College of Charleston

EDFS 687 Introduction to Educational Technology

Course Term- Fall, 2012

Credit Hours - 3

Meeting Time and Place: TR 1:40-255 in ECTR 214

Instructor's Name: Dr. Bob Perkins

Office hours M 1:30-3:30 PM

TR 3:00-4:30 PM

Office Location: 86 Wentworth St.

Office phone/

Fax/

Email:

Web Page

953-5699

953-8109

perkinsr@cofc.edu

http://teachered.cofc.edu/faculty-staff-listing/perkins-robert.php

Course Description: This is an introductory course for pre-service and in-service

teachers using technology in the classroom. Students become

familiar with application software such as word processing,

databases and hypermedia, desktop publishing and

telecommunications, and learn to evaluate hardware and software.

Course Text/Materials: Class web site:http://perkinsr.people.cofc.edu/classes/EDFS326/

Required Text:

Roblyer, M. D. & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating

Technology into Teaching (6th Ed.). Pearson Education,

Inc. Boston, MA.

o Also available as an etext at:

o http://www.coursesmart.com/integrating-

educational-technology-into-teaching/m-d-roblyer-

aaron-h-doering/dp/9780132820158

Optional Software:

Microsoft Office or OpenOffice

SMART Tech Notebook software (instructions for

downloading are available in Oaks)

Other:

USB Flash Drive;

http://perkinshotlinks.pbworks.com/

Course Objectives: All teacher preparation programs in the School of Education (SOE)

are guided by a commitment to Making the Teaching Learning

Connection through three Elements of Teacher Competency (ETC)

which are at the heart of the SOE Conceptual Framework:

1. Understanding and valuing the learner,

2. Knowing what and how to teach and asses and how to

create environments in which learning occurs, and

3. Understanding yourself as a professional.

These three competencies underlie all learning objectives in this

course, helping the candidate develop the knowledge, skills, and

dispositions necessary to become an effective teacher.

Upon successful completion of this course the student should:

1. demonstrate a basic knowledge of terminology related to educational

technology (SOE III, ISTE I),

2. demonstrate various applications of educational technology in PK-12

education (SOE III; ISTE II, III, IV; ACEI 4, 5.1),

3. discuss major trends and issues (e.g., the digital divide, equity in access,

cyber-bullying, sexting, inappropriate use of social media, computer

viruses and Trojan horses, unethical use of electronic information,

plagiarism, and copyright) pertinent to use of technology in K-12

education (SOE II-VII, ISTE VI; ACEI 4),

4. use an integrated software package (e.g., Microsoft Office) in

professional writing applications (e.g., professional résumé, lesson

plans) (SOE V; ISTE V; ACEI 4, 5.1),

5. demonstrate knowledge of application software in the context of a

classroom setting for information management and teaching (database,

spreadsheet) (SOE II-III; ISTE IV-V; ACEI 2.3, 3.3, 3.5, 4, 5.1;

NAEYC 4b, 4c; NMSA 1, 3, 5),

6. demonstrate awareness of resources for adaptive/assistive technologies

for students with special needs (SOE III; ISTE II, III; ACEI 3.2),

7. use an HTML editor (e.g., Microsoft Word, Kompozer) to produce a

Web page for a PK-12 classroom environment (SOE II, III, V; ISTE II,

III),

8. design and produce educationally sound and developmentally

appropriate instructional hypermedia using Smart Notebook 11 (SOE I-

VI; ISTE II, III; ACEI 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 5.1; NAEYC 4b, 4c; NMSA 1, 3,

5),

9. use the World Wide Web to locate appropriate and relevant resources

for K-12 education (SOE II-V; ISTE II, III; ACEI 3.2, 5.1; NAEYC 4b,

4c; NMSA 1, 3, 5),

10. plan for the integration of technology into teaching in K-12 classrooms,

employing the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T)

developed by the International Society for Technology in Education

(ISTE)(SOE II-V, VII; ISTE II, III, IV; ACEI 3.2, 4, 5.1; NAEYC 4b, 4c; NMSA 1, 3, 5).

