0810-620+(Summer)

= EDU 0810-620: Technology and Instruction =
 * Meeting Days:** M,T,R
 * Dates:** May 29th - July 2nd
 * Time**: 6:30 - 9:30pm
 * Room:****Science 227**
 * Instructor:** Whittney Smith, Ed.D.
 * Phone/email:** (516) 237-2610 ; **email:** wsmith@mineola.k12.ny.us; wsmithatc@gmail.com
 * Wiki:** www.cerebrum.wikispaces.com **Blog:** [|www.cerebrum.blogspot.com][[image:cerebrum/wiki.jpg width="127" height="70" align="right" link="@cerebrum/home"]]
 * Office Hours:** By appointment; 516-237-2610

**Course Goals:**
 * To Develop a Working Knowledge of Instructional Technology Used in both the General Education and Special Education Setting
 * To Enhance Technical Skills and Knowledge of Web 2.0 Tools
 * To Develop a Database of Educational Resources Available on the Web
 * To Develop Electronic Presentation Skills
 * To Design and Publish a Blog and Wiki

**Required Readings and Supplies:**
 * // [|Teaching Digital Natives] // by Marc Prensky
 * Framework for 21st Century Learning
 * ISTE - NETS Standards
 * [|NETS*S]
 * [|NETS*T]
 * [|Headphone & Microphone Combination Unit (USB connection)]

**Suggested Reading:**
 * 1) [|21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn]
 * 2) [|Empowering Students with Technology by Alan November]
 * 3) [|Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson]
 * 4) [|Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education by Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli]
 * 5) A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change
 * 6) Additional Course readings are available here.


 * ** Date ** || ** Topic ** || ** For Next Class: ** ||
 * ** Week 1 ** ** 5/29 ** || * Course Overview
 * Google (Gmail, Docs, Reader, Blogger, Sites, Scholar, Forms, Searches)
 * Creating a blog
 * Creating a wikispace
 * [|www.polleverywhere.com]
 * [[file:cerebrum/Info Literacy Quiz.doc|Info Literacy Quiz.doc]]
 * "Farmer Fred"
 * Click to View the presentation from class: [[file:cerebrum/Prensky.key|Prensky.key]] or [[file:cerebrum/Prensky.ppt|Prensky.ppt]] || * Read Chapters 1, 2 & 3 from //Teaching Digital Natives// & Blog about them. ||
 * ** Week 2 ** ** 6/4 & 6/5 ** || * 6/4 --- Review of Chapters 1-3; [|ISTE standards], and the [|Framework for 21st Century Education]
 * Web 2.0 vs. Web 1.0
 * Searching the Internet
 * Social Responsibility & Ethical Issues
 * [[file:cerebrum/Tech & Instr Week 2.key|Tech & Instr Week 2.key]] or [[file:cerebrum/Tech & Instr Week 2.ppt|Tech & Instr Week 2.ppt]]
 * [[file:Tech & Instr Week 2.key]]
 * [[file:Tech & Instr Week 2 (Summer).ppt]] || * **6/4 --** Read the ISTE Standards (NETS-S /NETS-T) as well as the Framework for 21st Century Education
 * **6/5 -- Annotated Web 2.0 Resources** (Post 5 with annotations on your blog) --- (use [|www.edutecher.com] and the “nouns” in Chapter 7 of Prensky as starting points) ||
 * ** Week 3 ** ** 6/11 & 6/14 ** || * **6/11 --** Discussion of the ISTE standards and the Framework for 21st Century Education
 * The [|"Flipped Classroom"] - [|Sal Kahn]
 * [[file:cerebrum/The Flipped Classroom.key|The Flipped Classroom.key]] or [[file:cerebrum/The Flipped Classroom.ppt|The Flipped Classroom.ppt]]
 * Evaluating your web 2.0 tools
 * **6/14 --** Collaborative Lesson Plan / Presentation - Work Groups
 * [[file:cerebrum/notes.JPG|notes.JPG]] || * Read Chapters 4, 5, & 6 in Prensky and Blog
 * Work on your Collaborative Lesson Plan / Presentation
 * continue to develop your blog and wikispace ||
 * ** Week 4 ** ** 6/21 ** || * Discussion of **Chapters 4-6**
 * [[file:Chapters 4-5-6.key]][[file:Chapters 4-5-6.ppt]]
 * Podcasting & Screencasting
 * Modifying Reading Level
 * Wikis & Lesson development continued... || * Read Chapter 8 in Prensky and Blog
 * Continue working on your lesson / presentation
 * Continue to develop your blog and wikispace ||
 * ** Week 5 ** ** 6/25 & 6/26 ** || * **6/25 ---** Discussion of **Chapter 8** [[file:Prensky Chapter 8.ppt]]& Collaborative Presentation Work
 * **6/26 ---** Lesson Plan Presentations & Sharing (Pages: [[file:cerebrum/Collaborative Lesson Plan Groups.pages|Collaborative Lesson Plan Groups.pages]], [[file:cerebrum/Group Lesson Self Evaluation.pages|Group Lesson Self Evaluation.pages]]; Word: [[file:cerebrum/Collaborative Lesson Plan Groups.doc|Collaborative Lesson Plan Groups.doc]], [[file:cerebrum/Group Lesson Self Evaluation.doc|Group Lesson Self Evaluation.doc]]) [[file:Group Lesson Final Evaluation.doc]]
 * Wikispace development || * Read Chapters 9 & 10 in Prensky and Blog
 * Complete all components of your wikispace and blog. ||
 * ** Week 6 ** ** 7/2 ** || * Discussion of Chapters 9 & 10 ([[file:Chapter 9.key]], [[file:Chapter 9.ppt]])([[file:cerebrum/Chapter 10.key|Chapter 10.key]]; [[file:cerebrum/Chapter 10.ppt|Chapter 10.ppt]])
 * Wikispace presentations!
 * [[file:Wiki & General Grading Sheet.doc]] || // Have a Great Summer! // ||

Below are a collection of videos that demonstrate the importance of technology today:

Math Class Needs a Makeover
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7th grade Alcohol Lesson (Katie K. and Ali I)