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Assessment
Rubrics
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ED 210 Intro to Teaching
Benchmark1- Word Processing
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ED 210 Intro to
Teaching
Benchmark2-Internet
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ED 330 Classroom
Methods
Benchmark3-Communication: Email, Chatting,
List-serves
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ED 301a Language Arts
Benchmark 4-Desktop Publishing
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ED 301a
Language Arts Benchmark
5-PowerPoint |
ED 303 Math
Methods Benchmark
6-Excel Spreadsheets and Database-Math & Science |
ED 304 Science
Methods Benchmark
7-Evaluating Content Based CD-ROMs and Tutorial Software |
ED 302 Social Studies
Methods Benchmark
8-Using Simulation Software in the
Classroom |
ED 301 b
Reading Methods Benchmark
9-WebPage Creation using FrontPage |
ED 392 Practicum &
Seminar Benchmark
10-Multimedia using HyperStudio |
Teaching Practicum
(4th year) Benchmark
11-Demonstration of Technology |
Lab
Maintenance-see Sylvia Henry to sign up for
class. |
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Benchmark #1 -ED
210 Intro to Teaching Technology Skill-Using Word Processing in
the Classroom
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Student Directions:
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1. Your task is to read
the article below about why teachers might use word
processing in teaching. Word-processing
in Teaching- this is a short article by Georgia State
University's College of Education and Division of Continuing
Education. |
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2. Check out the
website by Claire Bradin Siskin below. Look over the different
ways that you can use word processing and the reasons why you
would create a website for your students.What you can do with
Word Processing in any classroom-by Claire Bradin
Siskin |
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3. If you don't know
how to do word processing or you want to improve your word
processing skills, then click on the Step
by Step links here. |
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4. Do Exercises 1 and
2. Turn them in to Sylvia
Henry or your Technology Mentor. Exercise
1 Using Microsoft Word Exercise
2 Using Microsoft Word and Internet
Explorer |
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5. Look over the
Additional Resources just below for more ideas on how to
integrate Word Processing skills into classroom assignments.
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6. Portfolio
Assignment: Do Assignments 1 and 2 listed below. If you have
questions, please see Carol, Sylvia, or your Technology
Mentor.
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Assignment
#1- Write up an activity sheet,
which includes title, header or footer, page numbers, a
table, a drawing, and consistent margins. Use spell
checking and save in different formats such as Rich Text
Format (RTF) or ASCII (TXT).Turn it in on a disk
or send it to Sylvia
or Carol by
email. |
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Assignment
#2-Submit an electronic word
processor document containing features typical in
complex materials for students or complex products by
students, specifically, an automatically generated table
of contents, outline formatting, and no spelling errors
that a spell-checking program can detect. |
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OR Submit electronic files containing two
document templates (sometimes called "stationery"), with
styles (sometimes called "font styles" or "paragraph
styles"), that the candidate might use to prepare
materials for K-12 pupils, or that K-12 pupils might use
in a writing assignment. | | |
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Benchmark #2 -ED 210 Intro to
Teaching Technology Skill-Integrating the Internet into Classroom
Activities
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Student
Directions:
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Benchmark #4- ED 301 a
Bilingual Language Arts Methods Technology Skill-Using Desktop
Publications in the
Classroom
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Student
Directions:
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1. Read this
article- Bringing
the Author To Life- by Bob Chesney on his experience
using Desktop Publishing with
students. |
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2.What
is Desktop Publishing |
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3. Check out this
website About
Desktop Publishing COM -Anything and Everything
about Desktop Publishing in
Education |
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4. Examine this
lesson plan on Titanic-
Great Example of integrating content
information and using Publisher/PowerPoint/Webpage
making. |
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5. Read about How
to deal with Plagiarism |
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6. Do Microsoft's
Tutorial on Using Publisher |
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7. Look over some
of these resources to improve your Desktop Publishing
skills:
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7. Do Assignments
8 and 9:
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Assignment
#8-present a document such
as a newsletter or flyer with graphics, columns,
correct margins, and spell checked. Use Publisher
(or Adobe PageMaker) to make a simple flyer |
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Assignment #9-write a well
thought out and creative lesson plan that includes
the use of desktop publishing as an essential
component.Follow the criteria from
Assignment 7.
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Benchmark #5-ED 301 a Bilingual Language
Arts Methods Technology Skill-Using PowerPoint in
Teaching
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Benchmark #6 -ED 303 Math
Methods Technology Skill-Using Spreadsheets and Databases in Math
class
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Student
Directions:
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1.
Read the article Math
and Science Connections using EasyExcel |
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2.
