EDIT2000 Fall06 Tue/Thur 11:00-12:15

Class 30 - 12/05/06 (Tuesday)

2006-12-03T17:54:00.000-05:00

The Last day of Class

As I told you before, hang in there. The semester is going over
soon. Now it is the time that we wrap up everything, including
your assignment, portfolio, and your EXPERIENCE and KNOLWEDGE
about integrating technology into teaching.

I enjoyed a lot having this class with you GIRLS. You are the first
class that I teach in the US for the whole semester. I am so
thankful that you all join the class discussion, try your best to
finish the assignments, and show your learning progress.
Hopefully, you can bring the experience and knowledge learned in
EDIT 2000 to your future classroom.

Today we still have something left to do.
1. You need to set up your station to demonstrate your work in
the beginning of the class and I am going to set up the pizza table.
2. Present your portfolio site and your favorite works to other
classmates
3. Vote for the most representative portfolio of our EDIT 2000
4. Complete the end-of-course evaluation- please take this
seriously - (as I -- and my department head -- certainly do)
5. We need to take a class picture
6. Please make sure you fill in the "Final Checkout" sheet before
you leave - with your portfolio address and your contact
information in case I am unable to access your work
7. Get your evaluation form from me for your Capstone project
and the current grade report for the previous projects
( grade for final reflection and final portfolio are not included)
8. I will finish grading by Dec. 13 - your grade will be available
in OASIS immediately after I post them. Please let me know if you
have questions about your final grade.

Have a great winter and Xmas - and please stop by and visit
next semester!

Class 29 - 11/30/06 (Thursday)

2006-11-30T02:59:00.000-05:00

Today is your independent work day. You can choose to come to
the lab or to work at home. I will be available at lab during our
class official period. If you have any questions regarding the final
reflection, the portfolio, and the showcase, please feel free to
join me.

If you want to get more ideas about teaching strategies, here is
the link for your reference.
http://www.flinders.edu.au/flexed/strategies.htm

For class on next Tuesday:
1. Please finish up your final reflection and print it out. I will only
accept the hard copy. So, please print it before class.
2. Be sure that you complete your portfolio. Please check
the use of font, font size, and its color are consistent. Also,
test all the links before the showcase.
3. Don't forget to bring things to decorate your stations.
4. If you would like to take pix with your classmates, feel free
to bring your cameras.
5. The pizza will be provided in our "party".

Class 28 - 11/28/06 (Tuesday)

2006-11-27T23:37:00.000-05:00

Welcome back from thanksgiving holiday!!

Please submit your Capstone project before 10 am this morning.
Today we will be going through the background information for
your final reflection and the things that you need to pay attention
to for the completion of your portfolio. Also, I will explain how the
internal showcase will be going on last day of class.

Get an idea what's left for this semester:
Tuesday, 11/28 - background information on the Final Reflection
assignment and the portfolio; how to get ready
for the last day of class
Thursday, 11/30 - WebQuest grades returned through email
Tuesday, 12/5 - Last day of class, Capstone grades returned;
end-of-course evaluation, Final Reflection and
Portfolio due, class showcase of work
(there will be prizes!),
12/13 - Final grades will be posted

For next class (Thursday, 11/30):
It is an optional work day. You can either come to work at lab
or work at home. I will be available at lab for your questions regarding
your final reflection, the portfolio and the events for last day of class.

Class 27 - 11/21/06 (Tuesday)

2006-11-20T14:21:00.000-05:00

Today we will have lots of time working independently on your projects.
Make sure you review the project description or the evaluation for for
capstone project so that you are clear that you meet all the
requirements.

You are encouraged to find other classmates and do a peer review for
your current progress on your project. Make sure that your lesson plan
is comprehensive but not redundant.

After you complete the lesson plan with using ASSURE model, you will
need to include the reflection of using ASSURE model to create a
lesson plan with technology integration and the overview of your
project in the GooglePage.

The capstone project is due by 10:00 am Tuesday, November 28.
Please email me your link with the subject as "capstone_yourname".

For Thursday:
1. Enjoy Thanksgiving vacation!!
2. Eat healthily, shop crazily, but save wisely.
3. If you haven't finished your capstone project, don't forget to
spend some time on your project during Thanksgiving vacation.

Class 26 - 11/16/06 (Thursday)

2006-11-15T14:21:00.000-05:00

Capstone Project
Last class we went over the first two components of the
ASSURE model: analyze learners and state objectives.
In today’s class, we are going to learn the rest of the four
components: select media/methods/materials, utilize
media/methods/materials, require learner participation, and
evaluation and revise.

After the introduction, you will begin to download the
template and work on your capstone project. In your project,
select one of the previous projects that you have created in
this semester and embed that project in your lesson plan. Again
the due day for capstone project will be November, 28.

For some of the students who have two absences in this
semester, be clear about our attendance policy. If you are absent
for three times, you will be taken 10 points off from your final
grade without any excuses. So, hang in there.

For Next Tuesday:
We will be continuing working on the capstone project. Most of
the time will be your individual work time. Try to complete your
lesson plan as much as you can and invite other classmates for
peer review during class.

