Syllabus

** Course 784.1 - Technology in Education
 * Brooklyn College – Summer Session II **
 * July 13 - August 3, 2009 **
 * 4:40 – 8:40 pm **

__Syllabus__ **  || **Topic ** || **Description of Classwork **  || **Homework **  || **HW % **  || **Attendance & Class Assignments % **  ||  || Collaborative Environments I || Tech Survey Blog Response Create online collaborative environment using a wiki. Enhance the wiki with Cooltext and a Voki. Embed a video from TeacherTube. || Add 1 more Voki to any page you choose. Complete wiki introductions for each page. All assignments for the course will be uploaded to the wiki. || 3% || 2% || Create a classroom blog. Create and share your work in Google Docs. Embed Google Calendar to wiki. || Use Form to create a survey for parents and add to your wiki on the Parent Resource Page. || 3% || 2% || Use the productivity tool of Microsoft Word to complete and enhance any written work for Use Microsoft Word to create a few activities such as a back to school letter and a newsletter. || Complete the newsletter to promote an upcoming class/school project using Word and upload to the Class News page on the wiki || <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">3% || <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">2% || Create a PowerPoint presentation that will include transitions, animations, images, table, hypertext, sound and notes. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a PowerPoint on the subject/s you teach for the parents and add it to the wiki Curriculum page. Be sure to add the core curriculum, state standards, materials, suggestions for supplementing, etc || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3%  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2%   || Insert videos, images and other resources from Thirteen.org. Identify the components of a Webquest and look at Webquest examples. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a Webquest for a class project using PowerPoint. PPT must include a video from thirteen.org and at least 2 images. Upload Webquest to Projects page on wiki. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3%  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2%   || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a Video with Movie Maker || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response Use a digital camera to shoot pictures and insert the images into Movie Maker to make a video. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a short ‘How to…’ video for your students and add to the Student Resource page on the wiki. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3%  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2%   || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Using Excel as an Educational Tool || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response Learn the form and functions of Microsoft Excel as it relates to creating graphs, charts and tables. Create a Jing video clip. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a table to represent the class/subject schedule and add to the Class Schedule page on wiki. Upload documents for midterm to wiki. Create a Jing on how to complete a form (book report/reflection, etc)and embed on the Form page. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3%  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2%   || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Tech Tools for the Classroom Midterm Project & Presentation || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a multimedia rubric Learn how to use tech tools such as a document camera, Smartboard and LCD projector. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Class will start promptly at 4:40 and presentations at 6:40 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3%  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2%   || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Evaluating Educational Software. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response What makes a good educational software? Review the math gaming software Tabula Digita. Review the NETS standards || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Evaluate an educational software application that supports your curriculum/subject and post on Parent Resources wiki page. [|Software Evaluation Form.doc] || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3%   || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2%   || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Podcasting || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response Create a podcast with Audacity. Bring a read-aloud book or a book your students will be reading the coming school year. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a back to school podcast for students and parents on home page of wiki. || <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">3% || <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">2% ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Date **
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7/13
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">7/14 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Collaborative Environments II || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">7/15 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Integrate Word into the Curriculum || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7/16  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Powerful Presentations with PowerPoint || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7/20  || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Integrate Videos & Images into Teaching & Learning || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7/21
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7/22
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7/23
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">7/27 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Midterm Project & Presentation || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Midterm project-Create a short unit of 5 lessons that will include all the applications and tools learned thus far. Select a unit that you will use in your classroom in the upcoming school year. Project must include: 5 images, 2 videos, table, chart, hyperlink, objective, grade level, subject, time allotted, standards, equipment needed, motivation, procedure, summary, & homework - (8-10 minutes per presentation) || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Class will start promptly at 4:40 for presentations. |||| <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">20% ||
 * <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">7/28
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">7/29
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">7/30 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Evaluating Websites & Internet Safety

Final Project & Presentation || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog Response Review specific websites and learn how to evaluate the web sources. Create a list of credible web sites that can be used for each content area. Bookmark Learn how to protect personal information, prevent cyber bullies and net- etiquette. || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Presentation of final project will begin at 6:40 || <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">3% || <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">2% || Create a unit of 5 lessons that you will use with your students that will incorporate web 2.0 tools, PowerPoint, Word, blog, podcast and web resources. Unit must also include several images and videos. Educational software is to be included where possible. (10 minutes per presentation) || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Presentation of final project
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">8/3 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Final Project & Presentation || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Final Project –upload to wiki

Begins at 4:40 pm sharp |||| <span style="display: block; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: center; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">25% || Subject to change