Activities

Finish Ed Tech Classroon Usage Rubric

          Technology Exemplars Due 

Technology Integration Exemplars Assignment

Provide evidence of your ability to use computer-based productivity tools to develop instructional materials that integrate technology to meet the target needs of your students and evidence that demonstrates your knowledge of using data for instructional planning. The following will be used to evaluate your assignment:

• The products submitted as evidence were developed using hardware and /or software.

• The products submitted as evidence demonstrate that technology is integrated with classroom curriculum and instructional practice.

• The products are submitted to the course site and are published to the author’s class Wiki. 

Miriam Webster Dictionary:

Emerging Technology Demonstration:

Virtualization, One to One Computing, 24x7 Access, Netbooks & Thin Clients

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Assignment:

Field Experience Log and Journal

A minimum of five hours of field experience is required for this course. This experience should take the form of observation and participation in technology-rich classrooms and schools to the extent that the host teacher is comfortable. It may include:

• Offering professional development to teachers in the use of instructional technology.

• Collaboration with a computer teacher to offer instruction to students.

• Model lessons that differentiate instruction using technology.

• Plan and implement a collaborative technology-based project in your school or district.

• Complete other projects approved by the instructor.

Field experience time must be documented with appropriate signatures on the time log. The documentation, including the journal entries must be submitted to the instructor no later than the last class session. No grade will be issued to a student who has not submitted the required documentation. A minimum of five journal entries, one for each hour of the field experience, must be completed in a field experience journal and posted to the course site. These reflective journal entries should capture the thoughts, ideas, and feelings of the candidate, relating the field experience to the course content and learning experiences. The journal entries should not be a simple account of what transpired during the field experience. The reflective journal entries should be done in Microsoft Word as one document and posted to the course site. The entries should be posted to the author’s blog site and to their class Wiki’s.

Educational Theorists

Select at least two educational theorists. Create a Microsoft Word document that introduces the theorists, explains the theories that were developed, and describes their impact on education. The following criteria will be used to assess your assignment on educational theorists:

• Some biographical information on the educational theorist is provided, including important works or contributions to the field of education

• The document includes an accurate and concise explanation of the theories.

• The document explains why the theorist is important and describes their impact on the field of education.

• A connection between the theory and instructional technology proposed.

• The document includes at least one link to a relevant web site on the theorist.

• The information on the theorist is submitted to the course site as a Microsoft Word document.

• The information on the theorist is published to the author’s class Wiki.

Educational Constructs

Select at least two educational constructs. Prepare a Microsoft Word document that explains the constructs and describe how they support teaching, learning, and student achievement. Explain how the constructs can interface with the use of instructional technology. You may select constructs developed by the theorists you investigated or you may select other constructs. The following criteria will be used to assess your document:

• The document provides some brief background information on the theorists who developed the constructs.

• The document describes the importance or significance of the construct on educational practice in general.

• The document includes and explanation of the constructs, how they manifest in an educational setting, and their potential impact on teaching and learning.

• The document postulates how the constructs can support the use of instructional technology.

• The document is created in Microsoft Word and is submitted to the course site.

• The information is published to the author’s class Wiki.