* (SOE = School of Education Teaching and Learning Standards) * (ISTE = International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers) *(ACEI = Association for Childhood Education International)

*(NAEYC = National Association for the Education of Young Children) *(NMSA = National Middle School Association)

Course Requirements:

Description of

Projects/Assignments:

PBWorks wiki

You will enter information about each chapter into the class wiki.

http://edfs326and687fall2012.pbworks.com

Technology-supported Lesson Plans Lesson One: Word Processing (must include word

processed file(s))

Lesson Two: Database (must include a database file)

Lesson Three: Spreadsheet (must include a spreadsheet file)

WebQuest

You will create a web quest following the model specified

at the http://webquest.org/ web site. You must also specify

what SC State Curriculum Standards and NETS for

Students standards you are addressing. You will create this

Web Quest using web pages

SMART Board Project

Authoring Language - You will create a simple CAI lesson that

students could use to learn an objective. You must also specify

what SC State Curriculum Standards and NETS for Students

standards you are addressing.

PowerPoint You will create a presentation to be used along with one of your

lesson plans.

Final Examination

The final examination will be administered during the 3-hour class

period designated for each section of the course. It will cover all

course content and all assigned textbook and other reading

material.

Evaluation Scale EDFS

687:

A= 93 - 100

B+ = 89 - 92

B = 85 - 88

C+ = 81 - 84

C = 77 - 80

F = 0 - 76

Evaluation Criteria: EVALUATION:

assignments description

EDFS 687

Percent of

Final Grade

Standard(s)

Addressed

Tests

Exams (3 @ 8 % each): 21% II,III,V,VI

Final Examination 7% II,III,V,VI

Projects:

WebQuest 10% II,III,IV

PBWorks wiki assignments 9% I,II,III,IV,V,VI

PowerPoint 10%

SMART Board Notebook

Authoring language project:

10 I,II,III,IV,V,VI

Technology Reflection Paper 6

Lesson Plans

Writing lesson plan 8% III,VI

Spreadsheet lesson plan 8% III,VI

Database lesson plan 8% III,VI

Participation

Attendance and involvement 3%

Attendance Policies: Class attendance is expected behavior. Examples presented in class

will serve to extend and clarify material presented in the text.

Students are responsible for all content and assignments for each

class. If you are not present for a given class, it will be assumed

that your absence is for a good cause (and that determination is up

to you). If, for medical or serious personal reasons, you will miss

several classes in a row, I should be informed of the reason.

Late assignments will not be penalized and make up tests will be

allowed if the absence is excused.

Excused absences require documentation (note from Health

Services, the doctor or hospital on letterhead; obituary notice from

newspaper).

A student may be dropped from the course with a grade of WA for

excessive unexcused absences (i.e., more than 15% of the

scheduled classes).

Any special

consideration/agreements:

All assignments are to be submitted on Oaks or PBWorks (which

ever is designated) before the beginning of the class period they are

due (they are late after that). Late assignments lose 5 points per

school day unless other prior arrangements have been made with

the instructor.

Honor System: Any student found guilty of an Honor Code violation related to this

class will receive an XF (undergraduate) or an F (graduate) for the

course.

Class Rules: No food or drink in the lab at any time

No text messaging during class

No emailing unless directed to by the instructor

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all qualified students enrolled in

this course are entitled to Reasonable Accommodations. Please notify the instructor during the

first week of class of any accommodations needed for the course.

***Students that are part of the SNAP Program who need accommodations must speak to the

instructor to make arrangements.

Course Calendar: Date Topic Assignment

Aug. 21

Discuss course

requirements.

Discuss class

wiki. Subscribe

to Listserv.

Discuss lesson

planning, and

using word

processing to

teach a lesson.

Read Chapter 1.

Read R & D Chapter 4 pps.110-117

Request access to

o http://edfs326and687fall2012.pbworks.com

Aug. 28

View Edutopia

video Assistive

Technology:

Enabling

Dreams.

Discuss assistive

technology

devices.

