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Master of Arts in Instructional Technology (MAIT) December 2, 2009

The Richard Stockton College of FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We, the Second MAIT Millville Cohort Group, started in The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey the 2006 Summer Term with 17 Millville faculty and Graduate Studies staff members, and 12 of us are completing our degree School of Education in the 2009 Fall Semester. It has been a long journey requiring hard work and persistence.

Millville Public Schools During those three and half years, we not only learned Dr. Shelly Schneider, Superintendent instructional design and the use of technology, but also Ms. Dianne Worthington , Lakeside School Librarian built a strong cohort sharing our lives together. The strong relationships we developed in this program will endure. Special thanks to our instructors:

Dr. Jung Lee We thank our family members and friends who have Dr. Amy Ackerman supported us and shown great patience. We have Dr. Douglas Harvey worked very hard on our projects and hope you enjoy Ms. Eva Ross the showcase. Ms. JoAnne Colacurcio Ms. Carmelita Graham

All websites in this booklet can be viewed by going to: http://www.stockton.edu/~mait/MAIT/millville2.html

The Master of Arts in Instructional Technology Program (MAIT) at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey deals with the improvement of teaching, learning and performance through the application of learning theory and technology.

2 15 NOTE Learning Share Point 2007

Created by: Jeremias Bermudez ([email protected]) Target Audience: Millville teachers and staff Capstone: A Share Point website called the “Learning Share Point 2007” was created to provide training materials for Millville teachers and staff in an effort to familiarize them with Share Point. Four main units of instruction were developed including Creating a site, Creating a Blog, Creating a wiki and Working with Calendars. The lessons are in video format on the Millville Share Point site and provide step by step instructions on how to work with several Share Point features. The videos were made so that the staff can access them from anywhere there is an internet connection. Through needs analysis and online surveys, it was found that the site will be very helpful in training staff and will be the one stop shop for future tutorials.

Jeremias Bermudez has been working for Millville Public Schools for five years. He has a Bachelors in Computer Science, and is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Network+ Certified Professional, and a Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT). He enjoys spending time with his family, playing with his beautiful daughter, and listening/writing music.

14 3 Digging Up Dinosaurs G.E.A.R. Up For Fluency: Getting Excited

Created by: Brandon Cobb ([email protected]) About Reading

Target Audience: Kindergarten students Created by: Sharon Zerra ([email protected])

Capstone: This instructional Target Audience: Elementary reading teachers video series was developed to be used as supplemental Capstone: I designed instruction to motivate students to engage in repeated instruction in the classroom. reading to improve their oral reading fluency. By the fourth grade, there is a Five video clips were created shift from learning to read to featuring the five different reading to learn. Yet, many dinosaurs being taught in the fourth graders are only classroom. Songs were partially fluent readers and recorded to help the students they are reluctant to practice. move the knowledge from They read fast enough and short-term to long-term accurately enough, but their memory. These videos reading sounds like a flurry of teach the students about words with no meaning. They size, eating habits, and are neglecting the third physical features of component of fluency: dinosaurs. reading with expression. Some choice reading materials and a few simple recording devices can turn frustration into fun. A website was also created as a resource for parents and teachers. This website has many lesson plans as well as links to helpful sites, pictures, The information and materials I gathered as my plan took shape are on a games, and much more. Many of the lessons and activities on the website website. It includes an explanation of reading fluency and motivational are for young learners but could be adapted to fit many different age groups. methods to teach it. There are pages of resources for picture books, poetry, and drama that appeal to upper elementary students and facilitate instruction on reading with expression. Brandon Cobb has been teaching kindergarten at Silver Run School in the Millville School District for five years. He is involved with many activities at school as Sharon Zerra has been teaching in Millville elementary well as with his church, Millville Church of the schools for 17 years, trying to bridge the gap between where Nazarene. Brandon teaches swimming lessons at The our students are and where we want them to be. After a Holly City Family Center and is very involved with decade as a Reading Recovery teacher, she now works as an Delanco Camp. His love for dinosaurs started when he intervention specialist. She is dedicated to her family and her was just a little boy and has continued to grow ever career. Nevertheless, whenever the opportunity arises, she since. By creating this web page and video series, he hopes to make learning likes to stop and smell the roses. about dinosaurs fun and a little easier for his students.

