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EDT 5373 - Advanced Productivity Technology Classroom

EDT 5373 Assignments

Assignment 1 - Newsletter Assignment Using MS Word

As an extension of your independent learning in the application of MS Word, you have been given an assignment to create a newsletter (2-4 pages) that reports on upcoming projects or events in your school or classroom. The design of the newsletter should be easily followed by your audience and the content of the newsletter should all relate to the given topic. The purpose is to design a newsletter that could effectively be used to communicate these events and/or projects to the surrounding community, including parents and family members of your students.

You should plan to integrate pictures and titled text, along with relevant content information in an attractive, effective package. You may use a 2 column or table based design, and should have at least 2 images within your newsletter. You should have a consistent layout and series of headlines to focus the reader’s attention. You should plan to have at least 4 different events and/or projects that are being reported on in your newsletter.

You will upload the completed assignment into the Assignments area in WebCT as an electronic file in MS Word.

Assignment 2 - Integrating Applications in Context

How can a current real world topic be effectively integrated into a technology infused curriculum? How can the software tools of MS PowerPoint, MS Word and MS Excel be effectively utilized to enhance your identified classroom project or assignment? What educational components would you identify as critical to success within your approach? Identify a relevant example (or series of examples) to highlight your understanding of this approach and support your position effectively with research (minimum of 3 outside sources).

This research assignment should be approximately 3-5 typed pages in which each student will respond to the series of guiding question questions. Each paper will be graded on content, style, demonstrated understanding of the topic and supporting information to justify individual positions. The paper will be turned in to the instructor through the assignments module in WebCT on the due date in order to receive full credit. Papers should be done in Times New Roman 12 point font and be 1 1/2 spaced. Each paper must include the student name, page numbers and appropriate references.

Assignment 3 - Connecting Standards

How can a technology enhanced curriculum be designed in order to ensure that conceptually correct content understandings take place? How can a technology enhanced curriculum be designed in order to ensure that technology standards are met within a classroom context? How do you align assessment within the context of such a curriculum approach? Identify a relevant example (or series of examples) to highlight your understanding of this approach and support your position effectively with research (minimum of 3 outside sources).

This research assignment should be approximately 3-5 typed pages in which each student will respond to the series of guiding question questions. Each paper will be graded on content, style, demonstrated understanding of the topic and supporting information to justify individual positions. The paper will be turned in to the instructor through the assignments module in WebCT on the due date in order to receive full credit. Papers should be done in Times New Roman 12 point font and be 1 1/2 spaced. Each paper must include the student name, page numbers and appropriate references.

 

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