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Instructors

Theresa Overall	Sherri Brogdon
Office Hours: Monday 11:00am-12:30pm (MH 322i) Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 to 1:00pm (MH 306 or MH 322i) or by appointment	Office Hours: by appointment
Contact Info: Phone: 940 565-2057 (leave a message) Email: theresa@unt.edu  Campus Mailbox: Matthews Hall 316 Website: http://courseweb.unt.edu/overall	Contact Info: Phone: 940 565-2057 (leave a message) Email: sherri.brogdon@sbcglobal.net Campus Mailbox: Matthews Hall 316 Website: http://courseweb.tac.unt.edu/sbrogdon

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Contact Expectations

Email is the best way to contact either instructor. Though we both check and respond to email on a fairly frequent basis, it may often be 24 hours before you hear back from us (for email sent on a work day). Email sent on the weekend or a holiday will be responded to by the next business day.
The phone number listed above is for the office in Matthews 316. We are not located in that office but they are very good at getting the information to us as soon as possible. We both have paid jobs at which we cannot receive calls unless they are work-related.

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Course Overview/Objectives

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, and understand the integration of technology into the classroom and the use of other electronic sources for educational classroom resources. Students will develop a unit portfolio on a chosen topic that integrates technology.

This semester, we are incorporating the Intel Teach to the Future Preservice program. We are pleased to have received this opportunity and feel it enhances the course.

• How are Computers Used in the Classroom?
• Technology Integration in the Classroom
• Creating a Unit Plan Which Integrates Technology
• 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) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
• National Standards for Teacher Competencies
• National Standards for Student Competencies
• MicroWorlds
  

You need CECS 1100 to take this course (may be taken concurrently with consent of department). It is possible that you may have acquired the required skills through other means. If you have not taken this course and do not have the required skills, it is your responsibility to make sure you learn the prerequisite skills outside of class time. The instructor is not responsible for helping you learn the required prerequisite skills. This course assumes you have these skills and will build on those skills.

• 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.
• Anyone who misses the first class and does not contact the instructor will be administratively dropped from the course.
• Although attendance at the remaining classes will not be taken, in-class activities will be given at random and will count for a part of your grade. You will not be allowed to make them up.
  
• Many assignments are explained and then started in class with the expectation that you will finish them outside of class. If you miss one of these classes where the assignment is explained in this hands-on fashion, the instructor cannot be responsible for helping you make up what you missed. If you were in class and participated fully in the hands-on portion of class, the instructor will answer questions about the assignment outside of class via email or during office hours.
  
• Having a classroom with technology in front of us is not the norm...yet. So to make our classroom environment more conducive to learning for everyone there are a few suggested behaviors that would be appreciated. Students are expected to observe classroom etiquette and common courtesy to the instructor and fellow classmates.
• Pagers, cell phones, and other electronic devices should be silenced during class. If you receive an emergency communication, please excuse yourself from the room to take care of it.
• Playing computer games, instant messaging, and checking email during class are considered rude. Refrain from being rude.
  
• Surfing the Internet should only happen during class when in-class activities involve the computer.
• While it is not only distracting to the instructor to see your face glowing green from the reflection of solitaire, it may be an annoyance to your classmates. It is my experience that students who are checking their email, making flight arrangements on the Internet, playing solitaire, IM-ing, or working on assignments for other classes miss important information. Please turn off your monitors when class begins until you are instructed to turn them on. (BTW, we really can hear your keyboard and your mouse clicking.)
• The printer is very noisy. It is rude behavior to get up during class to walk to the printer. Please do not print anything during class except when we are working on in-class activities.
  
• Assignments are due as stated in the course schedule. Assignments that are to be turned in to the office, are to be turned in to Matthews Hall 316. The person at the desk will stamp the assignment with the date and time it was turned in and place it in my mailbox. Make sure they put the correct date and time on the assignment before you leave the office. The date/time stamp will be used as the indicator of whether the assignment is on time or late. If class begins at 9:30, the time on the assignment must be 9:29 or earlier. The 11:00 class members must turn their assignments in by 10:59 or earlier to be considered on time. Other assignments are to be sent as an attachment to an email by the deadline (date and time) stated in the course schedule.
• Keep an electronic copy and a backup copy of all assignments and project for this semester. After the semester is over, you can delete the files, but during the semester you are accountable for having copies of every assignment and project.
  
• Readings are to be completed before class on the assigned date so that you may actively participate in discussions and activities during class that are related to that chapter.
  
• You are expected to conform to all policies of the University of North Texas and work within the honor code.

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  Requirements/Grading

• You are responsible for the chapter assignments, even if they are not covered during class lecture.
• Workload for CECS 4100: 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 reading, completing assignments, and working on the computer in addition to the 3 hours you are in class. This is a 4000 level class.
  

--Your lowest exam grade will be dropped.
--Any in-class exercises are to be turned in on the day they are assigned or no credit will be given.
--These requirements will be weighted as follows:


Requirements	Percentage of Final Grade
Exams / Chapter Quizzes	20%
Unit Plan	15%
Student Sample Publication (newsletter or brochure) and Rubric	15%
Website Supporting Your Unit	10%
PowerPoint about Your Unit	5%
MicroWorlds Projects	15%
Final Unit Portfolio	5%
In Class Activities/  Class Participation	15%

Important: Late assignments will receive a maximum grade of 75%. Late assignments are those that are turned in after the posted deadline. However, turning in a late assignment is much better than not turning in one at all.


• Grades will be calculated by the following scale:

 A = 90.0% or higher
 B = 80.0% to 89.9%
 C = 70.0% to 79.9%
 D = 60.0% to 69.9%
 F = Below 59.9%



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Textbook: Teaching and Learning with Technology, Second Edition by Judy Lever-Duffy, Jean B. McDonald, and Al P. Mizell. (c) 2005. The First Edition is NOT an acceptable substitute.
Electronic Storage Media:
4 floppy diskettes OR
2 CDR-W's OR
1 USB jump drive (flash drive, pen drive, ....)
You must pick something that will work on all the computers you plan to use for this class (home, MH 309 lab, classroom, friend, relative,...)
Backup Electronic Storage Media: one of the above or the H: drive provided by UNT or using attachments on email. Corrupted or lost electronic files are not an excuse for not turning in assignments on time.
Intel Teach to the Future book and CD ROM: these will be provided.

Software: MicroWorlds EX software is available at a discounted price in the bookstore. If you want a copy for your home computer for any reason, this is monetarily a good deal. If you have adequate access to the COE General Access Lab (GAL) in Matthews Hall 309 (the only place on campus with MicroWorlds EX software), you don't need this.

EEO/ADA:  The University of North Texas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or disabled veteran status in its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment policies.  Please see me outside of class to make any arrangements involving special accommodations.

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 University of North Texas

For more information on EEO/ADA or academic dishonesty, please refer to your current Undergraduate Catalog.

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