Computers in the Classroom
Judy Arzt, Ph.D., Saint Joseph College, CT
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Date
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Topics
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Assignment
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Week
1
Sept.
1
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Syllabus
Software evaluation project
See software form
Website evaluation project
See website form
Sample software evaluations
Sample website evaluations
Network center software list
Additional software list
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Week of Sept. 2-7
View former students’ websites with a focus
on the evaluation project.
Use the links to
quickly access: sample software
evaluations; sample website
evaluations
Post at least 2 comments to
discussion boards and 1 to course blog.
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Week
2
Sept.
8
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Software lesson
plan
Sign out
software
Web site project introduction
Web site tips introduction
Web site start instructions (create
homepage and templates for upcoming web pages)
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Week of Sept. 9-14
In Blackboard, post your first
evaluation in the Peer Review Project 1 Forum no later than Sept. 11. Provide
response to at least 2 peers’ posted evaluations, no later than Sept.
14.
Bring to class your edited
evaluation in electronic form to be placed in your website.
View former students’ websites with a focus
lesson plan project.
Post to the course blog
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Week
3
Sept.
15
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Place your first evaluation on
your website.
Review directions for uploading
websites.
Critique former students’
lesson plan projects.
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Week of Sept. 16-21
In Blackboard, post your second
evaluation in the Peer Review Project 1 Forum no later than Sept. 18. Provide
response to at least two peers’ evaluations no later than Sept. 21.
Bring to class your edited evaluation in
electronic form to place on your website.
Prepare your bio for your website
Begin to write your lesson
plan.
Post to the course blog.
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Week
4
Sept.
22
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Critique former students’
websites.
Place second evaluation and bio
on website.
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Be sure to bring to class a
printed copy of the Evaluation Overview to submit.
Post at least 2 comments to
discussion boards and 1 to course blog.
Proofread your website
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Week
5
Sept.
29
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PowerPoint Project Assignment
Review of former students’ uses
of PowerPoint
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Week of Sept.
30-Oct.5
In Blackboard, post your lesson
plan in Lesson Plan Peer Review Forum no later than Oct. 2. Provide response
to at least 2 peers’ lesson plans no later than Oct. 6. Bring edited lesson plan in electronic form
to class.
Be prepared to present your
lesson plan to the class.
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Week
6
Oct.
6
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Place lesson plan on website.
Lesson plan presentations.
Continuation of PowerPoint
View former students’ websites with a focus
on PowerPoints
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Week of Oct. 7-12
Review the PowerPoint documents in Blackboard.
In addition, use these links to access
information:
PowerPoint
PowerPoint Directions
Sample
PowerPoint
PowerPoint: How to Create a Hyperlink
PowerPoint: Custom Animations and Effects
Options
PowerPoint: How to Create Transitions
See samples of students’ PowerPoint
presentations
View former students’ websites with a focus
on PowerPoints
Post two comments in the PowerPoint forum in
Blackboard.
Post one comment to course blog.
Begin to generate list of ways to use PowerPoint
in your teaching.
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Week
7
Oct.
13
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Continue lesson plan presentations
Continue PowerPoint
Introduction to Web Quest/Internet lesson project
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Week of Oct. 14-19
Place your file with
Suggestions for Using PowerPoint in the Blackboard forum by Oct. 16. Respond
to 2 peers’ Suggestions for Using PowerPoint by Oct. 19.
Continue work on your
PowerPoint display
Continue work on PowerPoint
display explanation
Continue to post comments to
general PowerPoint discussion board
View former students’ websites with a focus on WebQuest/Internet
Lesson Project.
Post one comment to course blog.
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Weeks
8-9
Oct.
20
Oct.
27
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Oct. 20
Place your PowerPoint display
on your website
**Web Quest of Web Quests**
Critique of former students’
Web Quest/Internet Lesson Projects
Introduction to:
Application project: Choice 1
Application project: Choice 2
Ideas for Application
Project
Oct. 27: no on-campus class, but
continue with assignments
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Week of Oct.
21-Nov.2
Via the Internet find peers’
PowerPoint Displays
Post peer responses in Blackboard
to the displays using the thread for that purpose in the PowerPoint Peer
Critique Forum. (Conclude the peer responses by Oct. 30)
Place your PowerPoint Display
explanation in the thread for that purpose in the PowerPoint Peer Critique
Forum. (Conclude the peer responses by Oct. 30)
**Web Quest of Web Quests
complete by Nov. 3**
Work
on Web Quest/Internet Lesson Projects
Post two comments to course blog and two comments to the Forum in
Blackboard on Web Quests
Begin compiling information for the two annotated lists of suggested
websites, one for students and one for teachers
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Week
10
Nov.
3
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PowerPoint presentations
Q and A about Web Quest Project
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Continue development of Web Quest;
bring electronic copy of the parts to class for Nov. 10 to assemble and
hyperlink the parts
View tutorials for using blogs
Post to the Blackboard
Discussion forums on (a) Web Quests and (b) Blogs and Wikis
Acquire tools needed for
Application Project
Begin to work with the program
needed for Application Project
Work on annotated lists of
websites for students and annotated list of websites for teachers. Bring to class
electronic copy.
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Week
11
Nov.
10
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Remaining
PowerPoint presentations: check
location for this class, as we might be meeting at the Whiting Lane
Elementary School for class.
In-class time feedback to Web
Quests
Sharing of information for
annotated lists of websites
See samples of former students’
application projects (as time permits)
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Be prepared to finalize Web Quest
during class time, Nov. 17
Continue work on application
project
Continue work on website,
including the two annotated lists of websites
Post to course blog (1 X)
Post to Blackboard (2 Xs)
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Week
12
Nov.
17
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Finalize Web Quest for
Evaluation purposes
Peer reviews of websites
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Continue work on application project
Finalize annotated lists of
websites
Peer critique of peers’
annotated lists of websites (Use Blackboard Forum)
Post to course blog
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Week
13
Nov.
24
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Website Lab Class
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Conclude website project for
Dec. 1 class.
Final posts to Blackboard and Course
blog
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Weeks
14 and 15
Dec.
1 and 8
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Final editing of website on
Dec. 1 class: evaluation to occur that week
Class presentations of Web Quest
or Application Project on Dec. 1 and Dec. 8
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Conclude Application project
for Dec. 8 class
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Last
revised: 11/2/09, J. Arzt
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