Monday, November 27, 2006

Week 14 Agenda

Week 14 Agenda -

Before class -

Have a great Thanksgiving break, get familiar with FrontPage, and update the e-portfolio

Me- grade papers



In class -

Reflection on Lesson Plan

* Return lesson plans and peer critiques

* Discussions & Q & A

Reflection on Technology

* Reflection on technology we talked in class

* Choose your favorite one / could be the best uses of technology / Why? How? When?

* Technology Philosophy Statement

Need to reflect on at least two technologies we talked in class

Tell us what your experience was and how you might use them in your class

Address the best uses of technology (not necessary in this class)

Add some resource links (such as i-tunes/ pod-casting or google earth or Frontpage)

Tell us your experiences and perspectives about technology-integrated lesson to enhance kids learning

Add more your individual experiences/ skills/ reflections on technology integration

Give a reference list if any



After class -

Work on Technology needs assessment and turn in next week (12/5 Tue or 12/7 Thu)

Make up the resources for your lesson plan if you would like to. Bring a copy of it with the original plan and the rubric next class.

Use the checklist for e-portfolio to update your website but keep creative (Due 12/12 or 12/14)

You could start to work on the technology philosophy statement ( Due 12/12 or 12/14)

Checklist for your E-portfolio

Checklist for your E-portfolio

Download the checklist (in a new window)

¨ 1. Introduce yourself and put a picture or pictures [ homepage and profile page ]
You could be very creative in your homepage and profile and make it look attractive and represent your personality.

You could also demonstrate your professional knowledge/ skills/ resumes in the profile page.

You could put a welcome statement, give a brief introduction of your website, and put your favorite photos/ pictures in the homepage.

Put your email address as the contact information.

¨ 2. Put your technology philosophy [ w301 page ]

Need to reflect on at least two technologies we talked in class

Tell us what your experience was and how you might use them in your class

Address the best uses of technology (not necessary in this class)

Add some resource links (such as i-tunes/ pod-casting or google earth or Frontpage)

Tell us your experiences and perspectives about technology-integrated lesson to enhance kids learning

Add more your individual experiences/ skills/ reflections on technology integration

Give a reference list if any

(We'll discuss this part next time but you could start from here)


¨ 3. Lesson plan [ lesson plan page ]
Convert your word document to a PDF file and put it on the page for people to download

Give a name and put a paragraph of introduction for your lesson plan(s)
Attach the resources for people to download, such as worksheets, rubrics, and PowerPoints.


¨ 4. Field experience [ field experience page ]
This is a place you can demonstrate your teaching experience or update it later. I won't grade this page.

¨ 5. Technology needs assessment [ needs assessment ]
Give a brief introduction of your experience of conducting technology needs assessment

Attach a pdf document ( You need to convert it from the word document )

You could attach pictures if any.

¨ 6. Be creative; show your personality and characteristics; demonstrate your strength; and enjoy.

¨ 7. Update your e-portfolio. Be sure you're attaching the correct URL in your dropbox.

How to check that ? Go to your oncourse dropbox to click on the link you provided.

If that is not the website you're going to use for this assignment,

go to your e-portfolio folder, find the index.htm, and right click on properties to copy the URL.

Attach the URL to your oncourse dropbox again.

Hard work needs work hard :D

If you have any questions, don't forget your dear friends in this class first or email Chun-Yi: cl17@indiana.edu

You will learn a lot from both doing it and teaching it. Good luck and Enjoy!

P.S. If you would like to share your work with us, please leave your URL by adding a comment. We will love you. :D