Summer, 2005

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Week

Topic

Assignments

1

Introduction to Course

Introduction to IT 371- Advanced Instructional Technology for Educators

 

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 1- Key Themes and Issues for Using Technology in Your Classroom

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 2 -
Meaningful Learning in an Information Age

1

Searching for resources in the Library and on the Web

SearchEngine Watch

Web Searchng Tips

ESU Library

Copyright/Intellectual Freedom/Property

Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Media

Fair Use

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 6 - Learning with Internet Tools

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 11 - Responsible Use of Technology

 

 

 

1

Software Evaluation

Resources:

Software Free Sites

Free Trials

Software Reviews & Award Winners

Partial List of Software Used KS Schools K-12

Other Resources:

Software Reviews Links

KidsDomain.com

Educational Software Cooperative

Project #1: Software Evaluation

An example of a completed evaluation form!

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 3 - Developing Higher-Order Thinking Skills Through Programming, Projects, and Research
Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 4 - Using
Instructional Software for Content-Area Learning

 

2

Editing Images with Adobe Photoshop LE

Graphic Images: Resource Links

Photoshop: Tools

Photoshop: Practice Activity

Photoshop: Special Effects

Photoshop Tutorial Resource Links

 

 

Project #2: Paint/Image Editing

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 7 -Introducing Multimedia Applications for Classroom Learning

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 8
Using Multimedia Tools

Read Grabe & Grabe Ch. 9
Learning to Work with Images, Sound, and Video

 

2

Editing Audio on the Macintosh with

Complete the following Audacity tutorial:

Other Audacity tutorials:

GarageBand

Complete the following GarageBand tutorial:

GarageBand Tutorial - a great Quicktime-based video tutorial.

 

Project #3: Digital Audio

 

3

Editing Video

iMovie Tutorial

Integrating Desktop Video

iMovie - San Diego City Schools

Project #4: Digital Video

iMovie Tutorial

 

3

iLife in the Classroom

iLife Educator Award Winners

iMovie Examples

Using iMovie (Examples)

School Publicity Commercials using iMovie

iMovie year-long videos

"Teacher Movie." Apple Teacher Institute. Lesley University. 2001.

 

4

WebQuests

Project #7: WebQuest

WebQuest about WebQuests

KSDE Curriculum Standards

RubiStar (Rubric maker)

WebQuest Examples

 

Project #5: WebQuest