I have just signed up for an open class, also called a MOOC, being hosted by Jim Groom. This class is going to be great. I watched the students at the University of Mary Washington take this course last semester online. The assignments that they had to complete were challenging but very creative. I have signed up for this class to challenge myself and to meet others that are interested in piloting a course that goes in a different direction than most college level courses. As an elementary school teacher, I can see how many of these assignments can be done in our classrooms. Below are some of the examples of projects that I have come up with already. Class doesn’t start until January 10th, but I couldn’t wait! Please think about joining the class, you can find out more about the class by visiting http://ds106.us. I used http://picasion.com and 3 screenshots to make the animated GIF below.