Discuss

advanced Word

processing

features (notes).

Introduce word

processors into

the curriculum

and discussion of

add-on features

for word

processors

including spell

If you need more information on using Microsoft Word, check out

this tutorial.

Read Chapter 2.

Read Chapter 5

checkers,

thesaurus,

grammar

checkers and

technology in the

writing process.

Sept. 4

Using word

clouds in writing

Introduction

to Hypermedia a

nd authoring

languages using

SMARTBoard.

Read Chapter 6

Chapter 1 wiki due.

FYI - Learning PowerPoint 2010

Sept. 11

Note- Smart

Board Notebook

download

information,

product key and

ID and password

for Streamline

SC are available

in the Oaks site.

Discuss and

demonstrate

graphics

programs and

their uses.

Read Chapter 15.

Read Chapter 3

FYI - SMART Notebook Resources (scroll down for

freematerials)

Chapter 2 wiki due.

Chapter 5 wiki due

Sept. 18

Discuss

Instructional

Design and

Gagne's Events

of Instruction.

Disk Care

Lecture 1a

video. Disk Care

Lecture 1b video.

Continue

creating

SMARTBoard

presentation

using clip art and

digitized images,

StreamlineSC

(Streamline

Notes). Builders

(Builder Notes).

Read chapter 11

Chapter 6 wiki due.

Chapter 15 wiki due.

Word Processing Lesson Plan due.

SMART BOARD resources:

Notebook Resources from Jessica Donaldson, Berkeley

County, Elem. Instructional Technologist.

Websites from Memminger Elementary teachers

Sept. 25

Adding video to

NoteBook files.

If you need to

convert to a

different file

format, check out

Video

Conversion

notes.

Continue

SMARTBoard

practice

lesson. Disk Care

2 Lecture video

Disk Care 3

lecture video.

Discus

PhotoStory 3.

For a great

tutorial, visit

Digital

Storytelling:

PhotoStory 3

Tutorial created

by Dr. Pat Pecoy

at Furman

University

Read chapter 12

Chapter 3 wiki due.

Oct. 2

Discuss Desktop

Publishing and

Concept

mapping

(Inspiration).

Discuss

advanced

features in

PowerPoint as a

presentation tool

(notes).

Read chapter 14

Chapter11 wiki due.

Oct. 9 EXAM 1. Study Guide

Oct. 11

Discuss Web

Quests. Explore

Education World

and Bernie

Dodge's

WebQuest site.

Interstate 526

Read chapter 7

Read chapter 8

Read chapter 13

Chapter 12 wiki due.

WebQuest.

Student

Examples from

Harbor View

Project

Oct. 16

Introduction to

creating web

pages and

HTML.

Using PBWorks

to create an

electronic

portfolio.

PBWorks How to page

Chapter 7 wiki due.

SMARTBoard NoteBook Project due.

Oct. 23

Discuss

Spreadsheet

programs (SS

lecture 1

video) (SS

Lecture 2 video).

(SS Lecture 3

video) Notes.

Read chapter 4 pps. 118-127

Chapter 8 wiki due.

Oct. 30 Discuss graphing

using

spreadsheet

information

(Sample Files).

Nov. 6 Election Day - No class

Nov. 8

EXAM 2. Study Guide.

Nov. 13

Introduction to

databases (PPT)

programs. Excel

Resources.

Notes.

Creating

databases from

scratch (DB 1

Lecture video).

Read chapter 4 pps. 127-136.

Read chapter 10

Chapter 14 wiki due

Chapter 13 wiki due

WebQuest due

Nov. 20

Printing data

bases using

sorting and

Autofilter

features.

Incorporating

databases into

Read Chapter 9

Chapter 10 wiki due

Chapter 4 wiki due.

Chapter 9 wiki due.

Spreadsheet Lesson Plan due

the curriculum.

DB 2 Lecture

video

Using mail

merge.

Earthquakes.

Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Day - no

class

Nov. 26

Discuss

professional

organizations

and conferences

SCAET/EdTech,

ISTE/NECC,

Special

Education Closi

ng the Gap, SC

Assistive

Technology

Program/ Expo

Discuss statisitcs

and safety issues

on the Internet

using SCAET

Cyber Safety and

Cyber Safety

Notes

Netiquette

Accessing Cable

in the Classroom.

Notes.

Data base project due.

Nov. 28 EXAM 3 Study Guide

PowerPoint Project due.

December

11

Final Exam EDFS 687 Research Paper due.

ASSIGNMENTS for EDFS 687--Dr. Perkins

If you choose to do your work on your own computer, I will accept the following programs to be

used (the platform, Mac or Windows, does not matter):

Assignment Alternative programs accepted

Lesson Plans OpenOffice; Microsoft Word, or any others as an RTF file.

Publishing OpenOffice; Microsoft Word, Publisher, or as an RTF file. All others should

be cleared through the instructor.

Database OpenOffice; Access; Microsoft Works; or Excel.

Spreadsheet OpenOffice; Excel; or Microsoft Works

SmartBook

Notebook No alternative

Any other program must have prior approval- bring me a sample file created with

your program so I can try opening it.

You are still responsible for doing the assignments the exact same way that they were taught in

class with the same requirements, only the program or platform may be different.

WebQuest

You will create a web quest following the model specified at the Education World web site or

Bernie Dodge's WebQuest site. You must also specify what SC State Curriculum Standards and

Indicators you are addressing. You will create this WebQuest using using any system as long as

you can provide me a web address to get to. Specify what grade level and what content area(s)

will be addressed in this project. Your WebQuest will include the following web pages:

1. Introduction

2. Task

3. Process

4. Resources

5. Evaluation - For assistance on developing rubrics, check out RubiStar and San Diego

City Schools or you may just create your own.

6. Conclusion

7. SC Standards addressed

You will be graded using the WebQuest Rubric.

PBWorks

For each chapter of the book, you will enter a piece of information into the correct chapter page

within the class wiki. This is graded based on whether it was done, not on the quality.

PowerPoint Project

This project will be a presentation to be used with one of your lesson plans, (Publishing,

Spreadsheet or Database). it would be a presentation you would use with your students to help

teach the corresponding lesson plan.

Here is some advice.

1. Create a folder to put all the pieces in.

2. Put ALL pieces (the PPT file, audio files and video files) into the folder BEFORE inserting into PPT.

3. From PPT, choose the Insert tab and then the audio or video files, whichever you need.

4. If you are sharing this with someone else (and putting on Oaks), all audio and video files have to be uploaded separately as well as the PPT file.

The order of these events is critical if you hope to have your PPT work on any other computer besides the one you created it on.

It must include the following

At least 10 slides

A sound file (you can record one yourself or use one you found)

A video (you can record one yourself or use one you found)

At least one button

It will be graded on

Quality

Including all requirements (and they must work - I highly recommend copying to another

computer, removing your flash drive and testing to make sure it works)

Creativity (attracting student attention to the lesson and how it fits into your lesson)

Technology Integration Plan

Assignment Score sheet Description

SmartBoard

Notebook

authoring

language

project

Index Cards

Use of Text (10)

Use of Pictures

Use of Buttons (10)

Quality of the lesson (10)

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

Middleinitial. PerkinsRF

You will create a computerized

lesson that students could use to

learn an objective. It is intended

Use of Gagne (10)

Interactive NoteBook

features (10)

Movie (10)

SC Standards (10)

Creativity (10)

Other points lost

Total score

that the lesson could be used by a

student independently. This

project will be graded on the

following criteria:

1. Minimum of 25 pages

(including title/author

page as first page).

2. Minimum of 5 questions.

3. Use of text, graphics and

buttons. Graphics, color,

animation and sound add

interest to your

presentation. But - make

sure they enhance what

you're trying to

present/teach. Sound and

animation are not

required.

4. Your presentation must

teach a lesson, not just be

a series of questions (if

you did not teach it, do

not ask questions about

it).

5. Must use graphics to help

diagram the concepts in

the lesson.

