1. Welcome to EDT 3470 Technology for Elementary Education
College of Education and Human Development
Western Michigan University

2. Goals
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

3. 3470 Instructors
Dr. Sharon Peterson

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

5. Lecture vs. Lab Lecture Lab
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

6. Attendance
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.

7. Grading
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.

8. Assignments 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

9. Using Desire2Learn
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.

10. Collaboration
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

11. NETS Standards
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

12. Open Lab
EDT3470 holds open lab some Friday afternoons from 1-4pm in 2310 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

13. What is Project-Based Learning?
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

14. More Project-Based Learning
Your book focuses on this approach. Please let us know what think about the book
Edutopia Video
Butterfly Migration Video
Your experiences w/PBL

15. Semester Long Project
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.

16. Q & A Course questions should be directed to your lab instructor
Sharon Peterson and will be available for extra help by appointment only.
Unresolved issues should be directed to Sharon Peterson
Questions?