Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency
Course Syllabus
Course Title: Using PV’s Google Apps Domain
Instructor: Robert Reppert, Sue Eby, Ladonna Czachowski
Contact Information: rreppert@aea9.k12.ia.us, ebysue@pleasval.k12.ia.us,
czachowskil@pleasval.k12.ia.us
Location: PV Admin Center, 525 Belmont Road, Bettendorf
Dates
August 1, 2011
August 2, 2011
Times
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Other
1 Drake Credit
1 Relicensure Credit
No audit option
All assignments due by: August 16, 2011
Dates grades will be posted: August 19, 2011
Course description: This course will cover Google Docs, Calendar, Sites in the PV
domain focusing on classroom usage. Teachers will develop lessons and assessments.
Course outcomes and evaluation:
Outcome: Teachers will set up 10 documents for shared work with students
including at least one word processing, one spreadsheet, one form and one
presentation.
Evaluation: Small group sharing with member evaluation. Instructor review.
Outcome: Teachers will set up a shared calendar for students.
Evaluation: Calendar will include assignment due dates and a countdown for a
special project
Outcome: Teachers will create a site to share with other staff/public/students.
Evaluation: Instructor will evaluate site based on appropriateness for intended use,
and rubric.
Grading criteria:
Assignment
Create 10 Docs for
classroom use
including one word
processing, one
spreadsheet, one
Due Date
August 16, 2011
Grade
95% score on the
rubric = A or Pass
Other
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form and one
presentation
Create a classroom
calendar to share
with students
Create a site for
use with students
or another PV
group
August 16, 2011
85% score on the
rubric = B or Pass
August 16, 2011
75% score on the
rubric = C
score on the
rubric = D
score on the
rubric = F
Note: 100% attendance is required to pass any course offered through the
Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency.
Participants taking the course for Relicensure must earn an “A” or “B” to pass the
course. All the course work needs to be completed.
Teacher impact statement: Teachers will become familiar with the PV Google Apps
domain and learn how to share documents and calendars with students.
Student impact statement: Students will be able to share documents and work
collaboratively on assignments. Students will be able to use Google Apps anywhere,
anytime and will no longer have incompatibility issues with software. Students will
have the ability to “post” homework to the teacher without having to print or send a
document via email.
Iowa Teaching or Leadership Standards being addressed:
Teaching Standard
Standard 1- communicate with students
Standard 3 – engage students in
learning; uses technologies in instruction
Standard 4 – deliver instruction that
meets multiple learning needs of
students
Standard 7 – engage in professional
growth
Outline of course content:
Date or Session
1 August 1 am
2 August 1 am
3 August 1 pm
4 August 1 pm
5 August 2 am
Leadership Standard
Content
Google Docs – word processing
Google Docs - spreadsheets
Google Docs - presentations
Google Docs - calendars
Google Docs - sites
Other
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5 August 2 pm
Work time
Iowa Professional Development Model (IPDM):
Theory: This course is not designed with the theoretical in mind. It has as its focus
the practical application of interactive technologies used in the classroom to increase
learning.
Demonstration: Instructor demonstrates use of Google Apps
Practice: Collaboration (coaching, feedback, reflection): Participants will share the
docs, calendars and sites with others in the course to gain feedback and share
examples that work in different classrooms.
Course materials: All will be provided by the district
Other:
COURSE RUBRIC
TITLE of the Course: Using PV’s Google Apps Domain
Name: Robert Reppert/Sue Eby/Ladonna Czachowski
OUTCOMES
BEGINNING
Score: F
DEVELOPING
Score: C
ACCOMPLISHED
Score: B
EXEMPLARY
Score: A
Create 10
Docs for
classroom
use including
one word
processing,
one
spreadsheet,
one form and
one
presentation
Create a
classroom
calendar to
share with
students
Completes
fewer than 5
documents
Submits 5-7
documents, but
not all of the
required types.
Poor planning
of how to use
interactively
with students.
Submits 8-10
documents and all
of the required
types. Some
interactivity
planned.
Submits at least
10 documents
including all of
the required
types. Lesson
plan to use the
documents
interactively
with students
Fails to
complete the
calendar
Calendar does
not include a
countdown to a
project
Calendar includes
assignment dates
and a countdown to
a project
Create a site
for use with
students or
another PV
group
Fails to
complete the
site
Site provides
static
information
only
Site includes
multiple pages with
mostly static
information
Calendar
includes
assignment
dates and a
countdown to a
project.
Calendar is
included on
website.
Site includes
multiple pages
with calendar,
homework
assignments,
multi-media
clips or links.
SCORE
Total:
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Comments:
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