Agenda: Week 10

ET 680 The Role of the Technology Specialist

• Announcements and Questions
  • Thanks to Keith and Joe for bringing snacks
  • Paper Schedule
  • Software Piracy Paper was returned electronically (hopefully)
    
  • Technology Funding Paper was returned electronically (hopefully)
  • Technology Planning Paper is due tonight
  • Register for Summer if you haven't already (next class starts soon)
  • Questions
• Instructor Evaluations
• Use blue or black ink
• Mark boxes with an X; do not fill in
  
• What is the school's role in cyberbullying, inside and outside of school?
• http://articles.latimes.com/print/2009/dec/13/local/la-me-youtube-schools13-2009dec13
• Open Source Software
  • Making Decisions About Open Source Software for K-12: http://www.netc.org/openoptions/
  • See recent discussion in EDTECH listserv: "Free Apps you can't do without"
• Evaluating New Technology: Cellphones in schools
  
  • Role Play: Your principal has heard that cellphones are the next big thing in education, and he would like you to help him decide what to do about it.
  • With a partner explore uses of cellphones and ubiquitous computing in schools
  • Start with http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ and http://www.cellulared.com/TeachMobile/Home.html
  • Look for other sources of information as well
  • Begin to understand the issues, including pros and cons
  • Begin to formulate a plan of action for what you need to do to make a recommendation to your principal
  • Report to the class
• Time Is Short
  • This class has many topics that could cover years of study.
  • We could not discuss all of them
  • Some topics we didn't get to are listed on this agenda
  • For practical matters, see the EDTECH listserv: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb/
  • For many issues, see the leadership section in Learning & Leading with Technology: http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Publications (click on Learning & Leading With Technology)
• Assignments
  • Register for Summer courses (ET691, AD662, and ET640)
  • Snacks next time: sorry, I don't think your summer classes are "eating" classes

This page was prepared by Dr. David M. Marcovitz.

Last Updated: April 20, 2011