SyllabusTechnologyIntegration

EDU 221 - Secondary Methods & Practicum Block
=Technology Integration Portion of EDU 221=

Within this portion of EDU 221, you are going to try to answer the following questions:
 * Why might it be important for students to learn with technology?
 * How can you transform your teaching and student learning using technology?

A realistic interpretation of the essential questions for this class is: Why/When/How should (or should not) technology be used to enhance and support learning?

Grading
Grades for the Technology Integration portion of Block will be based on the following:
 * Participation in discussions & activities - in class and in your individual blog (20%)
 * Emerging Technologies in the Classroom (20%) [InTASC Standards 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10; ISTE Standards-T 1a, 1b or 1c depending on the technology chosen, 3a, 3c, and 5a, 5c, 5d]
 * Student Sample (20%) [InTASC Standards 1, 4, and 5; ISTE Standards-T 1a, 2a and 3a]
 * WebQuest (20%) [InTASC Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; ISTE Standards-T 1b, 2a, and 2c]
 * ISTE Standards for Students Reflection (10%) [ISTE Standards-T 2; UMF Standard 11.6]
 * Final Reflection (10%) [InTASC Standard 9; ISTE Standards-T 1c]

Notes:

 * Many of the mini-demonstrations will take place on Macintosh computers and we are scheduled to meet in the Mac lab. Despite this, most of the software we will be using has Windows versions or counterparts. Students may complete their assignments on any computer platform using any software title which has the same capabilities that we are using in class.
 * This course will teach you to teach with technology that schools you work in may not currently have access to or in ways that teachers you know don't currently teach. As Wayne Gretzky's dad taught him, "Skate to where the puck's going, not where it's been."