Read the article The
Great International Pennies Toss
by Paul Reese & Mona
Monroe (using Spreadsheets) |
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3. Read
the Article on Teaching the First Database Skills to
Students by Diana Charles
Stevenson |
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4.
Read the Intro- Excel
(This is a pdf file, so if you don't have Adobe Acrobat
on your computer, you won't be able to read it. You can
also check out a copy of the handout from the Language
and Literature Lab.) |
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5. Do
the Online Excel 97 Tutorial or Excel
2000
Tutorial |
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6.Build the M & M Database using the Mighty
M & M Lesson Plan ( Pretend you have M & Ms
or borrow the "imitation bag of M and Ms" from the
lab.) |
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7.Now go on to learn about using Graphs
and Charts with your students. |
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8. Read over some
of the lesson plans here:
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9. Look over some
of these other great resources for using Spreadsheets or
Databases with your students.
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10. Do
Assignments 12, 13, and 14.
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Assignment#12-
write a well thought out and creative
instructional plan that includes the use of a
spreadsheet or database as an essential component
integrating Science content. Send it in RTF
format to cwduffy@comfsm.fm |
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Assignment
#13- present printouts of a data set two
columns wide and 20 rows long, that uses formulas
in the third column or twenty first row to compute
new variables or summaries, and that represents
the data in tables or graphs.
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OR
present printouts of a database that contains at
least 10 records and at least4 fields per record,
that uses the find/sort functions to select a
sub-set of cases, and print out lists of the whole
data set and the sub-set. |
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Assignment
#14- submit to their
instructor or trainer electronic spreadsheet files
containing a numeric data set pertinent to a K-12
subject, along with statistical and graphical
analyses that bring out patterns in the data that
should be revealed to K-12 students, or that K-12
students should discover in Math or Science data.
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Benchmark #7- ED 304
Science Methods Technology Skill- Evaluating Content
Based CD-ROMs and Tutorial
Software
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Student
Directions
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Benchmark #8- ED 302 Social
Studies Methods Technology Skill-Using Simulation
Software in the Classroom
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Student
Directions:
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1. Read over the
Description of Simulation Software and some of the
Examples: SimCity, Choices,
Choices, Decisions,
Decisions, |
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2. Read article 1
and article 2 about two teachers' experiences using
Simulation Software.
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3. Look over some
of the Additional Resources for Social Studies:
4. Watch this PowerPoint Presentation on Simulation
Software
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5. Check out
Choices, Choices from the LRC and review it. (Assignment
#16)
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Assignment
# 16-Submit a review, from
the point of view of a K-12 teacher, of one piece
of simulation software. The review includes an
examination of the potential instructional uses of
the software, and an evaluation of the artistic,
technical and pedagogical qualities of the
software. |
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OR write a well thought out and
creative instructional plan that includes the use
of a piece of educational software as an essential
component and write a short description of
your lesson plan and post it to our discussion
board.
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Benchmark #9- ED 301 b
Bilingual Reading Methods Technology Skill- Using
Webpages and Webquest Activities
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Student
Directions
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Benchmark # 10 ED 392
Practicum and Seminar (3rd year program) Technology
Skill- Using Multimedia Projects in the Classroom
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Benchmark #11- Teaching
Practicum (4 th year program) Technology Skill-
Demonstrating Technology in the Classroom
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Student
Directions:
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Create your lesson integrating
technology |
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Meet
with the mentor to discuss the lesson plan |
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Teach the lesson |
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Afterwards write a short journal about the
teaching experience. Reflect on what went well and on
what you feel you need to do to improve the
lesson. |
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Meet
with your mentor and discuss the lesson. |
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Revise your lesson based on your discussion with
your mentor.
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Assignment#
22
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write a thoughtful and creative lesson plan that
includes any component of technology that you have
learned so far; execute the lesson plan with your
students while being observed by your mentor. |
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Portfolio: organize all of your portfolio items
and turn them in at the end of your
Practicum.
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Lab Maintenance
Requirement -Computer
Maintenance Summer
Fun-Article on Basic Computer Upkeep by Bill Bateman
on Assignment #23-Take the lab maintenance
quiz.
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Extra info: Distance
Education Resources What
is Distance Ed? Glossary
of Terms for Distance Ed Developing
Video Tapes for
Education |
Portfolio:
Each Education student should have a technology
teaching portfolio when they graduate. This portfolio could then be used
to demonstrate your technical skills and understanding of the teaching
methodology involved in using computers and technology in the classroom. A
completed portfolio will include the following:
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3-Lesson
plans |
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Journals that
include mentoring and self-reflection information |
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Classroom
observations |
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Supervisor
observations |
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Samples of
participation in List-Serve, E-Mail, and ICQ Chat sessions |
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