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**Technology for Future Humanities Teachers Mini Course **  **Course Syllabus –** **Fall 2011 **

//Instructor: // Mr. Micah Miner //Email: //minerclass@gmail.com //Twitter Hashtag: //@minerclass //Home: // 312.949.1595 //Cell (& TXT):// 312.504.4193 //Online Office hours: //7-9 pm Tuesdays or by Appt. //Skype ID: //micah.miner ; Vtok ID: <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">minerclass@gmail.com

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__COURSE WEBSITE:__**

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Instructor’s Wiki: http://distance-ed-minerclass.wikispaces.com/

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__COURSE DESCRIPTION:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**ED 110 Technology for Teachers**: This mini course is the online segment of ED 110 – Technology for Teachers, and will provide future teacher candidates who want to teach the humanities (for this course Humanities will include only ELA and Social Studies) with the tools to integrate current technologies in the classroom. Students will become familiar with cloud computing application software, will complete a digital mini-portfolio, participate in an online learning experience, and will create a lesson that integrates the technology tools learned in this mini-course to demonstrate what they learned. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">//Prerequisite:// Enrolled in ED 110 and have d emonstrated ability in basic computer functions and word processing. This mini-course is the online segment of ED 110 and will be provided for students who have declared themselves to be in the school of education but do not necessarily have to be officially accepted into the school of education. No other course in the Division of Education is necessary although taking other educational courses in precious semesters or concurrently this semester is helpful.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The College catalog says, “Trinity considers academic dishonesty in the forms of cheating and plagiarism to be serious academic infractions and a breaking of college Community Expectations” (p. 195). Cite all sources to avoid the appearance of dishonesty. An instructor may give a failing grade for the course based on deliberate cheating or plagiarism. Turnitin.com is used by all instructors and students in order to keep all accountable to academic dishonesty and plagiarism. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">//PLAGIARISM// is defined as using another person’s work or words as if they were one’s own without identifying the source. Paraphrasing the written work of another author is a form of plagiarism and should be scrupulously avoided. Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any form. This includes in written papers, exams, or oral presentations.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">//CHEATING//, is defined as any form of fraud or deception that results in a better grade or even a better impression of the student’s performance than he/she actually earns or deserves. Aiding or treating a fellow student with either favoritism or unfairness by a student leader in the class is also considered to be cheating. One or both parties may be held responsible. Cheating will not be tolerated in any form. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">//INCIDENTS OF PLAGIARISM OR CHEATING// will be dealt with severely by the professor. The penalty will include, at least, failure of the assignment(s) involved, but could include failure of the course. All incidents of plagiarism and cheating will be reported in writing to the Academic Dean, who has the authority to undertake further disciplinary measures in accordance with TIU policy. Education majors are reminded that two incidents of academic dishonesty will be grounds for dismissal from the Division of Education. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__ADA:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In accordance with the provisions of the ADA, if a student requires any special assistance or adaptations in this course, please communicate with the professor as soon as possible.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__COURSE GOALS:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The purpose of Technology for Teachers is to empower teacher candidates to:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Recognize that technology is a tool to help students learn the knowledge and skills of the Humanitites content areas they will teach;
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Reflect and evaluate appropriate and best use of technology integration in a classroom-learning environment and learn how to make decisions about educational technologies that engage students and increase achievement;
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Understand the limitations and implications for technology in the classroom.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__COURSE OBJECTIVES:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The following course objectives are taken from ISCE’s “Technology Standards for All Illinois Teachers.” You will:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Use computer systems to run software; to access, generate, and manipulate data; and to publish results. The student will also evaluate performance of hardware and software components of computer systems and apply basic troubleshooting strategies as needed.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Apply tools for enhancing personal professional growth and productivity; will use technology in communicating, collaborating, conducting research, and solving problems and will promote equitable, ethical, and legal use of computer/technology resources.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Apply learning technologies that support instruction in their grade level and subject areas. The student must plan and deliver instructional units that integrate a variety of software, applications, and learning tools. Lessons developed must reflect effective grouping and assessment strategies for diverse populations.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Apply concepts and skills in making decisions concerning the social, ethical, and human issues related to computing and technology. The competent teacher will understand the changes in information technologies, their effects on workplace and society, their potential to address lifelong learning and workplace needs, and the consequences of misuse.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Integrate advanced features of technology-based productivity tools to support instruction, extend communication outside the classroom, enhance classroom management, perform administrative routines more effectively, and become more productive in daily tasks.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Use computers and other technologies in research, problem solving, and product development. The competent teacher will appropriately use a variety of media, presentation, and authoring packages; plan and participate in team and collaborative projects that require critical analysis and evaluation; and present products developed.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Develop information literacy skills to be able to access, evaluate and use information to improve teaching and learning.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__COURSE EXPECTATIONS:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Sample heading to be used on all papers in the upper left corner:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Jane Doe <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">John Doe <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">9/1/11 ED 110 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Journal Response #1
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Online Class Participation:** Learning takes place in its best form from systematic and conscientious participation by the entire classroom community. Classroom participation for this online course will take place during class discussions and learner to learner feedback on assignments.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Attendance:** Although this is an online course students are expected to be “present” by participating online in discussion and peer feedback and completing assignments. Being late on an assignment without contacting the instructor will result in a zero for the assignment.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Late Work Policy:** All assignments must be turned in on or before the date they are due. Any assignments turned in late will result in the following consequences unless emergencies dictate a different time-frame at professor’s discretion:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">50% off if it is turned in within 24 hours after due date
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">0 for anything that is not submitted after the 24 hour grace period
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment/Citation Formatting**: All written assignments are expected to be in APA writing format (see []for assistance with citations) and reflect a level of literacy appropriate to teacher candidate (free of spelling and grammatical errors) since you will be models to your future students. Your group S.A.L. assignment will be submitted in Google Docs with 12 font, double-spaced, one inch margins, with standard font styles. Single-space name, date, course, and the assignment in a heading format in the upper left corner.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Students are required to complete the following list of assignments as part of the requirements for this course. All writing assignments turned in to the professor should be edited copies of work. **Please visit** http://distance-ed-minerclass.wikispaces.com/**for a list of all assignments, their rubrics, and due dates.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">A: 93-100% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">A-: 90-92% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">B+: 87-89% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">B: 86-83% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">B-: 80-82% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">C+: 77-79% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">C: 73-76% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">C-: 70-72 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">D+: 67-69% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">D: 63-66% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">D-: 60-62% <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">F: 59% and below
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Grading Scale:**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Final Points 100** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">//Cla<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">ss Participation and Peer to Peer Assignment Feedback //(4 ea.): || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">25 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">//Assignments//: Wiki portfolio page (5), xtranormal (5), Prezi presentation (10), Google Docs Collaborative (10), Storybird (10), toondoo cartoon (10) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">50 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">//Humanities Lesson Plan//: overview (15), 1 lesson (15) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">25 ||

