Education 537 - Supporting Learning with Technology
Early Childhood/Elementary
Fall, 2008

Monday
Sept. 8
15
20
22
29
Oct. 6
13
20
27
Nov. 3
10
17
24
Dec. 1
8

Students, Thinking, Technology & NETS for Teachers

The purpose of this initial class is to introduce you to the course, discuss the technical details of structure of computers and of the World Wide Web, and to explore the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers 2008.
Please Read
Rhine and Bailey handout
Helping Teachers Embrace Standards - http://www.iste.org/Template.cfm?Section=October_No_2_1&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&ContentFileID=2549

Creating a Web Site

Evaluating websites & designing WebQuests

For this class the objectives will be to learn what a webquest is, how to design one, and to help you design and construct a webquest that you can use with your classes. To reach these objectives you will need to access only a few sites that I have listed below. Please explore these sites fully and come to class with a topic and beginning description of the webquest that you will design. It is suggested that you bring in an organizational tree with your topic and the subtopics that you want your class to explore. The more you have planned your topic and the kinds of activities in which your studens will engage, the better prepared you will be to write a thoughtful WebQuest. In class we will discuss the nature of this pedagogical approach, we will review some sites and then begin the process of assisting you to build your quest.
Here are the Student Template and Teacher Template.
View My traditional WebQuest (still in process) on this approach and compare it to the Webgarden Version.

Please Read
Chapter 1 of Will Richardson's Book

Evaluating Web resources
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html
http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evaluate_Web_Pages/659/
http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html
http://its.unc.edu/tl/guides/irg-49.php
A Critical Guide to Thinking about What you See on the Web http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
Creative Commons Agreement - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
"Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License"

Documenting & Creating with Video (iMovie)

This class will introduce you to the concept and process of creating digital learning stories and other video projects. We will review the process of creating and editing digital video using iMovie and Movie Maker. We will discuss in detail the Project Team assignment and give you practice filming and editing video.

Weblogs in the CLassroom(Various programs)

Open Exploration (HyperStudio & PPT)

While there is no specific topic for this class, I will sped some time describing and demonstrating hypermedia. Hypermedia tools have long been a staple of multimedia technology use in elementary and middle school classrooms. Lately the use of these tools has waned as video and web-based applications have gained in popularity and become easier to use. This class will provide you with an opportunity to experience Hyperstudio and other hypermedia programs as a means of helping you understand what instrumentality they offer your students for constructing and displaying understanding.

HyperStudio Home Page - http://www.hyperstudio.com/
Using HyperStudio on the Internet (PDF) - http://www.iste.org/LL/pdfs/index.cfm?sku=25857d
HyperStudio Tutorial - http://www.learningspace.org/prof_growth/training/Exploratory/Hyperstudio/HS.html
HyperStudio Tutorial - http://www.education.umd.edu/blt/hyperstudio/
HyperStudio Showcase - http://www.hyperstudio.com/showcase/index.html
Teacher Ed Student Stacks - http://www.utc.edu/~tpa/mcallister/hsstacks.html
HyperStudio Learning Links - http://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/mcvickerb/multimedia/weeklysessions/weeks_10_11_12.htm

With not so much a technological as a pedagogical focus, this class will provide us with an opportunity to explore a variety of virtual tours and original source materials. We will discuss the manner in which these tools can empower students and transform the learning environment of our classrooms.

Web 2.0 and Communities of Learning (Collaborative and Online learning tools)

One of the great new frontiers in educational technologies is the use of these tools to bring learners and teachers of all ages together to communicate and work together. Collaborative projects, collective data bases, synchronous and asynchronous communication are all current and effective approaches for engaging students in authentic constructions of understanding.
Please Read
Chapter 6 of Will Richardson's Book

Educational Technology in Early Childhood Education

NAEYC, Technology and Young Children - http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n2/forman.html
Technology in ECE, Finding the balance - http://www.nwrel.org/request/june01/
What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know About Computers - http://www.cjlt.ca/content/vol28.1/specht_etal.html
Technology in ECE - http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/index.html
Early Years, Tech in ECE Programs - http://www.naeyc.org/resources/eyly/1996/09a.htm
George Forman - Video Camera as tool for the mind - http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n2/forman.html
Fool's Gold - http://www.allianceforchildhood.net/projects/computers/computers_reports_fools_gold_intro.htm
Response to Fool's Gold - http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/foolsgold.html
Response to Fool's Gold - http://www.wiu.edu/users/mimacp/wiu/articles/gold.html