EDU 225: INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Information

Course Information:Days: ThursdayTime: 5:00 pm- 8:30 pmLocation: COE 108

Instructor Information:Name: Tracy VasquezEmail: Tracy.Vasquez@GCU.EDUOffice Phone: 602-639-7539Cell Phone: 623-229-0787Office Hours: M-Th 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm

Ice Breaker

Paired Interviews!

What is his/her name? Where is he/she from? Why does he/she want to be a teacher? What is his/her strength in technology?

FIST OF

FIVE

EDU 225 Course Description This course provides future teachers the opportunity to examine the use of technology in the 21st

Century classroom. In addition to studying and utilizing a variety of technologies, such as computer software and hardware, students will develop a personal technology philosophy and classroom technology plan designed to enhance and shape their teaching skills and knowledge to better utilize emerging technology.

Practicum HoursNone

Credits Hours4 credits

  Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Readings Shelly, G. B., Gunter, G., & Gunter, R. (2010). Teachers discovering computers: Integrating technology

and digital media in the classroom (6th ed.). Boston: Thomson Course Technology. ISBN-13: 1439078358

Other as assigned by instructor

Students are responsible for obtaining any information or assignments given during a missed class period from their colleagues. Class presentations/lectures will NOT be posted in the online classroom.

Practicum PlacementGrand Canyon University

ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMSAfter-school University

Growing teachers, promoting leaders Calling all teachers in training! Join the Washington Elementary School District in our quest to help every child realize their potential. We have placement openings in our award winning after school academy programs. Our theme this year is Academic Avengers where we seek to unmask the hero in every child. We need energetic and committed individuals to provide after school instruction in math or reading intervention for targeted students at Title I schools. You will provide instruction to a group of ten students utilizing the After-school Academy instructional plan, intervention resources and curricular materials. Each week you will also have the opportunity to lead activities promoting positive youth development. A highly qualified WESD teacher will provide supervision and help guide you in this important work.

The placements will be available two days a week for nine weeks which will help meet the requirements for your practicum experience. Each participant will receive professional development, curriculum training and a superhero toolkit. Bring your super powers! Avengers unite! Program Schedule:Classes begin in September

Tuesday and Thursdays

Placements available at the following schools: 

Ocotillo Elementary School 2:30-4:00p.m.3225 W. Ocotillo Phoenix, AZ 85017

Palo Verde Middle School4:00-5:15p.m.7502 N. 39th AvePhoenix, AZ 85051

Royal Palm Middle School3:15-4:45p.m.8520 N. 19th AvePhoenix, AZ 85021 If interested, please complete the Teacher Candidate Profile form. For more information, please contact: Washington Elementary School DistrictAcademic Support Programs Department 602-347-2690

Late Policy

All assignments are due by midnight Arizona time on the due dates indicated. After that time, the following policy applies:

one day late = 50% deduction of points earned

more than one day late = 0 points Technical issues are not valid excuses for late

work unless the problem stems from GCU servers, and you have evidence to support that claim. No assignment can be accepted for grading after 11:59pm on the final day of class.

LoudCloud

Go to the Student Portal: http://www.gcu.edu/Current-Students.php

Log in to the portal and log into LoudCloud Access your course EDU 225 Be sure to post the Discussion Question 1

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Your goals for the course

Week 1 and 2

Technology in Education or…the Future is Right Now Describe technologies that are widely

available in K-12 education. Define digital literacy and explain its

importance in K-12 education. Evaluate how technology can be used in

the typical K-12 classroom to enhance teaching and learning.

Group Discussions

Find the members of your color group Discuss the following

What is digital literacy? Why teach digital literacy? How do I teach digital literacy?

Find the members of your number group Share ideas with your new group ways to

teach digital literacy

Digital Literacies Literacy instruction traditionally refers to the teaching of basic literacy skills—reading, writing, listening,

and speaking. Besides having basic literacy skills, today's students also need technology skills for communicating,

investigating, accessing and using information, computing, thinking critically about messages inherent in new media, and understanding and evaluating data.

