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toc Once you've set up your RAP and your blog, you'll be ready to take a personal inventory of what you bring to our study of teaching literature for young adults (Funds of Knowledge Inventory or FOKI). You'll post your FOKI to your blog. You'll set up your RAP (Reflective Assessment Process) -- a place where you can reflect on what you're learning. Then you'll be ready to begin to learn another way that you can contribute to the class -- live and real-time in Second Life!

=**1. Your Blog**= If you already have a blog then simply add a new category. If you don't, then check out the blogging tool recommendations and choose a tool that appeals to you. From past experience, I'd recommend WordPress. We've had some trouble adding comments to Blogger if you don't have a Blogger account and Edublog has irritating ad links within the body of the blog post. Also consider thoughtfully and creatively the name you'll give your blog.
 * Tools: Your choice of blogging tools -- see recommendations . . .**
 * Directions: **

Once you have your blog, post the link and title to our blog directory . ..

Be sure and tweet all of your blog posts so they will appear in The Bookhenge Daily(twice-daily compilation of tweets that's presented in a magazine style). Also tag them with Bookhenge (good idea to add Bookhenge after the final line in the body of your blog post, too) so we'll see them in the Bookhenge Netvibes Dashboard(compliation of all tweets, blog posts, videos, practically everything tagged Bookhenge).

=**2. Funds of Knowledge Inventory**= The Funds of Knowledge concept was introduced by literacy researcher Luis Mol l(1997) who envisioned it as a way to build community, encourage empathy and appreciation of diversity, and leverage resources within school communities.
 * Tools: Your blog, Google Docs**
 * Directions: **

Our Funds of Knowledge Inventories will help us take stock on what we bring to the class and what we can learn from others.

The process begins with your own FOKI that you'll publish to your blog and leads to your introduction of a colleague through their FOKI that you will post on our Class FOKI Synthesis (a Google Docs page that is open for editing).

For complete instructions, see the **Project Specs, FOKI.**

=**3. Reflective Assessment Process (RAP)**= Your RAP (Reflective Assessment Process) will serve as a space where you can reflect on each assignment and self-assess. It also serves as a reflective space where you can ask questions and brainstorm about projects. I always enjoyed this opportunity to mentor and suggest resources/strategies.
 * Tools: **Google Docs
 * Directions: **

Rubrics are provided in the Assessments section in this wiki and are linked from the RAP Google Template. You should self-assess using the rubric for the assignment and reflect on the strengths and needs you identified during the experience.

To set up your RAP: Step 1: Go to Google Docs and create an account or use your NCSU account and access from here. The benefit of your own personal non-NCSU account is that you will not lose it once you graduate, but the files are easy to transfer so it's not a major inconvenience.

Step 2: Go to SEARCH TEMPLATES and search for "ECI 521 2011"



Step 3: Select "Use this template." Then add your name and save it.

Check out the Googleglot (Google Docs Help) for video tutorials.

4. Create Your 3D Identity and Begin to Develop Your Virtual Multiple Intelligences
Tools: Your choice of tools. Bookcasting and Bookcast Production - Transaction Costs Matrix for suggestions.

Directions: The synchronous components of our class we will spend in the 3D virtual world of Second Life. Whole class seminars and book clubs as well as our live productions will all take place in Second Life.

Before our first seminar, you will need to register for a free account in Second Life, create your name, choose your avatar, download the Second Life browser, and learn just the “need-to-know” skills to participate in our first seminar.

Follow the Second Life Support Guide to create your virtual identity and begin to develop your SL Multiple Intelligences.

Check out the calendar for a special session on giving your avatar a makeover in case you're interested in personalizing your avatar. I'd like to meet with you for a brief (ten minutes or so) conference during the first week of the course so this would be a good time for some 1:1 Second Life tutoring, too.

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5. Stone Soup
Tools: Twitter, Diigo, Zotero, Blogs

Directions: Generous sharing of connections made, articles, research, resources, etc. via Twitter, Diigo, Zotero, blogging and commenting. ..

**6. Schedule Your First Personal Conference**
Email or text or tweet me (decrissm@ncsu.edu/919.247.7955/Cris2B) to set up a convenient time to meet for a brief conference so we can talk about your goals for the course, possible projects, questions you may have, and/or get some help with some Second Life Multiple Intelligences you're developing. We'll meet in Second Life so make sure you've worked through #4 above before we plan to meet. This will be the firs to three conferences we hold over the term. I am extremely flexible so practically any time, day or night, is good for me.