EDU 276 LEARNING LOG
Name: Mengmeng, Lin
Class Activities/Primary Work
SEP.8
We discuss the technology
ubiquity of the 21st century
students. We set up groups and
then discuss the different
technology used in school and
out of school.
Dr. Gradel shown us a website,
called November learning.
In the lab, we signed up and
subscribed RSS and use this to
search other website.
In the lab, we also signed up the
Delicious.
SEP.15
Class Activities/Primary Work
Dr.Gradel shown us the Syllabus
Group Discussion
We reviewed the Universal Design
for Learning-- UDL Introdution/
Readings
FALL,2008
Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to
Work Submitted/Due
extend work done in and for class)
The technology in-school and out-of- Think about the technology in- school and out-of-school, and
school which is both be used in and out of school.
Use the November Learning and find the history, the owner
November learning Quiz
or the publisher, the link of the website we used before.
Try to practice to use the RSS, use the subscription to search
Post the RSS discussion
the useful information.
Add my entire useful website to the delicious, it will be more
convenient.
Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to
Work Submitted/Due
extend work done in and for class)
Look through the syllabus
Good for sharing information
Ticket #2, technology used in school
and out of school.
Read Vaughn Chapter 7: Putting it all
Practice how to use the UDL.
together
UDL Intro/Readings Directions &
Notetaker
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Dr. Gradel taught us how to use

the learning log. She said the
learning log must be done every
Use the learning log to write down the knowledge we have
week. She explained what we shall Learning log
learned in EDU 276 class.
write under the Class Activities,
Work Submitted, and the Next
Steps.
In the class we read a passage and
take a quiz, “the spy” by James
Fenimore Cooper. If we read it
From this method, can make some quiz for the students
with all of our classmates, we can
which is hard to cheat.
share the information and
understand what they are reading.

In the lab, we Go to CAST UDL

Edition. We chose a online book
which can read for us. It can also
highlight the important CAST online assignment Practice this website at home
information, having the translator
and dictionary.

Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to

Class Activities/Primary Work Work Submitted/Due
extend work done in and for class)
SEP.22
In the class, Dr. Gradel teach us
Differentiated Instruction Intro/
what is DI, and we talk about DI Learn about DI
Readings
See the video about DI

Intro and Readings Learn more about the DI

Review the work sheet

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In the lab, we learn how to use the
AutoSummary. Choose a passage,
copy and paste on the Word; learn
how to add Readability Statistics.
In the class, we choose the chapter
for our project
SEP.29
Class Activities/Primary Work
Before this class, different group
get the different topic. Then we
review this topic at home. In this
class, we discuss about our topic to
other group me mber. My topic is
“Anchor activities”
Reorganize a group, share the
information about the
ASSESSMENT/
CHOICE/CONTRACT/ANCHOR
ACTIVITIES
Discuss about the home work
OCT.6
Class Activities/Primary Work
In the class, we talk about the
Resources/ References, and Quiz need
chapter Project.
EDU 276 LEARNING LOG
Learn the skill in “word”
Prepare for our project
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Share the information about the Anchor activities, we can
learn about the Anchor activities from other’s idea.
Reorganize a group is a good way to help us share different
information about assessment, choice, contract and anchor
activities.
Read chapter 1, 5, 9.
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Work Submitted/Due
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Familiar all ready. Build a story board before.
1. Introduction
2. Background knowledge
post to the WIKI
3. Application
4. Resources/References
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5. Quiz
6. Tools summary

Discuss the project with group Re-submit materials if they were

me mber, make sure to do the submitted incorrectly.
different part
www.clusty.com
More key words/ come up with key words
www.ilighter.com

OCT.20
Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to
Class Activities/Primary Work Work Submitted/Due
extend work done in and for class)

Choose a partner, to teach him/her

a ne w vocabulary. We can use a
To discuss which teaching ways we have chosen.
game; just let him/he r repeat, or
Already know it/ explained/ discussed/ mnemonic/ origin
any method to make sure he/she
can re member the ne w
vocabulary.
Compare with our vocabulary teaching, we can learn more
teaching strategies (Describe, restate, imagine, activities,
Video “Building Acade mic
discuss and games) from the video. These strategies can fit
Vocabulary”
for every teaching.
It is helpful for our project design.
Use the print screen
Sign up the

 TrackStar Use these websites; find out the suitable website for
 Web Poster Wizard searching or learning.
 CAST UDL BookBuilde r
 Building Accessible PPT

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Books

 Assignment Calculator at
the Univ. of Minnesota
 NoodleQuest
 NoodleTools Search Starter
 ThinkTank
 4Teachers.org

OCT.27
Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to
Class Activities/Primary Work Work Submitted/Due
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Read the book again; make sure what we have learned from
Presentation Do the quiz of chapter 16
chapter 16.
Received a Halloween ring from
Dr. Gradel.
Discuss about the learning log,
Update learning log. Have these
make sure write the detail of the Review my learning logs; make sure every day’s information
materials available electronically and
class activities, work submitted， are detail.
bring hard copy to class.
and next steps.
Talk about midterm grade. Do the
ticket 5 again if necessary. Make
Do the ticket 5 again Make sure save my file as DOC.
sure save the file as DOC. , not
DOCX.
Talk about next week’s project. Skim chapter 17,19,20

