CECS 4100

 Assignments
 
You are required to complete the following tasks during the scope of this course.
 
  • Required assignments:
    1. Unit Portfolio
    2. PowerPoint presentation introducing your unit
    3. Student sample - newsletter or brochure
    4. Software Evaluations
    5. Website supporting your unit
    6. Final Unit Portfolio
    7. MicroWorlds Project
    A1: Unit Portfolio  Due: October 2 at the beginning of class

    The Unit Portfolio is the essence of this course. The components of the course work towards building
    a topic-specific unit in which technology is integrated throughout. Assignment 1 is the first review to
    be turned in to make sure everyone is on target. Although many of the pieces will not be complete, each
    of the components should have been addressed and in progress. The Unit Portfolio will include the following
    components:

      Title
      Essential Questions (overarching question)
      Unit Questions
      Unit Summary
      Subject Area(s)
      Grade Level(s)
      Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
      State  (TEKS) and National Standards (ISTE)
      Procedures
      Time Requirements
      Prerequisite Skills
      Materials and Resources Required for Unit
      Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
      Student Assessment

     Include all framework components (use Teach to the Future Module 1 for guide):

    Due: Oct. 2, 2001, beginning of class

    Turn in: a copy of the Unit Portfolio with the blanks filled in (word processed from the forms) along with
    print-outs of any additional materials that have been developed to support it.

    A2: PowerPoint Presentation introducing your Unit  Due: October 23 at the beginning of class

    Assignment 2 is a PowerPoint presentation introducing your unit (use Teach to the Future Module 2 for tutorial).
     Components should include:
      Title slide with title, author, course
      Overview slide with content area, grade level, duration, activity
      Slide summarizing essential question and relevant unit question(s)
      Slide with objectives and anticipated learning outcomes
      Brief evaluation plan
      Other information deemed relevant from categories in Assignment 1

    Due: Oct. 23, 2001 at the beginning of class
    Turn in: a print-out of your PowerPoint presentation (6 slides to a page). Be prepared to share your presentation
    with other classmates.

    A3: Student Sample - Newsletter or Brochure  Due: October 30 at the beginning of class

    Student sample (what you would expect your K-12 students to produce) of a newsletter or brochure
    ( see TTF Module 4 for more details or tutorial). This assignment should meet the following criteria:

          Newsletter should be age appropriate for the grade you are targeting (use 2 or 3 column format)
          Brochure of 4-6 panels
          Content should be in the theme of your unit plan
          Must be produced in MS-Publisher
           Alter one of the sample rubrics or checklists to use for evaluation of your student's work

    Due: October 30, 2001 at the beginning of class.
    Turn in: a print-out of your newsletter or brochure and the evaluation rubric or checklist
     

    A4: Unit Website  Due: November 6 at the beginning of class

    Assignment 4 Website (similar to TTF Module 6)
     Should include at least:
      3 links to other quality resources for your unit
      3 pages with information/content
      1 page with references/credits
      1 photograph of self and another graphic image

    Due: November 6, 2001 at the beginning of class
    Turn in: a print-out of each page of your website. It should be ftp'd to the courseweb server
    so we can view it from our class webpage.
     

    A5: Final Unit Portfolio  Due: November 27 at the beginning of class

    Assignment 5 is the updated and completed Unit Portfolio from Assignment 1.

    The following components should be included:
      Title
      Essential Questions (overarching question)
      Unit Questions
      Unit Summary
      Subject Area(s)
      Grade Level(s)
      Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
      State  (TEKS) and National Standards (ISTE)
      Procedures
      Time Requirements
      Prerequisite Skills
      Materials and Resources Required for Unit
      Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
      Student Assessment

        Copy of the PowerPoint presentation of your unit (A2)
        Student samples (A3)
        Copy of your website (printed out - A4)
        Works Cited Page

    See Module 10 for more details.
    Be prepared to present your Portfolio to the class. You will actively participate in the assessment of
    your peers' portfolios and presentations.

    Due: November 27, 2001 at the beginning of class.
    Turn in: A copy of the Portfolio in some type of organized binder.

    A6: MicroWorlds Project  Due: November 27  at the beginning of class
    You will design and create a MicroWorlds project on a topic of use in the K-12 classroom. Make a storyboard or design document (first!) depicting the layout of your project (Example in class).

    Include the following components:

  •  Topic useful in the classroom (math, social studies, language arts, etc.)
  •  Minimum of 10 pages
  •  Appropriate navigational buttons
  •  Animation (moving turtles)
  •  Minimum of 5 procedures called from the program or turtles
  •  Sound or music on at least one page
  •  Text boxes on at least two pages
  •  Creation and use of at least one original or modified shape


    • Turn in:
    (1) Design document
    (2) Project printed out (each page) including a cover sheet.
          On the cover sheet include your name, project title, intended audience, and a brief description of the project
          and  its use in the classroom. Staple all pages in the upper left corner.
    (3) Copy your project onto the instructor's jazz drive or J: drive on the teaching station.
    (4) Show your project to the class.

    See Example Projects on the H: drive or visit  some of these MicroWorld Web sites.

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