6. An appropriate

Streamline SC video clip

(or other video [ie.

TeacherTube.com]) must

be embedded in the

lesson. If an appropriate

video is not available,

just insert one at the end

of the lesson.

7. Include at least one page

that requires students to

"move" something (drag

with mouse or on

SmartBoard).

8. You must use a "story

board" approach for

planning your project.

(Use at least ten 4"x6" or

5"x8" cards and actually

sketch/print what each

page will look like).

Cards must be submitted

prior to starting the

project. I will ask for

them at that time.

9. Use of Gagne's Events of

Instruction.

10. South Carolina State

Academic Standards

with indicators.

11. Creativity.

You will be graded using my

Notebook Rubric.

What you will be turning in is:

The NoteBook file

Writing Lesson

Plan

Title (5)

Objectives (10)

Time (5)

Accommodations (5)

Materials (10)

Procedures (15)

Assessment (10)

SC Standards (10)

Use of Writing

software (15)

Filename (5)

Creativity (10)

Other points lost

Total

Writing

Lesson plan

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

MiddleinitialLP1 (eg. PerkinsRFLP1)

Student sample

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

MiddleinitialWP (eg.

PerkinsRFLWP)

For this Lesson Plan, you must

use technology to teach your

students writing in a content

area. You are not teaching

specifically how to use writing

software (though you may need

to) but with writing software.

Example software could be word

processing, presentation

(PowerPoint), graphics programs

with text capability (KidPix). If

you are not sure if something

qualifies, contact the instructor.

What you will be turning in is:

1. File for the lesson plan

2. File - either a template

that the teacher created or

sample writing that the

student would create.

Spreadsheet

Lesson Plan

Time (5)

Objectives (5)

Materials (5)

Accommodations (5)

Procedures (15)

Assessment (10)

SC Standards (5)

3 Formulas (10)

Function (5)

Chart (10)

Format #'s (5)

All required parts of SS (5)

Creativity (15)

Other Points lost

Total

Spreadsheet

Lesson plan

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

MiddleinitialLP2 (eg. PerkinsRFLP2)

Spread Sheet

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

MiddleinitialSS. PerkinsRF-SS

For this Lesson Plan, you must

use spread sheets to teach your

students. You are not teaching

specifically how to use spread

sheets(though you may need to)

but with spread sheets. Your

sample spreadsheet would be one

that either you created to

demonstrate to your kids or one

that they create. It should include

the following

10 items (rows?)

6 columns

3 formulas

at least one function

at least one chart (type in

the sheet what the

chart demonstrates)

Grading criteria will include

neatness, providing all

information, use of formulas and

formatting the information.

What you will be turning in is:

1. File for the lesson plan

2. One Spreadsheet file that

has all requirements

within it

Database

Lesson Plan

Using Excel

Time

(5)

SC Standards (5)

Objectives (5)

Materials (5)

Accommodations (5)

Procedures (15)

Assessment (10)

10 records 5 fields (10)

Sheet 2 with Filter/Sort (10)

Chart (5)

Conclusion from data/chart (5)

Format #s (5)

Creativity (15)

Other points lost

Total

Database Using Excel

Lesson plan

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

MiddleinitialLP3 (eg. PerkinsRFLP3)

Data Base

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

MiddleinitialDB. PerkinsRF-DB

For this Lesson Plan, you must

use a database to teach your

students. You are not teaching

specifically how to use a data

base (though you may need to)

but with a data base. Your

sample data base would be one

that either you created to

demonstrate to your kids or one

that they create.

Your database should include 5

fields, 10 records, a Sheet with

all records showing and a Sheet

with a filter and sorting in place.

There should also be a Chart

presenting something about the

information.

1. Sheet 1 printing all

records

2. Sheet 2 printing

something you found

using a filter- somewhere

on the sheet, type what

you filtered for

3. Chart printing a

representation about the

data - somewhere on the

sheet, type what the chart

demonstrates about the

data presented - not just

what the chart is but what

relationships are made

apparent in the chart.

