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toc =Week 1: Sept 20= Class PowerPoint:
 * Weekly Topic: A Vision of Technology in Education **

Class Discussion
 * What is Learning? (Google Doc)
 * Technology & Learning (Google Doc)

Lab Time
 * **ED 325 Pre-Survey**
 * Blogging: Blogger (Tutorial) & Wordpress (Tutorial)
 * Blog Comparison Chart
 * Creative Commons Resources
 * Blogging in the 21st Century Classroom (article)


 * Homework **
 * Finish your class blog post (vision of technology in education) and your wiki profile page.
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt (** ** Due Wednesday Sept. 25 at midnight ** **):** What technology is available to the students in your school? What technology is available at home versus in the classroom (briefly interview 2-3 students)? How will this influence the way you use technology as a learning tool for your students? How will this influence what you want to learn from this course?
 * **Read two other student’s blog posts** and **write one thought-provoking** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 2 class ** ).
 * Read: Kolk, M. (2011). The 21st century classroom - where 3 R’s meet the 4 C’s!
 * Skim: Dede, C. (2008). __ Theoretical perspectives influencing the use of information technology in teaching and learning. __

=Week 2: Sept 27= Tech Tool of the Week: Google Maps Learning Theories & Models of Technology Integration: >
 * Weekly Topic: Learning with Technology **
 * Class PowerPoint: [[file:ED325Wk2.ppt]]**
 * Lab Time **
 * @http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/tutorials/custommaps.html
 * http://www.google.com/earth/outreach/tutorials/all.html#maps
 * What do you want kids to do with technology?
 * Technology Integration Matrix (TIM): __@http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix.php__
 * Arizona TIM: __@http://www.azk12.org/tim/__
 * Modern Taxonomy Wheel: __@http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/04/the-modern-taxonomy-wheel.html__
 * Padogogy Wheel 3.0 __@http://www.unity.net.au/padwheel/padwheelposterV3.pdf__
 * Bloom’s Taxonomy Pyramid: __[]__
 * Bloom's Taxonomy Apps: http://www.appitic.com/index.php/bloom-s/apps-for-bloom-s-taxonomy
 * Learning Theories visual
 * Examples: **
 * English: Using TodaysMeet in My English 8 Classroom
 * Science: Idea Bank
 * Math: Common Core in Action Math in the Middle School Classroom
 * Other Science examples from Edmodo members


 * Homework **
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** **(** ** Due Wednesday Oct. 2 at midnight ** **)** ** : ** Evaluate one of the examples above using your technology rubric. How is technology used? What are the strengths/weaknesses of using technology as a learning tool? How would you improve the use of technology as a learning tool in this example?
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and ** write one thought-provoking ** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 3 class ** ).
 * Read: Trust, T. (2013). Evaluating open educational resources. //ASCD Express.//
 * Skim. ConnectEd Intiative
 * Skim: Rehn, et al. (2013). Tools for high-tech tool use: A framework and heuristics for using interactive simulations . //Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology.//

=Week 3: Oct 4= Class PowerPoint:
 * Weekly Topic: Finding, Adapting, & Implementing Technology Tools in the Classroom **


 * Lab Time **
 * Google Apps for Education Presentation
 * Class Activity for Google Apps
 * Technology Logistics

Finding Tech Tools:
 * K-12 Tech Tools Database: __ http://edutechdatabase.wikispaces.com __
 * Graphite: __ [] __
 * C-LRN: []
 * Building a PLN: http://edpln.wikispaces.com

Formative Assessments
 * Formative Assessment Infographic
 * 54 Examples of Formative Assessment
 * Technology as a Tool for Formative Assessment


 * Homework **
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** **(** ** Due Wednesday Oct. 9 at midnight ** **)** ** : ** When should technology be used as a learning tool? Create a table or bullet point list to differentiate between tasks/activities that should be done with technology (e.g., cross-cultural collaboration) and those that should be done without technology (e.g., think-pair-share). Explain your reasoning for differentiating the tasks.
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and ** write one thought-provoking ** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 4 class ** ).
 * Read: Why You Should Delete SnapChat
 * Read: 7 Ways My Classroom is Better Because I Connect
 * Read: Do we really need connected educators?
 * Skim: [[file:SocialMedia.pdf]]

=Week 4: Oct 11=
 * Weekly Topic: Social Media & Media Literacy **
 * Class Time **
 * Social Media & Learning (Google Doc)
 * PLN Tools (Google Doc)
 * Should my class blog, tweet, Google App, Moodle, or Edmodo?
 * Building a PLN: http://edpln.wikispaces.com


 * Homework **
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** (**Due Wednesday Oct. 16 at midnight **) **:** Critically analyze one of the blogs in your PLN. What is the author's background? What type of posts are written? How credible is the information? How is technology used? Are the ideas/apps/resources in the blog worth trying in your classroom? Why or why not?
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and ** write one thought-provoking ** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 5 class ** ).
 * Complete the **__Information Literacy Module__ **
 * Read (highlights):  [[file:Do Learners Really Know Best - Urban Legends in Education-1.pdf]]

=Week 5: Oct 18=
 * Weekly Topic: Teaching Students to Evaluate Technology **
 * Homework **
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** **(** ** Due Wednesday Oct. 23 at midnight ** **)** ** : ** What does it mean to be digitally literate?
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and ** write one thought-provoking ** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 6 class ** ).
 * ** Read: ** __Consumption__, Creation , Curation , & Connection

=Week 6: Oct 25=
 * Weekly Topic: There's an App for That (Mobile Learning) **
 * Homework **
 * Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt **(** ** Due Wednesday Oct. 30 at midnight ** **)** ** : ** Create a tool for organizing the new technologies and resources that you find from your PLN. Upload/link to this tool in your blog post. Describe your rationale for how and why you designed the tool. Answer the following questions: What platform (e.g., spreadsheet, wiki, website)  did you select and why? How do you plan to organize/categorize the technologies that you find?
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and ** write one thought-provoking ** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 7 class ** ).
 * ** Read: ** 2013 Horizon Report (pp. 20-24)
 * Skim: Transforming K-12 Education with Analytics

=Week 7: Nov 1=
 * Weekly Topic: Learning Analytics & Data **
 * Homework **
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** **(** ** Due Wednesday Nov. 6 at midnight ** **)** ** : ** What data management system is available at your school? What type(s) of data does the system include? How can you use this data to make decisions about what you teach? What other types of data would you like to collect about your students?
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and write one thought-provoking question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 8 class ** ).
 * **Read** 1-2 articles from ASCD Express on Blended Learning
 * Skim: __ [|National Standards for Quality Online Courses] __
 * Skim: Classifying K-12 Blended Learning
 * Skim: Making Math Work: K-8 Blended Learning

**Week 8: Nov 8**
 * Weekly Topic: Blended & Online Learning **
 * Homework **
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** **(** ** Due Wednesday Nov. 13 at midnight ** **)** ** : ** TBD
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and ** write one thought-provoking ** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 9 class ** ).
 * **Read:** Connected Learning Report (pp. 1-13 & 32-62) **&** 2013 Horizon Report (pp. 1-9)

=Week 9: Nov 15=
 * Weekly Topic: What's Next? EdTech Trends **
 * Homework **
 * **Personal Reflection Blog Weekly Prompt** **(** ** Due Wednesday Nov. 20 at midnight ** **)** ** : ** TBD
 * ** Read two other student’s blog posts ** and ** write one thought-provoking ** question/comment for each blog ( ** Due Friday before week 10 class ** ).
 * Work on **Job Aid** Assignment **(Due: Dec 11)**

=Week 10: Dec 6 (4pm-7pm)=
 * Weekly Topic: TBD **
 * Homework **
 * **Final Reflection Blog Post (min. 1200 words):** Reflect on your learning experience in this course. How will the knowledge and skills that you gained from this course shape the way you teach? How have your thoughts and ideas about using technology as a learning tool evolved throughout the course? Make sure to cite the class readings when appropriate. ** (Due: Dec 11) **