To a ship with no port, no wind is favorable
Objectives
give us something
to aim for. What do I want you to learn when you leave this course?
If I don't know this, how do I know what to teach you?
What are the important things
for you to learn and bring away after you have completed Technology
in the Secondary Classroom?
1.You are technologically
literate. This doesn't mean you have to know how to program your machine,
but you should understand how computers work and organize their information,
and how to use word processors, spreadsheets and graph software. You
should be ethical in your computer practices, know how to publish your
own website and differentiate good web sites from hoaxes or poorly designed
ones. You will learn how to make a digital movie, use powerpoint and
search the net efficently and effectively.
2. You understand and know how to use
technology to enhance your learning and the learning of your K-12 students.
You read articles and research that demonstrate good technology practices
that gives you ideas of how you will use technology with the students
you teach. Your course assignments are all project based giving you
examples of how you might want to use these tools in your class.
3. You will learn how using technology
links to the research theories and pedagogical practices that you will
learn about during your teacher preparation program. See how Gardner's
theory of multi-intelligences is promoted by technology tools and how
group feedback and collaboration support greater reflection and quality
of work.
