1. Attendance and Participation. 1(5% of Final Grade)
Students are expected to participate in class discussions which will be hosted at the WebCT site.
2. Reading Assignments (20% of Final Grade)
Over the course of the quarter, students will be required to read and critique three specific articles. These readings are selected to provide valuable insights into the challenges of planning for technology.
You will be expected to submit a report about the article not to exceed three pages of content. [Title page and bibliography page, (if present) do not count as content pages.] Reports should provide a very brief synopsis of the content of the article. The bulk of the report should be the students analysis of the ideas in the article and a discussion of the relevance of those ideas in the role of the technology leader. The rubric for grading these critiques is found in the table below.
Reading Assignment #1 for Module 1 Grazing the Net: Raising a Generation of Free Range Students http://www.fno.org/text/grazing.html
Reading Assignment #2 for Module 2 The Computer Delusion http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/97jul/computer.htm
Reading Assignment #3 for Module 3 The Pros and Cons of Technology in the Classroom (Both the Pea and Cuban speeches) http://www.tappedin.org/info/teachers/debate.html
3. Development of the Outline of a Technology Plan - Module #1 (65% of Final Grade for Module 1) (See Criteria for Assessment below)
- The written material should include both the outline of the technology integration plan (a minimum of 3 typewritten (word-processed) pages and some rationale (at least 2 pages) as to why this plan would work for your particular school or work situation.
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4. Development of the Outline of a Technology Staff Development Plan - Module #2 (75% of Final Grade for Module 2)
- The written material should include both the outline of the staff development plan (a minimum of 3 typewritten (word-processed) pages and some rationale (at least 2 pages) as to why this plan would work for your particular school or work situation.
- Examples of what is in a Staff Development Plan for technology.
5. Collaborative Project - Development of the Outline of a Technology Funding Plan - Module #3. (75% of Final Grade for Module 3)
- Computers and technology usage are with us to stay. In the immediate past, computer hardware and software may have been purchased using one-time donations and grants. The challenge now is to "keep up" with new and demanding hardware and software requirements, without special one-time funding..
- Together with 2-3 other class members, you will work collaboratively to design a 3-5 year plan to fund the technology in a workplace of your choice...school, school district, or workplace. This plan must be a minimum of 3,000 words and no more than 4,000 words
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