... 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! 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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. as seen in class tonight, free download of demo version -- StandardWriter 1st Book Review due this Sunday, February 18 In Class tonight: Practice Technology Integration, 10 minute presentations 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 After our next class ... will not meet at UNO for at least 4 weeks. What is "threaded messages" What is your group planning? What's happening with group 12? Heads Up on the next few weeks ... in 1 week -- in class discussion of first book reviews in 2 weeks -- Mardi Gras, no class in 3 weeks -- Field Trip to Loyola University in 4 weeks -- Field trip to Meisler Middle School -- Last date to complete your mid semester project in 5 weeks -- Field trip to East Jefferson High Assignment for Feb 21: 1st Book Review Post your book review assignment to your own discussion board (remember US). Make sure you understand and follow the requirements for Book Reviews. Post your book review before 4:00 PM, Sunday, February 18. Everyone is responsible for reading everyone else's book reviews ... all of them. Before 9:00 PM on Tuesday, everyone will comment on at least two (2) book review messages by using the -REPLY- button next to the message heading. Not sure how to do this is? Don't leave class tonight until you do. Ask for help! During in class discussions on Wednesday, February 21 ... be prepared to describe the book you read and to ask questions about books others have read. What is the copyright? Who is the author(s)? What do you know about him/her? Who is the audience for this book? Summarize for us the major topics. How does the book relate to the objectives of our class? Charactize for us how you "feel" about your book. What did you learn? What didn't you like? Be prepared to ask questions about all the other books reviewed. House Keeping Your first book review is due in next 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. 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? 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. 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 Wednesday, February 7 Do we need/want computers in eduation? Back to Top