NOV.3
Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to
Class Activities/Primary Work Work Submitted/Due
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We have class at E335. Dr. Gradel

Prepare the project.
talk about the project with us.
Do the quiz of chapter 17, chapter 19 Read the book again; make sure what we have learned from
Presentation
and chapter 20 chapter 17, chapter 19 and chapter 20.
Assignment—Literacy
Instructional Sequence &
Resource, drop box for your
literacy instructional sequence Finish my project and try to collect the skills I have used,
Skim chapter 12, chapter 13
materials. Make sure to send the make sure to send them to the drop box on time.
skills (what did you use in the
project), Quiz, and Website to
drop box.
Use print screen to save pictures.
Dr. Gradel asks us do we have
Web review Make sure to do the web review again.
came ra for final project. We can
do the web review again.
We read a passage about tree on
Learn the basics about the Big 6
the computer; we can touch the
Research model resources
screen and press “next”.
NOV.10
Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to
Class Activities/Primary Work Work Submitted/Due
extend work done in and for class)
Do the quiz of chapter 12 and chapter Read the book again; make sure what we have learned from
Presentation
13 chapter 12 and chapter 13.
Make sure send the tools summary
Uses excel to make the tool summary of my project, and use
and quiz results of project to Dr. Tool summary and quiz results
print screen to save the quiz results.
Gradel.
Dr.Gradel has shown us a video
The components of the WebQuest are: Introduction, Task,
about WebQuest. She ask us some Select any three DIFFERENT types of
Resources, Process, Guidance, and Conclusion. I will
questions: search tools, do a search and then
reminder myself about the video and try to learn and search
1)what is WebQuest compare the results.
information about the WebQuest.
2)how organized WebQuest

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3)how is it a DI Tool
4)the first step when you introduce
WebQuest to your students
5)the components of the WebQuest
6) determine and assign a job
7) how integrate across social
studies, ELA, and science
NOV.17
Next Steps (on my own, in professional development, to
Class Activities/Primary Work Work Submitted/Due
extend work done in and for class)
Do the quiz of chapter 4 and chapter Read the book again; make sure what we have learned from
Presentation
14 chapter 4 and chapter 14.
Dr. Gradel talk to about the option
ticket and extra credit, don’t
If you want, finish the option ticket
forget the office hour. Write what Finish the option ticket E and F.
before class on 12/1.
we have learned from this class by
December 15.
We can get the grade results by e-
mail, talk about the due day of the
If you want, finish the ticket A, B, C,
tickets and how to grade for the Finish the ticket.
D before class on 12/1.
tickets. Talk about the ticket A, B,
C, D.
Use the PBWIKI and Create a WIKI; invite Dr. Gradel to Create a WIKI and learn how to design the WIKI use the
WIKISPACES to create a WIKI. view it. website: www.cinnportlolio.wetpaint.com
If we want to submit our file to the
Try doing readability statistics
Angel, we need e-mail to
windows with print screen.
Dr.Gradel let he r know.
Dr. Gradel help us revie w the
Inte rnet Resources Evaluation, use
Use the information to do the Internet Resources Evaluation
www.easywhois.com to find who is Web review
again.
the owner or publisher of a
we bsite, use www.altavista.com to

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find out who is linked to your

we bsite.
DEC.1

Do the quiz of chapter 6, 18, and Read the book again; make sure what we have learned from
Presentation
chapter 20 chapter 6, chapter 18, and chapter 20.
Dr. Gradel talk to about how to
do the WIKI, use word to
check our spelling. Explain Try to figure out how to do the E-Portlolio.
why sometimes the scribe can’t
put the PPT on the WIKI.
Dr.Gradel shows us the
CINNAMON RUSSO-GRADEL’s
We can learn how to do the E-Porlolio from the
EDU276 PORTFOLIO reflection
CINNAMON’s.
log. Dr.Gradel also shows us the E-
Portlolio about CINNAMON.
Dr.Gradel teach us how to do the
copy right. Type “(”, “c”, and “)”,
and then press “enter”, it will Practice to type the “©”, we can also use it in the future.
become “©”.

Dr. Gradel told us that we can put

the word about what we have
learned in this class. If we have
any question, we can meet her on
DEC.15( 6:15—8:15).
DEC.8
Do the quiz of chapter 10, and chapter Read the book again; make sure what we have learned from
Presentation
15 chapter 10 and chapter 15.

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The final project—E-Portlolio’s

Do the E-Portlolio
due day is DEC.18th at 11:59PM.
Dr.Gradel told us that if we need
re-do the home work, we can Re-do and resubmit. Check and re-do my homework if I haven’t get a fine grade.
resubmit them.
Do not submit hard copy of
learning log. The learning log
would be typed in the professional
Work with our E-Portfolio, do my best to put the important
page on our E-Portlolio and E-Portlolio
information that I have learned in EDU276 class.
dropped it into the Dropbox as a
PDF file. Due by DEC.18 at
11:59PM.

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