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Text: National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers�Preparing Teachers to Use Technology. NETS Project, ISTE Publishing, Washington DC. ISBN 1-56484-173-1
Requirements for the Course
Basic Learning Experiences
Participation in each week�s class module. There are ten modules and nine assignments.
Project 1:
Ideas about Technology Integration (20 points). Imagine that you have just received your degree from Chaminade. You are applying for a job in the XXX District which has a strong reputation for being very "technologically oriented." Jobs within this school district are highly desirable and, therefore, very competitive. After your interview, the school superintendent asks you to clarify your ideas about technology integration by doing two things:
1. Describe the previous experiences you have had with computers during your own PreK-12 classroom experiences that will help you make good decisions about how to use them effectively in your own classroom.
2. Describe your current ideas for using technology within an elementary or secondary classroom (NOTE: Please indicate the type of classroom you are describing�grade level and content area). Be sure to include the following information:
a. Who will use the technology?
b. For what purpose will the technology be used.
c. When will technology be used?
d. What role will you play in the classroom? What role will the students play?
e. Assuming that you will not have one computer for every student, how will you assure that every student has the opportunity to use the computer?
f. How will you decide if your use of computers is effective?
This project is not to exceed five double spaced pages.
Project 2:
Ideas about Classroom Organization (20 points). Classroom organization is a critical component of successful technology integration. Before you can begin using technology in your classroom, you need to think about how you will arrange your classroom and how you will ensure that every student has the opportunity to use the computers that are available. In this project you will record your own ideas about when and how to use technology. This project is not to exceed five double spaced pages.
Project 3:
Issues of Technology in the Classroom (20 points). Your new superintendent at the XXX District knows that you just graduated from Chaminade. He thinks that because you are a recent graduate you will have the most recent information on any and all of the following topics related to technology: a) accessibility, b) privacy, c) legal, d) ethical, or e) security issues. He asks you to write a concise report on one of those topics. You can choose on which one to report. Concentrate on explaining your topic in simple and clear language:
� what the issue is about
� how it relates to technology and
� why it is important for the classroom teacher to know about this issue.
Make sure that you integrate a minimum of three references that would support this topic within your report.
References must be cited in a list, at the end of the paper, using APA format.
Complete your report in approximately three double-spaced pages and not to exceed four pages.
