EDFS 687 Technology Education for Teachers

College of Charleston EDFS 687 Technology Education for Teachers Course Term- Spring, 2010 Credit Hours- 3

Meeting Time and Place: W 4:00-6:45 - ECTR 214

Instructor's Name: Dr. Bob Perkins

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 - 4:30

Office Location: 86 Wentworth St.

Office phone/ 953-5699 Fax/ 953-8109 Email: [email protected] Web Page http://perkinsr.people.cofc.edu/classes/EDFS687/

Course Description: This is an introductory course for pre-service and in-service teachers using technology in the classroom. Students become familiar with application software such as word processing, databases and hypermedia, desktop publishing, and telecommunications, and learn to evaluate hardware and software.

Course Text/Materials: Required Text:

● Thorsen, T. (2006). TechTactics: Technology for teachers. Boston: Pearson / A. B. Longman.

Optional Software:

● Microsoft Office 2003 for Students and Teachers ● SmartTech Notebook software (instructions for downloading are available in WebCT)

Other:

● USB Flash Drive; ● access to WebCT & Edisto email account

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Course Objectives: All teacher preparation programs in the School of Education (SOE) are guided by a commitment to Making the Teaching Learning Connection through three Elements of Teacher Competency (ETC) which are at the heart of the SOE Conceptual Framework:

● 1. Understanding and valuing the learner, ● 2. Knowing what and how to teach and asses and how to create environments in which learning occurs, and ● 3. Understanding yourself as a professional.

These three competencies underlie all learning objectives in this course, helping the candidate develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to become an effective teacher.

Upon successful completion of this course the student should

1. demonstrate a basic knowledge of terminology related to educational technology (SOE III, ISTE I), 2. demonstrate various applications of educational technology in K-12 education (SOE III; ISTE II, III, IV; ACEI 4, 5.1), 3. discuss major trends and issues pertinent to use of technology in K-12 education (SOE II-VII, ISTE VI; ACEI 4), 4. use computer applications in professional writing applications (e.g., professional resume, lesson plan) (SOE V; ISTE V; ACEI 4, 5.1), 5. demonstrate knowledge of application software in the context of a classroom setting for information management and teaching (database, spreadsheet) (SOE II-III; ISTE IV-V; ACEI 2.3, 3.3, 3.5, 4, 5.1; NAEYC 4b, 4c; NMSA 1, 3, 5), 6. demonstrate awareness of resources for adaptive/assistive devices for students with special needs (SOE III; ISTE II, III; ACEI 3.2), 7. use an web page editor (e.g., SeaMonkey) to produce a Web page for a K-12 classroom environment (SOE II, III, V; ISTE II, III), 8. design and produce educationally sound and developmentally appropriate instructional hypermedia (SOE I-VI; ISTE II, III; ACEI 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 5.1; NAEYC 4b, 4c; NMSA 1, 3, 5), 9. use the World Wide Web to locate appropriate and relevant resources for K-12 education (SOE II-V; ISTE II, III; ACEI 3.2, 5.1; NAEYC 4b, 4c; NMSA 1, 3, 5), 10. plan for the integration of technology into teaching in K-12 classrooms (SOE II-V, VII; ISTE II, III, IV; ACEI 3.2, 4, 5.1; NAEYC 4b, 4c; NMSA 1, 3, 5).

* (SOE = School of Education Teaching and Learning Standards)

* (ISTE = International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers)

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*(ACEI = Association for Childhood Education International)

*(NAEYC = National Association for the Education of Young Children)

*(NMSA = National Middle School Association)

Course Requirements: *All work is to be submitted before the beginning of class on date on course Description of Projects/ calendar or it is late. All projects will be submitted on WebCT or PBWorks. Assignments: com as designated, none will be accepted through email. *Rubrics and/or additional directions for assignments or projects are posted on the assignments web page and discussed completely in class. If you do not understand, it is your responsibility to ask questions well before the assignment is due, not when an assignment is submitted or after a grade has been earned.

The project is due on the date indicated in the course calendar.

PBWorks wiki

You will enter information about each chapter into the class wiki.

● http://edfs687spring2010.pbworks.com/

Technology-supported Lesson Plans

● Lesson One: Word Processing (must include word processed file(s)) ● Lesson Two: Database (must include a database file) ● Lesson Three: Spreadsheet (must include a spreadsheet file)

Software Evaluations

Using a variety of online and other sources, you will research the educational software available in your teaching specialty (e.g., teaching middle school mathematics) and report your results as a web site.

SMART Board Projects

Authoring Language - You will create a simple CAI lesson that students could use to learn an objective. You must also specify what SC State Curriculum Standards and NETS for Students standards you are addressing.

Final Examination

The final examination will be administered during the 3-hour class period

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designated for each section of the course. It will cover all course content and all assigned textbook and other reading material.

