EDUC 540 - Educational Technology: Course Schedule

Mon • June 12

Class Organization

• Student information
• Overview of class goals
• Introductory exercise
• Introduction to Educational Technology
• How can technology best be learned?

Skills

• Discuss computer basics
• Re-introduce Word

Readings

• The Journey Inside

Handouts

• Syllabus
• Research Proposal Guidelines

Tue • June 13

Readings

• Lecture - Basics of Cognition

Skills

• file management techniques
• TSIP standards
• SOL Technology Standards
• Practice TSIP test
• Online Tutorials about Microsoft Office
• Working with Word
• MS Powerpoint

Readings

• Biology of Learning
• Seymour Papert's Talk

Wed • June 14

• Review and Debate Cognitive Theories
• Begin work with Excel
• Continue Presentation
• Multimedia
• United Streaming
• Video

Readings

• Teacher's Tools for the 21st Century (NCES report), Executive Summary only (pages 5-9)

Handout

• Research Paper Proposal Rubric

Thu • June 15

• Finish Presentation and Word
• Developing Effective Presentations
• Inspiration (concept mapping software)

Readings

• Myths and Realities about Technology in K-12 Schools

Due Today

• Research Paper Proposal

Mon • June 19

• Digital Image Editing

Readings

• So Much High-Tech Money Inversted, So Little Use: How Come?

Due Today

• Teacher Tools

Handout

• Digital Video Assignment

Tue • June 20

• Digital Movies with iMovie

Readings

• TBA

Wed • June 21

• Work on digital video projects

Readings

• Standards of Learning

Thu • June 22

• Work on digital video projects

Readings

• Review the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers and Performance Indicators
• Evaluating Websites

Mon • June 26

• Web development
• Introduction to WebQuests

Readings

• Internet Access in Public Schools and Classrooms (pdf file)

Due Today

• Video Projects and Rationale

Tue • June 27

• Web Development
• Web Authoring
• FTP documents

Readings

• Yale Web Page Style Guide

Wed • June 28

• Is the Internet worth the trouble?
• WebQuests, Thinkquests, and other ways to integrate the WWW into teaching.

Readings due next week

• E-rate information

Thu • June 29

• WebQuests

Readings due next week

• CIPA information

Mon • July 3

• Web Fine Tuning
• Accessibility

Readings due next week

• TBA

Tue • July 4

• No Class. Indepenence Day.

Wed • July 5

• Copyright and Ethics
• WebQuest work

Readings due next week

• Review

Due

• Research Papers

Thu • July 6

• Technology Applications Test

Due

• WebQuest Projects