EDAD 536 - Leading with Instructional Technology
Spring 2011

CLASS OVERVIEW & SYLLABUS

CLASS ONE (2)- Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:00 AM

Morning BIG IDEA - Course & Blog Introductions

• "Center Court"
• Round Robin Introductions and Tech Backgrounds
• Overview of the course - Housekeeping details
• Beginning Tech Survey using Google Docs
• TED Video: Sir Ken Robinson II - Bring on the Learning Revolution
• Wordle.net activity - 10 words YOU think of when you think of technology--esp in schools
• EDAD 536 Pre-Assesssment
  • For help, go to: Tech Terms
• Blog account and practice
• Student expectations

Afternoon BIG IDEA - Educational Technology - The Dream/The Reality

• What is Ed Tech and why is it important? - Zucker chapter & Discussion (text protocol)
  • What is the potential for EdTech?
  • What are the biggest disappointments?
  • Is it worth the cost? How do you convince a skeptical community?
• Final Project Think Session:
  • What is the coolest tech integration I saw/read /heard about this year in my school?
• Blog Reflection on class - What did you learn? What will you do about it?

HW- Bring building or District tech plan (or link) to class

CLASS TWO (3) - Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011 5:30 PM - Final Project Page

BIG IDEA - Ed Tech Tools

• "Center Court"
• Video: Learning to Change-Changing to Learn
• Definitions: HTML, URL, Blog, Wiki, .org
• Work Time: EDAD 536 Pre-Assesssment, Beginning Tech Survey using Google Docs
• Disrupting Class Article
• Videos:

• Wordle.net - Go HERE.
• Google Docs for Oregon Schools - eSchool News Article Read & Discuss
• Google Sites vs. iWeb Try them both--see what you think
  

CLASS THREE (5) Saturday, February 12, 2011 9:00 AM -

Morning BIG IDEA - The Web & It's Evolution - Final Project Proposal Form due March 5

1. Blog response - "comment" on at least two classmate's blog.

2. Center Court

3. Sugata Mitra on Self-Organizing Systems and the "Hole in the Wall":

Here's Sugata Mitra's follow up session at TED this last Fall:

- Follow up article from BBC

4. Web Tools and Sites

• iGoogle & Google Docs
• NetVibes
• Edmodo
• SlideShare
• Keynote (Apple)
• PowerPoint (Microsoft)
• Google Presentations (Google)
  

5. Observations on District or Building Tech Plans- See new BSD Tech Plan 2011-2014 Plan- Discussion

Afternoon BIG IDEA - Exploring Web 2.0 & Final Project Work Q/A

6. Web 1.0 vs 2.0

• SimonSolutions Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
• EPN - Evolution of Web 3.0
• Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
• Web 2.0 Applications

7. Weebly vs Google Sites vs. Wiki Spaces

8. Final Project Q/A and sharing

9. READING IN CLASS: Chapter 2 from “Don’t Make Me Think”, by Steve Krug

Definitions: QuickTime, Firewall, MacOS, MS-DOS, Broadband, Cookies, Widget, FTP

End of day: Blog reflection on class today

HW: Design a simple and/or silly form/questionnaire on Google Docs and post the link on your blog. Here's mine as a sample. Find someone's questionnaire and take it.

CLASS FOUR (6) - TUESDAY, FEB 22, 2011 - CLASS CANCELLED (see below for makeup)

Online make up class using eLuminate Collaboration Software scheduled for:

Monday, Feb 28 7 PM (you will get an email with a link on Monday)

• Center Court
• Any new interesting observations at your school with a more focused tech lens?
• Google Apps/Docs Discussion
• Tour of eLuminate from Gary
• Sugata Mitra TED video Chapter 2
• Final Project Form & Questions
• Plan for Saturday
• Pre-read link called Entertainment Education for Saturday
• Definitions: QuickTime, Firewall, MacOS, MS-DOS, Broadband, Cookies, Widget, FTP
• Final Questions?
• Adjourn

To view Monday evening's online Collaboration Session, click HERE!
(You will be asked to identify yourself and provide an email address.)

CLASS FIVE - (8) Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 9:00 AM
Final Project Proposal Form - Due March 5

BIG IDEA - What is Entertainment Education and

1. Read/Respond to Blogs

2. "Center Court"

3. READING in CLASS:
Entertainment-Education - Arvind Singhal & Everett Rogers (Preface xi-xii; pages 8-11)

GUEST SPEAKER: Steve Halliday, Communication Specialist and PhD candidate, author/editor

LUNCH

4. GarageBand: GarageBand - Click on "Get to Know GarageBand" - Tutorial from Apple

5. Work on Final Project

CLASS SIX - (9) Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 5:30 PM

BIG IDEA - Where do we go from here?

• "Center Court"
• Obama to push for new ed-tech agency from eClassroom News
• Yong Zhao - Zhaolearning.com
• GarageBand - Click on "Get to Know GarageBand" - Tutorial from Apple
• iTunes - Podcasting, iTunes U, more
• iWeb - Easy web creation software for Mac
• Use of Video - Signal To Noise Moving Image Festival
• BSD Vision & TeacherSource
• Final Blog for Class: Biggest Takeaways--what will stay with you?

To explore independently:

• Dan Pink's TED Presentation on Motivation
• Google Books Project
• The Digital Divide - Educators Wrestle with Digital Equity Issues - July 2008 eSchoolNews
• ISTE Literature Review
• Tech Standards in Schools: The National Education Technology Standards (NETS)

HW: Final Project Prep

CLASS SEVEN - (10) Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 5:30 PM

• Read/Respond to Blogs
• Final Presentations
• Final Thoughts
• Course Evaluation

Post Course "Think Sessions" - Follow up and follow through:

• "Making School Real" - October 1898 - Check out this 112 year old article that has an eerily familiar theme!
• Ownership and legality of content
• Google Earth
• Video production
• Audio production
• Professional organizations
• Wikis
• Skype and other Instant Messaging
• Music/mobile device learning
• Apps appropriate for Education
• Graphics programs (iPhoto, GraphicConverter, Photoshop/Illustrator)
• Web Authoring Tools

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