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Technology in Schools - 1 cr. – March 5-6, 2009
IT 743 XE (graduate)
Class Requirements:
A professional conference typically consists
of attending sessions, reviewing exhibits, meeting old and new friends,
and discovering exciting ideas. The course assignments will ask you to
reflect on the basics of "hearing/learning" from qualified speakers,
but also include other important aspects of the Mid-America
Computers in Education Conference in
There are 100 total points possible, 50 on Part ONE, and 50 on Part TWO.
Grades will be assigned as follows:
90-100 pts. = A
80-89 pts = B
70-79 pts = C
60-69 pts = D
Part ONE
All students must attend a minimum of five sessions and prepare a report of approximately 100 words on each session, thus, 500 words total words on this section. Both content and grammatical structure will be graded.
Answer the following 4 questions for each session:
- Basic description of session and speaker(s)
- Reason why session was selected?
- Reason why session was useful or not useful to you?
- Possible uses you are planning in your professional situation (not every topic will find uses)
Part TWO
Students must "report" on two of the five topics listed below.
This portion can be "reported" by either a traditional "paper" (which can be a file, NOT paper :=), or by using a more creative media. Some suggestions are creating a PowerPoint show, using HyperStudio, and/or using digital pictures or video. Students are encouraged to be creative.
1. Report on exhibits
· This may include a summary of the booths visited; information obtained from the representatives; new or "new to you" products or software; and other aspects of the exhibits. If selected, length of about 100 words if in a written format.
2. Report on general session (s)
· This should include the title and speaker(s), main thrust of the session, concepts that may or may not be useful in your professional setting. If selected, length of about 50 words if in a written format.
3. Informal meetings
· Oftentimes, some of the best aspects of a conference are the "contacts" or informal meetings you have. While attendees cannot rely on "positive" contacts, finding such "can make it all worthwhile." There is no requirement that the attendee mention names. If selected, length of about 50 words if in a written format.
4. Report on additional, regular, sessions
· Each additional summary will be approximately 100 words, either using the same format as in Part ONE, or constructing a more "creative" report.
5. "Fun" or "interesting" item(s)
· This "topic" may fit into the miscellaneous category. Again, sometimes interesting and useful knowledge from a conference may not fit into the previously described categories. If selected, length of about 50 words if in a written format.
Part THREE
The assignments must be turned in (email timestamp or postmarked) by Sunday, March 22, using one of the following methods:
Mail-
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Dr. Armand
Seguin
Instructional
1200
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· Send a file* as an attachment via email: aseguin@emporia.edu
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· Place information on a website and send the URL via email
*For "written" documents, use or convert to either MS Word (doc; docx) or rtf (rich text format) file type.
Enjoy 
the conference!