Class 25 - 11/14/06 (Tuesday)

2006-11-10T13:34:00.000-05:00

WebQuest Project Due
Your WebQuest is due by 10 am, November 14. Please send out
your WebQuest link to yichunhong@gmail.com with the subject
as webquest_yourname

Capstone Project
There are many different lesson plan formats, but one that helps
to organize teaching and learning through the use of technology
is the ASSURE model:
A: Analyze Learners
S: State Objectives
S: Select the Media, Methods, and Materials
U: Utilize Media, Methods, and Materials
R: Require Learner Participation
E: Evaluate and Revise

For your Capstone Project for the course, you will select one of
the projects you created this semester and write an original
lesson plan that uses that project to teach a Georgia Performance
Standard. You will use the ASSURE model as your lesson plan
format. The instructor in IT program, Gretchen Thomas have
created a web page that will walk you through the development
process step-by-step. You can view the actual project description
and grading rubric.

Your final product (due Tuesday, November 28) will be the completed
instructional plan template. It will most likely by 3-4 pages long. The
largest section of your template should be the "Require Learner
Participation" section, as this is where you will describe your actual
learning activity -- what your learners will be doing.

For Thursday:
1. Begin working on your lesson plan with using ASSURE model

Class 24 - 11/9/06 (Thursday)

2006-11-08T22:29:00.000-05:00

Today we will have lots of time working independently on your
projects. Make sure you review the project description so that
you are certain that you meet all the requirements.

At 11:50, we will be working in pairs to conduct peer review for
your WebQuest project. After you complete the WebQuest, you
will need to include the description and the screen shot in the
Googlepage. It is due by 10:00 am Tuesday, November 14.

For Next Tuesday:
Complete your WebQuest project. Write a description and include
a screen shot in your GooglePage. Submit your project before
10am, Tuesday, November 14. Send the link of your WebQuest
page to yichunhong@gmail.com with subject as WebQuest_your name.

Friday's Lecture Info:
On Friday, there will be an lecture from a high-profile scholar talking
about digital natives and digital immigrants. All are welcome to join.
****************************************************
Lee Rainie, founding Director of the Pew Internet & American Life
Project, will discuss his report Digital Natives Invade the Workplace.
Rainie states, “…in this digitalized age, this 21-year-old and his peers
are showing up in human resources offices as digital natives in a
workplace world dominated by digital immigrants – that is, elders who
often feel less at ease with new technologies.”

The Project has issued more than 100 reports based on social issues
and online activities. It also has focused research on important public
policy questions such as public attitudes about trust and privacy
online, development of e-government, attitudes about intellectual
property issues, the impact of spam, and the status of digital divides.
The Project is non-partisan and takes no positions on policy matters.
All of its reports and datasets are available online for free at
http://www.pewinternet.org.

Rainie’s latest report, The Future of Internet II, discusses the
findings of a survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders and
what major problems they believe will accompany technology
advances by 2020. Prior to launching the Pew Internet Project, Rainie
was managing editor of U.S. News & World Report. He is a graduate
of Harvard College and has a master’s degree in political science
from Long Island University.

Class 23 - 11/7/06 (Tuesday)

2006-11-06T15:30:00.000-05:00

Today is your independent work day. You can choose to come to
the lab or to work at home. I will be available for your questions
or help with your WebQuest at lab during our class official time.

For our class on Thursday, please have introduction page, task
page, process page, evaluation page, and conclusion page ready.
We will be working in pairs to conduct peer review for your
WebQuests

Your WebQuest project is due on Tuesday, November 14 at the
beginning of class. Make sure to review the project description
for WebQuest project. If you need other references, please go
to Class 22 blog for more resources.

Class 22 - 11/2/06 (Thursday)

2006-11-01T11:00:00.000-05:00

Majority of you have found good ideas for your WebQuest. You've
done a good job to choose the topic. Now let's put your ideas into
a usable format.

How do you ensure that students will be engaged in your WebQuest
activity? View the WebQuest Taxonomy of Tasks to determine in
what category your original WebQuest will fall.

Now that you have an idea for your WebQuest, how will you design
the entire process section for your learners? What are the major
components of a WebQuest and what is the role of each in the learning
activity? Get started writing your own WebQuest by using WebQuest
Design Process as a guide. You can also use the WebQuest Design
Patterns page as a reference.

Now that you have an idea for content flow how do you put it all
together into a web-based learning activity?
1. Go to Google Page Creator
2. Create Subpages for your WebQuest, which includes introduction
page, task page, process page, evaluation page, conclusion page,
teacher page, and credits page.
3. Use the WebQuest Design Process and the WebQuest Design
Pattern as your references to complete each component for your
WebQuest.
4. You can also use the student samples from previous semester
to get you ideas on your WebQuest

For next Tuesday's class:
1. Spend some time working on your WebQuest, making sure to
check the project description and rubric to ensure you are
including all required elements. Have at least 1/3 of your WebQuest
completed by Tuesday's class.
2. Learn more about the Instructional Technology Certificate.

Class 21 - 10/31/06 (Tuesday)

2006-10-29T21:32:00.000-05:00

Annocements:
1. If you haven't returned the evaluation form for PowerPoint Game
project, please give the form to me in the begining of class on
Tuesday.
2. Today you should have completed answering the following questions
related to your WebQuest, printing out your responses, and submitting
it to me in the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 31.
(1) Briefly describe your topic
(2) Why did you choose this topic?
(3) How will your WebQuest be tied to Georgia curriculum standards?
(4) How will web resources play an important role in your WebQuest?
(5) How will your WebQuest require students' deep understanding or
higher-level thinking instead of mere comprehension?

