Assignments


 * Assignments **


 * March 15th -** Final Assignment - This document will be attached to an email and should be sent to me no later than 12:00PM (noon) on Sunday, March 13, 2011. (NOTE: Any email (with this assignment attached) received after the stated date and time will be considered late.

Summary - Reflective Analysis of Course: This reflection will summarize three things:

1.) What you learned from the course. 2.) What you think about what you learned. 3.) How you feel about what you learned.

**Your summary/reflection should be a minimum of 1000 works (max of 1500 words). **


 * March 8th -**

1- Individual Technology Portfolio is due prior to the start of class. (NOTE: Any document posted after 6:00PM on 3-8-2011 will be considered late.) This document should be posted to you Wiki page as a pfd document. Refer to the "Individual Technology Portfolio" link (under Navigation) on this Wiki for further information on this assignment. (NOTE: Please see my email of 2-28-2011 regarding this assignment)


 * March 1st -**

1- Please email me a copy of your finalized lesson plan prior to the start of class. (NOTE: All emails should show a sent date and time prior to 6:00PM on 3-1-2011. Any email received after that date and time will be considered late.)

2- Be ready to present your lesson to the class. Remember, you may use PowerPoint, Keynote, SMARTNotebook, Google doc Presentation, etc. as your presentation vehicle. Please post a copy of your slides as a PDF document to your Wiki page. We will have discuss how to do this in class on February 22nd.


 * February 22nd** - See assignment under February 15th.


 * February 15 th - **

** We will not be meeting this evening as I am attending and presenting at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology **** Expo & **** Conference. **

However, you do have two (2) assignments:

1- Under the "Discussions" tab on your Wiki page, post a reflection, comment, question, etc. relating to anything we have discussed or covered in class to date or a topic (technology related) of your choosing. In addition, please respond to at least one of your classmates. The posing and response is to be completed before we meet again on February 22nd.

2- Develop a lesson (following the Drexel University lesson plan format found on our class Wiki) of your choosing within your particular curricular area. (i.e. Elementary Ed majors develop will develop a age appropriate lesson for elementary students, Secondary Education majors will develop a age appropriate lesson for middle or high school students) In doing so, you will be creating two documents. One - the actual "formal" lesson plan and Two - a presentation (utilizing PowerPoint, Keynote, SMARTNotebook, Google doc Presentation, etc.) that will enable you to share you lesson with your classmates. Since this course is about incorporating technology/computer applications into your curricular area, your presentation should include a technology component (i.e. use of a computer application, video, videoconference/Skyp session, use of scientific probe ware, etc.). The presentation you will share with your classmates should include all of the components of the lesson plan (Content and Standards, Prerequisites, Instructional Objective, Instructional Procedures BDA, Materials and Equipment, Assessment/Evaluation, Accommodations or Modifications needed for students with disabilities or ESOL, Technology and Self-Assessment) as well as some examples of how you will present some of the material. In other words, elaborate on your instructional procedures. That means that you presentation will be a minimum of 10 slides.

We will devote the entire class on February 22nd to finalizing and/or refine you lesson. Come prepared to work not only on your own lesson but also ready to assist your fellow classmates by reviewing and refining their lesson(s).

Should anyone have questions regarding this weeks assignment, I will gladly speak with you via a Skype (audio, video, or chat) or Google chat session at a mutually convenient time while I am away (Saturday - Wednesday evening) attending PETE&C. Just email me and ask to set up a time.

You will be presenting an overview of your lesson on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.


 * In addition, any outstanding assignments are due by the start of class on Tuesday evening, February 22, 2011. Please refer to my email (of 2/9/11) for further details.**


 * February 8th -**

1. Using Google docs, create a word processing document (be sure to share it with me) and reflect on what you have learned up to this point in the course. Include in our reflection, examples or ideas as to how you could incorporate some (or all) of the software and/or technologies you have seen or that we have discussed into your instructional practice. Do not hesitate to use the reflections you have posted on our class Wiki as a resource. This document should be between 500 - 1000 words (approximately 1 - 2 pages) and will serve double duty - as a writing you have to do as part of the Online Analysis/Discussion of Course-Related Readings as well as becoming part of your Individual Technology Portfolio. This document is to be completed and shared with me (chuckginter.drexel@gmail.com) no later than midnight Sunday, February 6, 2011.

2. Using the "Lesson Plan Format" found on our class WIki as a guide, begin to develop a "sample" lesson that highlights your ability to develop and implement an engaging challenged, project or problem based lesson. Keep in mind that your lesson must be aligned to PA and ISTE standards.You will eventually post your lesson to the class Wiki as well as present it to the class (on a date to be determined later and utilizing PowerPoint, Keynote, SMARTNotebook or Google doc Presentation as the presentation media).


 * February 1 st - **

1. Within your Discussion tab (on the class Wiki site) reflect on the Skype sessions we had with Will Richardson and the Challenger Learning Center along with what you found while exploring Edutopia (www.edutopia.org) and Teachertube (www.teachertube.com). 2. Be ready to present your Teaching with Technology Topic next week (Feb 1st). Each group will have up to 20 minutes to present. 3. If you have not already done so, begin to think about a topic for your lesson plan as well as how you can creatively incorporate technology into the lesson.

If all goes well, we will be participating in another Skype session next week. The topic of that session will be "Project/Problem Based Learning."


