EDAD 536 - Leading with Instructional Technology
Summer 2010

CLASS OVERVIEW & SYLLABUS

CLASS ONE - Monday, July 19, 2010

Morning BIG IDEA - Course & Blog Introductions

• "Center Court"
• Round Robin Introductions and Tech Backgrounds
• Overview of the course - Housekeeping details
• Beginning Tech Survey using Google Docs
• Wordle.net activity - 10 words YOU think of when you think of technology--esp in schools
• EDAD 536 Pre-Assesssment
  • For help, go to: Tech Terms
• Blog account and practice
• Course expectations
• Desired Learning from Class
• Videos:

Afternoon BIG IDEA - Educational Technology - The Dream/The Reality

• What is Ed Tech and why is it important? - Zucker chapter & Discussion (text protocol)
  • What is the potential for EdTech?
  • What are the biggest disappointments?
  • Is it worth the cost? How do you convince a skeptical community?
• Final Project Think Session:
  • What was the coolest tech integration I saw/read /heard about this year in my school?
• Blog Reflection on class - What did you learn? What will you do about it?

HW- Bring building or District tech plan (or link) to class

CLASS TWO - Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - Final Project Page

Morning BIG IDEA - Ed Tech Tools Workshop

• "Center Court"
• Wordle.net - Go HERE.
• Google Docs for Oregon Schools - eSchool News Article Read & Discuss
• TED Video - Sir Ken Robinson
• Google Sites vs. iWeb Try them both--see what you think?

Afternoon BIG IDEA - Ed Tech as Effective Communication

• GUEST SPEAKER: Don Woodward, Ideawave - Web as effective communication
• Suggested sites:
  • secondstory.com
  • hillmancurtis.com
  • smashingmagzaine.com
  • pentagram.com
  • commarts.com
• Final Project Think Session 2
• Exploration/Final Project Planning Time

Homework: View:TED Video: Sugatha Mitra: How Kids Can Teach Themselves - Follow up article from BBC

CLASS THREE - Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - Final Project Proposal Form

Morning BIG IDEA - Presentation Software & WEB 1.0 vs 2.0 (and 3.0?)

• "Center Court"
• District or Building Tech Plans - Using Keynote to evaluate District/Building Tech Plans
  • Keynote (Apple)
  • PowerPoint (Microsoft)
  • Google Presentations (Google)
• Slide Share as a resource
• SimonSolutions Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
• EPN - Evolution of Web 3.0
• Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
• Final Project Proposal Form
• The NEW Bloom's Taxonomy

READING IN CLASS (CHOOSE ONE): Chapter 2 from “Don’t Make Me Think” The Problem with Problems, by Dan Pink

Afternoon BIG IDEA - Exploring Web 2.0 & Final Project Work Time

• Web 2.0 Applications
• Final Project Planning Time

HW - Final Project Planning

CLASS FOUR - Thursday, July 22, 2010 - Final Project Proposal Form

BIG IDEA - The Digitial Divide & Entertainment-Education

• Read/Respond to Blogs
• "Center Court"
• TED Video: Sir Ken Robinson II - Bring on the Learning Revolution
• READING in CLASS:
  • The Digital Divide - Educators Wrestle with Digital Equity Issues - July 2008 eSchoolNews
  • ISTE Literature Review
  • Entertainment-Education - Arvind Singhal & Everett Rogers (Preface xi-xii; pages 8-11)
    
• Tech Standards in Schools: The National Education Technology Standards (NETS)
• iMovie:
  • iMovie - tutorial from Apple
• iMovie Tutorial from Atomic Learning (email todd for credentials)
• GarageBand
  • GarageBand - Click on "Get to Know GarageBand" - Tutorial from Apple
  • GarageBand - Tutorial from Atomic Learning (email todd for credentials)
• Google Books Project
• Kim's final presentation
  

GUEST SPEAKER: Steve Halliday, Entertainment-Education

HW- Final Project Preparation & Dan Pink's TED Presentation on Motivation

CLASS FIVE - Friday, July 23, 2010

BIG IDEA - Where do we go from here?

• Read/Respond to Blogs
• VIDEO: Learning to Change-Changing to Learn
• "Center Court"
• Use of Video - Signal To Noise Moving Image Festival
• BSD Vision & TeacherSource
• Final Presentations
• Last minute "Need to Know" items
• Course Evaluation
• Final Thoughts--What we didn't cover, or spend enough time on:
  • Ownership and legality of content
  • Google Earth
  • Video production
  • Audio production
  • Professional organizations
  • Wikis
  • Skype and other Instant Messaging
  • Music/mobile device learning
  • Apps appropriate for Education
  • Graphics programs (iPhoto, GraphicConverter, Photoshop/Illustrator)
  • Web Authoring Tools
  • others....

Post Course "Think Sessions" - Follow up and follow through:

• "Making School Real" - October 1898 - Check out this 112 year old article that has an eerily familiar theme!
• eBook News:
  • Kindle Slashes Price
  • Que ProReader preview

 

 

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COOL TOOLS -

• slideology.com
• twitter.com
• yammer.com
• delicious.com
• voicethread.com
• http://www.netvibe.com
• http://www.alexa.com/
• http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites
• http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038405.htm
• http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038405.htm
• http://moodle.org
• http://www.classroom20.com/
• http://mu.wordpress.org/
• http://proctoracademy.org
• http://digitallearning.macfound.org
• http://www.ning.com

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