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Prior Syllabus
Ed 644 -Teaching with Technolog/ Spring 2012
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Robert Hinds
[email protected] 559-280-3089 (cell- texting preferred)
Meeting Dates: Friday May 18, 25, June 8, 15, 22
Meeting Time: 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Location: FPU Visalia Center, Room 102
This course provides an overview of current computer-based technologies used in a variety of educational settings within and across all curriculum content areas. The emphasis is on making significant changes in teaching and learning through technology by providing a match between instructional strategies and relevant technologies. The focus will be on information and communication technologies as a means of gathering, processing, and communicating information. Critical issues include access, equity, privacy, safety, and ethical situations surrounding technology.
Graduate
Credit: 1 unit of graduate credit
Purposes of the Course:
Students will:
· Increase personal proficiency in the use of technology for productivity, communication, and research.
· Learn to integrate technology into the educational experience of all students, regardless of individual learning style, socio-economic
background, culture, ethnicity, or special needs.
· Use software and related media to access and evaluate information, analyze and solve problems, as well as collaborate and communicate
ideas.
· Use relevant and effective technologies for constructivist learning and teaching aligned with state curriculum content standards.
Course Objectives:
Students will:
· Develop an awareness of the impact of computers on the individual, society and education.
· Match computer learning environments to instructional needs.
· Describe a variety of instructional approaches commonly used in educational software including: drill and practice, tutorial, simulations and
problem solving.
· Demonstrate ability to use teacher utilities software for test construction, record-keeping, designing handouts, managing an electronic
grade-book, and lesson authoring.
· Demonstrate competence in computer/peripherals hook-ups and simple maintenance procedures.
· Demonstrate the coordination of computer technology with problem-solving and critical thinking skill instruction.
· Develop a resource file to facilitate classroom use of computers.
· Create a portfolio of products documenting progress within the course and for use within the classroom as presentation models.
No Required Text: Readings will come from Internet resources and instructor handouts.
Required Equipment: It is important for students to have access to current computer technology. Datastorage may consist of USB mini hard drive with
512MB storage or anyflash drive component with a minimum of 512MB storage capacity. Students may also need a set of headphones and microphone for multimedia projects.
Academic Integrity Policy: Everyone who participates in the educational process at FPU is expected to pursue honesty and integrity in all aspects of their academic work. Cases of academic dishonesty are firsthandled between instructors and students. Depending upon the severity of the case,consequences may range from partial credit after work is redone to expulsion from theuniversity. As in all situations where a member of the college violates the behavioral and academic expectations of the community, opportunity for restoration and restitution will be extended to those willing to work to correct the situations and reconcile with the college community. See the University Catalog for further details.
Grades: This class is a credit/no credit class; no letter grades will be assigned. Credit will be givenbased on the quality of student project work and class participation. Credit will be given to students who show proficiency on the assignments and earn 80% or more of the points possible for the combined work. All assignments are expected to be completed on time for credit. Assignments missed due to excused absence will be accepted up to one week late; in the case of excused absence, credit will not be given for assignments after one week. EVERYTHING WILL BE BASED ON 80%
COMPLETION.
Attendance Policy:
1. Attendance at all classes is required; being to class on-time is vital.
2. If you must miss a class, contact the instructor in advance to be considered for an excused absence.
3. If you miss a class, you will need to acquire and make up any class work, plus the class hours.
4. If you have an excused absence, you will have one week to make up any missed assignments.
5. No assignments will be accepted after the final class date. No credit for the course will be given if a student misses more than 2 class sessions.
Writing Style: Formal papers are not required in this class.
However all writing, whether in document formor as online forum submissions, should be professional in tone and composition. Complete sentences with appropriate sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation will be expected. Please proofread your work.
American Disability Act Statement:
FPU is committed to meeting the special needs of individuals with disabilities. If you have such needs, please refer to the University Catalog where policies and procedures for arranging services and accommodations are found.
Online Netiquette:
· Be polite and respectful of one another.
· Avoid personal attacks. Keep dialogue friendly and supportive, even when you disagree or wish to present a controversial idea or response.
· Be careful with the use of humor and sarcasm. Emotion is difficult to sense through text.
· Be helpful and share your expertise. Foster community communication and collaboration.
· Contribute constructively and completely to each discussion. Avoid short repetitive “I agree” responses and don’t make everyone else do the
work.
· Consider carefully what you write. Re-read all e-mail and discussion before sending or posting. Remember that e-mail is considered a
permanent record that may be forwarded to others.
· Be brief and succinct. Don’t use up other people’s time or bandwidth.
· Use descriptive subject headings for each e-mail message. Respect privacy. Don’t forward a personal message without permission.
· Cite references. Include web addresses, authors, names of articles, etc.
· Keep responses professional and educational. Do not advertise or send chain letters.
· Do not send large attachments unless you have been requested to do so or have permission from all parties.
Specific Assignments:
Develop and manage an online website;
Digital Citizenship
As future educators we have the responsibility to ensure that our students are using technology correctly and responsibly. We can accomplish this by teaching students the correct way to use Internet material. In the constant implementation of correctly using the Internet we can develop our students minds.
Teachers have a responsibility to educate students about how to properly use the Internet, and instill in them an awareness of new technologies and applications. We may not know how to use these technologies, but it is our job to research and learn about them and present that knowledge to our students.
It’s important to talk to students about Internet safety because their parents might not provide them with accurate, appropriate information.
We should provide guidelines for the use of Internet in the classroom. Make sure students are aware of cyber bullying and how they should respect the rules and boundaries set by the school district’s policies to build a better classroom community.
Digital citizenship starts with the teacher being an example for the students by bringing in appropriate materials to the classroom.
It would be important to make students aware of what is available and what the expectations are for your class as well as at home (i.e. using the Internet for educational use and using it responsibly, by avoiding cyber bullying and properly citing sources).
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Robert Hinds
[email protected] 559-280-3089 (cell- texting preferred)
Meeting Dates: Friday May 18, 25, June 8, 15, 22
Meeting Time: 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm
Location: FPU Visalia Center, Room 102
This course provides an overview of current computer-based technologies used in a variety of educational settings within and across all curriculum content areas. The emphasis is on making significant changes in teaching and learning through technology by providing a match between instructional strategies and relevant technologies. The focus will be on information and communication technologies as a means of gathering, processing, and communicating information. Critical issues include access, equity, privacy, safety, and ethical situations surrounding technology.
Graduate
Credit: 1 unit of graduate credit
Purposes of the Course:
Students will:
· Increase personal proficiency in the use of technology for productivity, communication, and research.
· Learn to integrate technology into the educational experience of all students, regardless of individual learning style, socio-economic
background, culture, ethnicity, or special needs.
· Use software and related media to access and evaluate information, analyze and solve problems, as well as collaborate and communicate
ideas.
· Use relevant and effective technologies for constructivist learning and teaching aligned with state curriculum content standards.
Course Objectives:
Students will:
· Develop an awareness of the impact of computers on the individual, society and education.
· Match computer learning environments to instructional needs.
· Describe a variety of instructional approaches commonly used in educational software including: drill and practice, tutorial, simulations and
problem solving.
· Demonstrate ability to use teacher utilities software for test construction, record-keeping, designing handouts, managing an electronic
grade-book, and lesson authoring.
· Demonstrate competence in computer/peripherals hook-ups and simple maintenance procedures.
· Demonstrate the coordination of computer technology with problem-solving and critical thinking skill instruction.
· Develop a resource file to facilitate classroom use of computers.
· Create a portfolio of products documenting progress within the course and for use within the classroom as presentation models.
No Required Text: Readings will come from Internet resources and instructor handouts.
Required Equipment: It is important for students to have access to current computer technology. Datastorage may consist of USB mini hard drive with
512MB storage or anyflash drive component with a minimum of 512MB storage capacity. Students may also need a set of headphones and microphone for multimedia projects.
Academic Integrity Policy: Everyone who participates in the educational process at FPU is expected to pursue honesty and integrity in all aspects of their academic work. Cases of academic dishonesty are firsthandled between instructors and students. Depending upon the severity of the case,consequences may range from partial credit after work is redone to expulsion from theuniversity. As in all situations where a member of the college violates the behavioral and academic expectations of the community, opportunity for restoration and restitution will be extended to those willing to work to correct the situations and reconcile with the college community. See the University Catalog for further details.
Grades: This class is a credit/no credit class; no letter grades will be assigned. Credit will be givenbased on the quality of student project work and class participation. Credit will be given to students who show proficiency on the assignments and earn 80% or more of the points possible for the combined work. All assignments are expected to be completed on time for credit. Assignments missed due to excused absence will be accepted up to one week late; in the case of excused absence, credit will not be given for assignments after one week. EVERYTHING WILL BE BASED ON 80%
COMPLETION.
Attendance Policy:
1. Attendance at all classes is required; being to class on-time is vital.
2. If you must miss a class, contact the instructor in advance to be considered for an excused absence.
3. If you miss a class, you will need to acquire and make up any class work, plus the class hours.
4. If you have an excused absence, you will have one week to make up any missed assignments.
5. No assignments will be accepted after the final class date. No credit for the course will be given if a student misses more than 2 class sessions.
Writing Style: Formal papers are not required in this class.
However all writing, whether in document formor as online forum submissions, should be professional in tone and composition. Complete sentences with appropriate sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation will be expected. Please proofread your work.
American Disability Act Statement:
FPU is committed to meeting the special needs of individuals with disabilities. If you have such needs, please refer to the University Catalog where policies and procedures for arranging services and accommodations are found.
Online Netiquette:
· Be polite and respectful of one another.
· Avoid personal attacks. Keep dialogue friendly and supportive, even when you disagree or wish to present a controversial idea or response.
· Be careful with the use of humor and sarcasm. Emotion is difficult to sense through text.
· Be helpful and share your expertise. Foster community communication and collaboration.
· Contribute constructively and completely to each discussion. Avoid short repetitive “I agree” responses and don’t make everyone else do the
work.
· Consider carefully what you write. Re-read all e-mail and discussion before sending or posting. Remember that e-mail is considered a
permanent record that may be forwarded to others.
· Be brief and succinct. Don’t use up other people’s time or bandwidth.
· Use descriptive subject headings for each e-mail message. Respect privacy. Don’t forward a personal message without permission.
· Cite references. Include web addresses, authors, names of articles, etc.
· Keep responses professional and educational. Do not advertise or send chain letters.
· Do not send large attachments unless you have been requested to do so or have permission from all parties.
Specific Assignments:
Develop and manage an online website;
- Create a PhotoStory3 project
(multimedia) that can serve as a model when assigning a similar project to
students; (could be model lesson, introduction of self, reusable teaching
lesson, etc.) - Using an online tool, create a
rubric suitable for assessing a student multimedia (PhotoStory3)
project; - Manipulate an Excel spreadsheet for the purpose of learning to manage student assessment information;
- Gather a collection of useful websites that support instruction/learning in a particular content area/topic (generally the area of focus for curriculum class and/or student teaching);
- Evaluate the usability of
websites by calculating readability level (Flesh-Kincaid), and assessing
Accuracy, Accessibility, Attractiveness (Appeal), and
Appropriateness; - Gather a collection of images
suitable for use in multimedia projects; images need to support
teaching/learning of the chosen content
area/topic; - Using an online video-streaming source, gather videos or video segments that support teaching/learning of the chosen content area/topic;
- Using online sources, gather music selections and sound effects that can be used in multimedia projects to support teaching/learning of the chosen content area/topic;
- Create new multimedia tools using new software/apps that can be used to support teaching/learning as a tool for direct instruction, review, informal assessment, or independent learning center activity;
Digital Citizenship
As future educators we have the responsibility to ensure that our students are using technology correctly and responsibly. We can accomplish this by teaching students the correct way to use Internet material. In the constant implementation of correctly using the Internet we can develop our students minds.
Teachers have a responsibility to educate students about how to properly use the Internet, and instill in them an awareness of new technologies and applications. We may not know how to use these technologies, but it is our job to research and learn about them and present that knowledge to our students.
It’s important to talk to students about Internet safety because their parents might not provide them with accurate, appropriate information.
We should provide guidelines for the use of Internet in the classroom. Make sure students are aware of cyber bullying and how they should respect the rules and boundaries set by the school district’s policies to build a better classroom community.
Digital citizenship starts with the teacher being an example for the students by bringing in appropriate materials to the classroom.
It would be important to make students aware of what is available and what the expectations are for your class as well as at home (i.e. using the Internet for educational use and using it responsibly, by avoiding cyber bullying and properly citing sources).