1. donate food
2. attendance eMail
3. understand the next assignment
4. Journal

1. Answer your questions, concerns about this class
2. Find the "Invisible Hand"
3. Discuss infrastructure
4. Think about Oral History and Blackboard
5. Talk about technology trends

Part 1
If we do a good job in class next week, we will not have a formal class meeting in two week -- instead, we will have our 1st virtual class meeting. There are several course objectives that I can suggest as topics for a virtual class meeting: 1.) legal, ethical and human issues affecting education (technology); 2.) principals of instructional design; 3.) education at a distance -- tools for communicating concepts, conducting research and solving problems when the intended audience is at a distance. Next week you should come to class with focused ideas about the above 3 topics. Even better, you could suggest other topics. This means that you need to do research on these topics. Check Links to Explore for some ideas, use a search engine. If all else fails, go to the library. Come to class next week ready to participate.

Part 2
Before Sunday, Jan. 27 at 4:00 -- post a few messages to the Assignments section of Web'Xing summarizing possible topics for a Virtual Class. Be concrete.
After 4:00, check back, and make comments on the your classmates suggestions. Be creative ... "add meat" to an idea.

Part 3
Practice using Chat -- the purpose is to verify that Chat will work for everyone "at a distance"

1. Pick a partner (or two, or three)
2. Pick a date and time
3. Meet in the chat room
4. Have a backup plan -- i.e. exchange phone #'s
5. eMail redCap with your success/failure story -- please tell a story.