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Technology
Integration 		EDCI 4993-604, Spring 2001
4:30 to 7:15, Wednesdays
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What is Technology Integration, 1st assingment -- Wonderbar!

Journal before you leave class tonight.


We will include in our class schedule as many field trips as is practical. Talk to George if you want to volunteer your school as host of a field trip.

  • Don't worry
  • You will learn
  • I wont leave your side

    • In Class tonight:

  • What do we think a college level course in "Technology Integration" should be about?
  • The new State of Louisiana Cetrification Programs in technology.
  • Complete your Class Web Page (get your picture taken tonight before you leave).
  • Setup your TechX'ing account
  • Get your picture taken.
  • Reread class participation, Evaluation and
  • Self-evaluation.
  • Who would agree with the statement that "we learn by making mistakes?"
  • What do we learn when we don't make mistakes?
  • Top Ten Events in the modern history of computing!
  • Finished ... NOT ... Explore these links.

    • How will we meet the objectives of this class?

  • One goal of this class is for you to acquire the skills needed to document, plan, design, implement and deliver "technology integration" in schools.
  • To accomplish this you will do all of these things yourself, working in groups, with guidance for George.
  • There are at least nine (9) major topics of this course. They are:
    1. Curriculum planning & design
    2. National, State, and Local standards and guidelines
    3. Teaching hypermedia to faculty and students
    4. Teaching media integration
    5. Teaching responsible use
    6. Design and planning for staff development
    7. Design, develop, and deliver unit plans
    8. Plan and implement field trips to observe and compare methods and strategies in use in schools today
    9. Field trip documentation and assessment of: instruction, staff development, facilities, resource management, internet connectivity.
    10. There could be others? George is open to ideas.
  • For both your midterm and final exam all of the above topics will be covered by group presentations that "teach us" about a topic.
  • We will form groups next week.
  • Each group is responsible for one topic for midterm exam.
  • Each group is responsible for one topic for final exam.
  • Everyone will belong to at least 2 groups --
  • Looking at Important Dates, you will see that there is a date certain for completing your midterm and final project presentations.
  • If we schedule 4 field trips, then 4 groups will be responsible for planning, 4 groups for documentation and assessment.
  • Since it is your job to "teach" us about these topics, this teaching can take the form one or more "Assignment for next week"
  • REMEMBER, we learn by making mistakes.
  • Don't worry
  • You will learn
  • I wont leave your side

    • 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.
  • Do you have an eMail address? If not, every UNO student can have a UNO eMail address.
  • Be sure you have access to eMail before our next class.
  • My New Year resolution is 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 prepaired 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.


    • Assignment for next week:

    This week's practice assignment, turn in before 4:00 PM Sunday

  • In a few sentences, answer the questions: In you opinion, what is Technology Integration as it may be applied in an educational setting? Why might it be important to you, in your role as on educator, to complete a graduate level course in Technology Integration? Include in your answer at least one (complete) URL to a web site you feel will be helpful to our class's understanding of Technology Integration.
  • eMail your answer to redCap.
  • One purpose of this assignment is to verify that you can send (and are receiving) eMail from our list, redCap.
  • So, if by Sunday, you do not receive mail from redCap you should eMail me, George, about your problem.

    • There will be a "next week" assignment (almost) every week.

  • Weekly assignments are always due on the Sunday before each class.
  • Everyone in class benefits from your timely completion of these assignments.
  • Remember, to earn an A in this class, assignments MUST be completed on time!


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