4 13 Veterans Interview Project: Using Partnering with Parents

Technology to Learn the Importance of Created by: Nina Crain ([email protected]) “Regular” Soldiers in World War II Leslie Hurley ([email protected]) Target Audience: Kindergarten and first-grade parents Created by: Robert Trivellini ([email protected]) Capstone: Parent resources Target Audience: ? were created to provide parents with both knowledge Capstone: In this project of our Fundations program designed to integrate and tools to encourage technology into the history parental help at home. curriculum, students interview Techniques used in school World War II veterans using can be shared at home with digital video cameras. A multimedia instruments and variety of tools, including a programs. Instructional podcast, vodcasts, videos can be found in a PowerPoint presentations, take-home kit and on the and a WebQuest are used to website. These empower both parents and students, while increasing overcome a knowledge gap student performance in test results. It's a win, win, people! about the numerous contributions of everyday soldiers. Students complete concept maps to illustrate the knowledge gained relating to the millions of soldiers it took to win the War. A website compiling the various technology tools and lessons was created and can be viewed at http://loki.stockton.edu/~stk34084/.

Nina Crain and Leslie Hurley have a Robert Trivellini is a Program Coordinator and Grant combined 44 years experience with Writer for the Millville Public School District. He is a elementary children. They have taught married and has two daughters. everything from kindergarten to fifth grade. Both suffer with lots of creativity and high energy. Nina needs the energy to keep up with her family, Paige,11; David, 9; Andrew, 5; and her husband, Dave. She is involved with church, camp, and 100 other

projects on a daily basis. Leslie keeps busy with being a part-time chef, helping to manage a Christmas tree farm, and a myriad of hobbies.

12 5 Enhancing Culture: A Technological Technomusicology

Approach Created by: Rosalind Metcalf ([email protected])

Created by: Nellie Eldridge ([email protected]) Target Audience: High school general music educators Target Audience: High school Spanish students Capstone: An instructional unit was developed to Capstone: Technology-based cultural activities and projects were developed accommodate increased and implemented in the Spanish classrooms to enhance and develop an class size and limited understanding of culture learning for the world resources in my high school language student. Technology activities and general music class. The new projects taught in my Spanish classroom instruction included were: webquest projects, PowerPoint technology, utilizing the presentations, multimedia projects, a listening classroom computer with comprehension activity called “Coffee Break,” Internet access, a MIDI a Spanish podcast for the development of keyboard, a printer, and vocabulary, concept maps, projects using music notation software. educational websites for Spanish teachers, Using a situated cognition framework, students worked collaboratively in brochures, and Excel projects. Since a vast groups, creating musical notation, composing, editing, and printing an original amount of work and research went into musical composition. developing the technology activities, I Also, a website was designed and developed to be used by other high school developed a website that world language music educators searching for ways to incorporate technology into their educators can utilize in their world language general music classes. My website, Technomusicology, is a gathering of classrooms. The website pages include ideas, activities, resources, explanations, and lesson plans dedicated to using technology-based activities, sample lesson technology in a high school general music classroom. plans, evaluation tools, learning theories, resources, and a page with technology videos. Rosalind Metcalf has been teaching vocal and general music at Memorial High School in the Millville School District for 22 years. Her choirs have consistently earned Nellie Eldridge has been teaching Spanish for the Millville top honors in choral competitions throughout New Jersey School District since 1989. She currently teaches Spanish I, II, and Pennsylvania. For the past 35 years, Roz has also and III at Millville Memorial High School. Nellie is also the been musical director for many musical productions world language team leader. In 2002, she was awarded performed throughout the South Jersey area, including teacher of the year for Memorial High School. She hopes her Rowan University, , St. Augustine enthusiasm for Spanish inspires her students to strive toward Prep, Millville Senior High School, Cumberland County College, and other their highest potential. high schools and community theater groups. When not running from one rehearsal to another, Roz enjoys quiet times at home with her daughter, Meghan, and their two dogs and three cats.

