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EDUC 932Excitingcourse!Course Description

An introduction to the appropriateuse of media methods and creativetechniques that improve classroomcommunication. Familiarizationwith available instructionalmultimedia and its properutilization will be stressed.Emphasis also on organizationaldevelopment and analyzing effective

presentation strategies. There areopportunities, when appropriate, foron-site production experiences.

Goals & Objectives

Students will demonstrate theirmedia literacy by planning for anddemonstrating the sound use of

instructional technologies for theirclassrooms.

Students will enhance theirinstructional skills by preparing tointegrate technology in theirclassrooms in meaningful ways.

Students will explore presentationoptions that use a variety ofmultimedia, including availablesoftware and Web 2.0 tools.

Students will develop assessmentsand work samples for variousmultimedia projects.

Students will explore ways toenhance communication through theuse of technology.

Students will demonstrateunderstanding of copyright lawsand follow them.

Students will complete allassignments digitally.

Students will use Web 2.0 tools forcollaboration and reflection.

Students will gain an

understanding of the InternationalSociety for Technology inEducations standards for studentsand teachers http://www.iste.org/standards.

Students will begin creating adigital reputation for themselvesthat demonstrates professionalism.

Creative Teaching Techniques and Utilization of Multimedia

Professor Steve Katz Syllabus - February 2015

Movie Night!

During the evening ofFebruary 11, we willbe showing moviescreated for the course.

Paperless Course

All assignments in thecourse will be digital.

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Digital Reputation

Begin creating a trailonline that leads to aprofessional educatorwho is a positive rolemodel.

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Copyright

Permission to use:http://www.flickr.com/photos/neychurluvr/3591116182/sizes/t/in/photostream/

Handsome Professor!

(His wife thinks so.)

Contact Information

[email protected]: stevekatz

https://www.schoology.com/Course code:

BZCGB-SXZJ8

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Grading and Assignments

Grading is based on the Framingham State University grading scale of A-F. In this course grades aredetermined by your effort and on your understanding of various concepts as demonstrated throughevaluations and application activities and projects.

IC - Incomplete (May be given ONLY if 80% of the required coursework has been completed).

Attendance is required.

Assignments

Assignment names & point values are listed below. Assignments not turned in on time will receive azero. All assignments will be posted to your blog, unless stated otherwise. There will be time to work onand receive help with the assignments during class. Details for all assignments will be posted on

Schoology. Feel free to investigate now and get a head start. You can find all the information in theSchoology course by clicking on Materialsin the left sidebar.

Percentage Letter

Grade

Quality

Points

95-100 A 4

90-94 A- 3.7

87-89 B+ 3.3

83-86 B 3

80-82 B- 2.7

77-79 C+ 2.3

73-76 C 2

70-72 C- 1.7

67-69 D+ 1.3

63-66 D 1

60-62 D- 0.7

0-59 F 0

Assignment Points Due Date

(Subject to change)

Pre-course survey 1 January 31

Join Course in Schoology (add profile photo) 1 January 31

Create blog (turn in URL) 1 January 31

Share Google folder 2 January 31

Blog posts & comments on other blogs(8 posts + 14 comments) 22 Daily

ISTE Standards (in class) Presentation 3 February 2

Digital portfolio example 2 February 3

Twitter profile & tweet #EDUC932 3 February 5

Class syllabus (with copyright guidelines) 4 February 7

Curricular presentation, guidelines, rubric 15 Sign up to present.

Screencast 4 February 7

Movie unit 21 February 11

Web site 9 February 15

1:1 classroom expectations 2 February 11

Audio unit 10 February 15

Total 100

Final turn in date for work. February 15


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Required Materials

Please let me know before the course begins if you will not have access to the following materials duringclass:

Computer capable of completing all course assignments.

Device capable of taking digital photos and video that is compatible with your computer.

Recommended Readings

Gura, Mark. Teaching Literacy in the Digital Age: Inspiration for All Levels and Literacies, Eugene,Oregon: International Society for Technology in Education, 2014. Print.

McLeod, Scott, and Chris Lehmann. What School Leaders Need to Know about Digital Technologies and

Social Media . San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2012. Print.

Other relevant articles, blog posts, videos will be assigned to support course goals and objectives.

Pre-Course Assignments(Due January 31, 2015)

1. Join the Schoology course. https://www.schoology.com You will need to create a Schoology (teacher)account to join. Sign up for Schoology as a teacher. (Yes, I know I put that in twice.) Please add a

photo to your profile so I can begin to learn your name. Once you have created your account click on

Courses > Join and then enter the course code: BZCGB-SXZJ8 See details for all assignments in thecourse.

2. Please take the Pre-course survey located at http://bit.ly/18mPNOp. (case sensitive)

3. All students are required to have a blog for this course. This blog can be a blog that you have alreadycreated for another course, or a blog you use professionally. Turn in the blog URL in Schoology.

(Look for the Blog URL Turn In assignment.) Recommendations for blog hosting are on the Bloggingpage in the Schoology course. You are not allowed to do your blogging within Schoology.

4. Create a Google account that can be used to collaborate with classmates on documents, presentations,

etc. Then create a new folder using the following naming conventions: 932 02-15 Last Name FirstName

Please contact me if you are unsure about how to complete any of these assignments. [email protected]
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February 2

Introductions

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Blogging

Portfolios

NETS

Assignments: NETS-S presentation, portfolio

example, blog post

February 3

Google Apps Intro

Effective presentations

Prezi

Going digital

Assignments: Curricular presentation, blog post

& comments

February 4

Evaluation & Rubrics

Copyright

Personal Learning Network

Social Bookmarking

Assignments: Twitter profile & tweet #EDUC932,

blog post & comments

February 5

Movie making

Assignments: Movie unit, blog post & comments

February 6

Desktop publishing

Screencasting

Assignments: class syllabus with copyrightguidelines, screencast, blog post & comments

February 7 AM

Online reputation

Assignments: blog post & comments

February 7 PM

Audio editing

Podcasting

Assignments: Audio presentation, blog post &comments

February 9

Productivity tools

Advanced search techniques

Web site creationAssignments: class web site, blog post &comments

February 10

1:1 learning

Digital Citizenship

Assignments: 1:1 classroom expectations, blog

post & commentsFebruary 11

Movie presentations

Post-course Technology Survey

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