Course+Outline

=__**Course Outline **__=

 Week 1 – Introduction

 * 1) Become familiar with the course wiki.
 * 2) Discuss the requirements of the course.
 * 3) Learn about navigating through VSU Banner, email and Blackboard System.
 * 4) Discuss the benefits of use of technology in classroom.
 * 5) Discuss the importance of completing Reflections.
 * 6) Read Chapter 1 of the textbook for next week

**Week 2 – Tool: Wikis **

 * 1) Read and define what a wiki is.
 * 2) Start a wiki of your own Decide on a plan and purpose for a wiki in your area
 * 3) Share your wiki with the class
 * 4) Contribute to someone else’s wiki
 * 5) Learn to subscribe to a wiki through your RSS reader
 * 6) Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read Chapter 3 of your textbook for next week

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 3 – Tool: Microblogs and Twitters

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about microblogs/twitters
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Discuss some examples
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Subscribe to your classmates blog.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Subscribe to Educational Blogs and to Fun Blogs
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read Chapter 8 of Textbook for next week

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 4 - Tool: Blogs

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Dsicuss blogs and their usefulness in education
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Review examples of teachers' blogs
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Get strated with creating blogs.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Create a blog of your own.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Subscribe to Educational Blogs
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Add your favorit educational blogs to your blog
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read Chapter 2 of textbook for next week

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 5 – Tool: Vodcasts

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about vodcasts
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Create a vodcast and post it on your blog or wiki
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Continue to comment on the class blog, each other’s blogs and on other blogs
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 6 – Tool: Podcasts

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about podcasts
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Find and listen to podcasts.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn [|Audacity]
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Create a short podcast and post it on your blog or wiki
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Continue to comment on the class blog, each other’s blogs and on other blogs
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read Chapter 6 of textbook for next week

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 7 – Tool: Visual Learning Tools (Animoto)

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about shared media.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about visual learning tools
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn [|Animoto]
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Embed Animoto video to wiki from your account.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 9 – Tool: Visual Learning Tools (VoiceThread)

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn VoiceThread
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Embed final [|VoiceThread] product to wiki
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete reflections on your learning blog
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read chapter 10 of your textbook

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Week 10 -** Review of all the software we have learned so far

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Review features of wikispace and create student accounts
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Review features of Audacity and Create a complete podcast and upload it to itune (students must bring headsets)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Review Blogging features
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Review features of a selected Screencasting software and develop a shor screencast.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 11 – Tool: More Educational Tools

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about social networking and its application in education
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Get started with social networking
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Read chapter 10 of textbook for next week

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 12 – Other Tools

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn some other tools
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete Reflections on your own learning blog.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Record your plans for implementing what you have learned into your class and how you can incorporate it in your teaching

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week 13 – Final Presentation

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Discuss the future of technology and its implications in education
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Final presentation to the class a tool you have incorporated into your teaching
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Brainstorm what you need as support to continue implementation of Web 2.0 tools in your school