Educational Technology III:
Literacy and Language Arts and Special Education Lab
Description || Texts
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Requirements ||Assignments
Course number: EDDV386
Credits: 1 credit
Instructor:
Gary A. Feurer
WHL 301B
831-2751
feurer@udel.edu
Description:
Introduces prospective teachers to technology available for
use in the literacy and language arts curriculum and for use in special
education. Enables students to evaluate this technology by applying pedagogical
approaches studied in methods courses. Concludes with a teaching project
incorporating the use of technology.
Texts:
Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching,
M.D. Roblyer, Jack Edwards & Mary Anne Havriluk Merrill Prentice Hall,
1997 (IETT).
Note: Readings from this text will be used for Ed Tech III and IV.
Additional readings will be placed on reserve in the Education Resource
Center and on electronic reserve throughout the semester.
Prerequisites:
Students should have completed Educational Technology
I and II. They should be familiar with basic concepts in hardware and software
and proficient with common tools including word processors, spreadsheets,
e-mail, and Internet resources.
Requirements:
In addition to attending class, students are expected
to familiarize themselves with the software used in class by spending time
with it in the College of Education microcomputer sites. Weekly reading
assignments are to be completed in preparation for each class meeting.
The following activities are required as well.
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Mid-term exam.
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Software reviews and activities. Students will be expected to review several
packages (computer software, videodisc, CD-ROM, etc.) or Internet sites
in each of the discipline areas and to complete computer-based lab activities.
Normally, written work for these activities is due in the class meeting
the week following the class in which the review or activity is assigned.
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Lesson plan incorporating technology. Each student will be expected to
choose an application from an approved list and to complete a lesson plan
based on that application.
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Final Exam.
Grading:
The course grade will be based on a total point score out
of 100 points computed with the maximum scores for each activity as follows:
Software and Web Site Reviews
40 Points (10 points each)
Mid Term Exam
15 Points
Final Exam
20 Points
Technology Lesson Plan
25 Points
(Click
Here to see list of submitted reviews)
Evaluation-related
Links and Other Educational Resources
Topics and Assignments
Week 1. (Feb 16, 17) Key Themes and Issues. Ways that technology
is used in schools. Differing classroom configurations. Technology and
school reform.
Reading: IETT, Chapters 1 and 2.
Week 2. (Feb 23, 24) History of Educational Technology
and relationships to Learning Theory.
Reading: IETT, Chapter 3.
Week 3. (Mar 2, 3) Types of software/courseware. Overview
of modes of instruction used in various types of technology-based materials.
Reading: IETT, Chapter 4, pp. 85-109.
Activity (Gen-WR1): Using one of the Internet search engines, locate
a resource on the WWW for review and evaluation of educational software.
Complete a Web Site Evaluation Form for the site.
Week 4. (Mar 9, 10) Selecting and evaluating courseware.
Review of guidelines for selecting software and comparison of various tools
for courseware evaluation.
Reading: IETT, Chapter 4, pp. 116-126.
Week 5. (Mar 16, 17) Types of technology, Part I. Overview
of current technologies and the associated hardware requirements, including
videodisc, CD-ROM, telecommunications, and computer software. (Link
to Educational Technology presentation)
Reading: IETT, Chapter 7.
Week 6. (Mar 23, 24) Types of technology, Part II. and
Mid-term Exam. Continuation of the overview of current and devloping technologies.
Vocabulary for
mid-term
Reading: IETT, Chapter 7.
Weeks 7 - 10: Reading and Language Arts
Week 7. (Mar 30, 31) Discussion of reading software. Drill
and practice. Books on CD-ROM.
Reading: IETT, Chapter 11.
Activity (RLA-SR1): Complete a software evaluation form using one
of the examples of reading and language arts software from the approved
list.
Week 8. (Apr 13, 14) Discussion of text-based software
for pre-writing and writing.
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Readings:
IETT, Chapter 5, pp. 127-134.
Pon, Kathy. "Process Writing in the One-Computer Classroom." The Computing
Teacher 15 (6): (1988) (on reserve).
Week 9. (Apr 20, 21) Multimedia writing and authoring tools
for student projects.
Readings:
IETT, Chapter 8.
D'Ignazio Fred. "Getting a Jump on the Future: Everything You'll
Ever Need to Know about Multimedia Authoring Tools." Electronic Learning
12 (3): pp. 28-31 (on reserve).
Activity (RLA-SR2): Complete a software evaluation form using one
of the examples of reading and language arts software from the approved
list.
Week 10. (Apr 27, 28)Telecommunications and writing.
Reading: IETT, Chapter 9
Weeks 11 - 13: Technology and Special Education
Week 11. (May 4, 5) Using
technology with students with special needs: software adaptations.
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Readings:
IETT, Chapter 15.
Armstrong, Karen. et al. "Special Software for Special Kids."
The Computing Teacher 16 (2): pp. 56-61 (1995) (on reserve).
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Activity (SpEd-WR1):
Using one of the Internet search engines, locate a resource on the
WWW for special education. Complete a Web Site Evaluation Form for the
site.
Week 12. (May 11, 12) Using technology with students
with special needs: Alternative input devices.
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Readings:
Alliance for Technology Access, Computer Resources for People with
Disabilities, Chap. 3: "A Review of Technology Tools,"pp. 33-48; Chap.
8: "Selecting Your Equipment," pp. 87-99; Chap 9: "Tips on Buying Your
Equipment," pp. 100-108 (1994) (on reserve).
Week 13. (May 18, 19) Using technology with students with
special needs: alternative output devices.
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Reading: Behrmann, Michael M. "Assistive Technology for Students
with Mild Disabilities.", ERIC Digest E529. ERIC NUMBER: ED378755,
(1995) (on reserve).
Technology Lesson Plan due by last class meeting of the semester.