Instructor:
Dr. Gerald Knezek

First Class: The first class meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 5:30 pm in Matthews Hall (322)

Last Class: The last class meeting is scheduled for August 5th for final project presentations in Matthews Hall (322), 9-1pm.

Resources:

• Required text: Norton, P. & Wiburg, K. (1998). Teaching with Technology. Harcourt Brace, ISBN 0-15-503087-6.

 
• Texas Center for Educational Technology (1997). START Web Site.

 
• Optional CD-ROM: Knezek, G., Christensen, R., and others. (1997). Technology Applications Companion on START CD-ROM ($15).

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) and the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), how these 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.

The course will be web-based in format, with  real-audio recordings and 24-hour postings (when possible) of live video lectures making up a portion of the contact time. Self-paced, pre-recorded web activities, video archives of instructor
presentations, and A/V segments from presentations at various workshops and institutes will also make up a significant portion of the class contact time.
Participants are required to attend class in person the first day and one day during the final week of class, the latter of which is the day each student will make his/her presentation.

Requirements:
All are expected to attend two required class meetings (first and last days of class), participate in online discussions, complete pre-post WWW and Information Technology attitude assessments, complete assignments plus a newsletter (500 word) write-up, 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).

The four assignments will be:
 

1. Gather profile data about a K-12 school of interest, write a brief summary about the school environment and how technology is used (or not used), formulate a theoretical basis scenario for how technology might best be integrated into the classroom environment of the school, and post the data and the write-up as well as the theoretical scenario to the forum page for the class. (Click here for examples of assignment 1) DUE: Monday, July 10, 5pm.

2. Search the WWW to find sites and on-line print materials relevant to one of the Technology Applications TEKS Curriculum Connections (or another pre-approved topic). (Click here for examples of assignment 2) DUE: Friday, July 14, 5pm.

3. Cross-reference the resources you have found in assignment 2 to the content in another field (preferably one of your interest) such as reading/language arts, science or mathematics. (Click here for examples of assignment 3)  DUE: Wednesday, July 19, 5pm.

4. Produce a lesson plan for a selected Technology Integration activity, submit it in printed and machine readable form and post it on the class forum; then deliver a "show and tell" presentation to the class about your lesson plan (approximately 10 minutes in duration). (Click here for an example of assignment 4-Final Presentations). DUE: Saturday, August 5, beginning of class.

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
>=80 & <90    B
>=70 & <80    C
>=60 & <70    D
<60                 F

Links:
Summer 2000 - Assignment 1
Summer 2000 - Assignment 2
Summer 2000 - Assignment 3
Summer 2000 - Newsletters
Summer 2000 - Final Project Presentations
Spring 2000 - Final Project Presentations
Previous Semester Lectures (Explanation of theory available here)
Summer 1999 Technology Integration Newsletter No. 1
TEKS Lesson Plans

Resources:
START - Sharing Technology Applications Resources with Teachers
Internet in the Classroom - by Rhonda Christensen