1. ETT 429 Spring 2007 Introductions

2. Agenda Introductions Class Overview Course Syllabus Success in this Class Technology Standards for All Illinois Teachers Online Discussion Board Posting Technology Confidence Survey Next Class Agenda

3. Introductions Form groups of 3 or 4 Each member introduces themselves to the group – name, interesting fact, degree/career aspirations Feel free to chat with each other – get to know your classmates Each group will present their findings Every member must present another to the class

4. Success in this Class Need for more effort. Downloading presentations. Practice, practice, practice – at least 2 hours a week. Do not hesitate to see the instructor at his office during office hours (Wednesdays 2-3pm) if you have any questions or concerns. Do the assignments/projects on/before the due dates.

5. Online Discussion Board Posting (1) WebBoard in-class activity (http://coe2.cedu.niu.edu/~al-shboul) http://coe2.cedu.niu.edu/~al-shboul Let's get to know each other. This introduction is a two part assignment. The first part is to respond to Online discussion-General posting, rename it to have your full name as the subject line, and answer the following questions.

6. Online Discussion Board Posting (2) Try to be as detailed as possible as this is a way that you are going to get to know each other and form groups for later projects. The second part of the assignment is to respond to someone else’s introduction posting. Try and relate to something that they say or an experience they describe.

7. Online Discussion Board Posting (3) Both postings are due by the end of tomorrow, Thursday, January 18. Questions to respond to: 1. Name 2. Academic program and year 3. Reason for taking this class 4. Technology area most interested in 1. Name 2. Academic program and year 3. Reason for taking this class 4. Technology area most interested in learning about and why learning about and why

8. Online Discussion Board Posting (4) Questions to respond to (Continue) 5. Technology area least interested in 5. Technology area least interested in learning about and why 6. Best experience with technology in an learning about and why 6. Best experience with technology in an educational setting 7. Worst experience with technology in an educational setting 7. Worst experience with technology in an educational setting 8. Two interesting facts about yourself educational setting 8. Two interesting facts about yourself

9. Online Discussion – General Rubric CriteriaDescriptionPossible Grade Your Grade Technical SkillsCreate discussion board posting1 Answered all questions with quality responses 4 Name postings correctly1 Respond to another student1 Content/quality of response2 TimelinePosted on time1 Total Grade 10

10. Next Class Agenda Hardware/Software Basics File Management