Syllabus
Computers in
the Classroom
CECS
4100.003
Instructor: Dr. Gerald Knezek
Office MH 316 H
Office Hours: 11:00 - 12:30 pm on Mondays
& Wednesdays
Phone: 940-565-4195
Email: gknezek@tenet.edu
Course
Website: http://courseweb.tac.unt.edu/gknezek
Course Overview/Objectives
This survey course will
introduce preservice educators to the extensive
field of educational technology. Topics covered in this course will be areas
that impact or have the potential to impact educators working in the classroom
environment. Special emphasis will be placed on constructing relevant and
appropriate instructional environments.
The objectives for this course include
the opportunity for students to analyze computer uses in education including
simple applications programming in LOGO (MicroWorlds). In addition students should gain
knowledge in the selection of educational software, feel comfortable modeling an
educational presentation system, understand the integration of technology into
the classroom and the use of other electronic sources for educational classroom
resources. Students will develop a unit plan of instruction and assemble a
portfolio of materials on a chosen topic that integrates technology.
Course Topics
- How are Computers used in
the Classroom?
- Technology Integration in
the Classroom
- Technology Integration
- Computer Ethics and Equity
- Technology and Diverse Needs
of Learners
- Educational Software: How
should we evaluate it?
- Telecommunications and the
Internet in the Classroom
- Searching for Educational
Resources
- Copyright Laws and
Educational Technology
- Technology Applications
(TA)
- National Standards for
Teacher Competencies
- National Standards for
Student Competencies
- MicroWorlds Project Builder
Course Prerequisites
CECS 1100 (may be taken concurrently with consent
of department). If you have not taken this course, it is your responsibility to
make sure you learn the prerequisite
skills to be successful in CECS 4100.
Course Policies
Attendance and
punctuality are professional behaviors expected of educators. Educational
technology is not "doing computer projects"--it is much more. Hence, you need to
be here for class discussions and learning activities. Attendance will be
taken most class sessions and will count for a significant part of your grade.
You will not be allowed to make up missed attendances. You are expected to
conform to all policies of
the
Classroom Etiquette:
- Having a classroom with
technology in front of us is not the yet the norm in teaching environments.
Many of you went through elementary and secondary school with little or no
experience in this environment and therefore expectations for proper behavior
in computer-enhanced classroom evironments vary
widely. Probably the most important rule of thumb to remember is that your
classroom is not a computer lab. The laboratory is 309, across the hall.
As a result, in our classroom activities such as printing when someone else in
the room is talking, taking leave and returning at your leisure, and focusing
on individually important behaviors such as homework for another class -- are
rude behaviors and will be pointed out as such.
In order to make our classroom environment more conducive to learning for everyone the following behaviors are expected:
1. Students are
expected to observe classroom etiquette and common courtesy toward the
instructor and fellow classmates. Pagers, cell phones, electronic devices, game
playing, checking/sending email and surfing the Internet are not allowed during
class except during classroom activities that may involve these activities under
instructor guidance. Your instructor and your fellow classmates will frequently
be distracted by these activities. More importantly, it is our experience that
students who are checking their email, making flight arrangements on the
Internet, playing solitaire, finishing their assignment that was due at the
beginning of the class, etc. -- miss the most important information that is said
during class (and ask the same question that was just answered -- only a few
minutes later).
2. Please turn
off your monitors when class begins until you are instructed to turn them on.
3. Please pay attention during
the question/answer sessions at the beginning of class. Repeatedly asking the
same question that was just answered to the whole class, for another student,
will be counted as a tardy.
4.
Assignments are due by the beginning of the class and should be ready for
submission when the instructor walks in the door.
5. If your assignment is not ready to be turned in
when due, please complete it after class and turn it in as a late assignment
after class. I should not hear the printer running in our classroom after class
begins, except when we are working on in-class activities. It is impolite and
distracting behavior to get up during the middle of class to walk to the
printer, especially when someone (the instructor or another classmate) is
speaking.
Requirements/Grading
You are responsible for the chapter assignments
even if they are not covered in lecture.
- Workload for CECS
4100: Like all college courses, expect to spend 2-3 hours outside of class for
each hour spent in class. In other words, you should expect to spend 6-9
hours each week outside of class completing readings, assignments, and
hands-on computer time in addition to the 3 hours you are in
class.
- Homework assignments are due
on the dates posted on the schedule. Be sure to submit a printed copy of the
assignment description as a cover sheet, followed by a printed copy of the
rubric for grading the assignment (if available) -- for each assignment.
Assignments should be stapled in the upper left hand corner or held together
with a strong binding clip if they are too thick to be stapled. It is your job
to provide binder clips and staples/staplers -- not the duty of the CECS
Program.
Class requirements will be weighted as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Quizzes (or
optional final exam) |
|
20% |
|
PowerPoint
presentation about integrating technology into the curriculum, focus on 1
chapter (A1) |
|
10% |
|
Finding Resources
for your final unit of instruction (A2) |
10% |
|
|
Student sample -
newsletter or brochure (A3) |
|
10% |
|
Website supporting
your unit of instruction (A4) |
10% |
|
|
MicroWorlds Programs: a) Logo b) Multimedia
Instruction (A5) |
15% |
|
|
Final unit of
instruction and portfolio of materials (A6) |
15% |
|
|
Class
Attendance/Participation |
|
10% |
Important: Late assignments will receive a maximum grade of 80%. Late assignments are those that are turned in after the beginning of class on the day in which they are due. However, turning in a late assignment is much better than not turning in one at all.
- GRADES
Grades will be calculated by the
following scale:
A = 90% or more
B = 80 to 89.4%
C
= 70 to 79.4%
D = 60 to 69.4%
F = Below 60%
Required Materials
Textbook: TLT= Teaching
and Learning with Technology (2nd Edition) by Lever-Duffy, McDonald & Mizell
Companion Web site http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_leverduffy_teachtech_2
3 CD-RW blanks
(required) or a USB jump drive - bring one with you every week.
EEO/ADA Statement
EEO/ADA:
The
Cheating: Plagiarism and cheating
are serious offenses which may be punished by any of the following:
1.
failure on the exam, project or paper
2. failure in the course, or
3. expulsion from the
For more information on EEO/ADA or
academic dishonesty, please refer to your current Undergraduate Catalog.
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