Web Resources
Today we will have one of the librarians, Nadine Cohen, come to our
class to introduce the web resources. She will introduce where to
locate the teaching/learning material for K-12 students and teachers,
and how to evaluate the web resources. Since you have come up
the idea for your WebQuest project, please seize this opportunity to
ask any questions regaring your WebQuest resources. I believe
Nadine's expertise will be of great help for your project.

Class 20 - 10/24/06 (Tuesday)

2006-10-23T20:48:00.000-05:00

In today's class, we will talk about our next project - WebQuest.
If we have more time left, you can continue working on your Game.
For those who haven't sent me your critique, please do it before
tonight at 9.

What exactly is a WebQuest? What are the components of the
WebQuest? What advantages and disadvantages do you see in
teaching with WebQuests? What standards in your content area
lend themselves to WebQuests?

Viewing exemplary WebQuests is a good way to get started on
your own. Go to the main WebQuest page and click the words
"Find WebQuests" on the left navigation bar. Using the
Curriculum/Grade Level Matrix (in the middle of the page), spend
a few minutes viewing 2 or 3 WebQuests in your content area.
You can also see interviews with teachers who have used
WebQuests here.

Begin to formulate an idea for a "hook" for your own WebQuest.
It may be related to work you have already done in our class or
work you are currently completing in other courses. It could even
be something completely new in your content area. Before next
class (October, 31), you'll want to identify your WebQuest topic.
Use this website to help you in the selection process.Generally,
a good WebQuest topic should have some inherent complexity,
such as controversial issues, multiple perspectives, unknowns, etc.
The topic needs to have your students take information in and
transform it, using their own judgments and creative problem-solving
techniques -- a LoTi level 4 or higher -- the learning should be
authentic. Certain topics tend to lend themselves more to the
WebQuest format than others.

By Tuesday, October 31-- please respond the following questions
related to your WebQuest, print out your response, and submit it to
me in the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 31.
1. Briefly describe your topic
2. Why did you choose this topic?
3. How will your WebQuest be tied to Georgia curriculum standards?
4. How will web resources play an important role in your WebQuest?
5. How will your WebQuest require students' deep understanding or
higher-level thinking instead of mere comprehension?

Class 19 - 10/19/06 (Thursday)

2006-10-18T13:11:00.000-05:00

Today we will have lots of time working independently on
your projects. Make sure you review the project description
so that you are certain that you meet all the requirements.

At 11:50 we will split up into small groups to do a short
review of your games.

After you complete the PowerPoint games, you will need to
include the description of your game and the reflection for
this project in your Googlepage. It is due by 10:00 am
Thursday, October 26. If you are submitting a game box for
additional points, this can be turned in on October 31 at the
beginning of class.

For Next Tuesday:
1. Continue working on your PowerPoint game and follow the
directions on the project description.

Class 18 - 10/17/06 (Tuesday)

2006-10-16T10:07:00.000-05:00

As you continue working on your PowerPoint games -- it is important
to focus on the instructional value of your game -- and value is
added through good questions. What makes a good question?

Bloom's Taxonomy is an easy way to learn more about various levels
of questioning. You can also test your knowledge of Bloom's with
this online quiz (Choose Bloom's Taxonomy).

Even young children can use Bloom's Taxonomy to improve their work.
Here's a video of a class of children who use it to design literature
units.

After the presentation, work with the partner to take your questions
"up a level" on Bloom's Taxonomy. Use these improved questions as a
model for all 25 questions to be included in your game. Don't forget
that you can checkout textbooks from the Curriculum Materials Center
in rm 207 for more ideas for questions (just make sure you're not
plagiarizing!)

Continue working on your game outside of class (it is due Thursday,
October 26)-- you have a handout on scanning in gameboards if you
choose to draw yours by hand.

As you work -- review student samples and the PowerPoint Games
Project Rubric to ensure that you are meeting the expectations of the
assignment. You can earn additional "wow" points by packaging your
game. This would include a professional-looking game box with all of
the materials necessary to play the game included in the box (The
package is due Tuesday, October 31).

For Thursday:
1. All text-based slides should be completed
(i.e. story, game directions, etc.)
2. 3/4 of your question slides should be completed
3. If you are drawing a board by hand - it should
be ready to be scanned.
4. Have someone "play" your game - to double-check
your game directions.

Class 17 - 10/12/06 (Thursday)

2006-10-11T13:39:00.000-05:00

By now you should have your first draft of the story and probably
selected the curriculum standards to address your game. Your game
should be designed to introduce content or to provide practice for
student understanding. If your game is designed around basic
factual recall -- think of another game!

After sharing your story and game ideas, we will go through the
project description and begin to download the template. Most of
the technical skills you need to create the game were acquired
when you created the seating chart. Using the drawing toolbar in
PowerPoint will allow you to customize your game template.

Action buttons are easier than they seem. Being slow and
methodical makes it easier to create action buttons.
Here are the tutorials for the action buttons:
Creating Headquarters to Access Your Questions Slides
Creating Question Slides

After demonstrating how to make action buttons, let's talk about
your game board. There are two ways to make the game board.
One is to use your hand, the other is to use computer to draw the
game board. If you choose to use your hand, you will need to scan
your game board. The instruction will give it to you next week. If
you want to draw the game board with computer, you can draw it
in PowerPoint (one letter size) or your can draw it in Firework (as
large as you want). This is your option to learn to use Firework to
draw the board.

