Instructional Architect

Nutrition
Assessment
In order to ensure that my students were completing the tasks, I had them take some notes. On the first video that I have them watch they have to write three things that they learned from the video. In the second activity, the students had to take notes on what each nutrient does and one source of the nutrient. The last activity was a game where the students have to create a balanced diet so that the rocket ship can take off. At the end there is an option to print their menus. I have asked the students to print off their menus, and told them that I expected appropriate menus.

Implementation
I set up my IA as a homework assignment. It turned out to be pretty long so I would give students a couple of weeks to work on it. So I would type up something that had the web address on it with simple instructions (i.e due date, time management, etc.). After the due date I would have students take a small assessment that would be anonymous, to see if they learned what they needed. If not then, I would take time in class to teach it.

Four NETS for Better Searching

I thought that the information provided on this site was very useful. I have never used the advanced Google, but I have actually used some of the tips that were found on here. One thing that I have done was use quotes in my search, I feel that this serves the same purpose as using the exact phrase. I have always found that it has helped me find exactly what I am looking for. I love the idea of a similar site search. As, a teacher, I think that this could help to gather a large amount of resources in the most effective way.
I also think that it would be very useful to use the without field. When I am doing searches, it is usually pretty obvious to tell which words need to be omitted. I think that it would be good to weed out all of the websites that aren't even close to what yo are looking for.
I think in the future this information will help me to weed out all of the bad information. I also think that if I teach any of the upper grades, I will teach these tips to them to help them to save time.