Class Activities

1. You will be required to complete mini projects to help prepare you for the major assignments and to aid in conducting the class in a smooth fashion. The XP tutorial (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 9, and 10) is a step by step guide to help you use word processing and create presentations. You are required to complete the activities at the end chapters 2, 3, and 10 to demonstrate your knowledge of a given area. You may be required to perform some of the skills as a part of a formal examination.

2. You will read approximately 17 pages of articles from the AE:CE. You will summarize the articles by presenting what is really important in the article to the class and at least two questions that may be used on the exam.

3. You will also be required to have an email address. As a Harding student you automatically have a Harding email account. You may forward to any other account by go to cpweb.harding.edu, signing on, clicking email, clicking options, click auto forward and entering the address you want your mail sent to. WebCT email and this account are NOT the same. Check both of them regularly.

4. You will contribute to class discussion on WebCT and obtain class materials. Between midnight on Thursday of one week to midnight on Thursday of the next week you will contribute at least three times on different calendar days. You are welcome and encouraged to contribute as much as you like. The first contribution should address a question(s) presented by the instructor or initiate a discussion of your article. The other contributions (at least 2) should address a comment by another student. Remember that we are all typing without the aid of a spell checker and in a hurry. Please do not comment on other individual’s grammar and wording.

5. You will present a summary of an article(s) which is at least 4 pages of text in length for each exam. Exam 1 – issues about technology in education, Exam 2 – hardware and software in education, Exam 3 – Distance learning, hypermedia. You will also provide at least two questions that may be used on the exam (with answers for the instructor!) for each article. These will be submitted as a part of the discussion. REMEMBER, THESE ARE TO BE SUMMARIES!

6. You will create a list of hardware and software that may be used to integrate technology into the classroom. Each description should be categorized into one of four areas. You must have at least three examples in each area. 1) direct instruction, 2) reference (indirect instruction), 3) teacher tools, and 4) special needs. The description should include the following: 1) The name of the hardware and/or software, 2) Where it may be obtained, and 3) How it will be used in the classroom (at least one example).