Course Overview

By the end of this 5 week course, you will be skilled at:

• ·      Using and following blogs

• ·      Using alternative Presentation Tools:  Animoto, Prezi, Glogster and others
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Locatimg Streaming Video Sites

• ·      Editing a photo

• ·      Creating a Google account and using Google products
• ·      Curating web finds using a bookmarking site

• ·      Finding infographics that are relevant to your teaching field

• ·      Collaborating in an online discussion via a webtool like VoiceThread
• ·      Designing flashcards for a class that are posted online

• ·      Setting up a poll for your class using an online polling system
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What is expected of you in the course:

• Assignments turned in each week to the blog for all to see. 
• Maintaining a presence in the online course discussion. 
• Using one of the skills gained in a lesson with their own students and completing a follow-up assessment on how technology changed their teaching. 
• After the lesson that the teacher does with the new technology, have a follow-up discussion with them on:  What did I do before with technology in the classroom and what do I do now with technology?  This is to assess how the course changed their teaching practices.