There are two parts of your game that ensure students will want
to use it for learning: the story and the level of questions. You
want to make sure that you have an engaging story - and you also
want to make sure that your game is the right level of challenge.
Factual level questions are too easy (and boring) regardless of the
grade level you are targeting. We'll spend time in class on Thursday
working on your game design and learning how to write good
questions.

For Next Tuesday:
1. Begin customizing the game template
2. Begin creating the game board
2. Write your game directions
3. Finish the basic slides: objectives, game pieces, copyright
notice, credits, etc.
4. Write 3 questions to use in your game (on scratch paper)
and bring to class.

Class 16 - 10/10/06 (Tuesday)

2006-10-08T09:43:00.000-05:00

PowerPoint Games Introduction
Make sure your Inspiration page is updated and published. You
should have a link to your Inspiration/Kidspiration file and a
jpg or gif image of your diagram on your webpage.

Addressing learning styles is important when designing activities
to teach content standards. Inspiration and Kidspiration software
allow an educator to do just that -- by addressing needs of visual
learners. Technology also allows educators to respond to various
learning theories - from behaviorism to constructionism. Today
we'll talk about PowerPoint games: what they are and how they
help students construct their own knowledge by building the artifacts
while learning-- constructionism.

What were your favorite games? What characteristics made them
your favorite? What experience do you have with instructional games?
Are the characteristics of your favorite games found in most
instructional games? How can PowerPoint be used to create an
instructional game for your subject area?

It's important to know a little bit of background on the PowerPoint
games project before we begin. Dr. Lloyd Rieber - a professor in my
department - wrote a paper on this very topic. Many EDIT 2000
students have created their own games and more and more K-12
classrooms are using PowerPoint games as a way to address content
standards through constructionism. I'll share some stories from these
projects in class.

You'll want to view some sample games from the
Homemade PowerPoint Games website and from student portfolios
from previous semesters and student examples from this summer.
After viewing several, you'll want to get started on your game. You'll
need to look over the project assignment and write the story for your
game - this is due at the beginning of class on Thursday.

Class 15 - 10/05/06 (Thursday)

2006-10-04T13:57:00.000-05:00

Announcement
Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline for Fall 2006 is Monday, October 9, 2006.
Here are the reminders from Office of the Registration:
1. The deadline is your final chance to withdraw from a course in order
to receive a grade of "W" on your official transcript.
2. It is the responsibility of the instructor to decide whether to assign
a "W" or "WF" for any course you elect to withdraw from. A "WF"
grade factors into your GPA just like an "F" grade.
3. Therefore it is in your best interest to maintain appropriate
attendance for each course even if you plan to withdraw.

Before Class
1. Complete the iMovie page and publish it before class. Send me the
URL of your iMovie page to yichunhong@gmail.com with
iMovie_your name as the subject.
2. Return your evaluation form for iMovie with your name printed
3. Return the mini DV tape

Inspiration / Kidspiration Project
Here is our project description. Let's go over it very quickly. Since
you are quite familiar with using Inspiration from last class, we are
going to introduce how you can use Inspiration or Kidspiration into
your teaching. Meanwhile, we will guide you to some of the examples
provided in the INSPIRATION website. If you don't have Inspiration or
Kidspiration at home, you can also download the trial version so then
you can work on this project at home.
After you create the diagram for your chose grade level and subject
area, export your work as .jpg or .gif file. Link the file to your
googlepage and write the reflection regarding the Inspiration or
Kidspiration project. Here are some sample projects. Please make
sure that you meet the requirements in the project description.

Next Tuesday
1. Complete the Inspiration/Kidspiration project and reflection.
Publish before class next Tuesday (Oct. 9)
2. Read Homemade PowerPoint Games: A Constructionist
Alternative to WebQuests by Dr. Lloyd P. Rieber in Department of
Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology here at UGA.
This article will prepare us for the next project – PowerPoint Game.
3. In your group (iMOVIE group), bring ONE board game to the class.

Class 14 - 10/03/06 (Tuesday)

2006-10-01T21:41:00.000-05:00

Before Class
If your group didn't finish the movie last Thursday, do the following
steps to export your movie after completion.
1) Choose File --> Share
2) Click QuickTime in the Toolbar on the top
3) You need to export twice for two different sizes of the file:
a. Choose Email from popup menu --> Use this file to link to your
google page
b. Choose CD from popup menu -->Use this file to show to the class
4) Choose Share
After you finish the exporting, you should have two files. Save them
in your USB drive. If you have any questions exporting, I will be in
Aderhold 30 minutes before the class.

Part I: Movie Time
Since you have already completed the movie in your group, we are
going to watch your work as a class. I know lots of you had great
time working with iMovie, this will be a good chance to share your
joyfulness with the others.

Part II: Explore Inspiration
Your understanding of learning theory and technology integration
is really starting to come together. In the beginning of the semester,
we learned technology tools can be used in conjunction with good
teaching strategies to address various learning styles and student
needs.Today we will be looking at visual learning software --
Inspiration and Kidspiration. Both tools allow PreK-12 students to see
a concept and its connecting themes and ideas. You'll create an
activity for your subject area/grade level. You'll need to find out
more information about Kidspiration and Inspiration software and
read more about the Kidspiration and Inspiration assignment before
getting started on your project.

View sample projects here. You can also view projects from former
EDIT 2000 students here.

Working with a partner, create a diagram in Inspiration similar to the
one shown in today's class. This will allow you to quickly learn the
basic features of Inspiration.