The data base will be graded on

the following criteria: (1) that the

data base could be used in your

curriculum to teach, (2) using the

features of a data base to create

neat, organized information, (3)

using the Sheets and Chart

(named appropriately) to print

the information in a logical,

usable form; and, (4) creativity.

What you will be turning in is:

1. File for the lesson plan

2. One Database file that

has all requirements

within it

Database alternative

only if you already

know how to use the

programs -

Microsoft Works

or Access

filename= LastnameFirstinitial

MiddleinitialDB PerkinsRFDB

You will create a data base that

could be used to teach with. The

example in class that we did was

on the Planets, if I were teaching

about the solar system, I could

use this data base.

Your database should include 5

fields, 10 records, a Form and

List with all information

logically located and one Report

that includes a Sort and a Search

(Filter).

You should have the following

printouts (Make sure you label

each, any extras loose points):

1. Form printing something

you found using a filter

(make sure to go to Page

Setup/Other Options and turn off Page Breaks

Between Records 2. List printing all records

3. Report printing using the

sort and filter specified

The data base will be graded on

the following criteria: (1) that the

data base could be used in your

curriculum to teach, (2) using the

features of a data base to create

neat, organized information, (3)

using the List, Form and Report

to print the information in a

logical, usable form; and, (4)

creativity.

Lesson Plans

A lesson plan will be created that teaches a concept and includes technology as part of the lesson.

You are to teach a lesson that uses technology as one of the tools, you are not teaching

technology specifically. The topic is of your own choosing in a specific content area. A good

lesson plan could be used by a substitute teacher to teach the lesson properly. For further

guidance, consult How to Develop a Lesson Plan.

Areas to be addressed in your lesson plan should include:

Title

Grade level

Content area

Amount of time to conduct the lesson

South Carolina State Academic Standards addressed with indicators (with their

respective numbers and text).

Objective(s) Each objective should be observable and measurable which means action

verbs, not "The student will learn..." or "The student will understand..."-This will be a

bullet list in the form of "The student will..." Your Assesments will measure how well

these objectives were accomplished.

Materials (be specific and list all of them) - This would be a bullet list. Since this is a

lesson requiring technology, I expect to see what computer configuration (classroom

computer, computer lab, etc.) and software will be used.

Accommodations for students with disabilities - specify the disability and what you will

use/do to accomodate the lesson for the student.

Step by step procedures - These literally are step-by-step instructions to you, the teacher

on what to do - these are to remind you while you are teaching what you are doing next.

What would not be here is justification why you are doing the steps, it is assumed they

are necessary.

o Initiation - How do you plan to introdiuce the lesson to students? Is there any

prior teaching that they need to be reminded about?

o Activities and procedures - This is the step by step that you, the teacher, will

follow. Some people like to actually have a script to follow. It is to lead you

through the lesson and becomes especially important as a cue to you while

teaching as to what to do next. Don't just put we wiill "Discuss the battles of

thecivil war" put what battles, what specifically will you discuss.

o Closure

Assessment - these should be a direct correlation to your Objectives since that is what

you are measuring - whether they were accomplished.

o Formative (while lesson is conducted)

o Summative (after lesson is done)

These lessons will also be evaluated on:

1. Completeness

2. Use of the associated application program

3. South Carolina State Academic Standards with indicators.

4. Creativity

Technology Reflection Paper

A two to three page paper that summarizes overall how technology will be integrated into your

future classroom. You will need to include at least five (5) references and the paper should be

written using APA style. The references should be used to support your choice of technology use

in your classroom.

For information on APA style, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ is an excellent

resource. For my part, I am concerned with proper

In text citations in the paper

o When to use the authors name

o When to use the year

o The difference between quotations (include page number) and paraphrasing (no

page number)

Reference list formatting

I am not concerned with title page or running head, this paer really isn't long enough.

Participation

Participation in class is an essential part of the course and of teacher preparation. Participation

requires being completely prepared and in attendance. Consistent absences and lack of

preparation could cause a loss of points to your final grade.