1. Course Introduction; syllabus; textbook; grading, roll, etc.

2. Log in to Lab; Lab procedures; ITT help desk; lab locations, etc.

3. Using Dr. Holland's calendar

4. Demo previous portfolios: Krystina Hall, Gretchen Stelton, Elizabeth Smith, Keylia Dean, Natalie Plunkett, Amber Hayes, Evelyn Ramirez , Athena Hill

5. Go over textbook and parts of textbook  Teachers Discovering Computers--Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom, 5th Edition

6. Look at Word 2007; go over different editions of office

Assignments:

• Read Chapter 1
• Buy a flash drive

• Go over chapter 1
• Demo textbook website (15')
• Discuss using flashdrive; disconnecting, etc.
• Windows Explorer; using folders
• Discuss how to access your P drive from home
• Go over major points in Word including tables, clip art, wrap, tables, etc.
• Start on Rubric, p. 514

Assignments:

• Complete Rubric, 514; print rubric; due Thurs. Aug. 28; if you don't have your book, please purchase it! 
• Bring your  flash drive to class Thursday
• Read Chapter 2

Chapter 1 Power Point

1.  Collect rubric p. 514

2.  Go over creating a newsletter on Word, p. 363

2. Look at Brochures and Newsletters on Portfolios:  Gretchen Stelton (newsletter Word), Jessica Conner (newsletter, publisher)Krystina Hall, Athena Hill,  Ashley Dameron (publisher), Jennifer Walsh (publisher) , Erica Humphrey (publisher), Rachelle Cherry (brochure), Miranda Ensley (brochure), Gretchen Stelton, Elizabeth Smith)

3.  Go Over Newsletter/brochure assignment

Brochure/Newsletter Assignment

Brochure/Newsletter Rubric

5.  Discuss Classroom management using The First Day of School, by Harry Wong. PowerPoint with major points (30')

6.  Go over rules and consequences on computer use.

Assignment:

• Type the following assignment in Word. Create five rules for a class that you think you might teach in the future. (1st grade, 8th grade, 12th grade English).   Then type a sequential list of consequences which go from a warning to ending with a referral to the principal.  Also include a "severe consequence" statement. Lastly, briefly describe your reward system. Save this as Rules.
• Write a well-composed welcome; save in Word as Welcome
• Write a description of what you will be teaching in your class; save this as Class Description in Word.
• A description of the special projects you plan for the semester; Save in Word as Projects.
• Sketch out on a piece of plain paper where you will put each of the parts of your newsletter or brochure.

• Go over the rules and consequences; go over computer rules
• Demo creating a brochure and a newsletter using the Word templates.  Go over using Microsoft Publisher.
• Example newsletters/brochures (Gretchen Stelton (newsletter, Word), Jessica Conner (newsletter Publisher)Athena Hill, Lindsey Gailey, Ashley Dameron (publisher), Jennifer Walsh(publisher),  Krystina Hall (brochure in publisher),

Assignment:

Key in your newsletter or brochure using either Word or Publisher.  Print this out along with the grading rubric, the files your inserted (Welcome, Class Description, rules, computer rules, Projects) and have it ready to turn in on Tues., Sept. 9

Read chapter 2

Brochure/Newsletter Assignment

Brochure/Newsletter  Rubric

Class is Cancelled

Please work on Newsletter/Brochure.  Have it printed and ready to turn in on Tuesday, Sept. 9 along with planning pages and grading rubric

Tuesday, September 9

• Collect Newsletter/brochure assignment
• Go over Chapter 2; look at teaching today, p. 100, Digital Earth
• Go over the QCC's, Georgia Performance Standards, and the Georgia Department of Education Website
• www.glc.k12.ga.us/qcc/homepg.asp
• www.georgiastandards.org
• http://www.doe.k12.ga.us
• Look at example web-based lesson plans Evelyn Ramirez, Keylia Dean, Natalie Plunkett, Erica Humphrey,  Mallory Smith, Krystina Hall

         Look over the following websites:

www.educationworld.com

          www.4teachers.org

Assignment:

• Search the web and find 10 websites you might use in a future lesson in your classroom.  Try to find one to use in a lesson plan next week. (Add to the 5 we went over in class)
•  Type the URL and a brief description of the site and save it in Word.  You will add to this list all semester. Turn in printed list of 10 websites on Thursday, Sept. 11

Chapter 2 Power Point

Thursday, Sept. 11

• Finish discussing Chapter 2. Go over Chapter 2; pages 131-134 on Search tools for education;
• Go over pages 111-126; have students choose one and work through it
• Demo web sites that students found
• Go over web-based lesson plan assignment; this is due on Thurs. Sept 18

