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**EDUC 370: Instructional Media and Computer Applications**  Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences   The University of Montana   Spring 2014   Instructor: Jason Neiffer   Office: EDUC 315C   Phone: 406-480-6832   Email: jason.neiffer (at) mso.umt.edu

=This wiki is updated for the Spring 2014 edition of this course.=

=Class Schedule Syllabus=

Monday, January 27, 2013 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * None || Class Organization:
 * Syllabus (paper copy available in class, official copy at: http://jasonlinks.net/370spring14
 * Syllabus Q&A
 * Remind 101 Signup
 * Academic Calendar Discussion

Introduction:
 * What attitudes are you brining to the table? (http://www.socrative.com)
 * Lecture/Discussion: Three Narratives on How Technology Has Changed the Classroom Environment
 * Sir Ken Robinson on School Reform || Read/Watch/Listen and Be Prepared to Discuss:
 * "What to do about laptops in lectures" (from Daniel Willingham's Science and Education Blog)
 * Digital Footprint (from Wikipedia)
 * Troll (from Wikipedia)
 * WATCH: What is a browser?

Case Studies to Review:
 * The Young and the Wired
 * Educational Technology in Denmark

(1-3 c // ase studies // will be shared some weeks for your review. These case studies can be a comprehensive look at topic or strategy in education technology. Be prepared to discuss and answer questions. Case studies can and will be used for examples in quizzes, tests and discussions.)

Lab/Action Assignments:
 * Account Signup and Setup
 * Account Username Share
 * Class Survey
 * Blog Entry (#1)
 * What teachers in your academic career seemed to use technology in a way that you found: …engaging? …effective? …able to increase your achievement in the classroom? Describe one or more of your effective tech-savvy teachers, including a description of the technology and their strategies
 * Minimum requirements: 200 words. Although this entry can include an informal tone, you should use proper grammar and spelling. ||

Important wisdom about teaching:

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Monday, February 3, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed:
 * Account Setup and Share
 * Account Username
 * Class Survey
 * Blog Entry

I will get links from you NEXT WEEK in Moodle for these exercises. || Lecture/Discussion:
 * Laptops and Distraction
 * Educational Technology in Denmark
 * Context and Models

Discussion: What are you using?

Instruction/Demonstration:
 * Lab: Dropbox Demonstration
 * Lab: The Great Browser Debate and Browser Setup
 * Google Chrome
 * Mozilla Firefox
 * Xmarks
 * LastPass
 * Evernote
 * Evernote Webclipper

Blogs and Websites Personal:
 * Scribd
 * [|SlideShare] || Read/Watch/Listen and Be Prepared to Discuss:


 * READ: ISTE NETS for Students
 * READ: ISTE NETS for Teachers
 * READ: Montana State Technology Standards

Lab/Action Assignments:
 * Create a NEW blog entry (#2) in your blog and embed the following items:
 * One new Scribd Document
 * One SlideShare Document
 * One YouTube Video ||

Monday, February 10, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed today:
 * Sample Blog Entries


 * Entries exist on Moodle to share this information || __**Topic 1: Standards Discussion**__

__**Topic 2: Authentic Audience**__

__**Topic 3: Blogs and Blogging**__
 * Example Classroom Homepage: Don Pogreba @ Helena High School
 * Example Student Blog: Mrs. Swift's Class Blog
 * Example Project Blog: A Duck with a Blog
 * Example Classroom Assignment Blog: GeoBlog
 * Example Classroom Blog: AP Calculus AB (2006-07)
 * Example Professional Development Blog: Speed of Creativity
 * Example Professional Development Blog: Free Technology for Teachers

__**Topic 4: Podcasting**__
 * Why Audio?
 * Slides from discussion are here.


 * Podcasting Consumption:
 * iTunes (really the best :) )
 * Mobile: Stitcher Smart Radio (iOS and Android)
 * Mobile: Downcast App (iOS); PocketCasts(Android)


 * Podcast Creation:
 * Classroom Contexts
 * Bob Sprankle Room 208: Sample/Reunion Podcast


 * Implementation in the Classroom
 * Fryer's Playing with Media Audio Page (kept up to date for future use)
 * 50 Podcasting Ideas for the Classroom
 * Creative Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom || ** Be sure to share all links to assignments this far in MOODLE for assessment. @http://moodle.umt.edu. THIS IS PENDING AVAILABILITY OF OUR MOODLE. I will email you before next class when this is available. **

