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Personal Assessment of Technology Skills and Attitutes

 

Prepare a 400 – 500 word (max.) self-assessment that addresses the following questions:

 

  • What experience do you have working in schools?  What grade level and content areas have you worked in?
  • Have you used PC, Mac, or both? What platform are you more comfortable with?
  • Which operating systems are you familiar with (i.e., Windows, Leopard, Linux, DOS, etc), and which ones do you currently use?
  • What integrated software packages, such as Microsoft Office ® or AppleWorks® do you have available to you, and approximately how long have you been using them?
  • In your own words, describe the computer system you use at home, if you have one.
  • In your own words, describe the computer system you have at school/work
  • Create a comprehensive list of hardware, digital devices, software and web-based applications that you feel confident using
  • Describe a teaching/learning situation in which you have experienced the benefits of using technology, and explain what they were
  • Describe a teaching/learning experience in which technology (or the lack of it) was an obstacle, and explain how you dealt with it
  • In what ways do you look forward to using technology as a teaching/learning tool?
   

Design a Website/Virtual Classroom

 

 

Design and create a website that can be used as an extension of your classroom.  The website should have a clearly stated purpose and content relevant to your teaching assignment.  It should be easy to use and maintain, well organized, appealing to students, and functional.  You can use one or more of the following free services, or others that you know of that are not included on this list:

Wikis:

http://pbworks.com

http://www.wikispaces.com/

http://www.mediawiki.org

 

Blogs:

http://www.blogger.com

http://wordpress.com/

http://blog.com/

 

Website Builders:

http://www.webs.com/

http://www.wix.com

 

Some specific features to consider including are a home page, hyperlinks/navigation tools, a calendar, assignments, discussion forums, and contact information.  Also consider design factors such as color, text, graphics, and multimedia that will set the tone of your website.  Ensure that all (or as many as possible) of the resources and tools required for your unit of study are available to students from your website.  When the website is complete, it can be handed in by emailing the URL to the instructor along with any supplementary notes that you may want to include regarding the process of making the site, its contents, functionality, etc.

   

Create a LwICT Unit Plan

 

Create a mini-unit at any level (Early or Middle Years) that you wish (preferably a level you hope to teach or have experience teaching). 

The unit must include 3 lessons, each of which will consist of Activating, Acquiring, and Applying stages.  The purpose of the activating stage is to introduce a topic or concept in a way that will engage students and invite them to consider a specific perspective, or a variety of perspectives.  The acquiring stage should involve the acquisition and processing of the knowledge the students are intended to learn; and the applying stage should involve a creative or demonstrative application of the knowledge.

Each lesson plan in your unit must begin by clearly stating a curricular learning outcome from at least one subject area at the grade level you have chosen.  You must also indicate all descriptors from the LwICT continuum that correlate with your lesson.  You can use the LwICT continuum to determine which descriptors are appropriate for your grade level.

The unit should include an Appendix with hyperlinks to any electronic resources that you are using.

Further requirements are as follows:

  • At least one lesson must involve student use of a computer
  • At least one lesson must include an interactive whiteboard activity (interactive whiteboards and related software will be discussed in class)
  • At least one lesson must utilize a “web 2.0” tool or application (several will be presented in class)
  • Instructions, tools and resources for your unit should be accessible through your website

 

   

Lead a Seminar

 

Seminars will be held in groups of approximately 5 students.  Each group will have access to a variety of peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles related to the use of technology in the classroom.  Each person will be responsible for leading a seminar style discussion of the article they choose with the rest of the group.  It is expected that other group members will have read the article as well.

Each student must write a brief review of the article they presented to the group and include a reflection on the discussion that followed (200 – 300 words).  Each group member will also be required to submit a very brief evaluation of the seminar.

   

Final Paper

 

Students must write a final paper of 6 – 10 pages in length on a topic of their choice related to technology in the classroom.  Articles used in the seminar groups may be used as sources.  Peer-reviewed scholarly articles and other relevant sources from outside the course may also be used, but are not required.  The paper should include an introduction with a clear thesis statement, a review of the literature/definition of terms, discussion of implications, and a conclusion.

   

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