| #1 For one bonus point: In
our first class we did a Cooperative activity to get to know each other.
It was the one where you wrote your name and 4 specific facts about yourself
on an index card. Then we did a "Swap and Stop" with those cards followed
by a "Loop". It was a fun way to get to know each other but it had nothing
to do with technology. Design a Cooperative activity that could be used
early in CECS 4100 with the goal of helping students to get to know each
other AND that integrates technology. This Bonus Point Opportunity expires at midnight, May 4, 2004. You may submit up to 2 activities. |
| #2 For one bonus point: Correctly
identify at least half of the people (yourself and the instructor included)
on the page of photos without names for your class. If you correctly identify
100% of the people in the photos, you get two bonus points. The photos are
on our class web page; look for the "photos" icon in the lower right hand
corner. The list of all names will be handed out in class one day (you have
to be there on that day) and you will be given time in class to complete the
page. This Bonus Point Opportunity expires on whatever day I hand out the list in class. You only get one attempt at this one. |
| #3 For one to three bonus points: Since
we won't be spending class time learning HyperStudio, but chances are great
it will be in the school that you teach in, I hope you'll take the opportunity
to "mess around" in HyperStudio. Go to the lab in Matthews Hall 312 and
see what you can learn about HyperStudio. It's already loaded on most of
the machines in that lab. Create a project with at least 3 pages and 2 buttons
that link one page to another. Also put some graphics on each of the pages
that you created using the drawing tools. Save the project to a floppy disk
and either hand in the diskette or send the file as an attachment to an email.
If you do this bonus point, it would be okay to count HyperStudio as one of
the software packages you review for the homework assignment. This Bonus Point Opportunity expires at midnight, May 4, 2004. |
| #4 For half of a bonus point: Keep
our class web page accurate and keep me honest. Be the first to point out
an error (typographical error, bad link, erroneous information, etc.) in
our class web pages. Email me at theresa@unt.edu. Be sure to give the URL
of the page, plus a thorough description of the problem, plus your first
and last name and which section you're in. This Bonus Point Opportunity expires at midnight, May 4, 2004. (NOTE: You can accumulate as many of these as possible...I need all the help I can get.) |
| #5 For one to three bonus points
per article: This bonus point will help you learn more about the
Learning Theories in Chapter 3 of our text book. On page 53 it states "Two
issues of Educational Technology (May 1991 and September 1991) do
a good job of explaining these philosophical differences and the instructional
approaches that sprang from them." On page 59, it states, "A special issue
of Educational Technology (October 1993) gives additional examples."
All of these issues are available in Willis Library. Make a copy of any one
of articles in these issues related to Learning Theory. Hand in the copy
for 1 point. Write a summary (very brief) of what you learned from reading
the article and you get an additional 2 bonus points. You may do as many
of the articles as you like. This Bonus Point Opportunity expires at midnight, May 4, 2004. |
| #6 For two bonus points: The abacus
is considered one of the first "computers" created by humans. Though it
has no mechanical parts, it is a device used by humans to make computing
faster. Learn how to use an abacus to count, to add, and to subtract. Make
a 5 minute appointment with Miss Overall to demonstrate how to solve these
problems on an abacus: 3+4, 9+2, 21+5, 36+8, 159+63, 12-6, 89-4, and 477-68.
Miss Overall has a Chinese abacus in her office that you can use. A fun website
that can help you learn about all types of abacuses (abaci?) is located at:
http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/
This Bonus Point Opportunity expires at midnight, May 4, 2004. |
| #7 For one bonus point:
Chapters 2 or 7 in the Roblyer textbook are not assigned reading. However,
they are excellent chapters. Read one of the chapters, take the online quiz,
get 85% or more correct, email the quiz to yourself and hand in a printout
of the first page of the email (showing the chapter name, your name, the percent
correct, etc.). You will get one point for chapter 2 and one point for chapter
7. You can do one or the other or both. This Bonus Point Opportunity expires at midnight, May 4, 2004. |