Assignment

• Start on Web-based Lesson Plan Assignment which is due on Thursday, Sept. 18.
• Example Web-based lesson plans:  Evelyn Ramirez, Keylia Dean, Natalie Plunkett, Erica Humphrey, Mallory Smith
• Rubric
• Lesson Plan Form
• Chapter 3 Power Point
• Read Chapter 3

Tuesday, September 16

• Go over chapter 3;
• Go over websites for web-based lesson plan
• Go over websites for political issues

www.factchecker.org

www.taxpolicycenter.org

www.snopes.com

Assignment

1. Read Chapter 3
2. Complete Web-based lesson plan; due Thurs. Sept. 18
3. Save 5 pictures from your home computer to your flashdrive

Thursday, Sept. 18

1. Go over Excel Assignment  Begin Excel p. 180.  Do gradebook assignment.

• Secondary and middle school majors complete Integration in the classroom, p. 182, #2; read and follow directions; print
• Elementary majors complete Integration in the classroom, p. 182 #1; read and follow directions and print
• Staple the Excel assignments together to hand in on Tues. Feb. 12

2. Student Presentations of Web Based Lesson Plans

3. Demo webquest sites

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

www.educationworld.com

http://webquest.org/index.php

 www.4teachers.org

Assignments

1. Work on Excel Assignment, due Sept. 23
2. Read Chapter 4
3. Save 5 pictures from your home computer to your flash drive

• Student Presentations of web-based lesson plans (30')
• Demo Education blogs
• Go over p. 187, Creating blogs
•  

• 3. Demo webquest sites

  www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

  www.educationworld.com

  http://webquest.org/index.php

   www.4teachers.org

   

   

http://hetherington.learnerblogs.org

http://appliedscienceresearch.blogspot.com

http://roomtwelve.com

http://lewiselementary.org/

http://lewiselementary.org/

http://calteacherblog.blogspot.com/http://supportblogging.com/

Links+to+School+Bloggers

(this provides a link to lots of teacher blogs)

http://www.obs.org/blog/?p=210

Assignments

Using the links provided for webquest, find a webquest that interests you or that you could use in your future classroom. Work on it, and be prepared to give a summary or description of it in class next Tuesday, Sept 30. Write a brief summary in Word to turn in.   You do not have to complete the entire webquest, but you will have to spend some time on it to see how it works. Print out any part of the webquest that you complete. (Allow at least TWO HOURS to complete the major portions of the webquest)

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

www.educationworld.com

http://webquest.org/index.php

 www.4teachers.org

1. Complete Webquest Assignment, due Sept. 30
2. Save 5 pictures to your flashdrive to put on your blog
3. Add a post to your blog

1. Student Presentations of Web-based lesson plans
2. Go to www.blogger.com and demo how to create a blog.   Have students create a blog that would relate to their classroom.
3. Look at some example education blogs:
4. Go over pp. 192-194, creating Wiki's
5. Demo previous Teacher Web Sites (Carolina Serpas, Lindsay McCoy, Athena Alexander, Amber White, Lindsey Gailey)
6. Begin FrontPage demo

Assignments

• Be thinking about your teacher website.  Look at some examples on the NGCSU students web pages (Athena Hill, Amber White, Lindsey Gailey, Krystina Hall) 
• Read Chapter 4
• Add a post to your blog
• Complete your webquest assignment (see Sept. 25)

• Collect Webquests
• Go over chapter 4
• chapter 4 PowerPoint
• Start on Front Page Demo; pass out FrontPage Guidelines; look at websites for web graphics.

Assignment

• Begin gathering information for Web Site.  Look for sounds, backgrounds, dividers, animations, music, etc. that you might want to use.  You can get these from the internet or from Microsoft Word.

  Websites for free graphics and sounds

  www.a1freesound effects.com

  http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/graphics.htm (great teacher backgrounds and clip art)

  www.grsites.com

  http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/yp/iypabout.html

   

   

• Save what you find on your flash drive

• Study for midterm

Thurs., Oct. 2

• Add a post to your blog
• Continue on FrontPage Demo
• Finish going over chapter 4
• Go over teacher website assignment

  Go over sites for finding graphics:

  www.a1freesound effects.com

  http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/graphics.htm (great teacher backgrounds and clip art)

  www.grsites.com

  http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/yp/iypabout.html

Assignment

• Design the four pages of your teacher website on paper.  You should plan out exactly what you want to say in each section so that when you come to class on Tuesday you can begin keying in the website.  You can also look at Athena Hill's website to see a well-planned website. The plan will be checked on Tuesday and is worth 50 points.  Click on the following links for the teacher website assignment and rubric.

Teacher Website Assignment

Teacher Website Rubric

• Study for Midterm  Mid-term study guide

Midterm (30 minutes)

Work on FrontPage; begin creating teacher website

The completed website is due on Tuesday, October 14.  We will publish on that day.

Assignments

Work on teacher website

Thurs., Oct. 9

Work on keying in teacher website

Assignments

Pass back webquests; discuss

Open blogs and add my url.  Look for assignment on my blog which you will write on your blog.