For Thursday:
Publish your iMovie page before class and send me the URL for
your iMovie page. (Subject for email: iMovie_your name). While you
are working on the iMovie page, details of the project is on
Class 13 blog post. Make sure you have include everything before you
send out the URL to me.

Class 13 - 09/28/06 (Thursday)

2006-09-27T08:06:00.000-05:00

You should finish crop your clips on Tuesday. Today you will add
transitions, effects, titles in your movie. The length of your movie
should be 2-3 minutes. We aim to finish your movie by the end of
this class. However, if you need more time to work on it, you can
go to OIT (Rm 232) to check out the key for editing suite (Rm602)
by yourselves.

Now, you have learned the tool, but we haven't talked about how
this tool can assist in the teaching and learning process. Please
view the examples below to get ideas on teaching with digital video
and still images.
Watershed Documentary–High school science
A Living Alphabet–Elementary Language Arts
Meet the Artist–Middle School Social Studies and Art
You can also view more examples from Apple Learning Interchange.
When you view these examples, think about the following questions.
What standards in your content area lend themselves to digital
images? What learning style can be supported by the use of digital
images? What teaching strategies can be supported by using digital
images? Does it matter who is creating the image- the teacher or
student? Does it matter as far as LoTi levels?

For next Tuesday:
1. Bring your finished movie, we will be viewing your work as a class
2. Start working on your reflection for iMovie
a) Review the hardcopy of the rubrics that will be given out on 09/28.
b) On your iMove page in Google page, write a brief description of
the iMovie that your group created and provide a link to the movie.
c) On the same page (iMovie page), list 4 examples of
teaching/learning with digital images. Include a mix of video and still
examples. Use screen shots and description to tell about your
examples. You can do a search with the phrase "teaching with
digital images" and you'll find a wealth of resources, or you can also
search examples within the Apple Learning Interchange site.
d) Also on the same webpage, write a reflection on the process of
developing digital images for teaching and learning. Talk about what
you have learned and how the examples you found can be used in
your subject area/grade level.
e) Review student samples to get an idea of the type of things you
can write about. Here is another good example.

For next Thursday:
1. Publish your iMovie page before class and send me the URL for
your iMovie page. (Subject for email: iMovie_your name)
2. If you have any questions regarding the examples or making
screenshots, please come to me before the due time.

Class 12 - 09/26/06 (Tuesday)

2006-09-25T20:17:00.000-05:00

Reminder:
(1) Bring your tape of no more than 8 minutes of raw footage
for your video.
(2) Bring any music that you want to use as background on
your video.
(3) Bring any still images you want to use in your video
(4) Hand in the evaluation form for the productivity tool
with your name printed, this form will be returned to you
after grading.
(5) We will be working with your video at the editing suite,
which is in rm 602

Today you'll begin editing your video. Your goal for today
is to import all of your raw footage and begin cropping.
Decide what (if any) music or voiceovers you want to
use and be prepared to work on them on Thursday.

Please note that your group can reserve the editing suites
on your own through OIT in room 232. Thursday will be
our last day to edit as a class. Your movies are due at the
beginning of class Tuesday, October 3.

Class 10 - 09/19/06 (Tuesday)

2006-09-15T21:10:00.000-05:00

iMovie and Educational Videos
Public service announcements have been around forever. It is
incredible what an impact 30 seconds can have. Using video in
education has been around for a long time, but it is just in recent
years that it has become simple for classroom teachers and
children to create and edit their own educational videos. The
Apple Learning Interchange gives multiple examples of using
educational video for teaching content standards.You'll want to
review the project descriptions for this project. We will use iMovie
for editing. iMovie HD is the software available in the iLife suite on
Macintosh computers. PCs have a similar software called Movie
Maker 2.0 -- but it is not as easy to use in its existing version.
Today you'll learn the ins and outs of the software. We will edit
video during the next 2 class meetings.

For Thursday:
1. Email me your PRODUCTIVITY TOOL PAGE URL at
yichunhong@gmail.com with subject as productivity tool_your name
(Due: September 21, 10 am)

2. One of the students from each group sends me following
information (Due: September 21, 10 am):
1) name of your group members
2) Title of your project
3) Target Audiences
4) Objectives of your educational movie

3. Please remember that class will not meet on
Thursday, September 21.

For next Tuesday's class:
1. Bring your tape of no more than 8 minutes of raw footage
for your video.
2. Bring any music that you want to use as background on
your video.
3. Bring any still images you want to use in your video
4. Hand in the evaluation form for the productivity tool with
your name printed, this form will be returned to you after
grading.

More Resources:
iLife http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/collection.php?collectionID=7
iLife Tutorial http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/
iMovie Tutorial http://www.atomiclearning.com/imovie2x.shtml
A winning video entry: http://mabryonline.org/movie_html/2005-
8-INDI-Right-to-Vote.htm
Storyboarding Tutorial: http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/TechHelp/Story
boarding.html
Digital Video Resources: http://www.ivieawards.org/video_
resources2.html

Other things might be needed for capture:
1. Lapel microphone
2. Tripod

Class 9 - 09/14/06 (Thursday)

2006-09-13T13:41:00.000-05:00

By now you are familiar with locating and customizing templates to
create newsletters, hall passes, business cards, etc. You have
also used PowerPoint to create a seating chart and Excel to create
a pictograph and an attendance/grade book record.Your remaining
tasks for the Productivity Tools Project are create a worksheet and
write a reflection on using productivity tools in teaching and learning.

