IT 1190 Instructional Technology in Elementary Education   Fall 2000 (01-1)
Instructor: Bernard John Poole, Associate Professor of Education (Instructional Technology)
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  • Week 1
    • Brainstorm for ideas about the IT 1190 course content
    • The Internet for Teachers, Part I
    • Assignment: Select your favorite lesson plan and bring the electronic version of it (saved on disk) to class next week
  • Week 2
    • The Internet for Teachers, Part II
    • Discussion: Integrating the web into your lesson plans to meet the following scenarios:
      • You have one computer--a teacher station online to the Web with large screen projection capability;
      • You have a cluster of 6 computers in your classroom, each computer online to the Web, with a computer-to-student ratio of 1:4;
      • You have a lab reserved for your class with one computer per student, each computer online to the Web;
    • Assignment: Submit your favorite lesson plan to the ERIC database and to thefacultyroom.com
    • Assignment: Contact an inservice teacher you know and ask them to help you develop an idea for an online tutorial that you'll develop using PowerPoint
  • Week 3
    • Using a web-based server for e-mail: Opening a Yahoo account
    • The Internet for Kids: Guiding students in their search for learning on the Web
    • Assignment: Send me (poole@pitt.edu) a review of the Internet for Teachers Workshop using your new Yahoo account
  • Week 4
    • KISS: The Secret to Successul Multimedia Design (or "How NOT to lose your audience")
    • Planning a multimedia presentation: The four stages of Multimedia Design
  • Week 5
    • Multimedia Presentations: The Power of PowerPoint
    • Assignment: Plan, design, and create the PowerPoint presentation/tutorial you outlined with your cooperating teacher
  • Week 6
    • Building your PowerPoint presentation--session I
  • Week 7
    • Building your PowerPoint presentation--session II
  • Week 8
    • Introduction to Web page creation and editing: Using the Netscape Web Page Editor
    • Alternatives to Netscape Composer (Microsoft Front Page, other editors)
  • Week 9
    • Working on your personal Web pages: Using a web-based server, uploading html files
  • Week 10
    • Developing your Web-based Professional Portfolio
  • Week 11
    • Working on your Web-based Professional Portfolio
  • Week 12
    • More time to work on your Web-based personal pages and Professional Portfolio
  • Week 13
    • Last chance to use lab time to complete your web project
  • Week 14
    • Computer-based resources for the Secondary Education Classroom
  • Week 15
    • Finals Week: time to get your portfolio of work in for assessment (by Wednesday, high noon)
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