ET680 Class #4 - In Person

Announcements and Questions

• Issue Paper is due next class
• Planning Papers were returned electronically
• Funding Papers will be returned soon (probably end of next week)
  
• Registration for Summer started yesterday
• Next week, ET680 will not meet in person, but the cohort will meet to discuss the internship (from 4:30 until about 6:30)
• Questions
  

Instructor Evaluations

• Use blue or black ink
• Mark boxes with an X; do not fill in
  

Cyberbullying

• One person from each group should read article 1, one person should read article 2, and one person should read article 3:
• Article 1: Suicide in Howard County
• Article 2: A Right to be Mean Online
• Article 3: Cyberbullying Section of Marcovitz (pp. 4-7)
• Discuss the following in your group
• What is the problem?
• Is it overhyped?
• What should the school as a whole be doing about it?
• What should each teacher be doing about it?
• What are the special technology issues that need to be addressed?
• Share with the class what you discussed and specific proposals for your school.
  

Time Is Short

• This class has many topics that could cover years of study.
• We could not discuss all of them
• For many issues, see the leadership section in Learning & Leading with Technology: http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading.aspx
• For practical matters, see the EDTECH listserv: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb/
  

Bring Your Own Device Policies

• Read: BYOD Pilot Readying for Takeoff
• Divide into groups
  
• Group 1: Amy, Mandy, Cheryl, Stephanie
• Group 2: Mike, Teresa, Jess, Elizabeth
• Group 3: Ashley, Sarah, Matt, Liz
• Group 4: Sam, Lisa, Natalie
• Have members of your group peruse different articles from Additional resources (below)
  
• Discuss in your groups:
  
• How would teaching and learning be different if you were in a classroom where everyone had a device?
• What policies and procedures would need to be put in place?
• What staff development would be needed?
• What are the biggest concerns?
• What if cell phones/smart phones were added to the list?
• Report to the class and discuss
• Additional resources
• Hanover Public School District, Hanover, PA
  
• Glenwood Intermediate School, Chatham, IL
• Ludlow School District, Ludlow, MA
• Plum Borough School District, PA
• Allen Independent School District, Allen, TX
• Hooksett School District, Hooksett, NH
• 21st Century Principal
  
• Point/Counterpoint
  
• Mindshift
  

Assignments

• Finish Issue Paper (hand in at end of Module 3)
  
• View Janet Johnston Internship and Discuss (see end of Module 3)
• Register for Summer

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Send email to the class (enrolled students only) at et680@googlegroups.com.

Last updated: May 16, 2012