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 If you're a teacher, this course will show you how to create an exciting and enriching experience for your students. You'll learn a wide variety of simple, field-tested, and easy to apply techniques that will make the most of the computer in your classroom.
In this course, your instructor will work with you to assess your knowledge of computer use and to help you set goals for yourself so that you achieve the highest level of personal benefit from this course.
Simple classroom management ideas will help you maximize your classroom time for learning. You'll also discover powerful ideas and interesting web sites that you can immediately use to enhance your language arts, math, science, and social studies curriculum. You will discover pointers on using email and the Internet effectively to increase your students' understanding and learning in all content areas.
This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor for this course will be Stacy Colwell.
 Stacy Colwell has excelled as an elementary classroom teacher and school administrator. With a Master's Degree in Educational Administration, she has mentored and instructed teachers in classroom management, literacy and computer integration. Working as a public school elementary principal, she led her school through the technology adoption process and assisted teachers in integrating computers into their daily life.
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Requirements:
Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader).
Syllabus:
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
You'll begin this course by learning how other teachers are using computers in their classrooms and what the future holds for you. You'll then set a goal for yourself and what you want to get out of this course.
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
What really is the best way to reach your students? In this lesson, I'll give you a summary of the best educational research and go over how you can use that research to plan how to put your classroom computer to work for you and your students.
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
In this lesson, you'll learn how to get your students working in groups while using your classroom computer. This group learning will help you to maximize your computer time and help your students learn a valuable skill.
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
Today you'll learn what you should expect of your students in their computer development. You'll also learn how to get your students thinking about ways that they can create exciting computer work on their own.
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
Now that we're to the heart of this class, you'll learn how to organize and manage computer work in your classroom whether you have one computer or 20. How can you effectively have 30 students share one computer and keep track of what's going on? You'll find out in this lesson!
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
Today you'll learn how to amaze your students with dynamic computer-generated classroom presentations. You'll also learn how to integrate your classroom computer into your language arts program using interesting activities, programs, and Web sites.
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use your classroom computer to supplement your math and science program. You'll discover exciting Web sites that will help bring your classroom curriculum to life. Then we'll review a few computer programs that you may want to use in your classroom.
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
Are you ready for your students to feel like they're learning about social studies firsthand, as if they're truly a part of history? Your classroom computer can help you do just that, and I'll show you how in this lesson. You'll view Web sites, take virtual field trips, and learn about online projects that you can use immediately in your social studies curriculum.
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
In this lesson, you'll learn all about the Internet and how you can use it safely in your classroom. I'll pass on some valuable tips to help you keep your students in the right place and show them how to save time in searching for what they need. I'll also provide a great number of helpful Web sites for topics and activities that will supplement your classroom curriculum.
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
This lesson is a special one for you and your students: Today you'll create a computer project to meet your specific classroom needs that you can use right away. You'll view other projects, share ideas with your classmates, and use a simple-to-follow planning sheet to guide you through the process.
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
Today you'll finish planning your classroom computer project as I share some expert tips, ideas, and strategies to guide you through the process. When you finish this lesson, you'll be ready to use the project in your own classroom, and you'll know how to create new computer projects in the future!
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
In our final lesson, we'll explore the ethical issues surrounding the use of computers in the classroom, such as how to help students avoid copyright infringement. You'll also learn how to find the resources for additional computer equipment to add to your classroom. In the last portion of this lesson, we'll take a look at what the future holds for technology in the classroom.
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Student Reviews:
"I enjoyed this class and I feel that technology will be more widely used in my classroom because of this course. I found a lot of fun and useful lessons while exploring websites offered by the instructor."
"I have never taken an online course before and had no idea what to expect. This course was excellent. The format, contents and expectations were perfect for people who also hold full time jobs. Each and every lesson provided a wealth of information which was easy to digest. The websites that accompanied each lesson were fantastic and extremely useful. My experience was most definitely a positive one! I highly recommend this class to potential students."
"I honestly think this has been the best class I have ever taken. It is my first online class and I have been just amazed. Ms. Colwell has helped me change my whole outlook on classroom computers. I want to sincerely thank you."
"I just wanted to let you know how much I have learned from this class. I have returned to teaching after 9 years and I have three children. I don't have much time to post comments etc., but I greatly appreciate all the work you have done in providing information on such great websites. The instruction and ideas on projects has been excellent. I am fortunate to have a smartboard in my room and thanks to you, it is not a glorified chalkboard. Thank you."
"I was nervous about signing up for a computer class that was taught over the internet. How could such a class possibly help me grow in knowledge and experience without a live body being right there? Well, I have learned a lot. I found out mistakes I have been making in my classroom, ways to better use the materials available to me, and courage to try the new things I learned in the course. I have enjoyed this experience so much that I have signed up for two more such classes. Thank you for providing this type of material."
"This class was great!! The instructor really inspires me to go into the classroom and share these great ideas and equipment with the students. I taught for forty years, if I had been exposed to computers that worked, the internet, and Stacy's organizational skills, I would have never retired. (I'm renewing my certificate)."
"This course has caused me to use the computer in more ways with my students. They have shown a great interest in doing assignments on the computer. In using the computer the students have made improvements in their work."
"This is the first class that I have ever taken online. I thoroughly enjoyed taking the course because I have learned something which will be very helpful to me in the classroom."
"This was a well-planned and useful online course. The material was directly relevant to a classroom teacher's daily life. I particularly liked how the lessons were geared to show computer usaged in all the topics."
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