Survey of Computers in Elementary Schools (ICE 234)
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Christy Keeler, Ph.D.
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Course Outline for Survey of Computers in Schools
ICE 234 (UNLV) — Spring 2007
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Date |
Topic (Minutes) |
Readings | Technology | Due | Notes |
| 1 |
1/15 |
No Class |
Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day |
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| 1/17 |
Defining
Technology (Lesson Plan) |
Digital Tools for
Digital Kids |
Word Processing | WebCampus
and NetStorage
accounts (acquire from any Campus Computing
Center) |
Assign: Technology
Journey I — Draft (due by 8 AM PST on 1/22) Bring headphones to class |
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| 2 |
1/22 |
Millennials
(Lesson Plan) K-W-L:
Digital Kids (10)
Lecture: The Writing Process; Define “Elementary”; Millennials (25) Small Group Discussion: K-W-L (15) Demo: Concept Mapping (20) |
ISTE NETS Tutorial NETS-S and Performance Indicators (Grades PreK-8) NETS-T |
Concept Mapping | Technology
Journey I – Draft (due by 8 AM PST) Reading Quiz: Digital Tools for Digital Kids |
Assign: Technology Journey I — Edits (due 8 AM on 1/24) |
| 1/22 |
PDK
Meeting: Teacher Retention, Hendrix Auditorium, UNLV's COE RSVP: Chris Merriweather |
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This is an optional professional development opportunity. | |||
| 1/24 |
Standards,
Curriculum, and Instruction (Lesson Plan)
Concept Map
of K-W-L: Standards (20, 5)
Lecture:
Curriculum versus Instruction (30)
Translating Standards into Practice (10) Demo: Search Engines (10) |
The
Road to 21st Century Learning Learning for the 21st Century, pp. 9-17 Optional Reading: The Digital Face of 21st Century Curriculum (Fryer) |
Search
Engines |
Technology
Journey I Edits (due by 8 AM PST) Reading Quiz: ISTE NETS Tutorial, NETS-S, and NETS-T |
Assign:
Final Draft of Technology
Journey I (due 1/29) |
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| 3 |
1/29 |
Designing
Lesson Plans (Lesson Plan)
Group Work:
Design Lesson of 21st Century Skills (30)
Lecture: Unit/Lesson Planning (30) Demo: Lesson Conception and Guided Practice (15) |
Netwise Teens: Safety, Ethics, and Innovation | Technology
Journey I — Final Draft Reading Quiz: The Road to 21st Century Learning, Learning for the 21st Century, pp. 9-17 |
Assign: Lesson
Plan I and Lesson Plan I Slideshow (see explanation;
use Simplified
Lesson Plan Template) (Lesson
Plan draft due 2/5) Begin finding instructional software and websites |
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| 1/31 |
Developing
Slideshow-Assisted Lectures (Lesson Plan)
Course
Evaluation (5)
Guided Practice: Lesson Design (15) Lecture: Tools for Planning and Presenting (10) Demo: Presentation Tools (25) Guided Practice: Lesson Slides (20) |
Teaching Kids to be Web Literate | Word
Processing (Templates) Presentation Tools |
Reading Quiz: Netwise Teens: Safety, Ethics, and Innovation | ||
| 4 |
2/5 |
Productivity Tools (Lesson Plan) | Copyright for
Educators The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use |
Drawing Painting |
Reading
Quiz: Teaching
Kids to be Web Literate Lesson Plan I Draft |
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| 2/6 4:30 - 6:30 |
Computer-Using Educators of Southern
Nevada Technology
Fair, Curriculum Materials Library |
This is an
optional professional development opportunity for which you can receive
extra credit. |
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| 2/7 |
Digital
Copyright and Drawing Tools (Lesson
Plan) |
Writing
with Web Logs |
Drawing Painting |
Lesson
Plan I and Lesson Plan I Slideshow Reading Quiz: Copyright for Educators and The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use |
Assign: Open House Flyer (due 2/14) | |
| 5 |
2/12 |
Evaluating
Materials (Lesson
Plan)
Mid-Course
Evaluation/Online Surveys (15)
Individual Presentations: Lesson Plan I and Slideshow (30) Using Data to Improve Instruction (10) Guided Practice: Drawing Tools (10) |
On
a Roll: Digital Photography and Image Editing Never Too Young Optional Reading: Key Concepts for Digital Photography |
Reading Quiz: Writing with Web Logs | ||
| 2/14 |
Spreadsheets |
Spreadsheets | Open House Flier Reading Quiz: On a Roll: Digital Photography and Image Editing and Never Too Young |
Assign: Spreadsheet Activity using the Spreadsheet Lesson Evaluation Form (due 2/21) | ||
| 6 | 2/19 |
No Class |
President's
Day |
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| 2/21 |
Communication
Technologies Questions
for Digital Kids (5)
Sources of Help:Videoconference: Marian McHugh, Librarian at Walter Bracken ES (20) Discussion: Communication Technologies in Classrooms (25) Lecture:
Sources of Help (10)
Demo: Wizards (15) |
Everyone’s
a Radio Star What is RSS? Listen to the podcast: Radio WillowWeb |
Wizards
Communication Tools (email, blogs, email lists/listservs, threaded discussion, audio conferencing, video conferencing, telephone, snail mail, beaming, online communities, online surveys, podcasting) |
Spreadsheet
Activity |
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| 7 | 2/26 |
Whole
Group Software “Decisions! Decisions” (20) Discussion: Whole Group Software Simulations (10) |
The ABCs of Website Evaluation | Curriculum-Specific Software | Reading
Quiz: Everyone’s
a Radio Star , What is RSS?, and Radio WillowWeb |
Bring headphones to class next session |
| 2/28 |
Learning
Centers Learning
stations (50)
Lecture: Curriculum-specific educational software (25) |
Curriculum-Specific Software | Reading Quiz: The ABCs of Website Evaluation | Bring
headphones to class Dress for the outdoors next session Assign: Instructional Software Evaluations and Reflection (due 3/7) - see form Assign: Lesson Plan II, Materials, and Reflection — Technology-Rich (due 3/28) - use regular lesson plan template |
