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Technology Leadership
in Schools 		EDCI 4993-602, Fall 2001
4:30 to 7:15, Wednesdays
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This week's in class activities.
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Send your attendance eMail (every week)

Be sure you understand next week's assignment.

Journal at the end of class tonight. This is your opportunity to comment and make suggestions about our class. Journal entries are Anonymous. Password is Anon61240. You may also Journal using your own password, in which case your entry will NOT be anonymous.

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Some first class-meeting advice.

Three things:
1. Gain access. If you don't already have a home computer, or you were thinking that you need to upgrade your home computer, do it. How can you master weaving technology into your curriculum if you can't practice it day in and day out yourself, at home, for yourself?
2. Be patient. It takes time for new ideas and new tools to gain hold and have lasting and powerful effects. Be patient ... with yourself, your collogues, and your students. Remember, learning only takes place if we make mistakes.
3. Have a Purpose: Computers are not IT. This class is not about computers. It is about educators doing what for hundreds of years we have always done -- integrate technology into pedagogy.
  • Don't worry
  • You will learn
  • I wont leave your side
    • In Class tonight:

  • Much of our time tonight will be invested in "getting to the starting gate"
  • Who is George North?
  • Who are you? What do you expect from this class?
  • What is iceCap?
  • What is WebX'ing?
  • Complete your Class Web Page (get your picture taken tonight before you leave).
  • Practice using WebX'ing ...
    1. First ... we will practice reading and posting messages ... then
    2. Read about "Its NOT the Computer" by Shelly Freierman
    3. Post a message to our WebX'ing message board for this topic
    4. Breafly state what Shelly was saying
    5. Do you agree, why, why not?
  • Reread class participation, Evaluation and
  • Self-evaluation.
  • Top Ten Events in the modern history of computing!
  • Who will be first to ask about attendance?
  • Remind me, what are the important dates for our class?
  • URL -- what is it, how do I copy and paste URLs. Why do I want to copy and paste URLs.
  • Finished ... NOT ... Explore these links.
    •  What if we finish early? What is an Information Network?

    What to expect?

    You may be the technology coordinator for your school. You may be someone in your school that exhibits "best-practice" in use of technology. You may be one who "just helps" others when asked. You may just wish that you were one of the above.

    This class is designed to help you sharpen your skills using technology, to practice teaching these skills to others, and to understand and take advantage of the current theories in using technology in an educational setting.

    You will be evaluated based on new skills learned and your ability to help others acquire these skills. You will use current theories and "best practice" to develope lessons based on new knowledge. And you will develope a "school technology action plan" that supports technology integration in schools.

    This is documented in the objectives for our class and used to evaluate your work.


    House Keeping
  • This "House Keeping" section of our syllabus will contain information that may not be mentioned during class. But, you are still responsible for knowing and acting on the information here. This is true even if you missed class.
  • In fact, if you do miss class, you are still responsible for every thing on this weekly syllabus, especially the assignment for next week.
  • It is my intention to start class on time. For us this means 4:30 (not 4:35 or 4:50). Please respect your classmates and instructor -- make every effort to be here on time. If you must be late, be courteous -- sent us an eMail so that we know when to expect you.
  • This Syllabus page will change every week. Changes will (almost always) be ready by 4:00 PM on Sunday before class.
  • (Almost) All assignments are due at 4:00 PM on Sunday before class.
  • Every class will start with Questions -- your questions. Show me that you are interested in our class by being prepared to ask questions, questions about our class, about computers, about any old thing. Don't make me feel silly at the beginning of class -- when I say "any questions?" -- and all I hear is "the sounds of silence."
  • You are expected to keep up with not just your weekly assignments, but that of all your classmates. All assignments will be available to everyone vie eMail or our Discussion Board.
  • Do you have an eMail address? If not, every UNO student can have a UNO eMail address.
  • When sending mail to iceCap, to George, or to anyone in our class ... sign your eMail (type your name at bottom or top of every message) because it is not always obvious from your eMail address who you are. Attachments are OK, so long as they are NOT the main text of your message. Keep in mind that not everyone will be able to receive your attachment and/or open it.


    • Assignment for next week:

    Part 1: Be sure to read "A Guided Tour of Web Crossing." This is an explanation of how to use our message board -- WebX'ing.

    Part 2: Practice using WebX'ing ...

    1. Read about "PCs as Books" by Lisa Guernsey
    2. Post a message to our WebX'ing message board for this topic
    3. Breafly state what Lisa was saying
    4. Do you agree, why, why not?
    Part 3: Come to class next week prepared to contribute to an elimination of how to use advanced features of Word Processors, Desktop Publishing, and Graphics software in designing a lesson plan, delivering the lesson, and as part of student assignments required by a lesson.
    Instructional Technology for Teaching and Learning


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