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Morris W. Brooks
WHL 301C
831-6813
mbrooks@udel.edu
Description: Introduces prospective teachers to technology available for use in mathematics, science, and social studies curricula. Enables students to evaluate this technology by applying pedagogical approaches studied in methods courses. Concludes with a teaching project incorporating the use of technology.
Text: Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching by M.D Roblyer, Jack Edwards, and Mary Anne Havriluk (IETT)
Additional readings will be placed on reserve in the Education Resource Center throughout the semester and are available via Electronic Reserve.
Prerequisites: Students are expected to have completed Educational Technology I, II, and III. Students should be familiar with basic concepts in hardware and software and proficient with common tools such as 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 also required.
1. Software reviews and presentations.
Each student will be expected to complete seven written reviews
of technology-based instructional materials (computer software,
videodisc, CD-ROM, etc.) or Web sites. Generally, for each
discipline area there should be one review of a software or video
package and one review of a Web site. There should be two
software reviews for math.
Ed Tech Exit Questionnaire
Questionnaire Results
In addition, working in pairs, students will make short (< 10 minutes) oral presentations in class on a Web site they have evaluated. Three class sessions - one for each of the discipline areas - will be devoted to these presentations.
2. 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. The project should consist of a detailed examination
of the curricular materials, background reading, and development
of a detailed lesson plan. You may select a format for the lesson
plan consistent with one you use on the relevant methods class.
Be sure to include descriptions of the instructional objective
for the lesson, preliminary activites, details of the teacher
preparation required for the lesson, follow-up activities, and
assessment.
3. Software Project.
Each student is expected to choose one of the more complex
examples of instructional software and demonstrate
familiarity with it by completing a project that makes extensive
use of the the software.
4. Attendance
An attendance sheet will be distributed at each class meeting.
Click here for the NCTM Curriculum Standards
Discussion and demonstration of drill-and-practice, exploration, and problem-solving software for elementary mathematics.
Readings:
- "Math Facts Software", Children's Software Revue 2 (3): pp.1-4 (on reserve).
- Perl, Teri. "Manipulatives and the Computer: A Powerful Partnership for Learners of All Ages." Classroom Computer Learning 10 (6): (1990) (on reserve).
Activitiy:
- Complete a software evaluation form using one of the examples of elementary mathematics software from the approved list.
Reading:
- IETT, pp. 112 - 119
- Lecture Notes An Introduction to LOGO
- Download your free copy of MSWLogo and find links to other LOGO Resources.
- The LOGO discussion group comp.lang.logo
Activities:
- Try the MSWLogo version of Logo from UC Berkeley for either MAC or Windows in either of the labs
- Complete a software evaluation form using one of the examples of elementary mathematics software from the approved list..
Reading:
- Niess, Margaret L., "Using Geometer's Sketchpad to Construct Geometric Knowledge", Learning and Leading with Technology,Dec/Jan 96/97
- Here's a on-line bibliography for readings about the Geometer's Sketchpad.
Activities :
- Try using Geometer's Sketchpad in either of the labs.
- Complete an evaluation form for a Web site that offeres resources for elementary mathematics education.
Click here for some other categories math instructional software.
Weeks 5 - 8: Science
Reading:
- "Software for Science". Children's Software Review, Vol 2. No. 5 (on reserve).
- Parker, Janet, "Statistics and Graphing", Arithmetic Teacher, April 1992 (on reserve)
- Some sample data from the WWW
Activity:
- Complete a software evaluation form for one of the examples of science software from the approved list.
- Readings:
- Harper, Christopher, "A Network on Wheels!", The Computing Teacher 22 (3): (1994) (on reserve).
Readings:
- Dixon, Juli and Falba, Christy J., "Graphing in the Information Age: Using Data from the World Wide Web", Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Vol. 2, No. 5. (on reserve)
- Craig, Dorothy Valcarcel and Stewar, Jaci, "Misson: A Collaborative Project Infusing Technology and Telecommunications into the Curriculum", Leading and Learning with Technology, Vol. 25, No. 2 (on reserve)
- McCarty, Paul J. "Four Days that Changed the World (and other amazing Internet stories)." Educational Leadership 53 (2): (1995) (on reserve).
- Bradsher, Monica and Lucy Hagan. "The Kids Network: Student-Scientists Poll Resources." Educational Leadership 53 (2): (1995) (on reserve).
- Journey North Using the Internet to track the progress of Spring.
Activity:
- Complete an evaluation form for a Web site that offers resources for elementary science education.
Readings:
- IETT Chapter 13
Activity
- Complete a software evaluation form using one of the examples of social studies software from the approved list.
Readings:
- Dockterman, David A. Cooperative Learning and Technology, Tom Snyder Productions, (1994) (on reserve).
Activities
- View video "The One Computer Classroom" (on reserve).
Readings: (will add a current review of CD-ROM Encyclopedias and Atlases)
Activities:
Complete a Web site evaluation form for a site that offers an on-line field trip or a social studies cooperative project.
No classes teaching week: May 11 - 15
- Harris, Judi. "Using Internet Know-How to Plan How Students Will Know." The Computing Teacher 21 (5): pp. 48-52 (1993) [On-line] http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/Mining/May93-TCT.html.
Activities:
- Web Site Reviews due. Look for on-line field trips or cooperative projects.