| Instructor: | Josh Charles, M.Ed., Technology Learning Lab |
| Email: | charlesj@umkc.edu |
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Lecture / In Class Discussion |
Hands-On In Class Work
Required Course Materials |
Student Presentations
Discussion Board |
Course Project
Quiz / Test
Preparing to Use Technology Chapters 1 - 3
Course Materials Quiz ( Link )
General Software
Learn with / Learn From
Posts to the Introduction Discussion Board due.
No School - Holiday
Graduate students only - email me your proposed learning contract ( Link )
Preparing to Use Technology Chapter 5
Social Bookmarking in Plain English ( Link )
Blogs in Plain English ( Link )
Wikis in Plain English ( Link )
Web 2.0 Storytelling ( Link )
Course Materials Quiz ( Link )
The Internet
Web Applications
Posts to the Creativity Discussion Board due.
Information Literacy in an Information Age ( Link )
Five Criteria for evaluating Web pages ( Link )
List of logical fallacies ( Link ) - Just browse this and be familiarize yourself with some of these.
USG Copyright site ( Link ) - Read the four pages on this site, through the "Fair Use Checklist"
Video: Larry Lessig: How Creativity is being strangled by the law ( Link )
Course Materials Quiz ( Link )
Information Literacy
Copyright / Plagiarism / Other Legal Issues
Web Application Presentation Choice DUE
Podcasting in Plain English ( Link )
Course Materials Quiz ( Link )
Podcasting
Podcast Challenge
First post to the "What kind of Questions" discussion board due.
Preparing to Use Technology Chapters 7 & 8
Online Photosharing in Plain English ( Link )
Photosynth Demonstration ( Link )
Course Materials Worksheet ( Link )
Digital Images / Mind mapping
Shannon Dilbeck - Twitter
Abigail Fisher - Backpackit
John Baxter - Tinyurl
Rebecca Laird - Pandora
All posts to the "What kind of Questions" discussion board due.
Preparing to Use Technology Chapters 9 & 10
Scaffolding Math with Spreadsheets ( Link )
No Worksheet this week
Word-processing / Spreadsheets
CD-burning / Scanning
Podcast Group Project Due
Brittany Garcia - Cookthing
Cynthia Hankins - Doink
Lauren Harrell - rackup
Samuel Lawlor - Flickr
Digital Storytelling Finds its Place in the Classroom ( Link )
Digital Storytelling / Video Production
iMovie Challenge
Mind mapping Project Due
Jessica Stone - Zoodles
Kori Gates - Facebook
Christina Nelson - Picnik
Kelsey Rook - Takelessons
Preparing to Use Technology Chapters 4 & 11
Hans Rosling TED Talk ( Link )
The Gettysburg Address ( Link )
Course Materials Worksheet ( Link )
Multimedia Presentations
Portfolios
Kevin Hertzog - Skype
Matthew Holyfield - autozone.com
Mariah Stark - Survey Monkey
Jacqueline Hardy-Lane - Please Visit Me
First post to the Possibilities discussion board due.
Preparing to Use Technology Chapter 12
Workshop: WebQuests ( Link )
Some Thoughts About WebQuests ( Link )
Course Materials Worksheet ( Link )
Movie Story Boards / Script due
Webpages
Webquests
Tyrone Brown - Grooveshark
Linda Harris - reddit.com
Chris Rau - Deviantart.com
Aaron Steventon - Applied Language
All posts to the Possibilities discussion board due.
How Do You Spell Parental Involvement? S-I-S ( Link )
David Merrill demos Siftables ( Link )
Wii Remote Hacks ( Link )
Smartboards / Clickers
Databases / SIS
Emily Donaldson - Tikatok
Bonnie Stiles - YouTube
Ethan Taylor - Wolfram Alpha
The Edge of the World
iMovie Group Project Due
No School - Holiday
Final Exam
All posts to YouTube Discussion Board Due, including comments on others responses.
Essay Questions - You will only need to answer one on the final
1. The transition to "Web 2.0" fundamentally changed the World Wide Web. Analyze this transition, its impacts on how we use the web, and its impacts on teaching and learning.
2. When visiting your first classroom, you are stunned to discover that there is no integrated technology. You were really looking forward to using a Smartboard, and the lack of this technology is very disappointing. When you ask the principal about getting a Smartboard installed, she informs you that there is money available, but they need to insure that it would be used. She asks that you prepare a written justification for installing a Smartboard. Provide this justification below.
3. Choose any piece of technology (hardware or software) and argue for its use based on the 5 reasons for using technology. You may not use all five reasons, but you must provide justification for each step. Don't say, "Using [X] would increase student motivation." Explain why it would increase student motivation. Make sure to use specific examples where appropriate.