Daniel C. Moos, Ph.D.

 

Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Education

  

 


 
Educational Technology: ePortfolio Assignment

 

You will be asked to complete a number of projects in EDU 241, including an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio). There are various authoring programs that can be used to create ePortfolios. In the past, this course used Adobe GoLive. However, this authoring program can be cumbersome and requires a paid subscription. Alternatively, we will be using Google Sites this semester. This free authoring program has many advantages. For example, you do not need to have any previous technical knowledge nor do you have to learn HTML in order to build a high-quality website. Please see below for information on individual pages within your website.

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Your Home Page


The homepage for your electronic portfolio welcomes the visitor (i.e. "Welcome to the Electronic Portfolio of _____________"). Ths page should include the following:

  • Introductory paragraph about yourself
  • Information explaining what the visitor will find in your website
  • Brief explanation of why you have chosen to pursue the profession of teaching
  • Contact information (i.e. name, mailing address, and email address)
  • An educational quote of professional and personal significance
  • Your picture
  • A common navigation bar, which should include links to: (1) Your Major/Core Concentration Page; (2) Your Homepage; (3) Your Technology Page. Please note that you cannot actually create these links until you have created the pages. So, the link to your Technology page will be created at the end of the semester.

 

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Major/Core Concentration


This page will include information about your teaching licensure area (elementary education, secondary education, or K-12) and your major or core concentration (such as mathematics, music, or social studies). Ths page should include the following:

  • A description of why you are interested in teaching a specific developmental group and/or content area
  • An educational quote of professional and personal significance
  • An appropriate graphic
  • A common navigation bar, which should include links to: (1) Your Major/Core Concentration Page; (2) Your Homepage; (3) Your Technology Page. Please note that you cannot actually create these links until you have created the pages. So, the link to your Technology page will be created at the end of the semester.

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Technology Projects Page

This link, which will be embedded in your majors page and/or on the common navigation bar, will bring the visitor to a page you create in EDU-241. This page will include an informational paragraph that describes your interest in and mastery of critical issues related to the field of educational technology. Your page needs to address the below questions/issues. Feel free to address other questions related to technology, if you would like.

(1) How can technology be used to enrich student learning? Use at least two specific examples of a technology environment as a framework for addressing this question (i.e. Smartboard, Adventure Learning, Powerpoint presentations, Concepts Maps, Clickers, Garageband, etc).

(2) What are the critical social, ethical, legal and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK-12 schools? (you do not need to address all four; choose ONE that you think is most important to consider)

(3) In addition to addressing these two questions, make sure to mention this course (EDU-241) and its purpose. Describe how the EDU 241 projects and discussion topics have facilitated your understanding of how to best integrate educational technology into the classroom.

(4) As with your other pages, the Technology Projects page should contain an appropriate graphic and quote.

(5) This page should include two links to technology projects created in EDU-241:


WebQuest, along with a brief description of the intended audience/grade level

Smartboard Presentation, along with a brief description of the activity (note: this link is a new addition as of the Spring 2011 semester, so example electronic portfolios will not have this link)

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Links:

  • Resumé

This link will be to a pdf version of your resumé. It is suggested that you link your resumé as a pdf document to your homepage (as opposed to having a separate page for your resumé).

  • National Discipline-Specific Standard (e.g. Social Studies, Music, etc.)

When a visitor clicks on this link, the person will go to a website that is specific to your disipline standards. Please click on the appropriate link below, and then use then create a hyperlink to the website within your ePortfolio. It is suggested that you add this link to your Majors page.

Social Studies


Art


Music


Math


Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics


Communication Arts/Literature


World/Foreign Language


Health and Physical Education

 

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