’s the Fair Use?
==4. Can you post a whole article from the journal on your personal website or share it on the public forum?== ==5. You would like to use an image from a book. What would be considered the Fair Use for your distance learning course - the full image or a "thumbnail," low-resolution version of the image?==

Assignment #2
==Format references in APA style for your three presentations (Module 1, 2, and 3). You DON'T have to create the new presentations. Use your presentations created for the previous assignments. Make sure that you have the References formatted in APA style.==