Start on Power Point

Go over chapter 5

Assignment

Decide on a subject that you will cover using a Power Point Presentation.  Make sure you choose a topic that is covered in the Georgia Performance Standards or the QCC's.  The presentation will only be 5 minutes long, so this would not be a full lesson.  Plan the presentation on paper.  Then decide on a 30 second movie you could do to go along with the Power Point.  Write out the script for the movie. We will create the movie on Tues Oct 21 (you can do this at home also.)  You will have some time in class on Thursday to create the presentation, but most of it you will do outside of class. You will create this presentation and present it in class as if you were teaching your future classroom.

Thurs., Oct. 16

Go over publishing teacher website; everyone activate space using banner; create folder on P drive

Finish Going over chapter 5

Go over using a camera

Create a wiki (p. 192); discuss using podcasts (p. 195

Go over software Assignment, due Oct. 30

Work on Power Point

Assignment

Publish Teacher website

Create movie on digital camera, do narration

Assignments

1. Bring 5 photos saved on your flash drive
2. Write the script for a 15 - 30 second podcast to create on Tuesday.  This could be instructions on how to complete something or how to get somewhere or a description of a lesson.
3. You will download the 8.5 version of Inspiration on your computer and complete the assignment.  you must print this at home--it will not print on the lab in Newton Oakes. 
4. Explore the software corner in each chapter.  Fill out the following worksheet for 4 of the software packages you explored.  Download at least one on your personal computer and try using it at home. Software Assignment

Apple Mobile Lab

Demo basics of operating system

Go to Word, Excel, and Power Point and Explore

Go to Apple site and explore IMovies and IPhoto

www.apple.com/ilife/  use this site to read about the different programs in the ILife package.

www.apple.com/education/solutions/ilife/  Use this site to look at some movies created by students on IMovie; go to ILife lesson plans on right hand side; choose "Special Places in our community" movie.

Demo Inspiration 8.5 on Apple.  Assign students to download copy on their computer and do Inspiration Assignment.

Assignments

• Work on Power Point Presentation; presentations will begin on Nov. 4
• Finish Software Assignment; due Nov. 4
• Do Inspiration Assginment; due Nov. 4

Create an audio podcast on the Apple

Create a Photo Book

Assignments

1. Read Chapter 6
2. Complete Inspiration Assignment,

MOBILE LAB

Apple Mobile Lab and Camcorders

Do movie

Power Point Presentations

Go over chapter 6

Divide class into two sections; one section will present on Thurs Nov. 6 the other on Tues. Nov. 11

Assignment

Create Power Point presentations

Group A Begin Power Point presentations

Assignment

Read Chapter 6 and 7

Tuesday, November 11

Group B Do Power Point presentations

Assignments

• Read Chapters 6 and 7
• Do Software Assignment, Due Nov. 13
• Complete Portfolio Assignment

Thurs. Nov. 13

Assign groups for group lesson plan

Assignment

Read Chapter 7; choose 2 lessons plans from pages 430-442 to read and be able to discuss on Thursday

Make sure you have a copy of all of your projects on your flash drive.  You will need these to complete your portfolio.

1. Go over chapter 6 and 7; Chapter 7 Power Point
2. Begin work on group projects

Group Project Assignment

Group Project Rubric

1. Begin creating Portfolio Page; go over portfolio assignment
2. Gather all your projects and put them in a folder on your flash drive

11 am Groups

2 pm groups

Assignments

1. Chose one of the lesson plans on pp. 420 to 434 to read and study.  Be prepared to discuss it on Tuesday.

2. Work on group project

3. Portfolio assignment:  Write the opening page of your portfolio in Word.  Write a paragraph about why you took this course at NGCSU and a paragraph on why you would like to be a teacher.  Then write a one or two sentence description of each of your projects.  You will have to add your group project and your Inspiration project afterwards.  Do not include any backgrounds, WordArt, or clip art--just text!  Save on your flash drive and bring to class on Tuesday.  You may look at other portfolios to get ideas:  Athena Hill, Krystina Hall, Evelyn Ramirez, Amy Hudgins, Gail Mann, Casey Mays, Laurie Alvord, Krista Bess,

Thurs. Nov. 20

1. Work on Group Projects
2. Finish Portfolio page; link projects
3. Go over lessons in chapter 7

Assignment

Work on Group Project and Portfolio

1. Publish portfolio; turn in portfolio rubric and home page
2. Work on Group Project

Portfolio Rubric

Work on Group Project; be prepared to present and turn in final project on April 22

Final Study Guide 

Thanksgiving

Link group project to portfolio

Present  Group Project

Group Project Rubric

Tuesday, Dec. 9 Final Exam for 2:20 class (CRN 8286) at 1:00 pm