Computer Applications for Curriculum & Instruction 
 Course Syllabus (CECS 5500.020)
Spring 2000
Instructor: Dr. Gerald Knezek Class: First meeting 1/22/00
Matthews 311
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Description:

This course is for K-12 educators who are interested in integrating technology into teaching and learning. Its focus is on the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TA-TEKS), how they can be correlated with other TEKS content areas, and how units of instruction can be developed to appropriately integrate technology into daily classroom practice. Participants should gain a greater understanding of the Technology Applications TEKS and how to introduce them into the curriculum.

Requirements:

All are expected to participate in discussions, complete pre-post WWW and Information Technology attitude assessments, complete assignments plus a newsletter (500 word) writeup, and give one class presentation. There will be no examinations. The last assignment will be to produce a unit of instruction lesson plan for a selected Technology Integration activity, submit it in printed and machine readable form and post it to the class; then deliver a "show and tell" presentation to the class about your lesson plan (approximately 5 minutes in duration).

Grading:

A total of 100 points for the course will be allocated as follows:
Assignments 60 points
Newsletter Writeup 10 points
Presentation 10 points
Participation  10 points
Attitude pre-post 10 points
Total
 100 points
Letter grades will be the higher grade resulting from the following two standards:
>90
 A
A
 top 10%
>=80 & <90
 B
B
 next 20%
>=70 & <80
 C
C
 next 40%
>=60 & <70
 D
D
 next 20%
<60
 F
F
 last 10%

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