PART ONE: FINDING A WORKSHEET
To find a worksheet to customize, there are two useful websites:
Discovery School Teaching Tools and Education World. Another
interesting place to find a "worksheet" is at Vicki Blackwell's website.
Just make sure that you select a worksheet that can be used for your
subject area/grade level. Don't just print out a worksheet that you
find - make sure to customize it.

PART TWO: WRITING YOUR REFLECTION
The final portion of your assignment (worth 30% of your grade) is the
reflection. Here's an example of what your reflection/webpage should
look like. Here's how you go about doing it:
Go to GooglePage. Open the page you created for productivity tools.
On this page, include links to each of your productivity tools objects
(saved as pdf files - I'll show you how to do this in class today). Give
an explanation for each of your artifacts, what you learned in the
development of the artifact, and how it could be used in a classroom.
You'll also need to include at least 3 screenshots of your different
objects (I'll show you how to do this today).Then, on the same
webpage, find 3 or 4 lesson plans and explain in detail the types of
activities students can do using productivity tools. Your discussion
and specific descriptions should focus on activities at a LoTi level
of 2 or greater. Make sure to publish the page when you are
finished.
The easiest way to go about completing this portion of the
assignment is to first talk in general about the products you
created - what you learned while creating them and how they could
be used by a teacher in your subject area. Then, locate 3 or 4 lesson
plans that use the productivity tools and discuss them in detail.
The focus of this portion of the reflection is on the ways students can
use the tools at a LoTi level of 2 or higher. There are two good places
to go to find sample lessons that use productivity tools:
1. Georgia Learning Connections
select your grade level, select "technology integration" for the subject.
Click the "Search QCC button". Then click the "Productivity" link
2. Microsoft Lesson Plans
Remember that lower grade levels may use tools like Graph Club
(for spreadsheets/graphing) and KidPix (for multimedia presentations)
instead of Excel and PowerPoint - but you can use these as examples
for your reflection. Don't forget that all of this goes onto the
Productivity Tool page with links to the objects you created.
3. iWork in the classroom
This website provides the lesson plan ideas for using keynote and
pages in Macintosh computer

FOR TUESDAY (Sep. 19):

All portions of your productivity tools project are due at the
beginning of class on Tuesday. You will publish a web page
with links to pdf versions of all 9 objects and at least 3 screen
shots, and with a written reflection before the beginning of
class. You will email me your Productivity Tool URL to my email
at yichunhong@gmail.com
(SUBJECT of the email: Productivity Tool_your name)
Hand in the evaluation form with your name printed, this
form will be returned to you after grading.
Preparation for iMovie project
1. Reserve mini-DV camera
We are starting our iMovie project next week. You need to go
ahead and reserve cameras for the project. Please form groups
of 3 or 4 and reserve cameras for your group by the end of the
week. The reservation can be made in rm 232. When you check
out the mini DV camera, please make sure that you have your
student ID with you. You have 5 business days to keep the
item that you check out. So, if you check out the DV on next
Wednesday, you will need to return the camera back to OIT
at 8am on Thursday the latest.
2. Brainstorm your topic for iMovie project
Please discuss with your group members of what grade level/
subject area that you want to focus on for your target
audience in the iMovie project.
See some sample projects and another good sample here to get
your brain chruning about your own ideas.

Class 8 - 09/12/06 (Tuesday)

2006-09-09T15:26:00.000-05:00

Announcements:
1. Ourclass webpage is up. You can go there to take a look
and be familiar with other folks in our class.
2. It is strongly recommended you to complete the followings
before the class on Sep. 19

Newsletter/ Brochure
Calendar
Hall Pass/ Certificate
Name Card / Students' Name Tag

Today we will focus on Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel to create
the materials for your classroom. Some of your remaining tasks
for the Productivity Tools Project are to create a seating chart,
create an attendance/grade book record, and create a pictograph
in Excel.

PART ONE: Creating seating charts with PowerPoint
MS PowerPoint is a dynamic software tool that allows you to
create presentations. PowerPoint provides you with the
opportunity to list information, display graphics (including
animations), concept maps, and tables. Short movies, hyperlinks,
and music may also be embedded in PowerPoint presentations.
We will spend more class time on learning about PowerPoint later
in the semester. For this part of the Productivity Tools project you
will learn to use the drawing tools in PowerPoint to create a seating
chart. Don't forget that these same drawing tools can be used in
all Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.) Here are some sites which
provide more information about PowerPoint:
PowerPoint in the Classroom
Integrating PowerPoint
Using PowerPoint in the Classroom

PART TWO: Creating a gradebook/attendance record and a
Pictograph and in Excel
MS Excel is the final tool we will take a look at in the MS Office Suite
of applications. Excel is a spreadsheet application that is used by
accountants, office managers, and small businesses. It allows you
to create tabular data, work with numbers and charts in a variety
of manners. As educators, there are number of ways we can use
Excel: as a record keeping tool (attendance), grades, gather and
display data (graphs and charts), etc.
Classroom Excel Resources
MS Excel Modules
Microsoft Excel Training Course

Today I will walk you through how to create an grade/attendance
record and a pictograph in Excel for your assignments in
the productivity tools project.

FOR THURESDAY:
Continue working on your Productivity Tools project. Make sure
to check the project description to ensure that you are
completing all of the required components. In Thursday's class
you will be shown how to create a worksheet, how to write the
reflection for this project, and convert your objects that you've
created for this project to PDF format.