What is digital literacy? Digital Literacy: The ability to attain deeper understanding of content by using data-analysis tools and

accelerated learning processes enabled by technology. Information Literacy: The ability to access and use information, analyze content, work with ideas,

synthesize thought, and communicate results. Computer Literacy: The ability to accurately and effectively use computer tools such as word processors,

spreadsheets, databases, and presentation and graphic software. Why teach digital literacy? Meyer and Rose (2000), for example, point out "the potential of new technology to revitalize reading

instruction and to make reading more relevant to the lives of children growing up in the Electronic Age." Bruce and Peyton (1999) state, "Teachers can use network-based approaches to literacy instruction to

support authentic reading and writing, collaboration, student-centered learning, writing across the curriculum, and the creation of classroom writing activities."

How do I teach digital literacy? In literacy instruction, technology has both traditional and authentic uses (see Singh & Means, 1994). A

traditional use of technology is skills reinforcement; for example, students who need additional practice in reading might work individually on computers equipped with reading-comprehension software. An authentic use of technology is using it as a tool to accomplish a complex task; for example, students who are creating a written report might use the Internet for research, word-processing software to write and format the text, and hypermedia software to add images.

Holum, A, & Gahala, J. Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Instruction. NCREL.ORG http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/reading/li300.htm

Brainstorm

What technology have you seen in the K-12 classroom?

Classroom

Technology

Break

Teaching in the 21st Century

This is a question that was asked at the Mapping to the Core event earlier this year with Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. She was referring to K-12 teachers in public and private schools across the country. Do you think our curriculum, methods, and discussions prepare students for now, 2013, or for the future they will face, 2018 and beyond? What aspects of your teaching are helping students prepare for the future?

Digital Immigrants/Digital NativesPair share: What do you notice about 21st Century learning environments?

Who will your students be?What skills will they need?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JTc9HeTh1A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AWYIit1uNk

Quiz

Do you prefer learning from “lesson 1-5” or do you prefer “a series of graded tasks into which the skills to be learned are embedded?”

Do you want to know what you will learn in a lesson, or do you want to be surprise of what you learn through projects and games?

Does technology teach concepts, or facts?

Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives Digital Immigrants. On the Horizon, MCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf

Digital Skills

1) photo-visual skills (“reading” instructions from graphical displays)

2) reproduction skills (utilizing digital reproduction to create new, meaningful materials from preexisting ones)

3) branching skills (constructing knowledge from non-linear, Hypertextual navigation)

4) information skills (evaluating the quality and validity of information)

5) socio-emotional skills (understanding the “rules” that prevail in cyberspace and applying this understanding in online cyberspace communication)

Eshet-Alkali, Y., & Amichai-Hamburger, Y. (2004). Experiments in Digital Literacy. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 7(4), 421-429. doi:10.1089/1094931041774613http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=14259621&site=ehost-live&scope=site

In groups of 2-3 discuss:

• What does this skill look like?

• How can school support this skill?

• Why is this a needed skill?

Standards

NETS standards for students What is the difference from 1998 to

2007? When will these need to be refreshed?

Rank the standards

NETS standards for teachers

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learningand Creativity

2. Design and Develop Digital Age LearningExperiences and Assessments

3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning

Break

Teaching and Learning

"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth learning can be taught."    -- Oscar Wilde

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2032

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/teacher-wish-lilst-2011.shtml

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-right-and-wrong-way-to-use-technology-for-learning/?goback=%2Enmp_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1%2Enpv_5351429_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_1_spm4pic_1

Right Answers

Wrong Answers

What do you want students to do with technology?

Create infographics Participate in web quests Create Weebly sites Poll everywhere, Poll daddy Scavenger hunts Tutorial websites, River

Deep Writing Content Packets Skill Building Language Building

Who has used EdModo?https://www.edmodo.com

Who has used Twitter?https://twitter.com/

Housekeeping

Laptops Building Folders iRespond

Exit card

On your index card: Write your name. Write your definition of digital learning

and why it is important. Write any remaining questions,

comments, or requests you have.