EDU 3110
Educational Technology for Teachers
Meeting Time Tuesday/Thursday: 8:00am – 8:50am or 9:45am-10:35am
Credit
2
Name:
Dr. Jane C. Bowser
Office:
SOE 243
Telephone:
336-841-9153
Email:
jbowser@highpoint.edu
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Instructor
I am available by email Monday–Friday and will respond to your message
within 24 hours. I do check and respond to email on Saturday before 8:00am
and on Sunday before 7:00am. If you have a question or need help, please use
email to contact me and/or to schedule a personal meeting. I am available for
on demand office hours via WebEx at a mutually agreed upon time. I will also
be available on Twitter.
A study of the integration of technology into the 21st Century classroom
addressing the NETS Standards for Teachers and Administrators. Emphasis is
Course
placed on Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, and social
Description networking sites as well as interactive technologies including whiteboards and
student response systems. Students will also complete an in-depth exploration
of an issue surrounding the use of technology in the classroom. (3)
The teacher as leader for learners in a global world
reflects an intention to create a learning
environment in which teacher candidates become
reflective practitioners who collaborate and lead in
their classrooms and schools for the purpose of
preparing students to meet the challenges of a
Conceptual
global society. The teacher education programs at
Framework
High Point University seek to prepare teacher
candidates in the 21st century who possess
knowledge of the learner which in turn leads to the
facilitation of the 21st century skills needed by P-12
students to critically think, problem solve, utilize technology, communicate,
and collaborate.
Required Apps
Required
 Evernote
Apps,
Programs,
 Edmodo
and
 Twitter
Readings
 Google Drive
Pre-Requisite
Co-Requisite
Standards
Learning
Outcomes
 WebEx
 Animoto
 Glogster (if FREE)
 Turbo Scan (or similar app)
 Symbaloo
Required Programs
 Account at Blogger
 Account at Google Sites
 Account at Edmodo
 Account at Animoto
 Account at Symbaloo
 Account at Glogster
 Account at SMARTExchange
 SMART Notebook
 Jing
 Google Drive
Required Readings
 Readings, resources, and tutorials provided through the class wiki site.
Admission to the School of Education
None
From Program Objectives for All Programs
 To learn how to integrate 21st Century skills, technologies and content in
instruction.
 To learn how to provide instruction that reinforces the process strategies for
critical thinking and problem solving.
 To learn how to incorporate instructional strategies designed to facilitate
student cooperation, collaboration and learning.
From the Professional Teaching Standards
 Teachers integrate and utilize technology in their instruction. Teachers
know when and how to use technology to maximize student learning.
 Teachers help students use technology to learn content, think critically,
solve problems, discern reliability, use information, communicate,
innovate, and collaborate.
By the end of the course, students
Method by which the Learning
should be able to:
Outcome will be assessed:
Create a professional online presence
Blogger Projects and Use of Google
through the use of Blogs and Wikis
Sites for all projects
Create a lesson hook to engage
Animoto Project
students in learning
Design a lesson focusing of student
SMART Notebook Project
engagement using SMART Notebook
Create and upload student created
Glogster Project
Out of Class
Work
Attendance
Disabilities
Schedule
videos for lessons and teaching
QR Code Project
demonstrations
Animoto Project
Utilize iPad Apps for the creation of
QR Code Project
engaging student lessons
Student Choice App Project
Utilize the social networking site
Twitter Blog
Twitter and the Twitter app to create a
Professional Learning Network
Create a categorized webmix of
Symbaloo Project
educational resources for students,
teachers and parents
Design a lesson for small group
Glogster Project
engagement
In addition to attending class and completing all course requirements, students
are expected to spend at least 2 hours each week engaged in out-of-class work
(i.e., reading, studying, doing homework, working on projects, etc.) for every
hour of credit earned in this course.
Students are expected to attend every class. Should a student need to miss
class, the professor should be contacted as soon as possible. Students are
responsible for making up any missed assignments and due dates will not be
altered due to an absence. Two (2) tardies count as one (1) absence.
Students with two (2) absences will be placed on class probation. Any
student with three (3) absences may be removed from the course.
Students who require classroom accommodations due to a diagnosed disability
must submit the appropriate documentation to the Disability Support Office
located on the 4th floor of Smith Library or by contacting Rita Sullivant Roberts,
Director of Disability Support Services, at 336-841-9061, or at
rsulliva@highpoint.edu. A student’s request for accommodations should be
made at the beginning of each semester/course. Please note that
accommodations are not retroactive.
Class Schedule
Dates and Assignments are Subject to Change
Students will be notified of any changes via Edmodo.
Date
Topic
Assignment
Due
August 27
Introduction, Twitter
Bring your
iPads!
September 1 Blogger Review
Review the
online
Blogger
Students will review the proper protocol for tutorials
publishing blog posts online and make
and written
necessary corrections.
materials
from the
September 3 Google Sites Review
Students will review the skills required for
creating and maintaining their own Google
Site Wiki and make necessary corrections.
September 8 iPad Movies and YouTube
Students will learn how to record videos
with their iPads, edit the videos, and upload
them for review.
September
10
Animoto
Discussion and tutorials on the use of
Animoto to create engaging hooks and
reviews for classroom lessons
September
15
September
17
September
22
class wiki
site.
Review the
online
Google Sites
tutorials
and written
materials
from the
class wiki
site.
This skill will
be used in
courses that
require a
practicum
and in
internship
courses.
Review the
online
Animoto
tutorials
and written
materials
from the
class wiki
site.