6 11 Network Training Differentiated Instruction in High School

Created by: John Law ([email protected]) Created by: Amy Johnson ([email protected])

Target Audience: Millville computer technicians Target Audience: High school teachers

Capstone: A networking fundamentals training program was developed to Capstone: Differentiated Instruction in High School website training module provide a basic computer networking foundation for technicians at Millville was created to increase teachers’ use of differentiated instruction in the Public Schools. The training includes several modules using various classroom. Differentiated technologies such as video, animations, laboratory exercises, and a Web instruction is required by the quest to deliver content to the technicians. The instructional method also NJDOE as the practice high allows each technician to proceed at their own pace and to evaluate their school teachers should use in understanding of the subject matter as they proceed through the course. the classroom. The website is a compilation of lesson plans, worksheets, literature, videos, and resources for teachers to easily access.

To view the website, go to http:web.me.com/stocktonmait09

Amy Johnson has been teaching in the Millville School District for 5 years. She enjoys teaching special education at the high school and continuously uses technology when John Law is currently Network Engineer for the Millville Public School system possible to enhance student learning. In her spare time, she and the City of Millville. John has 15 years of computer networking experience loves to read, shop and spend time with her family. in various sectors such as government, manufacturing, financial, and education. John received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and holds several industry certifications in the networking field.

10 7 Help Yourself Help Desk Electronic Staff Orientation Program

Created by: Karen Kappre ([email protected]) (ESOP)

Target Audience: Millville teachers and staff Created by: Juntanee Krongboonying ([email protected])

Capstone: A website called the “Help Yourself Help Desk” was created to Target Audience: Millville School District new employees provide additional training materials for teachers and staff in an effort to make Capstone: Currently, only new them feel more comfortable and confident when using technology. Four main teachers receive district units of instruction were developed including Basic Computer Skills, Microsoft orientation on student academic Office, Infinite Campus and Classroom Technology. Lesson ranged from how curriculum and school-related to copy and paste to using iPods and SmartBoards in the classroom. This procedures. There is no district- website is meant to serve as a single point of contact for all technology re- wide staff orientation program lated issues, questions and resolutions. Through analysis of online assess- that focuses on numerous ments and surveys, it was found that if given the proper resources, support employees’ benefits provided by from the administration and the school board. participation of the users, the Help Yourself Help Desk A website was designed and website could help Millville developed as basic tutorials for Public Schools to keep pace all district newly-hired staff. It with technology. provides information and resources for employer’s paid benefits in the Human Resource areas. The initial focus is on employee payroll services, various health benefit programs, employee’s life insurance, and NJ state pension and retirement benefits. The website includes online tutorials for the district communication system and employee automated staff attendance reporting procedures.

Juntanee Krongboonying (JK), a native of Bangkok, Thailand, has been Director of Management Information Services in the Millville School District for 20 years. Prior to migrating to southern New Jersey, she worked in the Karen Kappre has been working for Millville Public Schools capacity of System Analyst, Database Administrator, for five years. She is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Programming Manager and Project Leader for Seton Hall (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator for Mes- University and Woodbridge Township Public Schools. She saging (MCSA) and Cisco Certified Network Associate enjoys providing instructional technologies and computer (CCNA). In her spare time Karen enjoys gardening, bike services to administration, faculty, and staff in supporting the academic riding and rooting for the Phillies. GO PHILS! community at large. However, after more than 30 years of 24x7 working hours dealing with Bureaucrats, she is retiring to “get a life.”

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