Follow-up

Session 1: June 10	Handouts: Syllabus; Grading Policy; Assigned: Survey (due June 17); My Technology Journey (due June 17); Current Events Report (due June 24); obtain Microsoft Office (see info on home page) Readings: The Computer (first section): Instructional Technology. On-line Activity: Explore Course Website In-class activity: Lab log-in, printing procedure; Word: APA Format template; Writing exercise: Why I want to be a teacher Word) Links: JourneyEd (for Office) Next week: Quiz I: Computer Basics. Know basic computer diagram, hardware and software definitions and be able to ID input and output devices
Session 2: June 17	Handouts: Its a Digital World; From the 3 Rs to the 3 As; Comics PowerPoint (PowerPoint show: can be viewed but not edited) Assigned: Article Review (Due June 24) Readings: Articles for article review On-line Activity: none In-class activity: Inserting/editing objects (graphics) in word; seating chart Links: Articles for article review Next week: Quiz II: Computer Memory. Know basic Greek numerical prefix's; four types of memory and be able to identify what type of memory a given memory device is.
Session 3: June 24	Handouts: The Internet Image types Assigned: graphics (see below) Readings: none On-line Activity: Links: Graphics Materials (inclu. PSP) Graphics
Session 4: July 1	Handouts: CLRN Criteria Criteria for Software Review Internet Searching Assigned: Internet Treasure Hunt Software Review: (pdf Word) Readings: How Digital Tools Prepare Students for the 21st Century On-line Activity: Concept Map (see below) In-class Activity: Software Menu Helps Links: Webspiration
Session 5: July 8	Handouts: 7 is the Magic Number Digital Photography Assigned: PowerPoint How To (Due July 15) Readings: PowerPoint is Evil-Tufte In-class Activity: Issues & Trends Group Activity On-line Activity: none Links: Issues Guiding Questions Next week: Internet Quiz: know these items: TCP/IP, HTML. HTTP, URL, Internet, WWW, Domain name, synchronous and asynchronous communication (and examples of each) Bring the grades for all assignments you have received back (the assignments themselves are not necessary, only the grades are needed). Have your PowerPoint projects ready to hand-in at the beginning of class; Issues groups be prepared to present to the class
Session 6: July 15	Handouts: none Assigned: Excel Lesson and Graphing Assignments (Due Thursday July 22 by 7 PM via e-mail to the instructor; see In-class activity link for assignment info) Website Evaluation Form (due July 29 at the beginning of class) Readings: none In-class Activities: Using Excel for instruction On-line Activity: none Links: Website Evaluation Resources Websites for Evaluation (suggested only) Next Week: No face-to-face class. We will meet on-line. See instructions on follow-up for next week.
Session 7: July 22	Handouts: none Assigned: see on-line activity Readings: none In-class Activity: No face-to-face class tonight; we will meet on-line (see instructions below) On-line Activity: On-line Class Activity Instructions (Check for link to be active beginning Monday morning July 19) Links: see on-line activity Next Week: Remember to bring any props you need for your video project to the July 29 class session. Also, your Website Review is due at the beginning of class next week, publish your PowerPoint to the Web (Assignment instructions) and post on the Blackboard discussion board (see the instructions under the link to the on-line activties.
Session 8: July 29	Handouts: see video project Assigned: Video Project Final Paper: Philosophy of Technology in Education Paper Due August 5. Readings: none In-class Activity: Video Project; Remember to bring any props you need. On-line Activity: none Links: none Next Week: Finish and Show your videos; turn in any late or incomplete work.
Session 9: August 5	Handouts: Corrected work Assigned: None :-)! Readings: none In-class Activity: Finish and Show your videos; a few last lessons On-line Activity: surprize Links: Google Extras