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">__Tech for Future Humanities Teachers Mini Course Schedule__ **
|| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Due Date** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 1** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #1:** Find your wiki portfolio page and write your name on it. Practice navigating the course wiki. Go to your portfolio page and other student portfolio pages on the course wiki. This will be needed by the end of the week. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 1** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #2:** Create and submit a lesson idea and then complete an overview and outline of it – overview should be at least one paragraph and include subject, topic, lesson goals, and lesson ideas. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 1** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #3:** Complete your xtranormal.com introduction and embed it on your wiki portfolio page. Follow the course wiki to assist in completing this assignment. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 1** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #4:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">1) Complete your prezi on your lesson idea and embed it on the wiki – Use your ideas in your overview to create a prezi that includes at least three pictures and one video clip from youtube.com that is relevant to your lesson. Follow the course wiki to assist in completing this assignment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">2) Go to two other student pages on the wiki and respond to their xtranormal introductions using the parameters discussed on the course wiki for the responses. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 2** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**REMEMBER:** Complete reading the article for this assignment and begin familiarizing yourself with Google Docs. Your group must complete the Google Docs assignment collaborative S.A.L. (see description below) by Thursday at midnight. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 2** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #5:** Create a storybird that can be used in your lesson by either you or as a student project. Follow the course wiki to assist in completing this assignment. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 2** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #6:** Complete reading the article for this assignment and begin familiarizing yourself with Google Docs. Your group must complete the Google Docs assignment collaborative S.A.L. (see description below) by Thursday at midnight. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 2** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #7:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">1) Create a toondoo cartoon that can be used in your lesson by either you or as a student project. Follow the course wiki to assist in completing this assignment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">2) Go to two other student pages on the wiki and respond to their xtranormal introductions using the parameters discussed on the course wiki for the responses. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**WEEK 2** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment #8:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Complete your lesson plan that integrates at least two technologies from this mini-course and submit it to me. Follow the course wiki to assist in completing this assignment. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Assignment** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Sunday by midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Monday by midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Wednesday by midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Saturday by Midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Monday by midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Wednesday by midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Monday by midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Saturday by midnight
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Sunday by midnight
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**S. A. L.** is a three paragraph response (1) a brief **S**.ummary; (2) a short **A**.nalysis (3) **L**.essons learned.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**Lesson Plan** – Follow the lesson plan format given in ED 110, which is the Understanding by Design template. ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__Webliography__**__:__
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">General Educational Technology Websites: All descriptions are taken directly from the website listed.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Technology Standards for All Teachers: []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[] : International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving learning and teaching by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and higher education.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[] : The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[]: An organization that is against Partnership for 21st Century Skills movement and wants to improve education in America, by promoting programs, policies, and initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels that provide students with challenging, rigorous instruction in the full range of liberal arts and sciences.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[] : Digital Directions is a website committed to educational technology sponsored by Education Week and it is a useful resource for research and information about educational technology
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[]: A website committed to what works in education regarding technology integration.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|http://thejournal.com]: An organization that is dedicated to transforming education through technology, the first organization to launch a magazine committed to educational technology.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__Web 2.0 Websites/Resources Discussed in Course:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Blogging Tools for the Classroom:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.edublogs.org/] : free blogging site for educators.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Podcasting Tools for the Classroom:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.adioboo.fm] : free podcasting site

