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CECS
4100
Assignments
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Due: Sept. 15, 2005,
at the beginning of class
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Assignment 1 is a PowerPoint presentation of a Technology chapter content.
Work on a team of 3 - 5 students (to be assigned by the
instructor
based on your interests) to give
a presentation to the class on one of six 12 chapters.
Your presentation will include:
- a PowerPoint presentation with at least five slides
(and not more than 12) to be used as a part of the presentation
Due:
Turn in: (by each team member) 1
copy of the PowerPoint
presentation (6 slides to a page).
Prepare a group presentation to share with other classmates. Each team member should have an electronic copy of the
powerpoint presentation to keep.
Points: 10
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Due: Oct. 6, 2005,
at
the beginning of class
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Finding Thematic Resources
Find 5 resources on the topic (within grade level, curricular area) you have selected for your unit of instruction.
Find at least one software resource, at least one Internet project, and
at
least one web site. The additional two resources may be any of those
three types of resources.
Write down the information (location or publisher etc. + description) that would allow a teacher to find and obtain the resource if she/he were reading your description.
Turn in: Include the cover sheet like
sample
provided (word processed), material to aid locating the software, and
printouts of the first page of the websites. (Bonus pt. for Sept. 27
submission).
Points: 10
Bonus
Point Opportunity
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Due: Oct. 20,
2005,
at the beginning of class
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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 (on 8.5x11 sized
paper)
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
Text must be paraphrased and all sources cited properly.
Due:
Turn in: a print-out of your newsletter or brochure and the
evaluation rubric or checklist
Points: 10
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Due: Nov. 10, 2005,
at the beginning of class
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Assignment 4 Website (similar to TTF Module 6)
Should include at least:
- 1 page with references/credits (give proper credit the source of your information)
- 1 graphic image (favorite painting or pet or cartoon sketch of self -- photo of self and home phone are probably not wise)
- 3 pages with information/content (possibly including Assignnments 1 & 3 + 1 additional)
- 3 links to other quality resources for your unit (these may include websites you located in Assignment 2)
Due: Nov. 10, 2005, at the beginning of class
Turn in: a print-out of each
page of your website. It will be ftp'd
to the courseweb server
so we can view it from our class webpage. You must turn in a floppy
disk or USB flash drive with only the webpage and associated files on
it. All relevant files must be in
a folder named by last first initial, last name (e.g.,
gknezek) or first name, last name initial
if your name
is longer than 8 characters (rhondac). The
entire contents of this folder will be ftped
to your website so be certain all files that are linked from your page
and all
links exist within the folder.
Points: 10
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Due: Dec. 8, 2005, at
the
beginning of class
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Assignment 6 features the updated and completed Plan of Instruction, based on the template provided in your Intel book CD and linked from the web page for our class. Supporting materails including examples you porduced of student samples of work (A3), copies of your assessment rubrics, a printed copy of your website (A4, primary pages only), and your works cited page should be attached as well. This is for your proposed unit of instruction on the topic chosen earlier in the semester.
The following components should be included:
- Unit Plan Template
- 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 Rubrics
- Student samples (A3)
- Copy of your website (printed out - A4)
- Works Cited Page
See Module 10 for more details.
Be prepared to present a "show and tell" of your Portfolio to the
class. You will actively
participate in the assessment of
your peers' portfolios and presentations.
Due:
Turn in: A copy of the Portfolio in some type of organized
binder.
Points: 20
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Due: Dec. 1, 2005,
at
the beginning of class
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Assignments will be started and explained in class; due dates and turn in procedures will be explained in class
Points: 10
See Example Projects on the H: drive or visit some of theseMicroWorld Web sites.
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