EDUCATION 441:
Tools for Technology Integration
into the Curriculum
SYLLABUS
Session 1 - Introduction and Course Overview - 3 hrs.
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Introduce instructor and participants
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Present overview of graduate program and prerequisites for
the course
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Registration and logistics
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Schedule of course classes
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Review of class assignments
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Assessment of technology skills
Session 2 - Peripheral Devices - CD-ROM, DVD, LCD,
Video Projection - 8 hrs.
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Distribute notebooks and discuss organization of materials
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Presentation - "Credibility on the Web" - verification of
sources
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CD-ROM operation (speeds), sound card comparisons (PCI, ISA)
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Install/uninstall CD-ROM program
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Present and discuss DVD drives/operation
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LCD panel; operation and applications as a teaching tool
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Critical Evaluations - web sites and peripheral devices
Session 3 - Peripheral Devices - Video Projection Units,
Scan Converter, Laser Disc Player - 8 hrs.
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Connection cables - uses, connections, differences
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Understanding input and output for devices
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Device Demonstration Stations - demonstrate, discuss, hands-on
operation including set up and connection
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Projection units - LCD panel/overhead and video projectors
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Scanners - flatbed, photo, and single-sheet feed
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Laser disc - players, disk types, remote control/barcode
reader, interactive
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Creating a multimedia production unit including computer,
peripherals, audio/video components
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Critical Evaluations - web sites and peripherals
Session 4 - Multimedia Presentation and Video Production-
4 hrs.
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Videography presentation - video cameras (VHS, 8mm, Hi8,
Digital)
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Production skills - lighting, framing, audio input
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Video and audio mixers - output to videotape
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Integration of audio/video into computer presentations
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Student video production teams - videotape, storyboard and
edit, a 5-minute video
Session 5 - Operating data back-up systems, digital
camera reviews, Casablanca Video Editing Device - 8 hrs.
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Comparison of various back-up devices (zip drives, jaz drives,
tape drives, rewritable CD-ROMs)
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Digital cameras - models, interface capabilities, image storage,
video output
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Digital camera comparisons; hands-on instruction
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Casablanca Video Editing Device: Demonstration and uses
Session 6 – Production Team Work session - 4 hrs.
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Cooperative learning experience - production teams
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Videotaping, storyboarding, editing
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Adding audio, graphics, credits
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Complete video
Session 7 – Integrating Technology Tools into Classroom;
planning staff development - 8 hrs.
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Design lesson plan that includes peripheral device(s)
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Design staff development session for presentation of a new
device
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Introduction to basic Power Point skills
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Outline for final project/presentation
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Hands-on Power Point development
Session 8 - Presentation of Peripheral Review Slide
Show - 2 hrs.
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Power Point presentation of research on a specific peripheral
device
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Submission of completed course resource guides
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Post-skill assessment
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Course evaluation
Home
Online
Tutorials Graphics
Distance
Learning Electronic
Field Trips Internet
Searching
Zipped
Files E-Mail
Java
Browsers
Bookmarks
FTP
Internet
History Plugins
Software
Citing
Internet Resources Other
Methods of Communicating Information Effective
Web Pages
Making
a Web Site Come Alive Sound
Program
Overview