Evaluation Scale EDFS 687: A= 93-100 C+ = 78-82 B+ = 88-92 C = 74-77 B = 83-87 F < 73

Evaluation Criteria: EVALUATION: assignments Percent of Standard(s) description Final Grade Addressed

Tests

Exams (3 @ 8 % each): 24% II,III,V,VI

Final Examination 8 % II,III,V,VI

Projects:

Software Evaluations: 10% II,III,IV

PBWorks wiki assignments 10% I,II,III,IV,V,VI

SMART Board Notebook Authoring language project: 10% I,II,III,IV,V,VI

Lesson Plans

Writing lesson plan 10% III,VI

Spreadsheet lesson plan 10% III,VI

Database lesson plan 10% III,VI

Participation Attendance and involvement 8 %

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Attendance Policies: Class attendance is expected behavior. Examples presented in class will serve to extend and clarify material presented in the text. Students are responsible for all content and assignments for each class. If you are not present for a given class, it will be assumed that your absence is for a good cause (and that determination is up to you) but it will affect Participation. If, for medical or serious personal reasons, you will miss several classes in a row, I should be informed of the reason. Excused absences require documentation (note from Health Services, the doctor or hospital on letterhead; obituary notice from newspaper). A student may be dropped from the course with a grade of WA for excessive unexcused absences (i.e., more than 15% of the scheduled classes). A WA calculates in the GPA the same as an F. Any special consideration/ All assignments are collected at the beginning of the class period they are due agreements: (they are late after that). Do not plan on printing projects when you get to class. Late assignments lose 5 points per school day unless other prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.

Honor System: Any student found guilty of an Honor Code violation related to this class will receive an F for the course.

Class Rules: ● No food or drink in the lab at any time ● No text messaging during class ● No emailing unless directed by the instructor

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all qualified students enrolled in this course are entitled to Reasonable Accommodations. Please notify the instructor during the first week of class of any accommodations needed for the course. ***Students that are part of the SNAP Program who need accommodations must speak to the instructor to make arrangements.

Course Calendar:

Date Topic Assignment

Read Chapter 1. Request access Discuss course requirements. Discuss class wiki. to Subscribe to Listserv. Discuss computer architecture. Jan. 13 http://edfs687spring2010.pbworks. Discuss Resume and email. Discuss Netiquette. com/

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Presentation on OnePlaceSC.org and KnowItAll.org Discuss lesson planning, using word processing to If you need more information teach a lesson. Discuss advanced Word processing on using Microsoft Word, check Jan. 20 features (notes). Introducing word processors into the out this tutorial. Chapter 1 wiki curriculum and discussion of add-on features for word due. processors including spell checkers, thesaurus, grammar checkers and creative writing process Read Chapter 2

Introduction to Hypermedia and authoring languages using SMARTBoard. Discuss Instructional Jan. 27 Design and Gagne's Events of Instruction. Disk Care Read Chapter 9. Chapter 2 wiki Lecture 1a. Disk Care Lecture 1b Note- Smart Board due.

Notebook download information, product key and ID and password for Streamline SC available in the WebCT site. Presentation on StreamlineSC and Builders. Using SMARTBoard to create Educational presentations. Finish creating SMARTBoard presentation using clip art and digitized images. Streamline SC videos (notes). Adding video to NoteBook files. Continue Read Chapter 7. Chapters 9 wikis Feb. 3 SMARTBoard practice lesson. Disk Care 2 Lecture due, Word Processing Lesson Disk Care 3. Plan due.

Notebook Resources from Jessica Donaldson, Berkeley County, Elem. Instructional Technologist.

Examples in Notebook (go to WebCT). Read Chapter 5. Chapter 7 wiki Feb. 10 Discuss World Wide Web. EERA conference. due.

Discuss Desktop Publishing and Concept mapping (Inspiration). Discuss Taylor's Theory of Computers in Feb. 17 Chapter 5 wiki due. Education (Taylor Lecture video) and software evaluations (Software lecture).

ETV presentation of StreamlineSC. Searching with Search Engines. Discuss and demonstrate graphics Read Chapter 6. SMARTBoard Feb. 24 programs and their uses. Discuss creating a web site Project due. using PBWorks (notes).

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Study Guide EXAM 1. For a tutorial on SeaMonkey, Introduction to creating web pages and visit SeaMonkey User Guide or Mar. 3 HTML. Discuss how to create a web page using PBWorks. Creating and electronic portfolio How to Design and Publish (Notes). Your Website with SeaMonkey. Read Chapter 8, Chapter 6 wiki due. Mar. 10 Spring Break Discuss Web Quests. Explore Education World and Bernie Dodge's WebQuest site. Interstate 526 Chapter 8 wiki due. Read Mar.17 WebQuest. Student Examples from Harbor View Chapter 3. Project.

Discuss Spreadsheet programs (SS lecture 1) (SS Software Evaluations due. Read Mar.24 Lecture 2). Chapter 4 Chapter 3 wiki due.

EXAM 2. Introduction to databases (PPT) programs. Excel Study Guide. Read Chapter 13, Mar. 31 Resources. Notes. Exploring electronic Chapter 4 wiki due. databases. Printing data bases using sorting and report features.

Creating databases from scratch (DB 1 Lecture [audio Spreadsheet Lesson Plan due. Apr. 7 only]). Incorporating databases into the curriculum. Read Chapter 10 & 11. DB 2 Lecture Using mail merge. Earthquakes. Chapter 13 wiki due.

Read Chapter 12. Chapter 10 & Apr.14 Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams. Discuss 11 wikis due. Excel part of assistive technology devices. database project due.

EXAM 3 Last day of class. Discuss professional organizations and conferences SCAET/EdTech, ISTE/ Study Guide Lesson Plan part of Apr. 21 NECC, Closing the Gap. Discuss safety issues (notes) data base project due. Chapter 12 on the Internet using SCAET Cyber Safety. Accessing wiki due. Cable in the Classroom. Notes.

Apr. 28, 4:00-7:00 Final Exam Study Guide

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