Class 7 - 09/07/06 (Thursday)

2006-09-06T23:04:00.000-05:00

Working with templates to create a professional classroom

Now that you have begun to build a foundation in learning
theories, teaching strategies, state and national content
standards, and levels of technology implementation,
it is time to put together your classroom. You'll use various
productivity tools: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to prepare
materials for your class.Use the link to the productivity
tools project description to get the specifics on the
deliverables you will create.

Before you begin working on your materials, you'll sit in on
a short lesson on using templates to streamline your work.
This will help you to create your newsletter, calendar,
business cards, and certificates. Make sure to save a copy
of each completed artifact to your assignments folder on
your key drive. It will be easier for you if you name your files
hat they are (i.e. the calendar could be called "calendar.doc")

FOR TUESDAY:
Continue working on your productivity tools project. It is
due on Tuesday, September 19 at the beginning of class.

Class 6 - 09/05/06 (Tuesday)

2006-09-04T10:11:00.000-05:00

Please turn in your response to the curriculum standards/
Georgia Performance Standard at the beginning of class today.

PART I: Learning Theories
In the article "Technologies for Teaching and Learning", you
should have solid understanding of what educational technology
is. Besides, you also touch the learning theories. In this class,
we are going to explore the theories in behaviorist perspective,
cognitivist perspective and constructivist perspective.

Part II: The Digital Generation
How would you describe your future students? What type of
learners will they be? What expectations will they have for
their learning environment, for their teachers, for their community?
You'll be teaching the millenials -- or the digital generation.
On an index card, describe your future students.

Marc Prensky is an educational speaker who discusses this
generation in great detail. If you were born after 1982 - you are a
part of this generation - you are a digital native. Most of your
teachers were digital immigrants. What does that mean for
education? For understanding learning styles and teaching
strategies? Where does instructional technology fit?

Part III: Level of Technology Implementation (LoTI level)
Once you know what content you should address for your subject
and grade level, how do you know what types of activities to
include? Look inside of an elementary school that integrates
technology into its curriculum. Using the Levels of Technology
Implementation to quantify what is going on in a classroom is a
good way to begin. You'll be referring to these levels, along with
standards, in all facets of your project work.

Class 5 - 08/31/06 (Thursday)

2006-08-30T20:25:00.000-05:00

In the beginning of the class, send out your autobiography page
URL link to me at yichunhong@gmail.com with your NAME. Complete
and publish the autobiography page before the beginning of TODAY's
class (Aug. 31); otherwise, you will need to hand in your late pass
TODAY for additional 48 hoursto work on it.

Today, we will still work on the foundation-building session. Let's start
from the article about "Weaving Technology into Teaching". What have
you experienced as a K-12 student that would exemplify that weaving?
What knowledge do you currently have about teaching and learning?
About what technology integration looks like in a classroom? What
technology skills do you already possess?

Learning Puzzle
Our goal for this semester is to begin putting together the puzzle
pieces that make up the learning and teaching process -- with a
focus on tools and resources.

1. Curriculum Standard
How do educators know what to teach? How do they know what
students should learn? Every state has standards and every
content area has national standards. There are even standards for
technology integration. Georgia is transitioning from Quality Core
Curriculum Standards (QCC) to the Georgia Performance Standards.
You can even watch a video about the Georgia Performance
Standards. You'll also want to be familiar with the ISTE standards
for technology integration -- this class, and your course projects,
are based on those standards. Select a grade level and subject
area that will be the focus of your projects this semester. You'll
need to print a copy of these standards and place them in your
3-ring binder for reference purposes this semester.

2. Learning Theories
How do educators know how to meet the needs of the specific
learners with which they are working? Are their different types
of learners? Does everyone understand subject matter in the
same way? How can teachers identify the different types of
learners in their classrooms? Take this online quiz to determine
your learning style. Find two other classmates who have
similar learning styles. Find one learning/study habit that you
have in common and be ready to share it with the class.Here
are more resources on learning styles.
Learning Styles and Strategies
Learning Styles Explained
Learning Styles Chart
Learning Styles Self-Assessment
Multiple Intelligence Inventory

But understanding learning styles is just one part of this puzzle
piece. Understanding the various learning theories is important
to be able to prepare an appropriate learning environment for
your students. Read more about learning theories here.

3. Teaching Strategies
How do educators know how to teach? What strategies are
used to address certain learning styles? How does learning
theory impact teaching strategies? Is lecturing about your
subject matter all that is necessary? View descriptions of
various teaching strategies here and here. Find two that would
suit your learning style. Find at least one classmate who has
chosen a similar teaching strategy -- do you have the same
learning style?

4. Resources and Tools
How do educators pull everything together? What tools and
resources do they use to prepare a supportive learning
environment? Our main focus for this semester is identifying
technology-related tools and resources that support varied
student learning styles and teaching strategies.

For Tuesday's class:

Send one photo of you to me before 9pm on Sep. 1. For
those who already have the photo taken by me, you don't
need to send me one.
Read the article "Technologies for Teaching and Learning".
Print a copy of the curriculum standards for your chosen
subject/grade level.
Type a response to the questions listed below and turn in
a printed copy at the beginning of class Tuesday.

Why did you chose this content area/grade level?
In general, what is the content focus for your grade level?
What surprised you about your standards?
What specific standards lend themselves to technology
integration? What is it about them that causes you to
determine this?
If you were actually teaching this content area/grade level
what would you want your students to know and be able
to do? What would be your priorities? What would you want
them to remember from your class?

