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Week 1

• Course introduction.
• Using technology in the classroom:  discussion/needs analysis.
• Surfing the web for pedagogical purposes.
• Demonstration of class page, teaching portfolio and German & Italian relevant sites.
• Assignment:  find websites relevant to your teaching, demonstrate and discuss.

• Student demonstration of relevant websites.
• Creating web-based activities.
• Downloading icons/images from graphics pages.
• Assignment:  find a website and create an activity.

• Demonstration of activities.
• Basics of E-campus (bulletin board, calendar, chat, links).
• Custom design of E-campus pages (colors, format, icons).
• Assignment:  begin developing your E-campus page; post homework, create a forum for discussion.  Bring  quiz or exercise for your class.

• Post activities with new icons to e-campus page.
• E-campus quiz tool.
• Input a quiz.
• Assignment:  add a quiz or exercise using the quiz tool.  Bring web activity and some teaching materials to class.

• Basics of web pages design.
• Getting started on your own web page.
• Assignment:  begin creating your electronic teaching portfolio.

• Basics of HTML.
• Assignment:  create a class handout and convert it to HTML; continue creating materials in HTML that you can use for your electronic teaching portfolio.  Bring these on diskette to class.  Bring 1 or 2 images to scan.

• Student demonstration of teaching portfolios.
• Copying images from existing websites.
• Scanning images/text.
• Assignment:  copy 1-2 images from the web; scan 1-2 documents or images from printed text; bring on diskette to class.

• Student demonstration of teaching portfolios.
• Classroom management using Microsoft Excel.
• Assignment:  calculate sample grades and bring them on a PC formatted disk.

• Film clip, digitizing.  Sound files.
• Group brainstorming:  how using technology will change the way you teach.
• Draft a philosophy regarding the use of technology in the classroom.
• Assignment:  prepare for your electronic teaching portfolio presentation.

• Presentation of in-progress electronic teaching portfolios.
• Feedback on teaching portfolios.
• Assignment:  finalize your electronic teaching portfolios.

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