Students, Learning, and Technology for the 21 st Century Young Scholars Program Summer 2003 Educational Technology Outreach College of Education University of Maryland Davina Pruitt-Mentle David Wilson

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 2 Outline Introductions Course Overview Tools and Applications Activities and Projects WebCT LOGO and MicroWorlds

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 3 Important Information Contact Information –Davina Pruitt-Mentle Room 2127 Tawes: (home) –Dave Wilson Lab Rules Lab Hours (COE) –Monday and Wednesday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm –Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am - 7:00 pm –Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm –Other campus labs: Other information

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 4 Syllabus Course Description – An Overview –Learner centered-constructivist teaching AND learning Interdisciplinary-crossing boundaries Workforce skills College or higher education skills Along the way….increase the science/math/technology pipeline and teacher pipeline

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 5 Syllabus Objectives –Focus on inquiry and group based methods of learning; –Collaborate with peers to adapt/redesign problem materials; –Experience problem based learning through active engagement in an appropriate activity; Know the elements of problem solving, including key content identification, scientific literacy, habits of mind, and critical thinking and learning events involved in project development; –Provide and accept feedback gracefully (to and from other participants and instructors); –Actively participate in all class field trips;actively participate in class discussions; –Be a reflective learner.

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 6 Syllabus Goals –understand, utilize and experience skills needed for the 21st century workforce and/or higher education opportunities –explore and use a variety of technology/computer applications; use technology to explore and design multimedia presentations; design Logo environments (games, animated stories, and interactive multimedia presentations); –build and program cybernetic devices to perform a specific task; –keep a journal of reflections and experiences; –design and present an e-portfolio highlighting projects and experiences.

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 7 In other Words –Mini activities and assignments/projects –WebCT engagement –Reflective Journaling –Team Projects –E-portfolio

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 8 Syllabus Readings Procedures and Expectations Grading and Evaluation Tentative Schedule

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 9 WebCT Go to: Go through the sign in steps Find EDUC 289A Introduction and Tour Pre-Assessment Quiz Break

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 10 MicroWorlds Introduction –Scavenger Hunt Internet Activity

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 11 MicroWorlds Pro

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 12 MicroWorlds Pro Files are called Projects Objects and text are displayed on pages Can you find: –Menu bar –Toolbar –Page –Command Center –Status Bar –Procedures area –Tabs

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 13 Some Basic Commands fd (forward) rt (right) bk (back) lt (left) pd (pen down) pu (pen up) repeat setc (set color) setpensize cg (clear graphics)

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 14 Some Basic Shapes Hatch a “turtle” pd fd 50 rt 90 fd 50 rt 90 fd 50 rt 90 fd 50

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 15 Can you draw and program these? Write commands to draw each of these shapes. For each shape, how much does the turtle turn to draw each angle?

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 16 Short Cuts In the command center fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 Is the same as: repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90]

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 17 Converting to a Procedure Once you know the commands you want- convert the command to a procedure (On the Procedures Tab) to square repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90] end Test it: 1.Create a button 2.Type the procedure in command center 3.On the turtle (object)  edit  command

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 18 You can draw the shapes in any size, thickness, or color. to colorsquare setpensize 5 setc 15 repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90] end

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 19 Class Needs More Practice? For beginning work with animation, try make a face, animate me, race cars, bouncing off walls, or growing spider. For beginning work with a game, try obstacle course. For beginning work with textboxes, try animated story. make a faceanimate merace cars bouncing off wallsgrowing spider obstacle course animated story

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 20 MicroWorlds Exercise Turtle Geometry and Teaching Turtles Words

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 21 MicroWorld Examples Visit some of the following to see what is possible: (go to the bottom icon and click List Sites) MathCats Interactive Math games and activitieshttp:// Tic-Tac-Toe Open World Learning-go to Project Foldershttp://mia.openworldlearning.org/

Lunch

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 23 An Animated Story Walk through the creation of an Animated Story

July 13, 2003YSP 2003: Davina Pruitt-Mentle 24 Afternoon Class Time Experiment and Play Try the tutorials ( earning.org/ ) Resources  Activity Pageshttp://mia.openworldl earning.org/ Brainstorm and/or start your animated story Homework Within WebCT –Readings –Discussion Threads Continued with Animated Story (if possible and available)