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ED5554 A2 Summmer 2010 Knighht

CO
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Cou
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ED 554 A2 Computerss & Technollogy in the Classroom
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Falll Sprring Summer Yeear

X 20010

Namme of Instruuctor Offfice and Exxtension

Stevven Knight ceell/home – 571-239-153
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Elecctronic Maiil
Stevven.Knight@
@marymountt.edu

Meeeting Day an nd Time: Juuly 12 – 23, 9:00

9 – 3:00, M - F. Ballstoon 408
Offiice Hours: By appointm ment
Finaal: Integrateed Lesson Pllan due July 24, 2009

ALUATION SENTENCE
EVA E:

Durinng summer 2009,

2 coursee evaluationss will be admministered onnline. Studennts will
receivve an email from the Off
ffice of Instittutional Effeectiveness to complete thhe form. Forr
more information n go to: wwww.marymounnt.edu/irap

ACA
ADEMIC INT
TEGRITY

By acccepting thiss syllabus, yoou pledge too uphold the principles of

Acaddemic Integriity expressedd by the Marrymount Unniversity Com mmunity.
You agree
a to observe these principles youurself and too defend them m against
abusee by others.
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ATTENDANCE POLICY

Due to the intensive nature of this course; Students are expected to attend all sessions for six
hours each day, M – F. Any absence for any reason will necessarily require a re-assessment of
your continued participation in the class. Your job, this semester, is to complete this course
successfully.

SPECIAL NEEDS AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Special Needs and Accommodations: Please address with the instructor any special
problems or needs at the beginning of the semester. Those seeking accommodations
based on disabilities should provide a Faculty Contact Sheet obtained through Disability
Support Services (DSS), 284-1615, located on Main Campus in Gerard Hall.

ACCESS TO STUDENT WORK

Copies of your work in this course including copies of any submitted papers and your
portfolios may be kept on file for institutional research, assessment and accreditation
purposes. All work used for these purposes will be submitted anonymously.

WEATHER AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION LINE 703-526-6888

If you have not already done so, please sign up for the Marymount
University Alerts Emergency Notification System at the MU main
website: http://www.marymount.edu/mualerts/

1. BROAD PURPOSE OF COURSE

1a. Conceptual Framework: Marymount University’s professional education

programs are dedicated to our mission of “Preparing Educational Leaders for Diverse
Learning Communities,” The three strands comprising the conceptual framework model
include critical thinker, effective practitioner, and caring professional that synergistically
interact with one another. Knowledge of content, human growth and development, and
pedagogy, along with current research and learning theory, provide the foundation for our
professional programs. All courses and experiences are designed to achieve this mission.

1b. Critical Assignment: Marymount’s teacher education program has identified key or
critical assignments for your program as part of our formative assessment system. These
critical assignments are part of your normal course work and are considered in the
evaluation for your course grade. Additionally, these assessments are evaluated a second
time by your professor in the following five areas: 1) Knowledge of Subject Matter; 2)
Knowledge of Human Growth and Development; 3) Adapting for Individual Needs; 4)
Instructional Planning Skills; and 5) Assessment of Student Learning. The scores from
these five areas are not part of your course grade, but are reported to the department and
your advisor. At the end of the semester you may inquire about the critical assignment
score for this course or you may ask your advisor about the scores for all of your critical
assignments at any time. The Education Department uses the scores for program
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evaluation and your advisor will view your scores as a means of formative assessment.
The critical assignment for this course is the Technologically Integrated Lesson Plan
Project.

2. COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students will be expected to:

a. Establish criteria for selecting and evaluating educational hardware and
software;
b. Describe appropriate applications of selected educational technologies,
including computers;
c. Demonstrate effective use of the computer as a productivity tool for teaching
and learning;
d. Apply selected multimedia tools;
e. Describe research findings and theory bases which underpin the application of
electronic technologies in schools;
f. Develop a lesson plan which appropriately integrates educational technology.
g. Describe implications of education computing on such issues as equity, ethics,
privacy, viruses, and copyright infringements;
h. Describe the role advanced technologies (e.g. robotics, telecommunications,
interactive video, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence) currently play in
education and will likely play in the future;
i. Establish criteria for assessing the accuracy and reliability of online resources;
j. Use electronic technologies to access and exchange information;
k. Employ appropriate technologies to support the Virginia Standards of
Learning and other instructional objectives, in addition to the NETS standards.
l. Compile a portfolio of prescribed variety of resources from the Internet,

This course has no field experience.

3. TEACHING METHOD

Discussions (online and face to face), modeling, demonstrations, group activities,

readings, software evaluations, multimedia and class projects will be utilized in order
to help students develop a working knowledge of instructional technologies that can
be applied in the classroom.

4. GRADING POLICY

a. Technologically Integrated Lesson Plan Project (35%) Students will create a

one week unit which will use technology as part of the instruction. Students
will need to refer to state standards as a focus of the unit. Objectives for each
lesson should be present as well as an assessment tool that will be used to
determine if students met the objectives in the lesson. In this project students
will specifically outline how they will use the technology they have selected
to teach the subject matter.
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b. Technology Integration Projects (50%): Students will explore a wide variety

of technology integrations assignments for student learning. Assignments
include Professional Blog, Group Podcast, Digital Storytelling Project and
Multimedia Group Project.

c. Reflections & Participation (15%): Students will write a reflection to their

blog, on the knowledge gained from reading, class activity, and/or class
discussion along with potential applications to future work each day.

