Agenda

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"Information and communications technologies (ICT) are a diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage information." //[|from UNESCO's "New Directions of ICT-Use in Education"]//

9:00am - 4:00pm //Linnea out of town// || 9-12 1-4 1:00pm - 4:00pm //Linnea out of town// || * we're postponing the good discussion 'til next week so we can do lots of FileMaker today MUST DO: 1:00pm - 4:00pm || * is MMN a Mindtool? How can you use it as one? Does it pass the test? 9:00am - 4:00pm || 9-12 1-4 1:00pm - 4:00pm || * evaluate which technologies from diversity activity were Mindtools 9:00am - 4:00pm //Lindsay out of town// || Creating an effective resource about Information Tools on our [|Mindtools] website (you have to be a member to get in) || * work in progress: your two projects 1:00pm - 4:00pm //Lindsay out of town// || Geographic Information Tools || * work in progress: your two projects 9:00am - 4:00pm || 9-12 1-4 Reflections:
 * ==Date== || ==What We Will Cover in Class Today== || ==What You Need to Have Done Before Class Today== ||
 * Mon. 6/28
 * Review Syllabus and Projects
 * What is an Information Tool?
 * [|Maine Memory Network]
 * pick a new "communication tool" for this class--one for you individually & one for the class research project (and while you're at it, check out the information tools, too)
 * fill out info cards
 * switch gears to another tool--who's used Inspiration?
 * diversity activity
 * introduction to [|Webspiration]
 * [|research lesson plans] using Inspiration/Kidspiration/Webspiration or create your own
 * quick intro to databases (record, field, report from MMN) & database homework
 * being a risk taker in technology usage (a scout comes before the pioneers)--[|Blackboard 9] || none yet :-) ||
 * Wed. 6/30
 * handout next reading
 * look ahead at the other readings (links)--feel free to get ahead
 * add a link to your reflection tool in the artifacts wiki
 * forgot to do on Monday: [|research lesson plans] using Inspiration/Kidspiration/Webspiration or create your own
 * Looking at databases
 * intro to databases using FileMaker Pro
 * determining your fields
 * creating a file
 * creating a record
 * creating a report || * pick the Web 2.0 communication tool you want to try out for this course and set up an account (can wait 'til next Wednesday)
 * reflect on your reading (can wait 'til next Wednesday)
 * read the Preface, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 of the Jonassen handout (bring the handout back with you to class)
 * download trial version of [|FileMaker Pro]
 * download [|MicroWorlds EX trial version] for your laptop
 * Decide on information you'd like to put into a database and bring the info you need for 15 or more "records" in your database ||
 * Mon. 7/5 || No Class || Happy 4th of July Weekend ||
 * Wed. 7/7
 * a closer look at the two projects for this course
 * Learning from computers (CAI), about computers (literacy), and with computers (a Constructivist perspective)
 * from Jonassen--databases as Mindtools
 * simulations as Mindtools || * finish entering at least 15 records in your database if you didn't get it done in class
 * start/work on your two projects if so inspired
 * add a link to your reflection tool in the artifacts wiki
 * finish your reflections on the reading from last week
 * bring the handout of the Jonassen reading from last week
 * read and reflect on the Roblyer & Doering reading ||
 * Mon. 7/12
 * Directed/Objectivist vs. Constructivist/Inquiry-Based
 * Share the good stuff from the UNESCO and ICT Web site
 * Seymour stories--Seymour Papert and the theories behind Mindstorms and microworlds
 * [|MicroWorlds] as a microworld
 * MicroWorlds as hypermedia || * spend at least 45 minutes exploring the information and resources on the [|UNESCO Web site about ICT and education,] create a reflection on your reading, and be ready to share the good stuff
 * work in progress: your two projects ||
 * Wed. 7/14
 * choosing our class tool for the research project (Google Sites? wikispaces? ??)
 * spreadsheets || * check out the [|National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students]--what do they mean, what are the implications for your classroom, and how do they compare to Jonassen's criteria for Mindtools and criteria for critical and creative thinking? create a reflection
 * on the left side of the page for the NETS-S you can find navigation for NETS for Teachers, Administrators, and Technology Leaders--check them out; reflect on where you see yourself fitting in these areas
 * work in progress: your two projects
 * bring data for a spreadsheet if you have any
 * be reading and commenting on your colleague's reflection (see assignment chart) ||
 * Mon. 7/19
 * be reading and commenting on your colleague's reflection (see assignment chart) ||
 * Wed. 7/21
 * be reading and commenting on your colleague's reflection (see assignment chart) ||
 * Mon. 7/26
 * sharing projects
 * Lindsey teach us about GIS/GPS and the AT
 * authorize/deauthorize/backup iTunes
 * the role of Mindtools in society
 * Constructive roles for learners
 * challenges to teachers of using Mindtools in class
 * assessment and learning: problems posed by Mindtools
 * assessing learning with Mindtools
 * David Warlick's "[|Zero Tolerance]"
 * course evaluations || * both projects should be finished, uploaded or linked to the artifacts page, and ready for presentation
 * complete your comments on your colleague's reflection (see assignment chart) ||
 * 1) Jonassen Preface, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 on Mindtools
 * 2) Roblyer & Doering handout on Learning Theories for Technology Integration
 * 3) UNESCO Web site and ICT
 * 4) ISTE NETS-Students
 * 5) ISTE NETS-Teachers, Administrators, Technology Leaders