Schedule
| Class & Date |
Class Topics | Resources | Readings & Assignments Due |
| Week 1 1/16/08 |
Introduction to EDLF 545 & TIP File storage/Home Directory ETO/Equipment Reservations TIP Internships Review internship contract/proposal form Personal blogs |
Student survey (Word .doc format) ACPS Framework for Quality Learning Home Directory Service (ITC) UVA Anywhere (ITC) File mangement tips (ITC) Home Directory file permissions (ITC) Video Intro to Web 2.0 (courtesy of YouTube) |
n/a |
| Week 2 1/23/08 |
Visit from Becky Fisher (bfisher@k12albemarle.org), Coordinator for Best Practices, Albemarle County Schools Share internship ideas Blogs & RSS feeds in a classroom environment TappedIn Criteria for assessing technology projects What is Web 2.0? (definition courtesy of wikipedia.org) Online to-do lists Web-based word processors Web-based spreadsheets Introduce project #4 (work in groups of 2) |
What is a blog? (definition courtesy of whatis.com) RSS (courtesy of wikipedia.org) RSS in Plain English (courtesy of The Common Craft Show) The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2006 by Dion Hinchcliffe |
Readings: What is Web 2.0 by Tim O’Reilly Assignments: Post a response to the reading as a comment on the class blog entry for the article Brainstorm internship ideas Start drafting contract/proposal (elementary 788 students) Project #1 due Create a “technology autobiography” entry on your personal blog. This should be 2-3 paragraphs and contain information about past exposure to, use of, and successes/failures with technology in an educational setting. |
| Week 3 1/30/08 |
Share contract/proposal drafts Wikis Social Bookmarking Shared calendars Discuss project #4 Sign up for presentations Web start pages Open lab/time for one-on-one consultations Youth, technology, and school Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge |
What is Wiki? (courtesy of wiki.org) Social Bookmarking in Plain English (courtesy of The Common Craft Show)
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Readings: 4 Steps to Standards Integration (Learning & Leading with Technology, 2006) by V. Domine Pew Internet & American Life Project Report: The Internet at School (August 2005; pdf) by L. Rainie Assignments: Review autobiographies posted by your classmates and make comments. You can find links to each student’s personal blog on the class blog. Post responses to the readings as comments on the class blog entries for each article Contract/proposal draft due Brainstrom topics for project #4 with your partner Set up a Web-based word processing space to work on project #4 with your partner Post your project #4 topic as a comment on the class blog to the entry for the project |
| Week 4 2/6/08 |
No class meeting | n/a | Assignments: Meet with cooperating teacher to discuss proposal/contract Schedule a meeting with the instructor to discuss proposal/contract and the course |
| Week 5 2/13/08 |
Optional class meeting Topic: web design for education |
Web Design Features by Robin Williams, author of The Non-Designer’s Web Book Web Pages the Suck by Vincent Flanders Webmonkey: The Web Developer’s Resource W3Schools’ HTML Tutorial Basic set of HTML tags (courtesy of Digital Library SunSITE) Getting Started - ITC Web Development KompoZer free web authoring software |
TBA |
| Week 6 2/20/08 |
Copyright Digital images Introduction to digital photography - scavenger hunt Uploading digital photos to Flickr Publishing to and searching Creative Commons Web 2.0 tools for teachers Photoshop elements Free digital image editing software Printing digital images vs. digital images for the Web |
Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use Online Photo Sharing in Plain English (courtesy of The Common Craft Show) ShortCourses.com (digital photography tutorials) |
Readings: Teaching with digital images by G. Bull & L. Bell (Eds.): review Chapter 4 by E. Langran Choose one of the following four chapters out of Teaching with digital images Assignments: Post responses to the readings as comments on the class blog entries for each reading Bring digital camera to class (if you have one), make arrangements to borrow one, or check one out from the ETO at least 24 hours prior to class Project #2 due (be prepared to share in class) |
| Week 7 2/27/08 |
Optional class meeting Topic: GooglePalooza |
Gapminder Data (watch this amazing video) |
n/a |
| Week 8 3/5/08 |
No class meeting Spring break |
n/a | n/a |
| Week 9 3/12/08 |
No class meeting |
n/a |
Assignments: Project #3 due |
| Week 10 3/19/08 | Presentations
Digital audio Introduction to podcasting Recording and editing digital audio Internship rubric development SMART Board applications Digital Storytelling - the seven elements Digital primary historical sources |
Podcasting (courtesy of whatis.com) National Visionary Leadership Project Center for Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling Association |
Reading: Podcasting 101 for K-12 Librarians (informationtoday.com) by Esther Kreider Eash Assignments: Post a response to the reading as a comment on the class blog entry for the article Write 5-6 interview questions on a topic of your choice to practice recording with a partner in class Bring a digital voice recorder to class (if you have one), make arrangements to borrow one, or check one out from the ETO at least 24 hours prior to class |
| Week 11 3/26/08 |
No class meeting | n/a | n/a |
| Week 12 4/2/08 |
Presentations:
Story circle - share scripts Digital storytelling tools: Windows MovieMaker, iMovie, Photo Story, Digital Storyteller, Powerpoint Lab time to work on digital stories |
Windows MovieMaker Tutorial (part 1, part 2) Photo Story Instructions by Lara Smetana (PDF) |
Assignments: Draft script for digital narrative (1 to 1 1/2 pages in length, double spaced, 12 point font) Bring pictures/artifacts for your digital story to class Final opportunity to submit a contract/proposal draft for instructor review |
| Week 13 4/9/08 |
Presentations
Online video sharing tools Catch up time to finish working on digital stories, etc. |
Video Napster? by Brad Stone |
Assignments: Exchange your script with a peer in class to and exchange comments and feedback. (Note: Your comments should go beyond “good” or “great job.” You can use this rubric to guide your feedback.) Digital narrative storyboards |
| Week 14 4/16/08 |
No class meeting |
n/a |
Assignments: Project #4 due |
| Week 15 4/23/08 |
WE WILL MEET IN ROOM 202 TODAY! Bagels & Coffee Digital narrative presentations Wrapping things up - where do we go from here? Course survey on Toolkit |
Present digital narratives (bring presentation to class on a CD or flash drive) Give your cooperating teacher a copy of all lesson plans and resources/materials for your internship Final TIP internship contract/proposal, lesson plans, and copy of digital narrative burned to a CD and turned into instructor (RFN 173A) by noon on Friday, May 2, 2008 |