Lab Assignments:
 * Blog Entry (#3)
 * #1: Record an Observation Audio Boo
 * #2: Record a Brief Audio Response (what is the most important skills that a teacher needs in a 2013 classroom?)
 * #3: Record a Brief Interview with a Pre-Service Teacher (what is the most important skills that a teacher needs in a 2013 classroom?)
 * Embed the Boos in Your Blog
 * Blog Entry (#4)
 * What are the work products that students will be producing in your future classroom? Who is the potential authentic audience for those products?
 * Options for responding: 150-200 works; 2-3 minute video recorded to YouTube and embedded; 2-3 minute audio clip recorded on AudioBoo and embedded.
 * Blog Entry (#5)
 * Spend 20-30 minutes on Free Technology for Teachers and pick one tool that applied to your future classroom. Be sure to put a link to the FT4T blog and a link to the tool itself.
 * Options for responding: 150-200 words; 2-3 minute video recorded to YouTube and embedded; 2-3 minute audio clip recorded on AudioBoo and embedded. ||

Monday, February 17, 2014
No class... President's Day

Monday, February 24, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed today:
 * Blog Entry #3-#5
 * Your Boos! || Office Suites: the Original Technology Integration Tool

PowerPoint: The Most Misunderstood Tool in Computer History


 * Seriously: Stop. Abusing. PowerPoint. Cheesie, but true, video here.
 * OpenOffice
 * KeyNote (Mac)
 * Google Docs Presentations
 * [|Prezi]
 * BrainShark
 * VuVox
 * SlideSnack
 * HaikuDeck

General Presentation Advice:
 * Don't let a flashy tool let you forget what makes a sucky presentation! (Example Prezi here)
 * Use great design principals
 * "The Most Effective Use of PowerPoint" here
 * "Introduction to Slide Design" here
 * "Stop PowerPoint Abuse" here

Initial Discussions of Copyright:
 * //Avoid using services like Google Images unless you can the skills to consider the source of the images.//
 * Legit Image Resources
 * Citing Images with APA || In Class Exit Assignment:
 * Create a Presentation of five or more slides to support the presentation, "how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich." Remember, visuals //support//, but do not necessarily tell the complete story. Cite all images.

Lab Assignments:
 * PowerPoint Awesome and Awful Lab
 * Screencasting Lab, Part #1

Next week: Class is in MOODLE. See you there! ||

Monday, March 3, 2014 - FINAL
... class will take place online in the University of Montana Moodle Environment

See you there! :)

Monday, March 9, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed today in Moodle:
 * Screencasting Lab, Part 1
 * PowerPoint Awesome and Awful LAb || Copyright: Arg!
 * Copyright from a Point of View
 * Copyright Quiz
 * Copyright Clearance Center
 * The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy (video from the Media Education Labat Temple University)
 * What's Copyright (videofrom the Media Education Lab at Temple University)
 * Alternatives to Copyright:
 * Creative Commons Licenses (video)
 * Fair Use (optional reading)

A Classroom Innovation: The Flipped Classroom
 * The Kahn Revolution
 * Teacher driven: Paul Anderson
 * The "Classroom Flip"

Screencasting: Broadcasting to the Masses
 * Jing (download required)
 * Screencast-o-Matic
 * Screenr
 * Active Presenter (Windows only; download required)
 * 7Presenter (Windows only; download required) || In Class Exit Assignment:
 * Screencast your PB&J Presentation

Lab Assignments:
 * Screencasting Lab, Part #2 ||

Monday, March 17, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed today in Moodle:
 * Screencasting Project #2 || Theme: Collaboration and Communication

Broad Lesson:
 * Paul Anderson on the Long Tail

Models:
 * Flat Classroom Project Model (sample project here)/

Communication Tools
 * Skype
 * OOvOO
 * Google Plus Handouts
 * Facetime
 * GoToMeeting
 * BlackBoard Collaborate


 * Collaboration
 * Wiki
 * PBWorks
 * Wikispaces
 * Integration Ideas:
 * Wikis in Education
 * Educational Wikis
 * From Wikispaces:Group Work in Wikis
 * From Wikispaces:Best Education Wikis in 2011
 * VoiceThread (sample Voice Thread here) || Lab Assignments:
 * Participate in the VoiceThread we created in class. Link HERE. ||

Monday, March 24, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed today::
 * VoiceThread || Joint Project: Publish a Book!
 * Samples from the Fall (purchase before FRIDAY): Using Google Drive in Education, Technology Tools for First Year Teachers

Google Docs and Collaboration
 * Instructions || Lab Assignments:
 * Blog Entry:

YOU be the integrator!

Take these three powerful tools, Google Docs, Google SpreadSheets and Google Presentations and create a lesson idea using two of the three together in the lesson.

Important details to include: 1.) Target Students a. Grade level b. Subject area c. Unit/content

2.) Which tools are you using? Why?

3,.) How are you using them?

I am not looking for perfection here, but some thought on how you might quick-integrate these tools. Be detailed enough to hit 400-500 works. ALSO MAKE UP A MOCKUP of the use of the tools and share! ||

Monday, March 31, 2014 - FINAL
Spring break! Ole!

