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Benchmark #2 -ED 210 Intro to
Teaching
Technology Skill-Integrating the Internet into Classroom
Activities
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Student
Directions:
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Benchmark #4- ED 301 a
Bilingual Language Arts Methods
Technology Skill-Using Desktop
Publications in the
Classroom
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Student
Directions:
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1. Read this
article- Bringing
the Author To Life- by Bob Chesney on his experience
using Desktop Publishing with
students. |
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2.What
is Desktop Publishing |
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3. Check out this
website About
Desktop Publishing COM -Anything and Everything
about Desktop Publishing in
Education |
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4. Examine this
lesson plan on Titanic-
Great Example of integrating content
information and using Publisher/PowerPoint/Webpage
making. |
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5. Read about How
to deal with Plagiarism |
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6. Do Microsoft's
Tutorial on Using Publisher |
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7. Look over some
of these resources to improve your Desktop Publishing
skills:
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7. Do Assignments
8 and 9:
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Assignment
#8-present a document such
as a newsletter or flyer with graphics, columns,
correct margins, and spell checked. Use Publisher
(or Adobe PageMaker) to make a simple flyer |
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Assignment #9-write a well
thought out and creative lesson plan that includes
the use of desktop publishing as an essential
component.Follow the criteria from
Assignment 7.
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Benchmark #5-ED 301 a Bilingual Language
Arts Methods
Technology Skill-Using PowerPoint in
Teaching
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Benchmark #6 -ED 303 Math
Methods
Technology Skill-Using Spreadsheets and Databases in Math
class
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Student
Directions:
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1.
Read the article Math
and Science Connections using EasyExcel |
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2.
Read the article The
Great International Pennies Toss
by Paul Reese & Mona
Monroe (using Spreadsheets) |
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3. Read
the Article on Teaching the First Database Skills to
Students by Diana Charles
Stevenson |
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4.
Read the Intro- Excel
(This is a pdf file, so if you don't have Adobe Acrobat
on your computer, you won't be able to read it. You can
also check out a copy of the handout from the Language
and Literature Lab.) |
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5. Do
the Online Excel 97 Tutorial or Excel
2000
Tutorial |
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6.Build the M & M Database using the Mighty
M & M Lesson Plan ( Pretend you have M & Ms
or borrow the "imitation bag of M and Ms" from the
lab.) |
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7.Now go on to learn about using Graphs
and Charts with your students. |
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8. Read over some
of the lesson plans here:
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9. Look over some
of these other great resources for using Spreadsheets or
Databases with your students.
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10. Do
Assignments 12, 13, and 14.
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Assignment#12-
write a well thought out and creative
instructional plan that includes the use of a
spreadsheet or database as an essential component
integrating Science content. Send it in RTF
format to cwduffy@comfsm.fm |
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Assignment
#13- present printouts of a data set two
columns wide and 20 rows long, that uses formulas
in the third column or twenty first row to compute
new variables or summaries, and that represents
the data in tables or graphs.
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OR
present printouts of a database that contains at
least 10 records and at least4 fields per record,
that uses the find/sort functions to select a
sub-set of cases, and print out lists of the whole
data set and the sub-set. |
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Assignment
#14- submit to their
instructor or trainer electronic spreadsheet files
containing a numeric data set pertinent to a K-12
subject, along with statistical and graphical
analyses that bring out patterns in the data that
should be revealed to K-12 students, or that K-12
students should discover in Math or Science data.
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Benchmark #7- ED 304
Science Methods
Technology Skill- Evaluating Content
Based CD-ROMs and Tutorial
Software
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Student
Directions
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Benchmark #8- ED 302 Social
Studies Methods
Technology Skill-Using Simulation
Software in the Classroom
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Student
Directions:
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1. Read over the
Description of Simulation Software and some of the
Examples: SimCity, Choices,
Choices, Decisions,
Decisions, |
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2. Read article 1
and article 2 about two teachers' experiences using
Simulation Software.
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3. Look over some
of the Additional Resources for Social Studies:
4. Watch this PowerPoint Presentation on Simulation
Software
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5. Check out
Choices, Choices from the LRC and review it. (Assignment
#16)
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Assignment
# 16-Submit a review, from
the point of view of a K-12 teacher, of one piece
of simulation software. The review includes an
examination of the potential instructional uses of
the software, and an evaluation of the artistic,
technical and pedagogical qualities of the
software. |
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OR write a well thought out and
creative instructional plan that includes the use
of a piece of educational software as an essential
component and write a short description of
your lesson plan and post it to our discussion
board.
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Benchmark #9- ED 301 b
Bilingual Reading Methods
Technology Skill- Using
Webpages and Webquest Activities
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Student
Directions
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Benchmark # 10 ED 392
Practicum and Seminar (3rd year program)
Technology
Skill- Using Multimedia Projects in the Classroom
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Benchmark #11- Teaching
Practicum (4 th year program)
Technology Skill-
Demonstrating Technology in the Classroom
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Student
Directions:
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Create your lesson integrating
technology |
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Meet
with the mentor to discuss the lesson plan |
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Teach the lesson |
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Afterwards write a short journal about the
teaching experience. Reflect on what went well and on
what you feel you need to do to improve the
lesson. |
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Meet
with your mentor and discuss the lesson. |
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Revise your lesson based on your discussion with
your mentor.
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Assignment#
22
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write a thoughtful and creative lesson plan that
includes any component of technology that you have
learned so far; execute the lesson plan with your
students while being observed by your mentor. |
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Portfolio: organize all of your portfolio items
and turn them in at the end of your
Practicum.
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Lab Maintenance
Requirement -Computer
Maintenance
Summer
Fun-Article on Basic Computer Upkeep by Bill Bateman
on
Assignment #23-Take the lab maintenance
quiz.
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Extra info: Distance
Education Resources
What
is Distance Ed?
Glossary
of Terms for Distance Ed
Developing
Video Tapes for
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Portfolio:
Each Education student should have a technology
teaching portfolio when they graduate. This portfolio could then be used
to demonstrate your technical skills and understanding of the teaching
methodology involved in using computers and technology in the classroom. A
completed portfolio will include the following:
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3-Lesson
plans |
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Journals that
include mentoring and self-reflection information |
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Classroom
observations |
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Supervisor
observations |
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Samples of
participation in List-Serve, E-Mail, and ICQ Chat sessions |
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