Web 2.0 in the Classroom

EDT 602

Syllabus

Course Description

Incorporating the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), Web 2.0 in the Classroom, is designed to provide teachers with the tools necessary for effectively utilizing multimedia technology in the classroom. Topics covered will include planning and designing effective lessons using multimedia, implementation of the designed lessons, assessment and evaluation of the lessons, professional productivity, and social, ethical and legal issues concerning the utilization of the technology.

Course Textbook

S.E. Smaldino, D. L. Lowther, D. L., & J.D. Russell. (2008). Instructional Technology and Media for Learning Pearson Publishing: Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Course Overview

This course reflects multimedia technologies such as Powerpoint, graphic software, audio, video, podcasting and Web 2.0 technologies.

Course Objectives

Following the completion of this course and the assigned materials and exercises, you should be able to:

1. Differentiate between technology and media.
2. Explain the types of instructional strategies that can be effective when integrating technology into a lesson.
3. Discuss the general principles for creating visuals and for teaching students to interpret visuals.
4. Explain how the ASSURE Model assists in the systematic approach to planning lessons that effectively integrate classroom use of technology.
5. Describe the selection process for determining the integration of computers and multimedia that will be used to promote student learning.
6. Describe distance learning and how it can be used to facilitate student learning.
7. Discuss strategies and challenges for effectively using online learning resources to increase student learning.
8. Describe various techniques for when and how to use instructional materials and displays effectively.
9. Explain the difference between non-projected and projected visuals in instructional settings and how they can be used effectively.
10. Describe the hearing and listening process and how to develop listening skills.
11. Determine the proper applications of video in the K-12 classroom.
12. Explain the current trends in technology and media, emphasizing the predicted changes for future schools.

Course Outline

Module 1: Technology and Media

Objectives:

• Differentiate between technology and media.
• Explain the six basic categories of media.
• Describe the four psychological perspectives of learning.
• Compare and contrast synchronous and asynchronous learning.
• Distinguish between information and instruction.

Module 2: Integrating Technology and Media into Instruction

Objectives:

• Produce a presentation describing how technology and media can be a resource to facilitate instructional strategies.
• Describe the types of settings you might encounter as a classroom teacher.

Module 3: Visuals in Learning

Objectives:

• Define visual literacy.
• Create a lesson to teach visual literacy.
• State the goals that good visual design aims to achieve.
• Identify three equipment setups that may be used for students to view digital images in the classroom.
• Describe instructional applications that are especially appropriate for video.

Module 4: The ASSURE Model

Objectives:

• Discuss the rationale and purposes of learning objectives.
• State the three primary types of learner analysis criteria.
• Compare and contrast the techniques for evaluating student achievement, technology media, strategies and instruction.

Module 5: Multimedia in the Classroom

Objectives:

• Describe five instructional applications of multimedia.
• Provide examples of integrating computers into the curriculum.
• Discuss four types of learning centers and describe one example of each.
• Create a multimedia enhanced lesson.

Module 6: Distance Education and Online Learning

Objectives:

• Define distance education.
• Compare and contrast online learning and distance education.
• State a rationale for the educational use of telecommunications at the elementary, middle-level, and secondary education levels.
• Identify an instructional application that would be appropriate for teleconferencing in elementary, middle-level, and secondary education.
• Describe three functions performed by a classroom teacher in a distance education setting.
• Discuss the advantages, limitations, and integration of online learning.
• Discuss ten Internet etiquette guidelines for users.

Module 7: Audio Learning

Objectives:

• Describe the most common types of digital and analog audio media used for instruction. Include distinguishing characteristics and limitations of each type.
• Compare the advantages and limitations of audio media. Distinguish between hearing and listening.
• Identify four areas of breakdown in audio communication and specify the causes of such breakdowns.
• Describe four techniques for improving listening skills.

Module 8: Virtual Models

Objectives:

• Discuss the trends in technology and media that you feel will have the greatest impact on teachers and students.
• Discuss the ways in which the role of the school media center is changing due to the impact of technology.
• Describe why a student would want to take a distance education course.
• List ways that technology has increased opportunities for students with disabilities, for parent involvement with their child’s education, and for building a global community.
• Compare and contrast the predicted schools of the future with today’s schools.

Module 9: Communicating Online

Objectives:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of using various telecommunication methods with distance learning.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of using blogging and wikis.
• Determine the effectiveness of integrating telecommunication technologies into activities for K-12 students.

Module 10: Online Tools

Objectives:

• Evaluate online tools and Web sites for classroom use.

Module 11: Sharing and Storing on the Web

Objectives:

• Utilize the Internet from the perspectives of sharing information and storage
• Evaluate online tools and Web sites for classroom use.

Module 12: Technology for Diverse Learners

Objectives:

• Modify any lesson for adaptability to meet the needs of diverse learners

Module 13: Putting it All Together

Objectives:

• Create a unit of study for K-12 students integrating the technologies covered in this course

Curriculum Design

Web 2.0 in the Classroom is an online 45-hour, three credit graduate course.  The basic methodology is experiential through work on prescribed topics, issues and real-life challenges.  Participants will, using a prescribed model, develop a lesson, field-test the lesson and report outcomes.  For those participants not currently teaching, they will either tailor the activity to their specific job situation or complete a research report.

Grading

100-93 - A
85-92 - B
75-84 - C

Skill and Hardware Requirements

Students may use either a Macintosh computer or a PC with Windows 2000 or higher. Students should possess basic word processing skills and have Internet access with an active e-mail account. Students also are expected to have a basic knowledge of how to use a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox etc.

Student Academic Integrity

Participants guarantee that all academic class work is original. Any academic dishonesty or plagiarism (to take ideas, writings, etc. from another and offer them as one's own), is a violation of student academic behavior standards as outlined by the Teacher Education University catalog and is subject to academic disciplinary action.