Evaluation: Since this is a graduate course, high quality work is expected on all
assignments and in class. Grades will be based on the completion of course
requirements and on the scope, quality, and creativity of the assignments. All
assignments will be graded. All assignments are due at the beginning of classes.
Late assignments will not be accepted without making arrangements with the
instructor. Assignments may also be sent through email.

Grade Points
A 94-100
A- 90-93
B+ 88-89
B 82-87
B- 80-81
C+ 78-79
C 72-77
C- 70-71
F 59 – 0
Incomplete work
and/or excessive
absences

Rubrics for individual class requirements will be distributed

Assignment
Technologically Integrated
Lesson Plan Project (35%)
Due: July 23rd
Description/Requirements
Students will create a one week unit which will use
technology as part of the instruction. Students will need to
refer to state standards as a focus of the unit. Objectives
for each lesson should be present as well as an assessment
tool that will be used to determine if students met the
objectives in the lesson. In this project students will
specifically outline how they will use the technology they
have selected to teach the subject matter (to include
elements of distance education).
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Professional Blog (20%) Demonstrate a level of familiarity with both technology

and sound design principles during the development of a
Due: July 23rd Professional Blog.
• Front page will include class reflections and/or
assigned reading, detailing how what is learned can
be applied to your future classroom.
• Professional 'bio' web page about you, the author
of the site. Find a visual way of representing
yourself (wordle, avatar, video).
• A page featuring your philosophy of teaching,
learning, and technology.
• Include links to other resources and other bloggers.
• A page linking products that you created during the
course
• A page featuring your technology integrated lesson
plan and/or other products created during the class.

Group Podcast Project Demonstrate the effective use of the computer as a

(10%) productive tool for teaching and learning, working in
groups to create a 5 -7 minute podcast (audio & video) that
Due: highlights a chapter in the Curriculum 21 text (Chapters 7,
Chapters 7 & 11, July 16th 8, 11 & 13)
Chapters 6 & 8, July 19th

Digital Storytelling Project Demonstrate the effective use of one of the digital
(10%) storytelling tools showcased in class to create an
Due: July 21st introduction of yourself. The intended audience would be
your students.

Group Multimedia Project Demonstrate effective use of the computer as a productive

(10%) tool for teaching and learning, working in groups of 3.
Students will select any of the technologies
Due: discussed/demonstrated and develop an interactive
Groups 1 & 2, July 22nd presentation to show its effective use in teaching and
Groups 3 & 4, July 23rd learning.

Class Reflections & After each class, write a reflection on your blog, on the
Participation (15%) knowledge gained from reading, class activity, and/or
class discussion along with potential applications to future
work.
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5. CLASS SCHEDULE

Date Class Topics Assignments

Monday 12th Introduction to the Course Jacobs
21st Century Students Chapter 12
Richardson
Blogging Chapters 1 & 2
Activity 1 – Creating a Blog
Reflection of Day 1

Tuesday 13th 21st Century Skills & 21st Century Jacobs

Classroom Chapter 5
Richardson
Digital Immigrants v. Digital Chapter 8
Natives

Podcasting Reflection of Day 2

Wednesday Technology Enhanced Project Jacobs

14th Based Learning Chapter 7

Podcasting Work session

Reflection of Day 3

Bring Photos for Thursday

Thursday Multimedia Enhanced Classrooms Jacobs
15th Chapter 11
Digital Storytelling
Reflection of Day 4

Technologically Integrated Lesson

Plan Work session
Podcast Presentations ( Chapters 7
& 11)

Friday 16th Standards Based Instruction Jacobs

Chapters 6
Standards Activity – VA Tech Richardson
Standards; NETS Standards Chapters 5 & 6

Podcast Presentations ( Chapters 7 & Reflection of Week & Bio page

11) Podcast Presentations ( Chapters 8
& 6)
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Date Class Topics Assignments

th
Monday 19 Professional Learning Networks Richardson
Chapters 9
PLN Work session
Reflection of Day/Readings &
Podcast Presentations ( Chapters 8 & Philosophy of teaching, learning,
6) and technology page

Tuesday Differentiated Instruction Richardson

20th Chapters 4
Presentation Software
Reflection of Day/Readings
Presentation Work session

Wednesday Disruptive Innovations Jacobs

21st Chapter 8
Digital Story Share
Reflection of Day/Readings
Technologically Integrated Lesson
Plan Work session Digital Story Due

Multimedia Group Presentation #1

& #2
Thursday Digital Citizenship Jacobs
22nd Chapter 13
st
21 Century Fluency
Reflection of Day/Readings
Multimedia Group Presentation #1 &
#2 Multimedia Group Presentation #3
& #4

Friday 23rd Technology Competencies

Reflection of Course
Office Tools
Professional Blog Completed
Multimedia Group Presentation #3 & Technologically Integrated Lesson
#4 Plan Project Due

6. REQUIRED TEXTS

Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World edited by Heidi Hayes
Jacobs
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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms 3rd edition
by Will Richardson

Recommended Equipment: USB Flash Drive

7. REQUIRED OR SUGGESTED READINGS OR AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS

• International Technology Education Association.

http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf
• International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org/
• National Educational Technology Standards
http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS