EDTC 245 - Computers in the Classroom
Department of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology
McNeese State University  Instructor: Dawn Prescott, M. Ed.


Week#1  Introduction and Objectives                                                              Week#9   HyperStudio
               Web Board & Email discussion

Week#2  Netscape / Browsers / Search Engines                                              Week#10  HyperStudio
           HTML and Editors   (Procedure 1)
               Contact in-service teacher for topic

Week#3  Material Generation / Wizards                                                          Week#11  Lesson Plan Development
               Word Processing/Desktop Publishing                                                                Standards and Benchmarks
           Digital Cameras   (Procedure 2)                                                                 WebHarvesting (Procedure 6)

Week#4  Check partner communication                                                          Week#12  Article 2 search/ summary posting
               Unit research - Database URLs                                                                                 on "Internet Issues and Ethics"
                                                                                                                                        Multimedia Projects/Lesson Plans

Week#5  Paint Tools                                                                                      Week#13  Software Evaluations
               Web Page Design                                                                                         Copying Files to External Storage
           Linking a Web Page (Procedure 3)                                                                 (Procedure 7)

Week#6  Multimedia Discussion                                                                      Week#14  Publication (Brochure)
               PowerPoint Presentations                                                                                  Elec. Portfolio Reviews
           Zip drive, Presenter, Scanner (Procedure 4)
                                                                                                                       Week#15  Elec. Portfolio Reviews
Week#7       (Web Board)                                                                                                Lesson Plans/Web Folios Due
              Article 1 search / summary posting
                  on "Internet Resource Reliability"
              Post Web Folio (electronic portfolios)

Week#8  Midterm Exam
               NetMeeting  (Procedure  5)
               HyperStudio
 
 

Activity                            Points                                                           Activity                                        Points
1.  Attendance                 125 (__for each unexcused)                          7.   Publication/Brochure                 20
2.  Web Board Postings     50 (5 @ 10 each)                                       8.   Database URLs                        20
3.  Search Articles             40 (2 @ 20 each)                                        9.   Software Evaluations                40 (4 @ 10 each)
4.  Procedure Writing       105 (7 @ 15 each)                                      10.  Electronic Portfolio                  100
5.  PowerPoint Pres.        100                                                              11.  Lesson Plan                            100
6.  HyperStudio Pres.       100                                                             12. Mid  &  Final Exams                200 (100 each)

Grading Scale:   900+ = A,   800+ = B,  700+ = C,   600+ = D,  Below 600 = F
 

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