Transcript Tips Tricks & Techniques of Teaching Educational Computer

Tips, Tricks & Techniques of
Teaching Educational Computer
Technology Online
Laura Turner
Computer Technology Instructor
College of Education
[email protected]
www.bhsu.edu/lturner/edportal.htm
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ISTE Standards Were Used
In Course Design
www.iste.org
Online Class Setup
• WebCT is used
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Course Content
Private Mail
Bulletin Board
Online Testing
www.webct.com
Design Suggestions
• Use storyboarding to help you in the creation
of your course
• Use deadlines throughout your course
• Use some type of sectioning of your course
– modules - chapters - sections
• All sections of your course should have the
same look
Design Suggestions
• When using handouts, use an online link to
each handout
• Use timed online testing for theory
• Use project based activities for technology
competency
• Plan on revising after the first time through
• Save all your revisions for one time
Course Setup
• 8 Modules - 2 weeks each in length
• Two textbooks are used
– all assignments are sent as attachments
– attachments can be in any format (software)
that the student is working in
• Online handouts are used
• Online Midterm and Final are given
Textbooks used
• Teachers Discovering Computers
– by Shelly Cashman Gunter - Course Technology
• Office 2000 Brief Concepts & Techniques
– by Shelly/Cashman/Vermaat - Course
Technology
www.course.com -Course Technology
www.scsite.com - Shelly Cashman
www.scseries.com - Shelly Cashman
Before You Begin
• Students must read this handout before
they begin the online class
• Contains all relevant information about
all aspects of this course
• Contains various online handouts
• Includes course syllabus
Module 1
• The Internet & the WWW
– interactive assignments
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Using the Internet - WebCT & Attachments
Search Engines Overview
Children Search Engines
Internet Terms Worksheet
Windows 95/98
Module 2
• Using Computers in Education
– interactive assignments
• Downloading Images from the Internet
– clipart.com, hoxie.org, wendys-world.co.uk/
• Downloading Programs from the Internet
– tucows.com
• Using Word - flyer creation
• Windows Operating System
Module 3
• Software Applications for Education
– interactive assignments
• Creating a Teacher’s Web Page
– Netscape composer (Netscape Communicator) used
– creation of teacher web page
• Using Excel
– gradesheet creation
– formulas, functions, formatting & web queries
Module 4
• Hardware Applications for Education
– interactive assignments
– Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
• Using Access – database creation
– sorting/querying
• Digital Cameras
• Lesson Plan Online Search
Module 5
• Multimedia in Education
– interactive assignments
• Using PowerPoint
– 5 slide classroom presentation
Module 6
• Education & Technology Integration
– interactive assignments
• Using AppleWorks
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drawing/painting
word processing
spreadsheets
database
Module 7
• Integrating Ed. Tech. into the Curriculum
– interactive assignments
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Graphic Organizers
Curriculum Pages
Evaluating Educational Software
Evaluating Web Pages
Using MAC computers
Module 8
• Security Issues, Ethics & Emerging
Technologies in Education
– interactive assignments
• Final Project
– 1 week narrative plan that incorporates the
various types of educational computer technology
that the student has learned in the previous 7
modules
• Time Saving Ideas When Using
WebCT To Teach Computer
Technology Online
• As a WebCT instructor, you set up your students’
logon and passwords. What seems to work best is
to have your students contact you via your
campus e-mail.
• You can then reply back to your students, giving
them their logon and password for your WebCT
class, and related instructions
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• If your e-mail allows you to send attachments
when replying, your instructions can be sent as
such to each student as they contact you.
• If you cannot send attachments when replying,
instructions relating to #1 can be done in Word,
copied and pasted into your reply e-mail. Then,
you do not have to type the same intro message
20-30 times.
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• As the instructor, you can easily return a student’s
assignment to them if there were problems. Use
the Private Mail function to send your student an
attachment of their work and your comments.
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• As you receive your assignments from your online
students, create a folder for each student on your
hard drive (desktop is preferable as it is easy to
access).
• As you receive assignments, save it in the correct
folder, correct and grade your student’s work and
then delete the assignment from WebCT.
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• Rename the files you are correcting in some
manner, so you can sort the files in each student’s
folder. Then, you can see if any assignments are
missing/or easily find the file you are looking for.
• For example: I rename all my student files
according to the Module that they are in (Mod 1A-1) When I want to sort my student’s files in
their folder, I open their folder, click View –
Arrange Icons – By Name. My student’s files are
now all arranged according to Mod 1 to 8.
• If your students have sent in more than one
online assignment at a time, correct them
together.
• WebCT will remember the previous path
and folder so when you correct the second
assignment, you will not have to find the
desktop and correct folder(s).
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• Occasionally, a student’s file will be sent as
an HTML file. To change a HTML file to a
Word file, (or other file type) when you are
saving in WebCT.
– add the extension .doc (or other extension) to
the filename before you save the document to
the correct folder
– under files of type, choose All Files
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• If you receive an attachment from a student that
is empty, it is probably because the student has
opened the attached file to check it before he/she
sends it or they have not placed the checkmark
in front of the file before clicking Done.
• Have the student resend without checking
(opening) the file or make sure they have
checkmarked the file before sending
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• When you are correcting your student’s online work,
use a red font (red pen) to make your comments and
to assign a grade to the work. Then save your
comments to their work (file).
• If you need to return their online work, it is easy for
the student to read your comments and to find the
grade you have given them.
• When you assign a grade in your gradebook, if you
do not actually place a grade on your student’s online work, you may have documentation problems.
• When grading student’s online work, Excel works
well as the gradebook. WebCT does have a
gradebook function, but it can be time consuming to
use.
• You can create your gradebook in Excel and have
that open at the same time you are working in
WebCT. As you save, open, and grade your
student’s online work, you can easily switch to
Excel, record a grade and switch back to WebCT
and continue grading the next assignment.
• You will want to send each student information
on their progress in your Internet class. You
can send grade information to your students at
anytime during your class. I send each student
a copy of their progress after every 2-3
modules have been completed.
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• Open a blank Word document
• Open your Excel gradesheet document
• Copy the needed information from Excel into
Word for the first student on your list. (their
scores and the total points for each assignment)
• Save the Word file.
• Compose a message in WebCT to your first
student and attach the Word file.
• Complete this process for each student
• You may have students working on MACs. If
you have a PC in your office as your main
work computer, you will be able to accept most
MAC generated documents as long as your
students use a PC formatted diskette to store
their work. This format allows MAC users to
send PC users data in a PC readable format,
(most of the time).
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Tips, Tricks & Techniques of
Teaching Educational Computer
Technology Online