EDUP-516
| Week/Readings
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Material
covered in class and agenda (email: educ862@danking.net)
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Assignment +
due dates |
Week 1 9/8 |
Introductions and course overview/syllabus. Nameplate?. Data Storage, set up DropBox Account, Educational Website Collections and Delicious Bookmarks (in class project start) . Each student email educ862@danking.net with the following: Name, majors/minors,classroom experience, hometown, things you like and what your ultimate teaching position would be. Please have this done by midnight Monday. | Assignment 1 , on reading 1 due next week. Read through "What about technology resources?"Your other assignment (2) is to watch the video "Above and Beyond" as well as download and read the "4C's Poster". |
| Week 2 9/15 |
Discussion of readings
from previous week.Small group and large..
21st Century Skills, The importance of 21st Century Skills
today. Video of Aviation School.. How do you see evidence of a 21st Century
Curriculum? Discussion. The 4C's Poster Discussion and Above and beyond
video discussion. Escalater video..teachers get stuck! Discussion of the
21st Century Skills framework.. Preface next weeks reading in text with
the 8 categories of "Today's Tech Savy Learners" Delicious bookmarks
reminder. |
Project 1 |
| Week 3 9/22 |
Discussion of "Understanding Today's Tech Savy Learners" from Johnson text. Introduction of Collaborize Classroom as a tool to leverage a deeper understanding and critical thinking skills through collaboration. (Student Activity) . Develop a teacher based website for students to easily access information and links. Using Weebly web page maker. How to use Weebly. Creating your own teacher website. Tips. Example 1, Example 2. Demo of other collab sites. Google Docs, Edmodo and Enter The Group. Here is the Google Doc Collab Link. Poll Everywhere Link Video Clip" "When I Become a Teacher"
and "A Vision of Students Today ". Cool sites:
Human Clock, Doodle,
Visual Browser ,Cooltoolsfor
schools |
1. Complete Weebly site and send me your link via email by Tuesday. 2. Read Chap2 "Preparing Students for their Digital Future" from text.Use Collaborize Classroom link to reflect and comment 3. Learn more about Edmodo and Enter The Group collab sites by going to the websites. |
| Week 4 9/29 |
Review of Collaborize Classroom and the power of online collab as it relates to the new Bloom's. Showcase of student weebly websites. Moving on with the 4 C's . How does collaboration meet creativity? Introduction of Prezi online presentation creation tool. Review videos on the Prezi site to learn how to use this simple tool. | Think of a short topic to present using Prezi. Demonstrate that you know how to use it by incorporating as many elements as possible. Email Prezi site to me by end of day Tuesday. Read in text pages 19-25 |
| Week 5 10/ 6 |
Discussion of Chapter 3 Reading "Getting Started Using e-Tools for Learning" . A look at some classroom based videos to analyze how tech is being used and to what level.(Florida Technology Matrix). A look at some of your Prezi's from last week. Begin project: Developing a collaborative teaching lesson using Prezi and other tools. Group planning time. Need a "Back channel chat" for your group? Try mingroup or a little simpler wtih todaysmeet. | Prezi collaborative teaching lesson. Read 27-37 in Text. Last chapter! Be ready to discuss. Due next Thursday 10/13
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| Week 6 10/13 |
Prezi project presentations. Each group will have 5-10 minutes to showcase their mini-lesson. Distribute quiz questions. Three of these will be used for the quiz next week.Classroom discussion of quiz questions will held. Table of Classroom Indicators for Technology Integration will be discussed more in detail with two more video clips from Florida Technology Matrix . Have you added to Delicious Bookmarks lately? How about Curriki?? |
Prepare for quiz next week with sample questions. Florida Technology Matrix Video reflections. |
| Week 7 10/20 |
Quiz today. Beginning of class. Twitter, PLN's and staying connected with guest speaker Naomi Harm from Innovative Educator Technology Consulting. |
No assignment this week! Enjoy a mid-semester break! |
| Week 8 10/27 |
1. Hand back Quiz and review. 2.Copyright in Education. Fair Use Video. A Teachers Guide to Fair Use and Copyright. 3. Showcase more eTools: (Visual Mapping) Text To Mind Map, Gliffy and Bubbl (Video Creative) Animoto (Photo Editing and Fun) Picnik, Big Huge Labs, Loonapix. Choosing the right eTool for the job: How do we as educators choose from all the eTools that are avaialble to us today?Best Tool and Collaborative Tools. Introduction of our Technology Enhanced Lesson Project. Overview page 1, Instructional Segment page 2,The Project Segment page 3, The 4C's page 4 |
Assignment: Begin your research on your lesson. Use the resources to identify the eTools and how they connect with the 4C's. Use textbook to discover and learn more.
Due Novemeber 22 |
| Week 9 11/3 |
. 1. The NETS Standards. The NETS for Students(pdf)2. Rubrics and Rubistar. 3. Lesson Project work |
Lesson Work |
| Week 10 11/10 |
An introduction to iPad technology in the K-12 learning environment. More eTool possibilities:. Google Forms, Wordle (creating word clouds),Timeline Creators (pg. 82 in Text). Lesson Project work (use "Best Tool" and "Collaborative Tools" from Week 8) | Lesson Work. Have content developed, explore more eTools. |
| Week 11 11/17 |
Review Lesson Project grading criteria. Weebly help. Introduction to SmartBoards and Smart NoteBook
software |
Download Smart NoteBook software to your own computer. Become familiar with it using the tutorials and practice using it. No class next week. Happy Thanksgiving! |
| (no class 11/24) |
Strategies with interactive classroom lessons-Using SmartNoteBook software. Discuss interactive lessons,classroom presentations. Welcome Gregg Hilker! | Create an interactive lesson with NoteBook software. Be ready to demo it on the SmartBoard on the last day of class (Final Day) Lesson Assignment |
| Lab time. Work on interactive lessons using Smart NoteBook software. Determine when final exam time will meet. | Have lesson ready for next week. | |
| -SmartBoard Interactive Lesson Work -Try out lessons on SmartBoard, add additional resources, seek help etc.. Download Smart NoteBook Tips and Tricks Lessons here Showcase, Eval and wrapup | ||