etec 110

ETEC 110Tiffini TravisEmail: tiffini.travis@csulb.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-3pm Room: Library 307

You will learn how to:

Identify key definitions and trends in educational technology

Use technology tools to help you at CSULB, in the workplace and as a teacher

Explore fun technology tools that are ideal for educational use

Develop strategies for incorporating technology into the classroom

How the course is structuredEarning PointsActive participation in class 10 pointsHomework and Reading 10-15 points Final project 60 pointsI give extra credit randomly

Losing PointsAbsence -10 pointsTardiness -3 pointsMissing work NO late work accepted

Computing your grade

Homework is due by 11am the day of next classReading is due by 11am the day of next class

Final assignment is due by Midnight the day of Final ExamFinal on December 12 – come work on your final project

Why Use Technology In The Classroom?

Eliminates boredom, encourages interaction, creativity and most of all FUN

Tiffini and Char playing with technology

Key Terms:

HyperlinkURLLink

EmbedShare

UploadFolder

Logistics:

Get a GMAIL email addressTips: create one gmail account to try all technology

Create a Weebly.com AccountCreate a website to play with in class

Tips: Your URL should be Etec110LASTNAME

ABOUT MEABOUT YOU

Go onto the internet and find a technology that represents

you and tell us WHY

Post it to the discussion group “About Me About You”

Technology and YOU

Poll EverywhereGoogle Forms

Make a poll using both tools – Ask your students two questions in

each survey- post the links in the discussion thread called:

21 Questions

Final Project

Weebly.com Sample Site

You will create these pages:1. Home Page2. Learners3. Content Outline & Activities4. Outcomes & Assessment5. Reflections6. Comments by Classmates

Final Project FormUse this as a guide for what content should be in each section

Homework and Reading

Educause 7 Things Articles (3)Word Processing Book (assigned parts)

Google Drive Reference GuideWord reference Guide

Write a 300 Word Essay about your three 7 things articles- FULL instructions are located in the “Homework” section of course documents