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EDCI 271 CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Instructors, Spring 2001

Dr. Peg Ertmer (Course Coordinator) Office: LAEB 3144 Phone: 496-5675 Email: pertmer@purdue.edu Peg earned her PhD in Instructional Design and Research in 1995 and is currently an Asssociate Professor of Educational Technology. In a previous life, Peg taught 3rd grade and also worked as a special education resource teacher for K-6 students with learning disabilities. Her current interests include using case-based instructional methods in her graduate instructional design courses and working with K-12 teachers and students to achieve effective technology use. If you want to read more about her work, visit her personal Web page at http://www.edci.purdue.edu/ertmer/ . In her spare time, Peg enjoys reading, walking, and cycling. Peg's favorite movie this year was Lord of the Rings. If you haven't seen it, she highly recommends it.

Dr. Peter Albion

Office: LAEB 3128 Phone: 496-3358 Email: palbion@purdue.edu

Peter Albion is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Technology. He comes to Purdue from the University of Southern Queensland in Australia where he has been Senior Lecturer in Educational Computing and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses since 1991. His recent research has related to the design, development, and evaluation of interactive multimedia for preparing teachers to teach with information technologies. His first degree and Masters were in Chemistry. Prior to joining USQ in 1991, he taught science, mathematics, and computing in Queensland secondary schools and was principal for 9 years. In his spare time he enjoys travel, reading, and the company of his three grandchildren. Jean Anne Jordan Office: LAEB 3134 Phone: 496-5669 Email: jajordan@purdue.edu Jean Anne earned a bachelor of science in elementary education from the College of Charleston in 1999 and has experience working in elementary schools with grades Pre-K- 5. She earned a second bachelor of science in communication disorders from Florida State University in 2001 and is currently a graduate student in the Audiology and Speech Sciences department at Purdue. Her

career interests in rehabilitative audiology include cochlear implants, newborn hearing screenings, and family centered intervention. In her spare time she enjoys painting, traveling and shopping for a great bargain!

Projects and Assignments:

Project 1
Ideas about Technology Integration (20 points). Imagine that you have just received your teaching degree from Purdue. You are applying for a job in the Nampa School District which has a strong reputation for being very "technologically oriented." Jobs within this school district are highly desirable and thus, very competitive. After your interview, the school superintendent asks you to clarify your ideas about technology integration by doing two things :
1. Describe the previous experiences you have had with computers during your own k-12 classroom experiences that will help you make good decisions about how to use them effectively in your own classroom (50-100 words; 8 points). 2. Describe your current ideas for using technology within an elementary or secondary classroom (NOTE: please indicate the type of classroom you are describing-grade level and content area). Be sure to include the following information (approximately 50 words each; 12 points total): a. Who will use the technology b. For what purpose will the technology be used

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c. When will technology be used d. What role will you play in the classroom? What role will the students play? e. Assuming that you will not have one computer for every student, how will you assure that every student has the opportunity to use the computer? f. How will you decide if your use of computers is effective?

Project 2
Classroom Observation (50 points). The purpose of the classroom observation is to reinforce concepts learned throughout the semester by allowing you to directly observe how various technologies, particularly computers, are currently being used in a classroom. You are expected to reflect upon and document your observations using a list of questions provided. NOTE: Classroom observations MUST occur during the current semester.

Project 3
Ideas about Classroom Organization (10 points). Classroom organization is a critical component of successful technology integration. Before you can begin using technology in your classroom, you need to think about how you will arrange your classroom and how you will ensure that every student has the opportunity to use the computers that are available. In this project you will record your own ideas about when and how to use technology, using a worksheet provided. Following this, you will explore the ideas of three sets of teachers featured in the VisionQuest materials (linked from the course web site). Then, on a separate page, in a wordprocessed document, compare your responses with the teachers' responses on each of three questions listed on the worksheet provided. Turn in the completed worksheet as well as the word-processed comparison.

Project 4
Issues of Technology in the Classroom (40 points). Your new superintendent at the Nampa School District knows that you just graduated from college in the last year or so. He thinks that because you are a recent graduate you will have the most recent information on any and all of the following topics related to technology: a) accessibility, b) privacy, c) legal, d) ethical, or e) security issues. He asks you to write a brief report (he is always looking for concise reports) on one of those topics. You can choose on which one to report. For your topic, concentrate on explaining, in simple and clear language:

what the issue is about how it relates to technology and why it is important for the classroom teacher to know about this issue.

Also:

Make sure that you integrate a minimum of 3 references (no more than two from the Web) that would support (or give further information about) this topic within your report. Please do not include the Newby or Ertmer texts, or guest speakers, as references. References must be cited in a list, at the end of the paper, using either MLA or APA format--see the following site for guidelines: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html Complete your report in approximately 2 double-spaced pages.

Project 5
Context for 270 Advanced Project (40 points). You have just completed your first year of teaching in the Nampa School District. The school superintendent has been observing your classroom all year and has witnessed your evolving use of technology. He asks you to share some of your specific ideas about how to use technology to teach relevant content in your grade level. He asks you to do three things: 1) Describe how you or another teacher might use your 270 advanced project in the classroom. Describe the project and then indicate the age of the students who will use it. Include information on each of the following topics, using no less than 100 words for each:

the goal of the lesson (e.g. What specific content are students suppose to learn?) the teacher's role the students' role technology's role how students are grouped how outcomes are assessed

2) Describe how this lesson illustrates your current ideas about the value of using technology (at least 100 words). 3) Include 1-2 paragraphs (for each topic, approximately 50-100 words each) that describe:

your growth related to the use of technology in the classroom (How have your ideas about using technology changed over the semester?) your specific plans for continued growth (What will you do to continue improving?).

Participation and In-Class Assignments

(40 points). Consistent attendance and class participation is expected and will be crucial to your success. It will be virtually impossible to complete the various projects satisfactorily without cumulatively developing and applying the necessary knowledge base. In addition, approximately 12.5% of your grade in this course (25 points) will be based on the careful completion of in-class activities. In-class activities cannot be made up without the approval of the 271 teaching staff.

Course Grading Sheet

Assignmen Points Points Possible Earne t

d Ideas about Technology Integration Classroom Observation

20

50

Ideas about Classroom Organization

10

Issues of Technology in 40 the Classroom Context for 270 Advanced 40 Project Class Participation In-Class Activities (cannot be made up) TOTAL POINTS

15

25

200 PTS POSSIBL E

Scale:

200-180 179-160 159-140 139-120

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Resources Contents
Accessibility and Equity Tutorials Exceptional Sites Issues in Educational Technology Resources and Misc. Readings Teacher Tools and Services Technology Integration Website Evaluation Activity VisionQuest Classroom Organization Activity