Course+Description

**5:00 pm – 8:30 pm ** **Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays ** Email: valriee7@gmail.com
 * Brooklyn College ** **The City University of New York **
 * School of Education **
 * __Summer Session II __**
 * CBSE 7215X – Introduction to Technology in Childhood Education **
 * July 15, 2013 – August 14, 2013 **
 * Instructor: Valrie Edwards **

Articles will be provided during the session 4 GB or higher thumb drive required for class USB Headset with microphone
 * __Required Materials __**

This course will introduce participants to the use of educational technology and digital media in the classroom, and the characteristics of today's digital students (“digital natives"). Participants will be exposed to current hardware, software, and collaborative internet technologies used in the classroom. Participants will also examine methods of integrating and evaluating the various educational technologies and strategies, and develop awareness of Internet security issues through the various assigned projects.
 * __Course Description __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">By the end of the semester, participants will be able to:
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Learning Objectives __**
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Describe the overall affordances of technology for meaningful learning,
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Articulate the affordances of technology intersecting with current theories of learning;
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Identify issues entailed in teaching with technology;
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Demonstrate the use the specific technologies introduced in course.
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Represent important concepts at the intersection of technology, teaching, and learning.


 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Topics __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer Basics & Instructional Tech Tools for the Classroom
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Collaborate & Communicate with Wikis
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Collaborative Environments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lesson Presentation Tools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Math Blogs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Integrate Videos & Images into Teaching & Learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Create a Video with Movie Maker
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Podcasting
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Evaluating Math Educational Software & Websites
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Online Math Tools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Classroom Math Software
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Using Excel as an Educational Tool
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Internet Safety
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Other Online Tools
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) __**


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">NETS for Students **
 * 1) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Creativity and Innovation
 * 2) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Communication and Collaboration
 * 3) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Research and Information Fluency
 * 4) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
 * 5) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Digital Citizenship
 * 6) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Technology Operations and Concepts


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">NETS for Teachers **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">94% - 100% = A <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">90% - 93.9 % = A- <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">88% - 89.9% = B+ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">84% - 87.9% = B <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">80% - 83.9% = B- <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">78% - 79.9% = C+ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">74% - 77.9% = C <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Under 74% = F
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grading System __**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assignments must be turned in on time for full credit. Be sure to back up your work. Overdue assignments will be penalized, 10% for each day they are late.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assignments, projects and homework will be designed to give you practical experience with different technologies. Every effort has been made to make assignments meaningful and relative to your professional growth. All assignments are computer generated with use of the internet as a web portal. You may need to send some assignments electronically. All assignments should be backed up onto a thumb drive or other storage device. Save all assignments until credit has been given.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Course Requirements and Basis for Grade __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Component || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Percent of Grade ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In Class Assignments & Attendance || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">30% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Homework || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">26% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Midterm Exam || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">20% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Final Presentation || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">24% ||
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assignments __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Attendance is mandatory. This class meets two days per week from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Each class requires hands-on participation which is vital to the success of the class. You should check your email frequently for updates or changes. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what occurred in class and to contact me. An additional assignment may be given to make up the absence. More than 2 absences may result in a failing grade.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Attendance Policy __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Please turn off cell phone ringers during class. You can check your messages during the break.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Cell Phones __**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Late assignments are accepted only if you have contacted me in advance of the due date. Generally, late papers are accepted only in very unusual circumstances such as sudden, serious illness or personal or family emergencies. Accepted late assignments will be graded by a higher standard because of the additional time available to work on it.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Policy Regarding Due Dates __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">All assignments must be completed by you. Plagiarism is a serious offense and will result in a failing grade. See Policy on Academic Integrity.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(From the Brooklyn College Bulletin: Division of Graduate Studies, 2004-2007, p. 206.Academic dishonesty of any type, including cheating and plagiarism, is unacceptable at Brooklyn College. Cheating is any misrepresentation in academic work. Plagiarism is the representation of another person’s work, or ideas as your own. Students should consult the Brooklyn College Student Handbook for a fuller, more specific discussion of related academic integrity standards. Faculty members are encouraged to discuss with students the application of these standards to work in each course. Academic dishonesty is punishable by failure of the “test examination, term paper, or other assignment on which cheating occurred”(Faculty Council, May 18, 1954). In addition, disciplinary proceedings in cases of academic dishonesty may result in penalties of admonition, warnings, censure, disciplinary probation, restitution, suspension, expulsion, complaint to civil authorities, or ejection. (Adopted by Policy Council, May 8, 1991).
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Policy on Academic Integrity __**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">If you quote someone else’s work, be sure to give the citation. If you paraphrase someone else’s work, a citation is also needed (but quotations are not). When in doubt, ask. Academic dishonesty may result in a course grade of F, and the incident will be reported to your program head.