Monday, April 7, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed today:
 * Reading for discussion in class || **Topic 1: Final Project**
 * **FINAL PROJECT INFORMATION**


 * Topic 2: Authentic Product Project Announcement**
 * **Project Information**

Reading Assignments:
 * How to Successfully Self-Publish a Kindle eBook
 * Kindle Direct Publishing Page (focus on the Preparing Your Book)
 * Fyer on "Self-Publishing with Amazon, CreateSpace & iTunes Producer"

These reading assignments are geared towards professional/semi-professional authors publishing in the evolving eBook market. Please read these from the standpoint of a //teacher// that is looking to access these same technologies in a classroom environment. //Be prepared to talk about specific strategies and technologies that might be useful in using these technologies in a classroom environment.//


 * Topic 3: Web 2.0 Tools**
 * Introduction: What is Web 2.0?
 * Evaluating Web 2.0 Tools
 * Lists of Web 2.0 Tools:
 * College 100
 * Edudemic 100 Best Tools
 * Educational Web 2.0 Tools
 * Free Technology for Teachers Blog


 * Several to Try:
 * [|Glogster]
 * [|Voki]
 * [|Animoto]
 * ClassDojo || Final project and Authentic Product Project Tasks, due in Moodle ||

Monday, April 14, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * Be sure you have completed today:
 * Proposals for both the MEDIA project and the FINAL project. || **Topic 1: The Media Project!**


 * Topic 2: The Final Project!**
 * **FINAL PROJECT INFORMATION**


 * Topic 3: On noes! Danger!**


 * Topic 3: Online Learning in Different Formats**

Related Distraction: Big Data
 * Why data in the classroom?
 * What do Pandora radio, air disasters, Google search and education have in common?
 * Video: Introduction to Learning Analytics
 * Video: School of One from NYC Public Schools


 * Big Data in Practice: MOOCs
 * Massive Open Online Course (from Wikipedia)
 * Example MOOC Platforms
 * Blackboard Course Sites
 * Udacity
 * EdX
 * Coursara

In Montana: Montana Digital Academy || Blog entry:

MOOCs? MOOCs, or Massive, Open Online Courses, have been characterized from both ends of the spectrum, from the ultimate means of bringing higher education to the masses to the beginning of the end of higher education.

You are in a unique position to judge this model, because you are both a current user of educational services while also being on the verge of delivering service to students.

First… Pick any course from one of the demonstrated providers, CourseSites, Udacity or EdX. Sign up for it and give it a 30-45 minute evaluation. What can you tell me about the design of the course? How is the course assessed? How is content presented? Could you learn the stated objective of the course in this format? Please utilize screenshots or a screencast (whichever will help make your point).

Second… So, would this work for your intended age group and content? Why or why not?

This is longer… I’d expect 400-500 words here. ||

Monday, April 21, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * || **Topic 1: The Media Project Update**


 * Topic 2: The Final Project Update**


 * Topic 3:** ** Mobile Learning **
 * Why Mobile?
 * Resources:
 * Schrock's Guide to iPads in the Classroom
 * Android 4 Schools


 * Apps to Devices: Augmented Reality
 * Proof of Concept
 * Demo || ** Constructed Response: Evaluating Apps **
 * **Pick TWO apps (either iOS or Android), one CONTENT app and one CREATION app.**
 * **Fill out the Schrock rubrics on evaluating apps (content here; creation here)**
 * **Share back in Moodle.** ||

Monday, April 28, 2014 - FINAL

 * = Due Today ||= Class Today ||= For Next Time ||
 * In Moodle: Blog Entry #6 || I. Discussion of teacher panel

II. Four Technologies You **Will** (for better or worse) See in Classrooms

__ **SmartBoards/Interactive White Boards** __

Smart Notebook Software (for SmartBoards) EInstruction Workspace(for Interwrite/eInstruction Boards) Designing Lessons Using SmartBoards
 * The Smart Exchange
 * InterWrite Board Lessons
 * Five Tips and Tricks Video

__ **Google Earth/Google SketchUp** __

Google Earth Google Maps

Designing Lessons Using Google Earth/Maps
 * Google Lit Trips
 * Google SketchUp


 * Student Response Systems (Clickers) **

Designing Lessons Using Student Response Systems/Clickers
 * Clickers, from the Center of Teaching @ Vanderbilt

Alternatives to Clickers
 * Socrative
 * Poll Everywhere
 * SoapBox


 * ChromeBooks** || Blog Post... what three questions do you have for our teacher panel next week? Post on your blog and be prepared to ask one or more!! ||

Monday, May 12, 2014 - PROPOSED
Final presentations today

Final book links: great job!!! :)

Flipped Classroom

Apps for Teachers