EDT 3470: Technology for Elementary Education

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EDT 3470 Technology for Elementary Education

• College of Education
• Western Michigan University

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Did you Know?

• Some justification for this course (if you needed
  it)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vpMcfrLYDm2U

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3470 Instructors

• Dr. Brian Horvitz
• Stacey Lee
• Katherine Mills
• Sharon Peterson
• Mark Raffler
• Kelsey Woodard

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Todays Agenda

• Goals/Purposes
• Policies
• Grading
• Attendance
• Extra help
• Lab Assignments
• Reading Quizzes
• Lecture Series

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Goals/Purposes

• Familiarize you with the technologies that are
  used in many of today's elementary education
  classrooms
• To ensure that all WMU elementary education
  graduates are able to meet or exceed the National
  Educational Technology Standards (NETS).
• Get you to begin to think critically about how
  technology tools can be used effectively in your
  teaching

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Policies

• Do the work, get the grade
• Seek help if you need it
• Provide help to your classmates if they need it
• Be respectful
• If you have a question, ask it

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Grading

• Point system (see online syllabus)
• Assignments are submitted and graded
  electronically thru Vista (Blackboard Learning
  System).
• Grading Rubrics are used for all assignments
• Points deducted for late assignments
• The Syllabus is the final word

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Attendance

• Points are awarded for Lab and Lecture attendance
• Be sure you sign in to your lab each week
• Fill out an attendance sheet at each lecture
• You are responsible for finding out what you
  missed due to absence
• Its easy to get behind dont let this happen

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Extra Help

• Office hours see syllabus and talk to your
  instructor
• Open lab every Friday from 1-4pm in Sangren 2202
• Try to attend another lab the same week if you
  know ahead of time youll miss yours

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Lab Assignments

• Each week, youll work on a lab assignment that
  involves use of a technology-based tool
• Examples
• PowerPoint
• Web Design
• Desktop Publishing
• Digital Video
• Inspiration Concept Mapping
• Lab will walk you through everything you need to
  know

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Reading Quizzes

• You will read chapters in Integrating Educational
  Technology into Teaching each week
• Mandatory reading quizzes are on Blackboard
• Dont get behind keep up with them
• You may retake your quizzes, but you will get
  different questions

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Lecture Series

• Each week in Lecture (big class in this room),
  youll have a different speaker
• They are all relevant to you as future educators
• Topic examples include
• Job Seeking
• Assistive Technologies
• What is Web 2.0?
• Computer Maintenance
• Computer Labs in Elementary Teaching

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QA

• If you have an issue/problem/concern, contact
  your lab instructor (see syllabus for contact
  info)
• Unresolved issues should be addressed to Dr.
  Brian Horvitz (brian.horvitz_at_wmich.edu)
• Any questions now?

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