Paula Sandridge
SLM527mc SU03
02/22/03
Week 7 Creating Assessments

Learning Modules with Assessments

"Integrating Technology into Materials of Instruction"
Below you will find the standards and descriptions of each learning module and accompanying assessments for each.

ISTE Standards for this Course

After this course, teachers will be able to

plan and design effective learning environments supported by technology,
design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners,
identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability,
plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities,
plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment,
model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use.
use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning.

Module 1

 

Standards and Best Practices for Technology Integration

Participants will:
*evaluate their current instructional practices with regards to technology integration,
* examine best practices of technology-enhanced instruction,
* apply research-based best practices of technology integration into revisions or new units of instruction.

  1. Read the ISTE "Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for All Teachers" http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html
  2. Complete an online self-analysis of your current instructional practices as they relate to technology standards. Print out the results. (5 points)
    http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/profile/profwww.htm
  3. Examine current research on teaching and learning with technology, web links to be determined.
  4. Participate in discussion group, "After examining the current research on teaching and learning with technology, what would be the most effective way of incorporating technology into future lessons for your students?"
  5. Examine models of best practices for technology integration with curriculum, web links to be determined.
* Assessment - Product
Now that you have knowledge of current research on best practices related to teaching and learning with technology, prepare a preliminary plan in an outline or graphic organizer format for a unit of your choice that integrates appropriate technology for your students and situation. You may use an existing unit or a new unit. (5 points)
Module 2

Internet Dos and Don'ts and other Important Stuff

Participants will:
*become familiar with their district's and/or school's AUP and summarize it in kid language for their students.
*apply and evaluate the 5P Reading Strategy in a lesson.
  1. Acquire copy of your school and district Acceptable Use Policy for Technology, and write a summary of the policy in language which your students can understand. Include a plan for sharing this information with your students. (5 points)
  2. Read "Reading for Information Using the Internet", http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/521mc/sandridgep/dropin4.html
    Prepare and teach a brief lesson plan using the reading strategies. Submit your lesson plan (5 points).
  3. Participate in discussion group "Following the implementation of your lesson plan using the 5P reading plan, comment on the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the strategy using details from your experience. Would you make any changes to the strategy for future use? Why or why not?"

Assessment: Product
The assessment for this module will be the summary as described in #1 above, and the discussion points as described in #3.

Module 3

Creating 'StartPages' using Microsoft Word


Participants will:
* use effective search engine strategies for locating and identifying appropriate websites for use in a lesson of their choice.
*create a 'startpage' using appropriate websites for a lesson.
  1. Complete "Search Engine Tips" about effective search engine strategies. http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/521mc/sandridgep/search.htm
  2. Complete activity on Evaluating Websites" http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/slm/student/521mc/sandridgep/maineval.htm
  3. Participate in discussion group, "Why is it important for an elementary teacher to provide websites for students when these websites are used as resources for an instructional activity? Is there ever an occasion when students should be doing their own search of websites in school?"
  4. Read about how to create a startpage Using Microsoft Word. (links to follow)
* Assessment - Product and Essay
Search for and identify appropriate websites for students for a lesson of your choice and create a startpage with these links. Email the document as an attachment to the instructor and in the body of the email, include five reasons for selecting the websites you have incorporated into your startpage.(10 points)
Module 4

Create a Virtual Tour using PowerPoint

Participants will:
* create a 'virtual tour' for use in a lesson which incorporates multimedia elements which have been legally obtained and appropriately cited.
  2. Participate in discussion group, "What are the multimedia elements of an effective online virtual tour? How can these elements foster a greater understanding of a place?"
  3. Read how to create a basic PowerPoint Presentation. (links to follow)
  4. Read about copyright issues of using images and sounds from the Internet. http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr280d.shtml

* Assessment - Product
Using PowerPoint, create a virtual tour on a location of your choice. Include citations for images or sounds using knowledge gleaned from copyright information. Email the virtual tour to the instructor (20 points).
Module 5

Facilitating Student Use of PowerPoint

Participants will:
*create a powerpoint template for student use in a lesson of their choice,
*develop a lesson which incorporates the template, and includes a plan for the appropriate use and citation of copyrighted material gathered from the web,
*develop a rubric for scoring which includes content and technology objectives.

  1. Look at examples of rubrics which incorporate technology into curriculum content. (web links to follow)
  2. Participate in discussion group, "Many new users of PowerPoint are excited about incorporating special effects into their presentations. How can these special effects enhance or detract from the content of the presentations? What can teachers do to ensure that students are making proper choices in the design of their presentation?"
  3. Create a rubric for the multimedia presentation described below. (5 points)

Assessment - 2 Products
Create a culminating activity for a unit which requires a multimedia presentation from your students as a method to show what they have learned. Create a template for your students to use for this activity. Think about how you will manage the resources you have in terms of hardware, schedule, and time, in order to complete this activity. Using Word, prepare a brief overview of your plan. In the overview, describe the steps you will follow to implement this activity, and include details on how you will teach the appropriate use of copyrighted material to your students. Also, include details for utilizing the rubric you have prepared for this presentation with your students. Email the template and the overview to the instructor. (10 points each)

Module 6

Using Excel to Collect and Analyze Data

Participants will:
*Communicate student progress to peers and/or parents using authentic data organized in Excel.

  1. Read about Microsoft Excel (web links to follow)
  2. Participate in discussion group about the topic.
  3. Use Excel to create a spreadsheet using authentic data from your class, perhaps results from a quiz or a reading or math assessment. Create a chart using the data. Insert the chart into a Word document and complete a written analysis of the data for parents or staff. (15 points)

Assessment: Product
Correct completion of the document described in #3 above.