Course Description:

ED544 Software for Teachers. 3 hours. A project-based course in which the students will increase their competency in the integration of software used by all students within their present curriculum and improve their ability to integrate software into future units of study. Meets MEd Standard 3.

Course Objectives:

1. Students will gain proficiency in the educational uses of (a) word processors, spreadsheets, and databases; (b) multimedia software and web page creation; and (c)email, web browsers, web conferencing and apps for the classroom.
2. Students will increase their use of software to locate and share information with peers.
3. Students will gain, improve, and or extend skills and competencies to meet the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE) Standards for Teachers.

Course Requirements:

1. Students will review the ISTE Standards for Educators and will review their knowledge of and implementation of the standards, as well as addressing the practice of meeting the ISTE Student Standards. Students will then redesign a lesson plan that focuses on an ISTE standard.
2. Students will write an article review sharing the benefits of using technology within a classroom. (50 pts)
3. Students will create a presentation featuring an app/and or web site that benefits the classroom (describe, explain, showcase) & design an assignment/activity using the chosen app/web site to share with the class. Classmates will evaluate the app/web site as well as the presentation from a student and teacher perspective.
4. Students will build a web page designed for use by other teachers, students, or parents.
5. Students will research technology grants for k-12 institutions/and/or higher education institutions and present findings in a formal paper and formal presentation.
6. Students will participate in video conferencing class sessions.
7. Students will also explore Google classroom opportunities.

Textbook:  None

https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators

https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students

Other websites will be provided throughout semester to research/utilize

COURSE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Students in this course will meet for 1 hour a week for 16 weeks with their instructor and other members of the course using the Zoom meeting link. These will be “live” course meetings that students are required to attend, and they will include chat, voice, and video presentations.  Students will need access to a computer with reliable high-speed internet capability for these meetings, along with a microphone and either speakers or headphones.  These live meetings are a vital component of the course.

The remaining credit hours for the course will be fulfilled through online assignments that will be completed in myCMU.  These online assignments are essential to the course; you will not do well in the course unless you attend the live meetings and also complete the online assignments.

 These courses are as rigorous as completely on-ground courses and typically require as much time to complete the coursework as the on-ground counterpart. Thus, students are expected to demonstrate they have met the student learning outcomes equivalent to a traditionally delivered course.