ED 421: Technology Integration
Spring 2010
3 Credits  ITC 001
Wednesdays, 9:00—11:50
Instructor
Phone
Office
Email
Dr. Mary Bucy
503-838-8794
ED 202M
bucym@wou.edu
Other sections
Office Hours
T
1:30—3:30
W
3:00—5:00
Class times
Denvy Saxowsky 503-838-8760
ED 123
saxowsd@wou.edu
R
Bill Hamlin
ED 101
whamlin@wou.edu
R
503-559-8189
12:00—2:50
8:00—10:50
Course Description
Explores operations and concepts of basic technology to enhance personal and professional
growth and productivity, and integration of technology into classroom planning, instruction, and
assessment.
Course Objectives
Within this course students will develop a conceptual framework for using educational
technology, analyze strategies for integrating technology into educational contexts and evaluate
its potential for the improvement of teaching and learning. This project-based course is taught
through a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration and hands-on practice. In this class,
students will:
 explore and discuss the impact of interactive socializing processes online;
 explore a variety of ways to display information through words, images, sound, and video;
 become familiar with concepts of visual design;
 study how and why we can organize information spatially;
 find and evaluate electronic resources;
 explore the use of new devices and products in education;
 find and identify useful interactive educational resources online;
 evaluate, design and build educational websites; and
 examine ways that all of these techniques can be integrated into classroom to enhance
learning.
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Program Proficiency #7, Technology, is targeted in this course.
A candidate who is proficient in this area understands operations and concepts of basic
technology equipment, applies technology to enhance personal and professional growth and
productivity, and integrates technology in classroom planning, instruction, and assessment.
Technological equipment includes computer hardware and software, related peripherals such as
printers, scanners, digital cameras, CD-recordable equipment, and graphic, video, print, and
audio devices.
 Demonstrates facility in identifying/mastering technology applications
 Identifies strategies for integrating technology into instructional contexts
 Identifies/applies technologies which facilitate the attainment of higher order skills and
creativity
 Demonstrates ability to design means for assessment evaluation (e.g. spreadsheets,
databases)
 Identifies appropriate classroom technologies and designs activities in which they are
employed productively
 Observes social, legal, and ethical uses of technology resources.
WOU Core Competencies Emphasized:
6. Students will ...demonstrate improvements in their information and media literacy.
7. Students will learn how to use appropriate technologies.
11. Students will be able to apply theory in relevant, appropriate and reflective ways.
Sources of Evidence
NOTE: These are summaries only. Directions for each assignment will be made available on the
course web site or distributed during class as appropriate.
Class participation
Regular attendance and active engagement in discussions, readings, assignments and other
activities associated with college scholarship as well as display of professional behaviors and
teacher dispositions such as teamwork, punctuality, reliability and reflective practice. Full
credit for assignments depends upon evidence you have planned and engaged in the
production of the necessary material: the primary source for that evidence is your observable
activity in class.
Weekly Blog
At the beginning of this course you will create a personal blog and throughout the term you
will post a weekly entry reflecting on the activities of the week. Complete instructions will be
given on the first day of class.
Assignment #1
Using Photoshop, combine three images into a montage. Add a text label. Publish following
in-class instructions.
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Assignment #2
Working in groups, and using a digital video camera, shoot clips for a 30-second
commercial. Capture the clips in iMovie, edit the video adding transitions and titles, and
submit as a QuickTime movie.
Assignment #3
Create an educational tour using Google Earth.
Assignment #4
Using Garage Band, create an educational podcast that includes a voice track as well as
photos.
Assignment #5
TBA—mobile applications in education
Assignment #6 (Website presentations during Finals week, time TBA)
Create an educational website. Your website may stand alone or support a unit of instruction,
must be appropriate to your authorization and content area, and should encourage critical
thinking. Details will be given in class.
Assignment #7 Technology-infused unit of instruction
Design a coherent instructional set of activities that makes use of technology as an integral
part of the student learning process. Examples and criteria will be given during class. Lessons
must align with ISTE NETS standards and the Framework for 21st Century Learning.
