EDU 597 –
Elluminate 2
Pre-Lesson Activities
(Optional)
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There are a number of organizations in technology education that are
“authoritative” voices in this field. Take some time to browse some of their web
sites:
http://www.amtec.ca
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/Professional+Development/Specialist+Councils/Council
+Directory/Educational+Technology+Council.htm
www.aace.org
www.iste.org
http://www.aect.org/
http://rtec.org/
http://www.techlearning.com/
There are also a number of teacher focused journals that may help you towards
your goal of being a “technology leader”
http://www.thejournal.com/
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/
Advanced Organizer
 30 minutes – Features of Elluminate
 30 minutes – Mock Lesson (in orange)
 10 minutes – Debrief
Features of Elluminate
 All the little buttons and what they do
from a teaching perspective.
Mock Lesson
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Pre-Lesson Activity
Advance Organizer
Introduction
Instruction/ Demo
Group or Individual Work
Summary
Pre-Lesson Activity
Example
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Brain Teaser - Auction Action
Nina and her mom helped organize the auction fundraiser to help pay for the 8th
grade musical. Seven local stores each donated a gift certificate to be redeemed
for merchandise. The gift certificates will be auctioned off at the big event. The
Athlete's Alley, Bay State Basement, CD Corner, Don's Deli, Elk's Software, Fancy
Footwear Shop, and the Gorgeous Candy Boutique have all participated. The gift
certificates are each in multiples of $5. There is a $100 range in the value of the
gift certificates, which start at $25. The mean value of all seven gift certificates is
$80, and the median and the mode are both $70.
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The certificate from The Athlete's Alley is worth the most, and the one from Gorgeous
Candy is worth the least.
The total value of the gift certificates from CD Corner, Don's Deli, and the Fancy Footwear
Shop is $270, but the Fancy Footwear certificate is worth $50 more than the one from
Don's Deli. The CD Corner gift certificate is equivalent to the mean for this group of 3.
What is the value of the gift certificate from each store?
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From: http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/7-060.html
The Education Leadership
Toolkit for Technology and
Change
 The following web site was put together
to promote technology leadership in the
US.
http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/
Student Discussion (15
minutes)
1. Thinking of the 7 main toolkit topics (listed below), rank them in order of
how well your group feels that our provincial government is addressing
each of these issues. Write these rankings on the whiteboard in your
breakout room.
2. How are your own school districts working towards compensating for any
weaknesses in what the provincial government is doing?
3. Finally, as a group, come up with three specific recommendations for the
provincial government that you feel would most improve the state of
technology education in our province (let’s all assume “more funding” is
on everyone’s list, so you don’t have to bother putting it down).
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Planning
Policy
Curriculum and Assessment
Community Involvement
Facility Planning
Funding
Professional and Leadership Development
Debrief
 What did your group rank as first for what
the province is doing well?
 What did your group rank as last?
 What three recommendations did your
group come up with for the provincial
government?
Conclusion
 Any thoughts to share on lesson.
 Any instructions for next lesson.
Impressions?
 What do you think of Elluminate as a
teaching tool?
 Would you be willing to teach with it?
 What challenges would you face
compared to regular “face-to-face”
teaching?
Elluminate and Classroom
Management
 What features do you see that allow you
to “manage” the classroom.
 Do you like/ agree with how the program
was set up for classroom management?
 Does it fit your style of teaching?
 What do you think can be done to
improve this software from a teaching
perspective?
Conclusion
 Any thoughts from Harvey?
 Any instructions for tomorrow.
 Have a great night!!!