Course Syllabus

CUED 6920

Technology for Teachers

“Using the Web Effectively”

Knox County Fall 2005

This class will focus on facilitating higher-order and critical thinking skills among students through web-based technology-rich lessons.

Equipment Used in Course

Hardware: Apple OS X, Windows XP, Digital Camera, Scanner

Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, AppleWorks (Macintosh only)

CD Burning software that comes with Apple OS X and Windows XP.

Attendance:Class participants are expected to attend each class. If circumstances occur that precludes class attendance, the participant is responsible for discussing with the instructor ways to makeup the class time.

Grading: Assignment 1 20%

Assignment 2 20 %

Assignment 3 60 %

Session 1: Registration and Organization

Introduction to Eagle Online

Registration forms must be turned in during this session.

All transcripts must arrive by September 7, 2005 in Cookville at the Tennessee Technological University Office.

Session 2: Content: Introduction to hardware and software used in the course, to the components of a good Webquest, to good

                        questioning techniques found in Bloom’s Taxonomy,  and  the location of Webquests using different search engines 

such as Google at http://www.google.com/  or Vivisimo at http://biometacluster.com/  as well as specific websites such as

http://bestWebquests.com

In-class Activity: Locate several Webquests on the internet. Find webquests that have good questioning techniques.

Study the components that make up a good Webquest. Choose one that you could use in your classroom, and try it.

Assignment: Select a Webquest from the internet that would be appropriate for your subject area and grade level. Try it with a group of students. Write a reflective summary evaluating the effectiveness and/or usefulness with your students. The summary is due at the beginning of Session 3.

Session 3: Content:  Review Bloom’s Taxonomy, navigate the internet, and create an individual or group

                  webquest following a template given to you by  your instructor.

In-Class Activity: Individually or as a group, complete the Webquest template provided by the instructor. The Webquest can be created with Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, or AppleWorks (Macintosh only). Pictures for your Webquest can come from the following sources: clip art gallery, CD, digital camera, scanner or the internet.

Assignment:  Locate 3 Webquests using  a search engine, or go to http://bestWebquests.com.  Evaluate each Webquest using the Rubric provided by the instructor.

Completed evaluations are due at the beginning of Session 4. Please pay close attention to whether or not the Webquests contain higher level thinking skills and/or good questioning techniques from Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Session 4: Content: Review Bloom’s Taxonomy/Higher Order Thinking Skills, the main components of a Webquest, and the creation of a webquest.

In-Class Activity: Select a content area, and develop some questions for a Webquest, and be sure to include questioning techniques from Bloom’s taxonomy. Use the components of a good webquest: Introduction, Task, Process, Evaluation, Conclusion and Credits. Locate Internet resources to help complete the activity or to answer the questions. There will be a small in-class group meeting to critique your work.

Assignment: Create an original Webquest using Bloom’s questioning techniques. Make sure the content area is relevant to your teaching area. Include the national http://mcrel.org and state http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards.htm standards

Session 5: Turn in final assignment-reflection and closure.