ECI 304 - Educational Applications of Computers: Course Schedule

Tue • Jan 11
Wed • Jan 12

Class Organization

• Student information
• Overview of class goals
• Introductory exercise
• Introduction to Educational Applications of Computers
• How can technology best be learned?

Skills

• Discuss computer basics
• Sign up for accounts

Readings due next week

• The Journey Inside

Tasks

• Sign up for a Netware Account and ODU Email Account
• Technology Integration into Teacing and Learning (Project 1 in Bb)

Tue • Jan 18
Wed • Jan 19

Readings

• Lecture - Research and Access

Skills

• file management techniques
• IUSER - internet access to H drive
• TSIP standards
• SOL Technology Standards
• Practice TSIP test
• Online Tutorials about Microsoft Office
• Working with Word

Readings due next week

• Biology of Learning
• Seymour Papert's Talk

Tasks

• Project 1 Due
• Overview of Learning Theories (Project 2 in Bb)

Tue • Jan 25
Wed • Jan 26

• Quiz 1
• Review and Debate Cognitive Theories
• Begin work with Word
• Begin basic Presentation
• Multimedia
• United Streaming
• Video
• PowerPoint Non-Linear

Readings due next week

• Teacher's Tools for the 21st Century (NCES report), Executive Summary only (pages 5-9)

Tasks

• Project 2 Due
• Tools: Presentation, Word Processing and concept Mapping (Project 3 in Bb)

Tue • Feb 1
Wed • Feb 2

• Continue Presentation and Word
• Developing Effective Presentations
• Powerpoint
• Inspiration (concept mapping software)

Readings due next week

• Myths and Realities about Technology in K-12 Schools

Tasks

• Complete Project 3

Tue • Feb 8
Wed • Feb 9

• Project 3 Presentations
• Introduction to Databases and Spreadsheets

Readings due next week

• So Much High-Tech Money Inversted, So Little Use: How Come?

Tasks

• Project 3 Due
• Tools: Database and Spreadsheet (Project 4 in Bb)

Tue • Feb 15
Wed • Feb 16

• Curricular Applications for Databases and Spreadsheets

Readings due next week

• TBA

Assignments

• Complete Project 4

Tue • Feb 22
Wed • Feb 23

• Project 4 Presentations

Readings due next week

• Review

Assignments

• Project 4 Due
• Project-Based Learning and Cooperative Learning (Project 5 in Bb)

Tue • Mar 1
Wed • Mar 2

Midterm Project Presentations and Quiz

Readings due next week

• Standards of Learning
• TSIP
• Review the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers and Performance Indicators
• Evaluating Websites

Tasks

• Project 5 Due
• Information Literacy Fundamentals (Project 6 in Bb)

Tue • Mar 15
Wed • Mar 16

• Quiz on Information Literacy

Readings due next week

• Internet Access in Public Schools and Classrooms (pdf file)

Tasks

• Project 6 due
• Web Design Fundamentals (Project 7 in Bb)

Tue • Mar 22
Wed • Mar 23

• Quiz on Information Literacy
• Web Authoring
• FTP documents

Readings due next week

• Yale Web Page Style Guide

Assignments

• Project 7 Part 1 due
• Continue Project 7 Part 2

Tue • Mar 29
Wed • Mar 30

• Is the Internet worth the trouble?
• Web Quests, Thinkquests, and other ways to integrate the WWW into teaching.

Readings due next week

• E-rate information

Tasks

• Project 7 Part 2 due
• Continue Project 7 Part 3

Tue • Apr 5
Wed • Apr 6

• Multimedia and the curriculum
• Multimedia and the web
• Adding Sound to Webpages, see HTML Tutorial, Dave's Page

Readings due next week

• CIPA information

Tasks

• Critiques Due
• Continue Project 7 Part 3

Tue • Apr 12
Wed • Apr 13

• Project 7 Presentations
• Beyond HTML

Readings due next week

• TBA

Tasks

• Project 7 Part 3 due
• Educational Software and Evaluation (Project 8 in Bb)

Tue • Apr 19
Wed • Apr 20

• Project 8 Presentations

Readings due next week

• TBA

Tasks

• Project 8 Due
• Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues (Project 9 in Bb)

Tue • Apr 26
Wed • Apr 27

• Project 9 Presentations
• Including us all
• Fair Use Rules
• AUP's

Readings due next week

• Review

Tasks

• Project 9 Due

Tue •• May 3
Wed•• May 4

Final Examination