This course is an overview of technology in education, including expanding skills in common classroom applications and developing skills and understanding in the use of learning management systems. Educators will apply technology skills to improve their teaching performance.

Learning Goals

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Use a multimedia computer system with related peripheral devices;
   • Complete Operating System Checklist
2. Apply the use of technology productivity tools, information access and delivery tools, and technology-based resources to an instructional setting;
   • Complete Wordprocessing Checklist
   • Create a document and track changes
   • Create a MindMap
     • Download FreeMind
     • Create a blog entry reflecting on experience
   • Create a blog at Wordpress.com
     • Make an about page describing yourself
     • Make an entry highlighting your use and ability with technology
     • Add a Delicious.com Widget to showcase your bookmarks
       • Support Page
   • Create a Delicious.com social bookmarking web page
     • Web Site
     • Support Video
3. Analyze copyright laws and regulations as they pertain to an educational setting;
   • Watch Copyright and Fair Use Video
   • Examine Creative Commons
     • Support Videos
   • Create a blog entry detailing your understanding of copyright, fair use and Creative Commons
4. Explain national, state, and local district learning standards and how they align with each other;
   • Examine State Technology Standards
   • Examine National Technology Standards
   • Reflect on your understanding the standards in a blog entry
5. Analyze major concepts taught in your subject area and how technology may support the delivery of those concepts;
   • Examine online educational technology resources for examples of technology integration
     • Online Magazine List Handout
     • Reflect on your findings in a blog entry, cite your sources with a link to the article or web page
6. Apply the use of technology to the teaching and student learning of major concepts and learning objectives reflected in national and state guidelines;
   • Create or modify a non-technology integrated lesson plan with technology integrated
   • Publish the lesson on your blog
     • Either attach a Word Processed document or include the content in a blog entry
7. Describe the historical development and important trends affecting the evolution of technology and its future role in society.
   • Examine trends in educational technology
     • What is Web 2.0?
     • What have people done and what are people doing?
     • Create a blog entry highlighting your findings
   • Create a philosophy statement justifying your use of technology
   • Create an autobiographical slideshow
     • Examine right brain left brain research
       • PresentationZen.com
     • Examine good presentation style
       • Read Creating Presentations That Don’t Suck
     • Include your name and details about yourself you would share at a parent night.
     • 10 to 20 slides in length.
   • Publish slideshow at Slideshare.net

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Now you are part of a great blogging community. Wordpress.com is home to many wonderful bloggers. Let’s log in and get to know the inner parts of this incredible powerful and popular social networking tool. Nearly five million people cannot be wrong!

Follow the steps deatiled in the presentation to create your Wordpress.com blog. It’s free. It’s easy. It will make you look cool! Welcome to the blogosphere.