Tentative Schedule of Topics

• NW = Norton & Wiburg, Teaching with Technology

KC = Knezek, Christensen & others, Technology Applications Companion

Topics Read for Class/Notes

Mon 6/7 Required Attendance Day

Class Discussion (RealAudio) (PastSemester Real Audio)

Overview of Class (MH 307)

KC Ch 1-2

Searching the WWW

Assignment1

Tue 6/8 Overview of START, TA-TEKS (MH 307);

Overview of Topics for the day (RealAudio)

Sharing Technology Application Resources with Teachers (RealAudio Powerpoint)

Web Browsing on CD-ROM (MH 307),

NW Ch. 9, KC Ch 3-5

Assignment2

Wed 6/9 Curriculum Integration (Browsing and Searching the web RealAudio)

(Internet in the Classroom RealAudio or Slideshow)

(PastSemester Real Audio and Powerpoint)

Read NW Ch. 1-2

Today's Technological Challenges (MH 307)

Designing Opportunities for Learning (MH 307)

Conversion of Word Processing Documents to HTML (MH 307)

Thur 6/10 Discussion of Assignments (RealAudioof Semester Past) (MH 307)

Designing Learning Environments (MH 307)

NW - chapters preface-2 (Powerpoint)(PastSemester RealAudio)

Internet in Education (MH 307)

Library and reference CD-ROM Searching (MH 307)

Discussion of assignments and library searching (RealAudio)

Assignment3

Fri 6/11 Discussion of final project (RealAudio) First 2 minutes blank

Designs for Literacy, Problem Solving, Knowledge

Non-Technology TEKS

START Curricular Connections (RealAudio)(Powerpoint)

Read NW Ch. 3-5; KC Ch -8

Mon 6/14* participants view individually:

Read NW Ch. 3-5

Tue 6/15 * participants view individually:

START Curricular Connections (RealAudio)(Powerpoint)

Wed 6/16* participants view individually:

Video:  Educator Professional Development:

Rhodes Middle School 6/98 (Real Video) [28.8/56K]

Read San Antonio Evaluation Report from START Master Trainer CD Image

(Also listed as Comparisonof 6 Middle Schools at www.tcet.unt.edu, Research Findings)

Thur 6/17 Exam 10-11 am (Attendance Required)

Fri 6/18 * participants view individually

Read NW Ch 6-7

Video: START2 (1998) (RealVideo)

(Presentation at the Governor'sConference)

Mon 6/21 * participants view individually

Read NW Ch. 8

Tue 6/22 *participants view individually

Models from the Book, Engaged Learner Model (RealAudio)

Wed 6/23

Individual Work Session.

Mon 6/24

Group Work Session.

Wed 6/25

Individual Work Session.

Mon 6/28 Assignment 1 Due at beginning of class (MH 307) (RealAudio) .

Discussion of School Profiles (MH 307)

Examine one teacher training module or other resource at http://www.ci.bryanisd.org/tie/tie.html.(MH 307)

Tue 6/29 Assignment 2 Due at beginning of class (MH 307)

             Bonus Credit (RealAudio)

Discussion and Demos of URLs located by class (MH 307)

Wed 6/30 Attendance Required

Assignment 3 Due at beginning of class (MH 307) (Real Audio Live)

Classmeeting to discuss final projects, presentationschedule.

Thu 7/1

 Individual meetings with instructor.

Fri 7/2

No class

Mon 7/5

Individual meetings with instructor.

Tue 7/6 (Required Attendance)

Presentations(RealAudio Live)

Wed 7/7 (Required Attendance)

Presentations

Thur 7/8

Revised Assignment 3 Due, Class Evaluation, Virtual Party ;-)

Fri 7/9

Instructor consultations as needed

All Audio clips are encoded using RealAudio G2 at 28.8 bitrate

Resources

START - Sharing TechnologyApplications Resources with Teachers

Internet inthe Classroom - by Rhonda Christensen