Class 4 - 08/29/06 (Tuesday)

2006-08-25T09:44:00.000-05:00

Before the class started, I will need everyone to read the blog
carefully. By doing so, you will have idea what we are going to
do for each class. From next time, please read the blog before
you come to the class, because I will mainly use this blogsite
to communicate with you.

Since we are going to learn how to create the webpage with
using google page, I will need you to download (copy) one
photo from the Internet. YOu can google it or go to your
photopage to download it.

Today we will be focusing on learning Google Page to create
your website (e-Portfolio). Before you login on the Google
Page Creator, everyone needs to come up ONE short paragraph
introduction of yourself in MICRSOFT WORD. We will use this
paragraph to learn each function in the Google Page Creator. In
order to avoid ineffective teaching, I would like your cooperation.
I will pause at each 3-4 steps and walk around to make sure that
we are on the same step. By doing so, I will spend less time on
instruction and you will EARN more time working on your
assignment during the class. Before next class (Aug. 31), you will
need to complete your AUTOBIOGRAPHY page and PUBLISH it on
the web.

Your finished autobiography page should include:

A brief (1-2 paragraph) introduction to yourself – current
information, career plans, and where you see yourself in
5 years.
A link to your resume.
At least 3 external links to places of interest.
3-5 pictures

While you are working on your own for your autobiography page,
I will need to take pictures of you. So, if you want to dress well,
please feel free to do so.

Also, next class we will be analyzing your learning style. Please
go to the provided link to take the online quiz and print out the
result of your learning style for next class. Again, as I mentioned
in the syllabus, Rm 232 in Aderhold provides the printer, but you
will be charged 0.08/page with your bulldawg bucks (NO cash).
If you want to print at school, please come to class EARLIER
to complete the task.

For Thursday:
1. COMPLETE the autobiography page and PUBLISH it before
class.

Google page works best with Firefox as your browser.
Download it here if you don't already have it.
To access your pages to continue working on them, go
to Google Pages and log in with your google ID.
If you need additional help with completing your
autobiography page you can use this link to help:
http://pages.google.com/-/about.html#using or
send me an email: yichunhong@gmail.com
If you're not sure what to write - view samples from
summer semester.

2. PRINT out your learning style online quiz result.
3. Review the article "Weaving Technlogy into Integration"

Class 3 - 08/24/06 (Thursday)

2006-08-23T23:37:00.000-05:00

Please turn in your printed resume today. For your electronic copy,
we will be going to convert the word file (.doc) into PDF(.pdf) format
with using Adobe Acrobat.

You read an article "Technology Integration-Then and Now" this
Tuesday. What is your definition of education technology or
instructional technology? Why we use technology in the classroom?
What are the big issues in education and technology?
What developments in technology integration are emerging?

Since we are going to create an e-Portfolio throughout this semester,
it is time for us to start working on the Google Page Creator. Login
with your Gmail account and we will walk through the rest.

Your finished autobiography page (due Tuesday, August 29 at the
beginning of class) should include the followings:
1. A brief (1-2 paragraph) introduction to yourself – current
information, career plans, and where you see yourself in 5 years.
2. A link to your resume.
3. At least 3 external links to places of interest.
4. 3-5 pictures

Class 2 - 08/22/06 (Tuesday)

2006-08-22T08:32:00.000-05:00

I believe most of you are pretty familiar with the syllabus for this class.
Before this session starts, please have your gmail account registered. In
the next session, we will begin working on our professional PORTFOLIO.
If you have problems setting the Gmail account, let me know in this session.

In this semester, we will be working on "dual platform", one is PC station;
another one is Mac station. Therefore, it is important for you to be familiar
with using these two platforms. We will spend some time navigating within
the two platforms.

As USB keydrive plays extremely important role in our class. you will need
to set up your keydrive today. In your keydrive, you will need two folders:
(1) Assignment and (2) Portfolios. Whenever you finish your work during
the class, please save the file in the assignment folder.

We will also take chance to look the sample projects which have been done
by the previous students. This will give you an idea on what you will be
doing in this semester for EDIT 2000.

Before we start working on the projects, there is a chance for you to
watch the video, learning how the current K-12 teachers integrate
technology into their classroom. Harrison County High School in Gulfport,
Mississippi is a wonderful example of students and teachers using
technology tools for learning. If that's not enough, see how
Mary Scroggs Elementary School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
integrates technology to help younger children learn.

Most importantly, in order for me to learn more about you and to get a head
start on one or our first projects) you will need to submit a professional
resume. You'll want everything to look professional, so use a resume template
for PCs or a resume template for Macs. (browse for resume templates).Please
remember that your resume must include:

Objective
Grade Level and Subject Area you want to teach
Education
Work Experience
Honors and Awards
Computer Skills/Special Skills
Personal Interests
Professional References

For Thursday:
1. please bring the printed copy of your resume and save the electronic copy
in your USB keydrive.
2. Read the article: "Technology Integration: Then and Now."

Class 1 - 08/17/2006 (Tuesday)

2006-08-17T07:41:00.000-05:00

Welcome to EDIT 2000!
Introductions to Computers for Teachers.
Today we will go over the syllabus.
Here is our class website:
http://sh0814.myweb.uga.edu/edit2000_fall06

After the class, I will post more information
on here. Please come to this site regularly
to make sure that you are on the right track.