EDU2022 Teaching and Learning with Technology in Classrooms Course Calendar, spring, 2006JUDY BARFORD, BB2205, 581-7885 [email protected] guidelines roster 004 *Student Web work will be in progress throughout the semester. EDU2022 project page template -- use for linking of projects, descriptions, and explanations. Section 004, 4:30 - 7:00, Mondays, Buzzard Hall, Rm. 1430 Course Assumptions for pre-service students of technology in support of K-12 curriculum: 1. continuous upgrading and practice of personal skills with various computers available at EIU; 2. continuous thinking of personal and professional applications for technology; 3. timely completion of all assignments; 4. perfect attendance, or Web logon, understanding that course project completion depends on out-of-class practice and application; 5. significant communication with classmembers and professor electronically and in class discussion; 6. diligent use of EIU lab technology resources, software, manuals; 7. knowledge and responsibility for the contents of instructor emails, syllabus, calendar, packet, WebCT account, and textbooks. Great Resources for use throughout the EDU2022 On-Line Tools for Classroom Use from Kathy Schrock.-- calendars, puzzlemakers, certificates, rubrics, maps, etc. Regular updates. ***Endless On-Line Tutorials from Internet4Classrooms. Step by step help for every program used in this course, however, not each is updated for the latest versions of the software. ***Terrific On-line Tutorials for many programs you will use plus many other carefully assembled links for teachers and parents from T.Hongrell, technology director, & teachers at Pocantico Hills School. Scroll to the lower right for tutorials. So your own search for tutorials by software name and version. Link these to your Sites-in-Use page, if your finds are helpful. Dr. Robert Fowler's HOTLIST FOR EDUCATORS (EDFS 326, Technology for Teachers, College of Charleston, South Carolina -- regularly updated and captioned for all subject areas and grade levels.)LiveText training for students (Please see Sandy in the Dean's Office) posted throughout Buzzard Hall. Course Calendar Date by Week Topics and Activities -- also see projects template Resources Due 1/9 Course overview, lab policies, tech survey, interview eiu logins and passwords Lucas video and notes. Definition HTML. Your EIU pen server account. purchase: flash drive for coursework, course packet, LiveText account Shelly Cashman, Chapter 1 working password flash drive course packet 1/23 How schools are using the Web Links to schools Finding Composer. Writing your EIU index page, saving to flash, posting to your pen account, using WinSCP. Looking ahead to the resume project. Composer Tutorials resume handout from EIU Career Services Write your EIU index page -- first draft 1/30 Creating internal and absolute links with Composer. Making changes. Using refresh in FTP. Using Reload in Navigator/ Explorer to show re-postings. Continuing the resume project according to the EIU Career Services format. tutorials as above, plus Netscape Composer Hints&Advice index.html posted Individual Reading S/C selected chapter report 2/6 What is .pdf -- its advantages. Looking ahead to the sites-in-use project. Searching for teacher resumes. searching strategies from UC Berkeley Dr. Fowler's search engine list http://electronicportfolios.com/ See also your new LiveText site. LiveText models. Shelly Cashman Chapter 2, 2.46-.48, 2.50-2.58*-2.66 packet resume handout from EIU Career Services post the resume as .pdf w. a link to a helpful site about teacher resumes Individual Reading S/C selected chapter report2/13 Continue sites-in-use according to course projects page description. Look ahead to the Curriculum Theme assignment (5/28). Select a theme and begin searching. Smart Research from NoodleTools. Save sites by creating a Sites-in-Use page to use as an electronic closet or file drawer throughout the course. Post (FTP) this page. course packet: essential questions S/C 2.50-2.58*-2.66 Making Changes tutorial post Sites-in-Use page Individual Reading S/C selected chapter report 2/20 Technology and learning. Explore school sites. Search the curriculum topic of your choice. Reflect on the uses you see for technology. Recall S/C chapter 1. Write a short essay with linked examples evaluating technology support for learning, as explained in the projects page. Roblyer pp. 47-54 in packet Post the Technology in Classrooms page Individual Reading S/C selected chapter report. 2/27 According to good Web design, thoughtfully place digital images on the above pages. Include your digital camera photo, a scanned image (may be a photo), and retrieved images such as graphics, bullets, borders, backgrounds. Give credit to your graphics sources. Review Technology History and scientific milestones Roblyer, pp.21-24 & 33-38 in packet from Dr. Fowler: Web images. History of technology and computing handouts Study for midterm, 3/6 Fun with Microsoft Word. Page design with Word Art, images, tables, and columns. Newsletters, labels, book plates, business cards. Load a sound file onto your page to post to the Web Assistive Technology, South Carolina S/C Chapters 3 & 4 Fewell/Gibbs, Ch. 3 S/C Chaper 5 multimedia Create a labels page Midterm exam 3/20 Kid Pix with Macintosh iBooks -- at Carl Sandburg School, depending on scheduling. tutorial & KP presentation from Henking Schoolmust view in Explorer, not Netscape Practice KidPix and develop a Kid Pix slide show of 4 slides with text.Select a curriculum theme on a social/global justice issue. Re-read the project description and components. Web site evaluation Packet: Essential ?'s & Site evaluation S/C 7.13 Post rationale for theme and site evaluation 3/27 Create a concept map for your curriculum theme with Inspiration software File-export your conceptmap to your disk as a .gif file. Import the map as an image to your Project 7 template page. a sample concept map sample in packet Post concept map 4/3 Use Excel and the Graphing Wizard for a mathematical analysis related to your curriculum theme. Add 4 questions to your htm file to help children to draw conclusions from the data regarding the curriculum theme. Example w/o questions. 2004 data of the State of the World's Children from UNICEF ******** Using Excel to teach Resources for creating your page
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