Time

Activity

Misc

Agenda on board, computers on, overhead on

5:30

Pre-Class:
- All students have accts/pw
- All students registered & have LCID
YouTube: Knowledge Navigator

5:45

Introductions:
“Center Court”
- Name, role, school/district, yrs in education, then personal info
- Rate yourself in comfort with “technology” 1-5 - Why?
- Which technology tool or tech skill do you use the most?
- Which do you avoid?
- Which technology tools or tech skills do you want to improve in using?
- What’s the best use of technology integration you’ve seen in education?

6:00

Overview of the course syllabus
- flexible, interest-based,
- Class Format:
- Big Picture, Tech/Practical skills, Literature Review, Time to explore/learn, Guest speaker, inspiration, reflect/blog, (break halfway, Over 21 rule)
HW: typically a blog entry on an article, website, on something related to educational technology
- Grading
- Text
- Final Project
- Contact Info

Copies of syllabus for all

6:10

Schedule:
- Every Thursday evening 5:30-8:30  - or –
- Every OTHER Thursday evening & 2 Sat work sessions (9-3) later in the semester. (Feb 28, Mar 7, Mar 14)
Preference?

6:15

Class Norms:
- Agreed upon & posted

Poster board & pens

6:30

Class Expectations and Hopes – helps in clarifying/prep for me
Note card – individual expectation/hopes of clas
Share with one other from class-discuss
Post on poster board

Poster & Pens

6:45

Break

7:00

Tech Pre- Assessment
- Paper/pencil
- guessing okay, not knowing okay
- revisit at the end of semester in March

Copies of pre-assessment

7:20

Tech Reading in Class- 21st Century Schools & Learning
Time to read – CFG Protocol – groups of 3 “Save the Last Word for Me”

Copies of Article

7:45

Blogging Sign up & Sample Blog

Computers

8:15

VIDEO:
Edutopia Tech High School or Ted.com Sir Ken Robinson

8:30

Adjourn