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GEDUC 424: Educational Technology & Software ** Technology is a rapidly changing resource available to teachers throughout schools in varying degrees. It can be a wonderful addition to any classroom. Students today are growing up in a digital world and are exposed to technology at a very young age. The challenge for educators today is to engage these digital learners and prepare them for the 21st century. ** In this course, we will discuss how technology is being used in American schools today and how it could be used more effectively. We will discuss when technology can improve student learning and when it is used for technology’s sake. We will develop strategies to use when technology doesn’t always work. In addition, we will have hands on experience with a wide range of technology to be better prepared to teach in the 21st century. This course is designed to prepare students to integrate technology into their classroom to enhance their curriculum. Technology is a tool to teach with and can offer unlimited possibilities both in and out of the classroom. We will also discuss the dangers of technology in the classroom and how to prepare our students to be Internet savvy and be responsible Cyber Citizens.

Course Syllabus:

**Getting to Know You** **Venn Diagram** http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=28&title=

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The New Bloom's Taxonomy[]

Read ‘How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century’ []
 * = Class ||= Readings ||< Assignments ||
 * = 1 ||= Please become familiar with the Massachusetts Instructional Technology Standards. They are on the DOE site – there is a link below. Everyone should read the Introduction and Overview of Grade Spans sections and then should focus on the standards for your grade level (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12). You should also be sure to read the section on Gaining Technology Skills While Learning Content in the Curriculum and the Integrated Learning Scenarios that pertain to your grade level. We will discuss them next time we meet.

Read ‘Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants’ by Marc Prensky [] - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants - Part1.pdf Read “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, Part II: Do They Really Think Differently?’ by Marc Prenskg/Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants - Part2.pdf http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/prensky%20-%20digital%20natives,%20digital%20immigrants%20-%20part2.pdf ||< * 3 Web site for teacher reviews
 * 3 Search Engine for Students reviews
 * Explore Internet Safety sites
 * Blog response #1 ||
 * = 2 ||= Read 'Why More Woman Aren't Becoming Engineers'



Read 'Science Chicks rule... and burn and melt and dissect and analyze'

||< * Webquest review
 * Web site for students review (10 by the end of the course) ||
 * = 3 ||= Read 'Plagiarism Controversy Engulfs Kansas School'

Read 'Plagiarism and the Web'

http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/solveproblem/strat-cheating/plagiarism.html

Read 'Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism'

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/TM/curr390_guide.shtml

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Gen X

http://www.aasa.org/SchoolAdministratorArticle.aspx?id=11122 ||< * Web site for students review (10 by the end of the course)
 * Explore Route 21
 * Response paper #1 (due on the last day of class)
 * = 4 ||= Read 'And in this Corner... The 'High-Tech Heretic'
 * = 4 ||= Read 'And in this Corner... The 'High-Tech Heretic'

http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat018.shtml

Read 'Mostly Wrong Question from A High Tech Heretic' http://amypasquarello.wikispaces.com/file/view/Mostly_Wrong_Questions.pdf

Read the following articles on assistive technology: http://www.specialed.us/autism/assist/asst10.htm

Read the following links about creating a class website:

[|You Can Create a Class Web Site]

[|Are you ready to create your first classroom website?] [|Top Ten Reasons to Create a Classroom Web Page] [|Classroom Web site] ||< * Response paper #1 (due on the last day of class)
 * Web site for students review (10 by the end of the course)
 * Blog Response #2 ||
 * = 5 ||= Read 'New Breed of Bullies Torment Their Peers on the Internet'

Read 'School Districts Crack Down on Online Gossip'

http://www.mskennedysclass.com/Crack_down_on_online_gossip.pdf

Read 'Kids' Privacy Rule Under Review'

Read 'Cyberbullying and Online Teens'

Explore Education World's Handheld Devices in the Classroom

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech083.shtml/

Go to at least 5 of the links and make note of educational ways to integrate portable technology into the classroom. ||< * Web site for students review (10 by the end of the course) ||
 * = 6 ||= Read ' Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2005'

Read 'Electronic Fences or Free-Range Students: Should Schools Use Internet Filtering Software?' ||< * Web site for students review (10 by the end of the course)
 * Response paper #2 (due on the last day of class) ||
 * = 7 ||= Read 'Managing Computer Use'

http://www.intel.com/education/newtotech/managing.htm

Read 'Classroom Management in the Computer Lab'

http://www.edtechnot.com/notross1102.html

Read 'How Do I Engage My Students When I Have: A Two to Four Computer Classroom'

http://sciguides.nsta.org/internet/multiplecomputers.aspx

Read 'Managing Students with Computers: Best Practice'

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/workshops/managing_students/practice.html#inde_lab ||< * Web site for students review (10 by the end of the course)
 * Blog Response #3 ||
 * = Final Project ||= **The Final Project is due by August 3, 2012** || [[file:Final_Project.pdf]] ||