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| 3/3 |
"21st
Century Social Studies," presented by Christy Keeler |
Computer-Using Educators of California Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA | This is an
optional professional development opportunity. |
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| 8 | 3/5 |
Digital
Cameras with Mrs. Oates 5th grade Paradise
students (Lesson
Plan) Digital
Scavenger Hunt (15)
Preparation of Slideshows (15) Presentations of Photos (30) Discussion: Instructional Uses of Digital Cameras (5) |
Digital Cameras | Mid-Term
Week Dress to be active outdoors |
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| 3/7 |
The
Internet |
Optional
Reading: The Learning Power of WebQuests |
World Wide
Web WebQuests |
Participation
I Instructional Software Evaluations and Reflection - see form |
Assign: Website Evaluation Form and Evaluations (due 3/21) | |
| 3/12 - 3/16 |
No Classes |
UNLV
Spring Break |
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| 9 | 3/19 |
Web-Based
Resources Web-Based
Educational Resources (10)
Lecture/Demo: Available Web-Based Educational Resources (25) Group Work: Describing Internet Resources (40) |
About Teaching with Technology… | Internet Resources (e.g., search engines, rubric generators, quiz generators, puzzle generators, reproducibles, webcams, virtual field trips, digital books) | |
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| 3/21 |
e-Portfolios Group
Brainstorming: Portfolios (20)
Review paper-based Portfolios (15) Lecture: Designing Webpages (15) |
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e-Portfolios Web Design |
Website
Evaluation Form and Evaluations Reading Quiz: About Teaching with Technology… |
Field Trip Next Session | |
| 3/24 9AM- 5PM |
Educating
Citizens
Course We the
People
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This is an optional professional development opportunity. Contact Christy Keeler or Marcia (Stribling) Ellis to enroll. | ||||
| 10 | 3/26 |
Bracken
Magnet School Field Trip with Katie Decker, Principal 1200 N 27th St., (702) 799-7095 |
Meet at Bracken
Magnet School |
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3/28
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Web
Authoring Review
e-Portfolios (15)
Field Trip Review (15) Lecture: Web Authoring (30) Review Educational Blogs (15) |
Top 10 Innovative Projects | Web
Authoring Methods |
Lesson Plan II, Materials, and Reflection (Technology-Rich) - use regular lesson plan template | Assign: e-Portfolio
(due 5/2) Assign: Blogger Account and Selecting e-Portfolio artifacts 3/30: Last Day to Drop Classes |
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| 3/31 9AM- 5PM |
Educating
Citizens Course Project
Citizen
Project VOICE |
This is an optional professional development opportunity. Contact Christy Keeler or Marcia (Stribling) Ellis to enroll. | ||||
| 11 | 4/2 |
Blogging |
Top 10 Smart Technologies for Schools |
Web Authoring | Blogger Account and Selecting
e-Portfolio artifacts Reading Quiz: Top 10 Innovative Projects |
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| 4/4 |
Web
Authoring Review Student
Presentations (25)
Assisted
Independent
Instruction: e-Portfolio
Homepage (20)Review: Blogging (20) |
Digital Equity: It’s Not Just about Access Anymore The Digital Disconnect |
e-Portfolio
Template Reading Quiz: Top 10 Smart Technologies for Schools |
All
make-up work due no later than 4/16 |
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| 12 | 4/9 and 4/11 |
No Classes |
Special Technological Possibilities for Students with Special Needs | Reading
Quiz: Digital Equity: It’s Not Just about Access Anymore and The Digital Disconnect (due 4/9 by 10 AM PST) Reading Quiz: Special Technological Possibilities for Students with Special Needs (due 4/11 by 10 AM PST) |
Instructor
at American
Educational Researcher Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
presenting "Paving the Way for Learners with Special Needs in Online
Education" |
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| 13 | 4/16 |
Students
with Special Needs Video: Freedom Machines (10)
Lecture: Who are Students with Special Needs (30) Student Presentations (25) |
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Compliance Testing Websites | All
make-up work |
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| 4/18 |
Assistive
Technology Case Study:
Planning for Students with Special Needs (10)
Student Presentations (10) Digital Books (45) |
Assistive
Technologies Digital Books |
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| 14 | 4/23 |
Digital
Divide e-Portfolio
Q/A (5)
Student Presentations (30) Lecture/Discussion: Digital Divide (15) Demo: Turning Graphics into JPG Format (15) |
Assign: Video
Storyboard (due 4/25) Assign: Technology Journey II (due by noon PST on 5/7) |
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| 4/25 |
Digital
Video Using
Digital Video Cameras (10)
Shooting Footage (20) Raw Video Downloading and Editing (45) |
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Digital Video | Video Storyboard (ungraded) | ||
| 15 | 4/30 |
The Future “A Vision
of the Future” (5)
Lecture: Looking Toward the Future (30) Group Brainstorming: Future Technologies in the Classroom (15) Reading: Fitzgerald and Lester article (25) |
New Technologies (e.g., avatars, wearable computers, virtual reality, robotics, games) | UNLV Study Week | ||
| 5/2 |
ePortfolio
Showcase ePortfolio
Peer Reviews (45)
Course evaluations (10, 10) |
e-Portfolio
— Draft Participation II |
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| Finals — No Class | e-Portfolio
(due electronically by noon PST on 5/7) Technology Journey II (due by noon PST on 5/7) |
©2007 Christy Keeler, Ph.D.