 * For January 25 th -**

** 1. Within your Discussion tab (on the class Wiki site) reflect on what we covered in class (on Tuesday, January 18 th ). Your reflection should be posed by midnight on Sunday January 23rd. Posting your reaction to a classmates post must be done prior to the class on Tuesday, January 25th. ** 2. Read chapters 7 (Fun with Flicker: Creating, Publishing, and using Images Online), 8 (Podcasting, Video and Screencasting and Live Streaming: Multimedia Publishing for the Masses), 9 (Social Networks: Facebook, Ning, Connections and Communities),10 (What It All Means) in Richardson

**Will Richardson will be our guest via Skype this evening at 7:30 for a 20 minute Q&A. Please prepare a question or discussion point/topic for Mr. Richardson to respond to and post it as a reply under the discussion tab on the "Will Richardson" page within this Wikil by 12:00am (Midnight) Saturday* (January 22nd). * Note: I created the Will RIchardson page on Monday, January 10th and have since decided to move up the date your question/discussion topic is to be posted to give Mr. Richardson ample time to prepare for our Skype session on the 25. I apologize for any confusion.**

** We are scheduled for an overview/demonstration from the Challenger Learning Center between 6:15 - 6:35pm this evening. As a result, ** **please visit the Challenger Learning Center's web site in preparation for our Skype session with them next week. @http://www.challenger.org/** **You may also want to visit their e-Missions web site at www.e-missions.net**

3. Sign-up for the Teaching with Technology topic of your choice on the Google doc spreadsheet I shared with everyone. Remember, **EVERYONE MUST** sign up are present! As stated in class on January 18th, signing up is on a first come, first serve basis. Please do not erase any one's name once it has been entered into the spreadsheet. Everyone should be signed up by next weeks class. If you do not sign up, you will be assigned to a group. Topics include:


 * Technology and Education (1 or 2 presenters)**
 * Be sure to cover the following: For additional Information see pages listed below in Bitter & Legacy
 * Interpreting the Results of Research on Technology in Education (pg 142)
 * Changing Research Goals (pg 142)
 * New Learning Theory and Practice (pg 143)
 * Overall Academic Effects (pg 149)
 * Add any additional information you feel is appropriate

T**eaching With Technology (2 or 3 presenters)**
 * Be sure to cover the following:
 * Technology-Using-Teacher (pg 145)
 * Changes in Teaching (pgs146-147)
 * Collegial Relationships (pg 147)
 * Integrating Stages (pgs 147-148)
 * Add any additional information you feel is appripriate


 * The Effect of Technology on Language Achievement (2 - presenters)**
 * Be sure to cover the information presented on (pgs. 151 &152) as well as additional information and examples as to how websites, software applications, etc. could be utilize to improve or enhance Language Achievement.


 * The Effect of Technology on Mathematics Achievement (2 - presenters)**
 * Be sure to cover the information presented on (pgs152 &153) as well as additional information and examples as to how websites, software applications, etc. could be utilize to improve or enhance Mathematics Achievement.


 * The Effect of Technology on Science Achievement (2 - presenters)**
 * Be sure to cover the information presented on (pg153) as well as additional information and examples as to how websites, software applications, etc. could be utilize to improve or enhance Science Achievement.


 * The Effect of Technology on Social Studies Achievement (2 - presenters)**
 * Be sure to cover the information presented on (pgs 153-154) as well as additional information and examples as to how websites, software applications, etc. could be utilize to improve or enhance Social Studies Achievement.

**For January 18 th ﻿-**

1. Within your Discussion tab (on the class Wiki site) post a reflection to what we covered in class this January 11 th. Be sure to include any ideas you may have as far as incorporating the software we explored or talked about (i.e. word processors, spreadsheets, databases, photo editing, audio creation/manipulation) into your particular curricular area. (Grading rubric for this post will be on the class Wiki by Friday morning (January 14, 2011). Post **must** be made by midnight Sunday, January 16th. 2. Provide a brief response to **ONE** of your classmates posts from this week. (**Must** be posted by 6:00p.m. Tuesday, January 18 th .) 3. Read chapters 4 (Wikis: Easy Collaboration for All), 5 (RSS: The New App for Educators), 6 (The Social Web: Learning Together) in Richardson  4. Read pages 122 - 134 in chapter 5 (Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues) in Bitter and Legacy  5. Using pencil/pen and paper, create a concept map illustrating how you learn best. Be sure to indicate/illustrate all of the technologies or resources that you use to help you learn. Bring this to class on the 18 th . 6. ** We are tentatively scheduled for an overview/demonstration from the Challenger Learning Center either this evening or on January 25th between 6:15 - 6:35pm. ** In preparation for this overview/demonstration, visit the Challenger Learning Center (@http://www.challenger.org/ ) and MAGPI (@http://www.magpi.net/Community/K12-Education ) websites to see how you may incorporate videoconferencing experiences into your curricular area.


 * For January 11 th - **

1. Read chapters 1 (Getting Started with Technology) & 2 (Productivity Tools and Application Software) in Bitter and Legacy. 2. Read chapters 1 (The Read/Write Web), 2 (Weblogs: Pedagogy and Practice),3 (Weblog: Get Started!) in Richardson. 3. Post your reaction (blog) to one of the following videos within the Discussion tab on your Wiki page (no later than 11:59 p.m. Thursday, January 6, 2011): - "Understanding The Digital Generation" - Ian Jukes - "Digital Students @ Analog Schools" - " A Vision of K-12 Students Today" and "A Vision of 21st Century Teachers" 4. Select 2 students in the class and respond (within their Discussion tab) to their reaction to the video(s) (no later than 11:59 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2011). 5. Using Google Docs post your reaction to the following:

In light of the videos we watched as well as what you have experienced as a student, how do you see the NETS transforming learning (from the standpoint of the student, teacher and administrator)? Your entry should be somewhere around 300-500 words, or 3-4 paragraphs, or one page typed. Always support your ideas, and or questions with evidence such as a link to another website, someone else's blog, an article/journal, etc.