... part of George North's and Teacher Explorer Center's Web site at UNO Technology Integration EDCI 4993-604, Spring 2001 4:30 to 7:15, Wednesdays Syllabus -- visits. This week's in class activities. Why do you want to print this document? It is linked to many other important documents -- your printed copy is linked to the death of trees. Links to Explore -- Search the Web -- Live Video -- our Web Site -- TechX'ing Important Dates eMail :: | George | redCap | Attendance | Check Your Mail | Prior Weeks | Top | Texts and Resources | Course Description | Objectives | | Evaluation | Grading | Who is George North | Class Web Pages | Date What's going on! This Week Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Back to Top Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Back to Top Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Back to Top Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Back to Top Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Back to Top Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Wednesday, February 7 Back to Top Make a free donation of food to hungry people around the world. Send your attendance eMail (every week) Be sure you understand next week's assignment. Journal before you leave class tonight. Let's try to finalize 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. We are invited to Meisler Middle School on March 14, thanks Gail Silverstein ... and to Loyola University on March 7, Thanks Todd McManon ... and now to East Jeffersion on March 21, thanks Leslie Guillory 1st Book Review due date delayed one week -- to Sunday, February 18 In Class tonight: Are you receiving eMail from redCap? Pam, I don't have a current eMail address for you? Group 8 is disbandaded ... members joined other groups. Uncommon Knowledge -- Computers in the Classroom SEE JOHNNY CLICK: Computers in Education. Will computers revolutionize education or not? President Clinton called for connecting every classroom in America to the Internet. School districts across the country are spending billions of dollars on computers for the classroom. Will all of this effort pay off or is it misguided? Just how should computers be used in the classroom? Is it possible that computers can actually harm the educational process? This discussion must stop by 5:45. Funded by Hoover Institution Host : Peter Robertson Guests : Charles Garvin, ImageCast William L. Rukeyser (Coordinator, Learning in the Real World) Alan Warhaftig Learn more from people involved in the debates over wiring America's K-8 schools. Charter Schools, Another Uncommon Knowledge program on Education What about that midterm project, can you think of a way (plan) to meet the objectives of this class (teach us) without an in class presentation? Our next "next assignment" will involve Groups 9 -13 Meet with your groups. Heads Up on the next few weeks ... Next week -- Integrating technology into classroom activities, 10 minute presentations. in 2 weeks -- in class discussion of first book reviews in 3 weeks -- Mardi Gras, no class in 4 weeks -- Field Trip to Loyola University in 5 weeks -- Field trip to Meisler Middle School -- Last date to complete your midsemester project House Keeping Your first book review is due in two week. Every group MUST have at least 3 members. Everyone is required to belong to at least 2 groups. Swapping between groups is OK with George's approval It is George's fondest hope that everyone will join at least 1 other group -- I will publish each group's major topic ASAP. Join one or more other groups that will be working on topics of interest to you. Remember, each group's goal is to teach the rest of us -- keeping in mind the course objectives and our major topics Did anyone browse "Links to Explore" during this last week? EDCI 61?? is approved for this class -- and I expect that everyone will be moved from 4993 to 61??. I expect that I will be able to execute the swap myself. Let you know more next week. What is Technology Integration, good job - THANKS Have you cleared your book with George? The new State of Louisiana Certification Programs in technology. This Syllabus page will change every week. Changes will (almost always) be ready by 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. Don't worry You will learn I wont leave your side We made some adjustments to our Groups With 19 instead of 21 students, I decided that we will work with 12 groups, not 14. Group 7 and group 14 are disbanded. From group 7, Elaine Kelly will join group 6, and Merri Matthews will join group 2. From group 14, Chingchi Lee will join group 10, and Pat O'Brien-Murphy will join group 11. These changes will not affect tonight's presentations. Groups 9 thrugh 13 will have 10 minute presentations next week. Each Group needs to maintain a TecX'ing folder. Here each group should, over the couse of our semester together, accumulate as much information as is practical about their work together, their accomplishments. Assignment for Feb 14: Integrating technology into classroom activities Practice Technology Integration -- Groups 9 through 13 Based on your own research, present ideas on how to integrate technology into everyday classroom activities. Your ideas should be grounded in Louisiana's standards which are based on International Society for Technology in Education recommendations. ISTE presents 6 standards for "Technology Foundations for all Students". These lead to "Performance Indicators, Curriculum Examples, and Scenarios" for technology-literate students at key developmental points in their precollege education. A short (10 minute) group presentation Each group's foreperson will post a message before 6:00 PM Friday, Feb. 9 that briefly explains what will be covered during the in class presentation. Before 4:00 PM Sunday, Feb. 11, every group member will add their own ideas by "replying" to their foreperson's original message. After 4:00 PM Sunday, Feb. 11, and after reading what the group's planed presentation will cover, everyone is required to "add their 2 cents" to at least two (2) of these messages. In class on Wednesday, Feb. 14, Groups 9 through 13 will each give a short (10 minute) presentation. Questions and comments will follow. Links to Explore is a good starting place to develope ideas for this assignment. Imagine that your group needs to provide educators with examples of how technology can be integrated into their teaching, lesson, and unit plans. How do we help students to be technology literate without focusing on the technology? How do we integrate it into everyday activities? Groups: We have groups! Group foreperson's name appears in green. Forepersons are responsible for ensuring order, otherwise group members are equals in all respects. Remember, you must belong to 2 groups, but I encourage you to join as many groups as possible -- based on your interest in their topics. Ask George if you want to swap groups -- this is OK, but every group much have at least 3 members. Group 1 Leon Glaeser David Joyner Sr. Debbie Walker Group 2 Todd McMahon Deborah Darby RaeNell Houston Merri Matthews Group 3 Becky Maloney Leslie Guillory Chingchi Lee Group 4 Pat O'Brien-Murphy Kathy O'Steen Jennifer Sparck Group 5 Barbara Saleem Mary Armit Gail Silverstein Group 6 Rhonda McMahon Julie Bergeron Elaine Kelly Group 7 -- disbanded Group 8 -- disbanded Group 9 David Joyner Gail Silverstein Julie Bergeron Todd McMahon Group 10 Mary Armit Rhonda McMahon Jennifer Sparck Chingchi Lee Group 11 Leslie Guillory Merri Matthews Sr. Debbie Walker Pat O'Brien-Murphy Group 12 RaeNell Houston Kathy O'Steen Leon Glaeser Group 13 Deborah Darby Elaine Kelly Barbara Saleem Becky Maloney Group 14 -- disbanded 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 from George. There are at least nine (9) major topics of this course. They are: Curriculum planning & design National, State, and Local standards and guidelines Teaching hypermedia to faculty and students Teaching media integration Teaching responsible use Design and planning for staff development Design, develop, and deliver unit plans Plan and implement field trips to observe and compare methods and strategies in use in schools today Field trip documentation and assessment of: instruction, staff development, facilities, resource management, internet connectivity. 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 Prior Weeks Prior Dates Description Wednesday, January 17 A very good start on the path to Technology Integration Wednesday, January 24 Trying to make groups work! Wednesday, January 31 Teacher Inservice Back to Top