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Web 2.0 Tools that do not require students to create accounts
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.wallwisher.com/] : interactive posting site that does not include a sign-in
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.wordle.net] : word cloud site

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Free Mindmapping Sites:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.bubble.us/] : the easiest to use mind mapping software tool for classroom use.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.mind42.com/] : another website that is easy to use, has a different look than bubbl.us

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Personal Learning Environment (PLE) Examples:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.symbaloo.com/] : a PLE that is easy for students in elementary and high school to use.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Collaborative Writing Sites:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.docs.google.com/] : collaboration word processing software for group assignments.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Useful 2.0 Resources that require students to create accounts
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.glogster.com/] : interesting way to create multimedia presentations through digital posters.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.xplana.com/] : new social networking site committed to learning.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">www.wikispaces.com/ : free wiki site.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.voicethread.com/] : free video presentation, collaboration, interaction website.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.storybird.com] : useful elementary digital storytelling site.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Education Sites that is helpful in learning and applying technology, especially 2.0 tools:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|www.learnitin5.com/] : great reference for current and emerging educational technologies and tools

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">**__Bibliography/Recommended Resources:__**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Jacobs, H.H., ed. (2010). Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Lerman, J. (2010). Retool Your School. ISTE. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Sprenger, M. (2010). Brain-Based Teaching in the Digital Age. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.