Covering the first one unit of EDTEC 470

Instructor: Terri Linman
e-mail: tlinman@cox.net
Schedule: Tuesdays, 12:00 PM to 2:40 PM

Course Schedule

Assignments/Readings
All Assignments are due at the beginning of the following class meeting.

January 21, 2003

Technology for the sake of...

Course Introduction

Schools Using Technology

• Edutopia Video (search for Changing Role of the Teacher)

• Find out what this class is all about, the structure, e-mail terminology and netiquette

• Edutopia Video -view the video A Fantastic Super use of Technology from various perspectives. Work with your classmates to share your thoughts.

• Experience the M&M Exercise, a hands-on foray into data analysis

Excel resources:

• Excel Tutorial
• Essential Microsoft Office XP Tutorials for Teachers
• Keyboard shortcuts

• After class: write your instructor a note from your preferred e-mail address. Tell her a little about yourself. (due day after first class)

• If you don't have an e-mail address, get a free one from Yahoo. Here's how.

• Take the course survey after class

• View Edutopia Video (search for Changing Role of the Teacher)

• Respond to the video Changing Role of the Teacher via Quicktopic prior to our next class.

Reading:
• If We Didn’t Have the Schools We Have Today, Would We Create the Schools We Have Today?

Project:
• Reading Reflection paper (1 of 2) Due 1/28/03

January 27, 2003

The Web... making the world both bigger and smaller

Finding and Evaluating Online Information

Search Techniques

• What does the future hold for technology and education?

• Learn from others

• Finding Online Resources
• Evaluating Online Resources
• Four NETS for Better Searching - a simple activity to help you search more successfully

• Specialized Indexes and Databases

• Do you work from several different computers? Try Backflip as way to access your bookmarks

• Design our own Internet Scavenger Hunt. The questions we create will be the basis for our in class project.

• Our questions - turn them in quickly and get started searching! Which team of 2 will be the sole survivor??

Readings:
• Evaluating and Using Web-Based Resources Scroll down the page and use this temporary member number 229942

• Wherefore Art Thou, Telecollaboration? requires this temporary password: 229942

Project
• Reading Reflection paper (2 of 2) As you did with the previous assignment, please give me your feedback, reaction and responses to this article in 1 - 2 pages. Due 2/4/03

February 4, 2003

Too much information to keep track of?

Organizing Information

• Putting your thoughts in order by creating graphic organizers and concept maps

• Round Robin in-class activity

Inspiration Resources:

• Inspiration site
• Clumping items together
  
• Linking topics
• Adding notes
• A taxonomy of information patterns

Readings:
• Concept Maps in the News
• A Primer on Concept Maps
• Information Literacy and You (Click on Defining Your Topic and then Mapping Your Ideas

• Respond to the above articles via Quicktopic prior to our next class.

Project:
• Use Inspiration software (Obtain a demo CD from the instructor or download from the Inspiration website) to create a lesson plan which revolves around the use of a concept map. You will turn in a printed copy of the lesson and an example of the concept map you might use or have students create.

Here's what a sample lesson looks like. Please follow this format.

Check out lots of examples organized by content area on the Using Inspiration in your Classroom page.

February 11, 2003

Communicate in print or on screen

Communicating In Print

Graphics

Powerpoint pointers

• Creating and editing Graphics and creating print materials through Desktop Publishing, Ethical use

• Microsoft Word basics, templates and the addition of images

• Using PowerPoint

• Is the world any better with Powerpoint?

• MLA style and APA style

• Edutopia Videos (search for A Seamless Integration of Technology and Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences)

• Respond to the videos A Seamless Integration of Technology and Howard Gardner on Multiple Inteligences via Quicktopic prior to our next class.

Project: Choose either a word processed OR Powerpoint document to complete

Readings: none - be sure to respond to the videos via Quicktopic

February 18, 2003

Demonstrate what you've learned

Synthesis

In class exercise linking together web searching, concept mapping and the creation of a document to demonstrate what you've learned

All work should be submitted by this date. Any late work should be approved by the instructor via e-mail prior to class.

Assessment

Students in EDTEC 270A are expected to:

• Attend and participate in classes. In-class activities and demonstrations are important for applying educational technology concepts and methods, and will contribute to your course grade. Please be on time for class. Latecomers are distracting to all of us.
• Complete the assignments listed below. All work is due the week after is is assigned. Last work will be accepted only with prior approval of the instructor. All work is expected by February 18, 2003.

EDTEC 270A grades will be determined as follows: