Apple Teacher Certificate Course Requirements
The Apple Teacher Certificate is an industry standard credential awarded to educators who earn six badges that the certificate comprises. In this course, participants can earn the badges either on the iPad or on the Macintosh (or on both). These badges include either the iPad or the Mac plus the five apps of Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iMovie, and GarageBand. The course framework consists of modules pacing participants through the material. Participants network with one another in the course discussion forum and complete checkpoint assignments logging their progress, while the course instructor serves as a coach to help solve any problems along the way. Developed by Apple Education, the curriculum is standards-based (ISTE aligned). Candidates work through the curriculum online by studying multimedia tutorials produced by Apple and then taking online tests that lead to earning each respective badge.
In the sidebar is a list of the specific assignments and how much they count toward your grade in the course. You can think of these assignments as consisting of three major parts. First is class participation. You create a goal statement and share it with your fellow classmates, with whom you communicate in the course discussion forum where you form a powerful learning community that helps each other earn your Apple Teacher badges. The second major part of your grade is determined by earning your badges. For each badge, you write a brief log reporting when you earned the badge and explaining any problems you had along the way. The rest of your grade is determined by submitting your Apple Teacher Certificate and filling out the anonymous course evaluation form at the end of the course.
Assignment #1: Goal Statement
Your first assignment is to state the reasons why you enrolled in this course. Please tell why you decided to take this course and state briefly what you hope to get out of it. If you have only a general idea, go ahead and describe your goals in general terms. If you have more specific goals in mind, please enumerate them. I will use this information to help advise you and guide you through the appropriate course materials.
Assignment #2: Discussion Forum
Every student in this class is required to participate actively in the course discussion forum. To enter the discussion forum, log on to the course and follow the link to the Discussions. The forum is an excellent place to network with your fellow students and help each other solve any problems you may encounter while earning the badges comprised by the Apple Teacher Certificate. To earn all your discussion points, write a thoughtful message at least once per week during the course. Creating a new discussion post counts the same as responding thoughtfully to an existing post.
Assignment #3: System Badge (iPad or Mac)
This is your first progress report that your instructor will review during the course. In responding to this assignment, briefly explain what you think about the quality of the tutorials you studied to earn this badge. State whether you earned this badge for the iPad or the Mac or both. Describe any problems you may have encountered and tell how you solved them. The deadline for submitting this log is flexible, but in general, you should try to submit it by the second week of the course.
Assignment #4: Pages Badge
This is your second progress report that your instructor will review during the course. In responding to this assignment, briefly explain what you think about the quality of the tutorials you studied to earn this badge. State whether you earned this badge for the iPad or the Mac or both. Describe any problems you may have encountered and tell how you solved them. The deadline for submitting this log is flexible, but in general, you should try to submit it by the third week of the course.
Assignment #5: Keynote Badge
This is your third progress report that your instructor will review during the course. In responding to this assignment, briefly explain what you think about the quality of the tutorials you studied to earn this badge. State whether you earned this badge for the iPad or the Mac or both. Describe any problems you may have encountered and tell how you solved them. The deadline for submitting this log is flexible, but in general, you should try to submit it by end of the third week of the course.
Assignment #6: Numbers Badge
This is your fourth progress report that your instructor will review during the course. In responding to this assignment, briefly explain what you think about the quality of the tutorials you studied to earn this badge. State whether you earned this badge for the iPad or the Mac or both. Describe any problems you may have encountered and tell how you solved them. The deadline for submitting this log is flexible, but in general, you should try to submit it by the fourth week of the course.
Assignment #7: iMovie Badge
This is your fifth progress report that your instructor will review during the course. In responding to this assignment, briefly explain what you think about the quality of the tutorials you studied to earn this badge. State whether you earned this badge for the iPad or the Mac or both. Describe any problems you may have encountered and tell how you solved them. The deadline for submitting this log is flexible, but in general, you should try to submit it by the end of the fourth week of the course.
Assignment #8: GarageBand Badge
This is your sixth progress report that your instructor will review during the course. In responding to this assignment, briefly explain what you think about the quality of the tutorials you studied to earn this badge. State whether you earned this badge for the iPad or the Mac or both. Describe any problems you may have encountered and tell how you solved them. The deadline for submitting this log is flexible, but in general, you should try to submit it by the fifth week of the course.
Assignment #9: Apple Teacher Certificate
After you have earned the six badges that your Apple Teacher Certificate comprises, follow this link to download your official Apple Teacher Certificate of Recognition. Then respond to this assignment by submitting a copy of your certificate.
Assignment #10: Course Evaluation
Your final assignment in this course is to evaluate it. Toward the end of the course, you will receive an email from the School of Education sent to your udel.edu email address. This email tells you when the course evaluation window is open. You must log on to the course evaluation system within this window of time. The Web address of the course evaluation system is www.udel.edu/course-evals. After you complete the course evaluation, your instructor will give you credit for completing it. The responses you give are completely anonymous. While your instructor will be able to see the ratings and comments, it is impossible for your instructor to identify the person who gave a certain rating or made a given comment. Once you complete the evaluation, your grade on this assignment will be an automatic A.
