Daniel C. Moos, Ph.D.

Class #1 (Tu):

Feb 12

Class:

• Introductions & class expectations
• ePortfolio introduction & site map

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Assignments Due Today:

None

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Homework:

None

Class #2 (Th):

Feb 14

Class:

• Introduce Google Pages
• Introduce Homepage
• Worktime for Homepage

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Assignments Due Today:

None

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Homework:

• Complete rough draft of Homepage (final draft, online due Class #5: Tuesday, February 26th)

Note: Photos will be taken next class so dress professionally

Class #3 (Tu):

Feb 19

Class:

• Continuous development in technology knowledge; discuss a variety of media and educational technology to enrich learning opportunities: Concept Maps (Inspiration/Kidspiration)
  1. Example of step 1 in Concept Maps, click here
  2. Example of step 2 in Concept Maps, click here
  3. Example of step 3 in Concept Maps, click here
  4. Example of step 4 in Concept Maps, click here
• Professional photos taken
• Introduce Majors Page

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Assignments Due Today:

• Homepage, rough draft

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Homework:

• Majors Page, rough draft (final draft, online due Class #5: Tuesday, February 26th)

Class #4 (Th):

Feb 21

Class:

• Editing digital images with Photoshop lesson (see "cheat sheet")
• Professor feedback on Homepage & Majors page during class

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Assignments Due Today:

• Majors page, rough draft (final draft, online due Class #5: Tuesday, February 26th)

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Homework:

• Majors page, final draft, online
• Homepage, final draft, online

Class:

• Smartboard Introduction (identifying how to use Smartboard to enable learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities)
• Clickers/SENTIOs
• Discuss Smartboard Activity

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Assignments Due Today:

• Majors page, final draft, online
• Homepage, final draft, online

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Homework:

• SmartBoard Activity: (1) Identify if you would like to work with a partner; (2) Choose your topic for a 15 minute presentation; (3) Watch introductory SmartBoard videos (located in "Assignments" webpage for this course. Scroll down to Smartboard and the links to these videos will be under "What additional resources are available?"

Class:

• Review SmartBoard introductory videos
• Smartboard Overview and practice

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Assignments Due Today:

• SmartBoard Activity: (1) Identify if you would like to work with a partner; (2) Choose your topic for a 15 minute presentation; (3) Watch introductory SmartBoard videos (located in "Assignments" webpage for this course. Scroll down to Smartboard and the links to these videos will be under "What additional resources are available?"

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Homework:

• Smartboard activity: Begin to develop a plan for your 15 minute SmartBoard presenation

Class:

• Professional resumé discussion

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Assignments Due Today:

• Smartboard activity: Begin to develop a plan for your 15 minute SmartBoard presenation

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Homework:

• Resumé, rough draft

Class:

• Electronic gradebooks
• Managing technology resourses and self-assessing use of these resources (including collecting and analyzing data, interpreting results, and communicating these findings to improve instructional practice)
• SmartBoard Presentation signup

• Creating PDFs

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Assignments Due Today:

• Resumé, rough draft

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Homework:

• Smartboard activity

Class #9 (Tu):

March 12

Class:

• Uploading and hyperlinking documents to a website
• SmartBoard worktime
• Professor feedback on resumé

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Assignments Due Today:

• None

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Homework:

• Resumé, final draft (please bring a harcopy to next class AND upload/ hyperlink your resumé to your homepage)
• Smartboard activity

Class:

• Technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds (powerpoint), characteristics, and abilities
• Sample Intelligence Test
• Sample Intelligence Key
• Discuss Garageband: Sample Garageband (Emotions and Character Development in Harry Potter), click here.; Music in content areas such as Math, click here.
• Resources for diverse learners (Reading tools such as Kurzwil text-to-speach reading system)

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Assignments Due Today:

• Resumé, final draft (please bring a harcopy to next class AND upload/ hyperlink your resumé to your homepage)

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Homework:

• Smartboard activity

Class:

• Evaluating lesson plans I: Considering how to effectively use technology (Concept Maps, Garageband, SmartBoard, Clickers/Sentios)

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Assignments Due Today:

• None

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Homework:

• SmartBoard Presentation and paper

Clas #12 (Th):

March 21

Class:

• SmartBoard presentation

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Assignments Due Today:

• SmartBoard Presentation and paper

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Homework:

• SmartBoard Presentation and paper

Class:

• SmartBoard presentation

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Assignments Due Today:

• SmartBoard Presentation and paper

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Homework:

• SmartBoard Presentation and paper

Class:

• Midsemester evaluations
• SmartBoard Presentation

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Assignments Due Today:

• SmartBoard Presentation and paper

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Homework:

• None

Class:

• Emerging Technologies I: Productivity Tools...Designing effective powerpoints based on cognitive theories (see powerpoint)

• Introduce Prezi (prezi.com)
• During class: Create a prezi account and develop a short prezi presentation to be shared in next class (in-class activity and application)

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Assignments Due Today:

None

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Homework:

• Finish: Create a prezi account and develop a short prezi presentation to be shared in next class (in-class activity and application)

Class:

• Small group discussions: Share prezi presentations
• Emerging Technologies II: "Adventure Learning" (recent research with Brian Honkomp) and "Second Life"

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Assignments Due Today:

• Create a prezi account and develop a short prezi presentation to be shared in class

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Homework:

• Twitter and Blog, and Wiki activity (Jigsaw approach) (in-class activity and application)

Class:

• Small group discussions: Twitter, Blog, and Wiki activities

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Assignments Due

• Twitter and Blog, and Wiki activity (Jigsaw approach) (in-class activity and application)

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Homework:

• Watch introductory iPad in education video (click here) and Child trying to read a magazine like an iPad (click here)

Class:

• Emerging Technologies III: iPads and iBooks (YouTube Video: Apple Education-Event iBooks); iPad Video from Elementary school ("Using iPads in Elementary School"); iPad from Secondary school ("New School: iPads and iPods in the classroom"); Child trying to read a magazine like an iPad (click here)
• Overview of iPads

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Assignments Due Today:

• Watch introductory iPad in education video (click here)

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Homework:

• Prepare for discussion on Flipped Classrooms:
  1. Read these three short articles: Article #1, Article #2, Article #3.
  2. Watch these two short YouTube Videos: Video #1, Video #2
  3. Check out this site (click here) for pre-made videos that could be used in flipped classrooms

Class:

• Introduction to Flipped Classrooms (including technology that supports Flipped Classrooms: iPads, YouTube, etc)

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Assignments Due Today:

• Prepare for discussion on Flipped Classrooms:

1. Read these two short articles: Article #1, Article #2, Article #3.
2. Watch these two short YouTube Videos: Video #1, Video #2
3. Check out this site (click here) for pre-made videos that could be used in flipped classrooms

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Homework:

• Review three lesson plans and identify one to evaluate during next class

Class:

• Evaluating lesson plans II: Considering how to effectively use technology
• Small group discussions

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Assignments Due Today:

• Review at least three lesson plans and identify one to evaluate during next class

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Homework:

• Read Cyberbullying article

Class #21 (Th):

May 2nd

Class

• Social, Ethical, and Legal issues: Discuss cyberbullying

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Assignments Due Today:

• Read Cyberbullying article

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Homework:

• Read Article #1 (Growing up Digital, Wired for Distraction in New York Times)
• Read Article #2 (also available on website link; Math that moves: School embrace the iPad in New York Times)
• Read Article #3 (also available on website link; How Apple is changing kids' brains on msn.com)

Class #22 (Tu):

May 7th

Class:

• Social, Ethical, and Legal issues: Discuss social issues
• Create groups for social, ethical, and legal issues discussion (click here for an overview and guiding questions/resources)

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Assignments Due Today:

• Read Article #1 (Growing up Digital, Wired for Distraction in New York Times)
• Read Article #2 (also available on website link; Math that moves: School embrace the iPad in New York Times)
• Read Article #3 (also available on website link; How Apple is changing kids' brains on msn.com)

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Homework:

• Begin to prepare for group presentations/discussions: Social, ethical, and legal issues related to technology

Class:

• Group work to prepare for class discussion: Social, ethical, and legal issues related to technology. (click here for an overview and guiding questions/resources)

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Assignments Due Today:

None

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Homework:

• Finalize Preparation for group presentations/discussions: Social, ethical, and legal issues related to technology (in-class activity and application)

Class:

• Group presentations/discussion: Social, ethical, and legal issues related to technology (in-class activity and application)

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Assignments Due Today:

• Prepare for the group presentations/discussions: Social, ethical, and legal issues related to technology (in-class activity and application)

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Homework:

• None

Class #25 (Th):

May 16th

Class:

• Introduce Technology Page (final for EDU 241: Educational Technology)

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Assignments Due Today:

• None

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Homework:

• Technology page (Note: Technology page due at assigned final time for EDU 241)

Class:

• Worktime: Upload SmartBoard presentation (artifact) and paper (key assessment description and rationale) to TaskStream (Standard 6) OR create a new webpage (if you do not have a TaskStream account)
• End of the year evaluations

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Assignments Due Today:

• None

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Homework:

• Technology page, final draft (Note: Technology page due at assigned final time for EDU 241)
• Upload SmartBoard presentation (artifact) and paper (key assessment description and rationale) to TaskStream (Standard 6) OR create a new webpage (if you do not have a TaskStream account)