Animoto
Lab Session for the Animoto Project
Animoto
Lab Session for the Animoto Project
Symbaloo
Animoto
Project Due
Discussion and tutorials on the use of Review the
Symbaloo to create webmixes for organizing online
student and teacher resources
Symbaloo
tutorials
and written
materials
from the
class wiki
site.
September
24
September
29
October 1
Symbaloo
Lab Session for the Symbaloo Project
Symbaloo
Lab Session for the Symbaloo Project
iPad App – QR Codes
Discussion of the use of QR Codes in the
development of engaging classroom lessons
October 6
iPad App – QR Codes
October 8
Lab Session for the QR Code Project
iPad App – QR Codes
October 13
Lab Session for the QR Code Project
Blogger – Evernote
October 15
Development of a research based blog on
the student’s use of Evernote
Blogger – Evernote
October 20
October 22
October 27
Lab Session for the Evernote Blog
Fall Break – No Class
Fall Break – No Class
Glogster
October 29
Symbaloo
Due
Review the
online
written
materials
from the
class wiki
site
QR Code
Project Due
Evernote
Blog Due
Review the
online
Discussion of the use of Glogster (which is Glogster
an online poster maker) for the tutorials
development of small group classroom and written
lessons involving WebQuests
materials
from the
class wiki
site.
Glogster
November 3
Lab Session for the Glogster Project
Glogster
November 5
Lab Session for the Glogster Project
Glogster
November
10
November
12
November
17
November
19
November
24
December 1
Lab Session for the Glogster Project
iPad App – Student Choice
Glogster
Project Due
Discussion of the criteria and methodology Review the
employed for the development of engaging online
lessons utilizing an appropriate iPad app
written
materials
from the
class wiki
site.
iPad App – Student Choice
Lab Session for the iPad App Project
iPad App – Student Choice
Lab Session for the iPad App Project
iPad App – Student Choice
Lab Session for the iPad App Project
Blogger – Twitter
iPad App
Project Due
Blogger – Twitter
Lab Session for the Twitter Blog
December 3 Google Site Update – Update of the Twitter Blog
student’s Google Site from EDU 2110
Due
December 8 Google Site Update – Update of the
student’s Google Site from EDU 2110
December – Students will present their Google Site for
8am
review
Students are expected to:
 Complete all assignments by the due date and submit them correctly
by midnight on the due date to Edmodo. Ten points will be deducted
Requirements
for each day an assignment is late. Remember, assignments can be
emailed to the professor’s HPU email account three days before they
are due for an early review.
 Complete all readings and assigned tutorials before they are
Honor Code
Writing
Center
SOE Resource
Center
Evaluation
and Grading
scheduled to be used in class. This will be imperative for your success.
Unlike previous technology classes, some of our classes will be flipped
so you will review material before coming to class and then work on
assignments with a partner during class. All of the materials are
provided on the class wiki.
 Pay attention in class and contribute to all class discussions. In a
technology class the temptation to check FB, email, texts, Pinterest,
and all your favorite sites is strong; however, multi-tasking is actually
impossible (you cannot pay attention to two things at once). Please
resist the temptation to check all your Social Networks and
connections during class.
Every student is honor-bound to refrain from conduct which is unbecoming of
a High Point University student and which brings discredit to the student
and/or the University. All students are expected to know and follow the
University Honor Code and Uniform Conduct Code. The Codes of Conduct can
be found on the High Point University website as well as in the Undergraduate
and Graduate Handbooks.
The Writing Center provides writing assistance for students at any level of
study – from freshman to graduate – at any stage in the writing process, from
invention through revision. The Writing Center staff will be available in a
variety of locations around campus during various hours throughout the day,
Monday through Friday. Go to https://highpoint.mywconline.com/ to make an
appointment. Appointments can only be made through the online
portal. Appointments will be available starting September 1, 2015 for the Fall
2015 semester.
Writing Center tutors do not proofread or edit students’ papers for them, but
they do work with students to help them develop strategies for improving
their writing in light of their respective assignments, instructors, and writing
styles. For more information, contact Writing Center Director, Dr. Leah
Schweitzer at lschweit@highpoint.edu or 336-841-9106.
The School of Education Resource Center located on the lower level of the SOE
Building will be open for checking out materials from 10:00am – 5:00pm each
day.
Grading Scale (Using the University Cutoffs defined in BlackBoard)
A+/A/AB+/B/BC+/C/CD+/D/DF
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
0-59
Assignment details and rubrics can be found on the class wiki site.
See below for a brief synopsis.
Blogger Projects
15%
Students will complete two professional blogs on the use of Evernote and
Twitter. Students will complete their own blogs but will work with a partner
throughout the semester on the use of Evernote and Twitter.
Animoto Project
15%
Students will create a hook and a review for a lesson using the video creation
tool Animoto. Students will create two videos for this project.
Symbaloo Project
15%
Students will organize a series of professional teaching resources using the
webmix creator Symbaloo.
iPad App Project – QR Codes
15%
Students will create a series of QR Codes to be used in a WebQuest style
lesson. The lesson reflection will include a description of the QR Codes used
and how they benefit students. Printouts of the QR codes will be included and
tested using the iPad QR Code Reader of the student’s choice.
Glogster Project
15%
Students will create a small group lesson on a topic from the NCSCOS using
Glogster. The lesson must include candidate created videos and a creative
final evaluation for students.
iPad App – Student Choice
15%
Students will choose an iPad App related to the grade and subject they teach
and create a lesson that utilizes the app in an engaging manner.
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 to continue in the Teacher
Education Program. A grade of C- or lower in any education course will require
the student to repeat that course if he/she plans to continue in the program.