Transcript Welcome to EDT3470 PowerPoint

Technology for
Elementary Education
College of Education and Human Development
Western Michigan University
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Give you opportunities to try out innovative
educational strategies and technology tools
Support your development of Project-Based
Learning strategies
Create a supportive, collaborative,
educational atmosphere
Dr. Sharon Peterson
Jia (Jarrett) Guo
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Lecture vs. Lab
Attendance
Grading
Assignments
Using Desire2Learn
Collaboration
NETS Standards
Open Lab
Project Based Learning
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Lecture
◦ A speaker series covering many topics that will help
you as a student and as a teacher
◦ Expectations
 Courteous to speaker
 Attentive to speaker
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Lab
◦ Hands on learning and practice focused on learning
teaching strategies
◦ Group work based on Project-based Learning
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Be sure to attend. You will lose points off
your final grade for missing lectures.
In lab, be sure to attend. You will lose points
off your final grade for missing labs.
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Grading policies are spelled out in detail in the course syllabus
ASSIGNMENT REVISIONS: You have 2 weeks from the day your
instructor has posted an assignment’s grade to hand in a revised
assignment
You can track your course points and grades in Desire2Learn
(elearning) (NOTE: Final grade is cumulative). Individual
assignments grades will show under Grades. Lab and Lecture
points are also cumulative.
No assignments (first or revisions) will be taken after
April 22 at 11:59 p.m.
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If you have questions, please ask your instructor
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If you put in the time, get assignments in on time, and get help
when you need it, you will get a good grade.
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Some of what you’ll be doing:
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Blogging
Concept Maps
Web Evaluations
Google Maps
Digital Stories
Podcasting
Website Development
CollaborativeWhiteboard Mini Lesson
Online Lesson Planning
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Login at: http://elearning.wmich.edu. Or go
through GoWMU and click on elearning.
This is where you’ll hand in some of your
assignments.
This where you can track your grades.
You will not have to use the Lecture Section
of EDT3470 at all this semester. Everything
will be found in your lab section.
NOTE: Your grade in the Gradebook is cumulative - as points are added, the Final grade goes up.
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For your lab assignments, you will work in a team all
semester. Some will be handed in as individual work
and some as group work.
It is expected and assumed that you will work
professionally with your teammate(s)
Conflict is a common element of teamwork – you are
expected to work through conflict professionally (just
as you will when you are working as a teacher in a
school)
IMPORTANT: Don’t be shy to ask your instructor for
help
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This course was designed to help you meet
the National Educational Technology
Standards for Teachers (NETS T )
This will look good on your resume
This will serve you well in your career
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EDT3470 holds open lab some Friday
afternoons from 1-4pm in 2320 Sangren
instructional computer lab.
Instructor will inform you what Fridays.
An EDT3470 Instructor will be available to
help you with your assignments
Take advantage of this opportunity – students
who do, get good grades in this course
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Project-Based Learning
◦ Explained
◦ Supports student learning through interdisciplinary
projects
◦ Can involve design, problem-solving,
investigations, research
◦ Less traditional teacher role: guide on the side, not
sage on the stage
◦ Often takes advantage of digital technologies,
which we will focus on
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Your book focuses on this approach. Please
let us know what think about the book
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Edutopia Video
Butterfly Migration Video
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Your experiences w/PBL
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You are building elements of a Project-Based
unit that you could use in your teaching
Each of your lab assignments fit like pieces of
a puzzle into the unit you are building
The team web site will pull together all of
your assignments from the semester and
include the project your group has been
working towards all semester along.
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Course questions should be directed to your lab
instructor
Sharon Peterson and Jia (Jarrett) Guo will be
available for extra help by appointment only.
Unresolved issues should be directed to Sharon
Peterson [email protected]
Questions?