This course will give teachers the foundations of Information Technology to aid them in generating quality instructional materials for their classroom. Topics will include, but not be limited to, design and implementation of interactive web sites (audio, video, animation, etc), chat, discussion board, electronic assessment, two-way interactive video presentation skills, and how to troubleshoot the above mentioned systems. The final project for this course will be an interactive computer-based curriculum driven instructional unit.
Purpose
The purpose of
this program is to host a two-week immersion program that will focus on
instructional technology and curriculum standards integration for K-12
teachers. This program will also provide
an infrastructure for teachers to network, share resources, ideas, increased
curriculum standards awareness and technology integration skills of pre-service
and in-service teachers in schools serving American Indians.
This will be
accomplished during two weeks during the summer with follow-up sessions as
listed below.
Location:
All sessions will
be held on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology,
Registration:
Registration and
orientation will be held at
Session Dates:
Session 1:
Session 2:
Session 3: July1, 2002 -
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Webmaster Institute |
Curriculum Development Workshop |
Webmaster Institute |
Curriculum Development Workshop |
Webmaster Institute |
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Curriculum Development Workshop |
Curriculum Standards Workshop |
Curriculum Development Workshop |
Technology training |
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Lunch
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Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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Technology training |
Technology training |
Technology training |
Technology training |
Depart for home |
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Dinner, recreation, |
Dinner, recreation, |
Dinner, recreation, |
Dinner, recreation, |
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Curriculum Development |
Study Time /Free time |
Curriculum Development |
Study Time /Free time |
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September |
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Project Due |
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On-line Sessions |
Synchronous session on results from content area Internet Research |
Web pages from summer session due |
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Asynchronous sessions on Internet research |
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October |
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On-line Sessions |
Synchronous session on UbD forms |
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Asynchronous sessions on working with UbD forms |
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November |
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On-line Sessions |
Synchronous session on Internet Courseware |
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Asynchronous sessions on helpful hints working with Internet courseware |
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December |
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On Site Regional Sessions |
Presentation of Lesson Plans and Lesson Developed for Internet courseware |
Blackboard / WebCT lesson plans and lesson presentation due |
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January |
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On-line Sessions |
Synchronous session on results from content area Internet Research |
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Asynchronous sessions on Internet research |
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February |
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On-line Sessions |
Synchronous session on UbD forms |
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Asynchronous sessions on Internet research |
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March |
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On-line Sessions |
Synchronous session on video presentation techniques |
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Asynchronous sessions on video presentation research. |
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April |
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On Site Regional Sessions |
Presentation of Lesson Plans and Lesson Developed for Video Presentation |
Video presentation lesson plans lesson presentation due |
Web Basics
· Basic Web Page Design
· Differentiate among various generations of web authoring tools
· HTTP and CGI concepts
· Incorporate previously written Java applets onto a web page
· Overview of what the web is and different types of multimedia available that can be incorporated into a web site
· Principals of Effective Web Design
· Web Navigation
· Web searches
Computer Basics
· Introduction to Microsoft Office applications:
Word
FrontPage
Power Point
Excel
· Introduction to Internet based courseware:
Blackboard
WebCT
· List Servers
· Discuss Copyright Issues
· Introduction to Digital Cameras, Scanners, and Printers.
Curriculum
· Curriculum standards
· Search Web sources for Curriculum
· Understanding By Design:
o Backwards Design
o Six Facets of Understanding
o Thinking Like an Assessor
Web Basics
· Create an HTML form that interfaces to CGI processing on a server.
· Java script introduction
· JavaScripting for button clicks, mouse-overs, alert boxes and forms validation.
Computer Basics
· Implement Digital Technology into Web Interface
· Integrate Digital input into MS Office Applications for web destination
· Synchronous and Asynchronous learning techniques in Internet based courseware
· Using digital output, develop basic lesson in an Internet based courseware.
· Video conferencing Introduction / training.
· Video conferencing presentations
Curriculum
· Understanding by Design
o How is understanding assessed
o What is Uncoverage
o Implications for Teaching
o Putting it All Together
Funding:
Information
Technology for Teachers is funded through a grant with DIAL ILC and Oceti
Sakowin Distance Education as an effort to further .teacher awareness of
technology as it pertains to curriculum integration.
On-Site Regional Sessions:
Two regional
sessions will be held (one in December and one in April) at sites that will be
determined during the summer sessions.
The purpose of these sessions is to showcase what individuals have
learned over the course of Information Technology for Teachers.
Lodging:
Lodging will be on
the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology,
Surveys:
You will be
required to complete assessment surveys as required by the program.
Meals:
Meals will be
provided at no cost to participants.
Travel:
Travel costs are
NOT provided by the program. Individual school districts will compensate their
staff members who participate in Information Technology for Teachers or make
other travel arrangements.
Graduate Credit:
4 hours of credit
will be offered through