Technology for Elementary Education College of Education and Human Development Western Michigan University

 Give you opportunities to try out innovative educational strategies and technology tools  Support your development of Project-Based Learning strategies  Create a supportive, collaborative, educational atmosphere

Dr. Sharon Peterson Jia (Jarrett) Guo

 Lecture vs. Lab  Attendance  Grading  Assignments  Using Desire2Learn  Collaboration  NETS Standards  Open Lab  Project Based Learning

 Lecture ◦ A speaker series covering many topics that will help you as a student and as a teacher ◦ Expectations  Courteous to speaker  Attentive to speaker  Lab ◦ Hands on learning and practice focused on learning teaching strategies ◦ Group work based on Project-based Learning

 Be sure to attend. You will lose points off your final grade for missing lectures.  In lab, be sure to attend. You will lose points off your final grade for missing labs.

 Grading policies are spelled out in detail in the course syllabus  ASSIGNMENT REVISIONS: You have 2 weeks from the day your instructor has posted an assignment’s grade to hand in a revised assignment  You can track your course points and grades in Desire2Learn (elearning) (NOTE: Final grade is cumulative). Individual assignments grades will show under Grades. Lab and Lecture points are also cumulative.  No assignments (first or revisions) will be taken after April 22 at 11:59 p.m.  If you have questions, please ask your instructor  If you put in the time, get assignments in on time, and get help when you need it, you will get a good grade.

 Some of what you’ll be doing: ◦ Blogging ◦ Concept Maps ◦ Web Evaluations ◦ Google Maps ◦ Digital Stories ◦ Podcasting ◦ Website Development ◦ CollaborativeWhiteboard Mini Lesson ◦ Online Lesson Planning

 Login at: Or go through GoWMU and click on elearning.  This is where you’ll hand in some of your assignments.  This where you can track your grades.  You will not have to use the Lecture Section of EDT3470 at all this semester. Everything will be found in your lab section.  NOTE: Your grade in the Gradebook is cumulative - - as points are added, the Final grade goes up.

 For your lab assignments, you will work in a team all semester. Some will be handed in as individual work and some as group work.  It is expected and assumed that you will work professionally with your teammate(s)  Conflict is a common element of teamwork – you are expected to work through conflict professionally (just as you will when you are working as a teacher in a school)  IMPORTANT: Don’t be shy to ask your instructor for help

 This course was designed to help you meet the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS T )  This will look good on your resume  This will serve you well in your career

 EDT3470 holds open lab some Friday afternoons from 1-4pm in 2320 Sangren instructional computer lab.  Instructor will inform you what Fridays.  An EDT3470 Instructor will be available to help you with your assignments  Take advantage of this opportunity – students who do, get good grades in this course

 Project-Based Learning ◦ Explained Explained ◦ Supports student learning through interdisciplinary projects ◦ Can involve design, problem-solving, investigations, research ◦ Less traditional teacher role: guide on the side, not sage on the stage ◦ Often takes advantage of digital technologies, which we will focus on

 Your book focuses on this approach. Please let us know what think about the book  Edutopia Video Edutopia  Butterfly Migration Video Butterfly Migration  Your experiences w/PBL

 You are building elements of a Project-Based unit that you could use in your teaching  Each of your lab assignments fit like pieces of a puzzle into the unit you are building  The team web site will pull together all of your assignments from the semester and include the project your group has been working towards all semester along.

 Course questions should be directed to your lab instructor  Sharon Peterson and Jia (Jarrett) Guo will be available for extra help by appointment only.  Unresolved issues should be directed to Sharon Peterson  Questions?