Course Description
This course introduces students to systematic instructional methods and models for using the Internet effectively in their classrooms. The Internet offers you, as a teacher, professor or trainer, many resources to help you plan, develop and teach lessons. Combined with a systematic instructional design model, you can create lessons that are current, highly motivating, and mentally engaging. You will create web-enhanced lessons and web-based learning objects. The course follows four roles a teacher or training assumes: Internet miner, Internet policy advisor, integrator of existing, and producer of Internet resources. It is important that you put the content in the context of the tasks you already perform. In this way, you are provided you with relevant exercises that you can use immediately in your classroom. While in the class, you will learn many facets of using the Internet. Remember the main focus of the course is examining and reflecting on its pedagogical usefulness to you in the classroom.
Course Participants
Day 1
Day 2
As we begin the day, we are going to have a discussion about Internet/Computer Use Policies in various districts. Please take a few moments to add some information to your wiki page concerning this topic. This information can be links to web pages on your district's site that contain the information, knowledge you have of the policy, your opinion about the policy, or any combination thereof.
Day 3
Chat Rooms
Webquests
Image Editing Software
Group Project Information
Since there are 11 of you, I would like to have 3 or 4 groups. Each group should spend adequate time to research an emerging Internet-related topic and prepare a presentation for the class. Presentations will be done on Thursday. Each group should be prepared to present for 15-20 minutes. Presentations can include background information regarding your topic, a demonstration (if applicable), ideas on how to incorporate this topic into the classroom, dangers of the topic, or anything related to it. Potential ideas include, but are not limited to:
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Facebook
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MySpace
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Podcasting
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Google Applications
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Digital Storytelling
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TeacherTube
A powerpoint presentation is not required, but could be very helpful. You should also include as many visual examples of your topic as possible.
Day 4
Privacy Article- http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,379162,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/cybersecurity
Beacon Information- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_(Facebook)
Day 5
Final Project
Your final assignment for the week is to create (or revamp) a total of 3 web pages. If you are an employee of Wyalusing or Sullivan, you are free to use your schoolwires pages. If you are an employee of Athens, you are free to use your metadot pages. If you are from another district, my suggestion is to create your own wiki through pbwiki, which I can help you set up.
Your pages should include:
Page titles
Formatted text (style, size, color)
At least 1 picture on each page
At least 1 link on each page
At least 1 list (either ordered or unordered)
At least 1 file attachment
One of the pages must contain a table
The content of the pages should be relevant to your job (classroom, advisor, coach, etc.)
Other contents are your decision.
You must have links to these pages on your wiki page from this class. Also, write a brief description on your wiki page for each of the pages as to what you have incorporated from our discussions this week and how they are to be used in your classroom/job. All work must be completed by 3pm on Friday afternoon.
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