Criteria for Assessment
 Demonstrated ability to use and evaluate the use of interactive socializing online programs.
 Demonstrated ability to use recent technologies in an educational manner.
 Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of digital imagery formats and peripherals.
 Demonstrated ability to use computers to display spatial information and create maps.
 Demonstrated ability to create and use databases to encourage critical thinking.
 Demonstrated ability to use electronic resources to conduct research and evaluate validity.
 Demonstrated ability to find and identify online interactive educational resources.
 Demonstrated ability to create educational websites.
 Demonstrated ability to infuse lessons with technology.
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Grading
Lab
Assignment 1: Photo Montage
Assignment 2: Video
Assignment 3: Mapping
Assignment 4: Podcast
Assignment 5: Mobile Apps
Assignment 6: Web Site
Assignment 7: Technology-infused unit of instruction
Class participation and attendance
Blog postings each week
Total
Pts*
9
9
9
9
9
15
20
10
10
100
Grades (%)
A
93-100
A90-92
B+
88-89
B
83-87
B80-82
C+
78-79
C
73-77
C70-72
D
60-69
F
below 60
Class Schedule
Week
1
3/31
2
4/7
3
4/14
4
4/21
5
4/28
6
5/5
Theory
Course overview
Explain technology-infused lesson
Explore Web 2.0
Create Blog
Using images in the classroom
Digital images: cameras
Photoshop
Application
Video: Explore iMovie and
camcorders
Digital camcorders
Video editing: iMovie
Mapping: Google Earth
Web-based GIS
Information Literacy
Evaluate Internet Websites
Google Earth
Due: Assignment #1
Website evaluation
Due: Assignment #2
Podcasting: Garage Band
Screen casting: Jing
Due: Assignment #3
Podcasting
Intro to the lab
Initial blog posting
In-class Web 2.0 discussions
Digital cameras
Photo editing: Photoshop
7
5/12
8
5/19
9
5/26
10
6/2
Finals Week
6/7
Mobile applications (iPod Touch)
Visual Design Principles
Introduce Website Design
Due: Assignments #4 and #5
Website
Website workday
Tech Unit/Website work sessions
Finalize websites
Due: Assignment #7
Due: Assignment #6
Website presentations (times TBA)
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General course guidelines
 Attend class every week. Working individually with students during office hours is normal
but reserving that time for those who really need help rather than those who simply missed a
class is preferred.
 If you are ill or have an unavoidable conflict, please email to let me know ahead of time.
 Occasionally, classes can be made up by attending a different section. If you need to do this,
please be sure that all students officially enrolled in that section have a computer before you
claim one. You should not plan on doing this regularly.
 Pay attention in class. You can read your email before or after class. Typing is distracting to
others.
 Avoid talking to others during presentations. Even quiet whispering can be very distracting
for others.
 Participate in class discussions. Join in the conversation and listen carefully to your
classmates.
 Make every attempt to turn work in on time. Let me know if technical difficulties are
interfering with your timeline and I will try to help you get back on track.
 Consistently back up, make copies and otherwise keep track of your work.
 If you have problems, talk to me in class, after class, or make an appointment by e-mail.
Plagiarism policy
Much of the work we do in this class involves using online electronic texts and images as a
resource. If you use material you have found online, you are expected to acknowledge the source
and, in the case of text, paraphrase as appropriate. If you use another writer’s words, you must
put those words in quotation marks (or use block quote formatting) and formally cite where they
came from. If you cut and paste text or any other material without crediting your source, you are
plagiarizing. Plagiarism is unethical and can lead to a failing grade.
WOU Student Support Services Available
 Disability Accommodation: If you have a documented disability that my require assistance,
you will need to contact the Office of Disabilities Services (ODS) for coordination in your
academic accommodations. The ODS is located in the Academic Programs and support Center
(APSC) Suite 405. The phone/TTY is (503) 838-8250
 Writing Center (www.wou.edu/las/humanities/writingctr)
 Learning Resource Center (www.wou.edu/provost/aalc/learning)
 Counseling Center (www.wou.edu/student/health/counseling/index.php)
 Department or College Resources
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