Technology Specialist Institute-Year 1
Syllabus Topics
Session 1
21st Century Skills - Preparing Students for Their Future
Technology for subject area and Technology Application TEKS
Assessment for the 21st Century
Web 2.0 - Social Bookmarking
Internet Research Skills
Online Safety
Session 2
Thinkfinity K-12 Internet for the Classroom
Graphic Organizers and Visual Learning (Inspiration/Kidspiration)
Web 2.0 - Visual Learning Tools.....Collaboration with Google Docs
Session 3
Spreadsheet and database concepts for the classroom
Data analysis for students
Exploring and creating Webquests
Session 4
Copyright/Fair Use Guidelines for software, multimedia and web
Constructivist classrooms and project-based learning
Web 2.0 - Online Notetaking for Research (Evernote).....Blogs and Wikis
Staff Development issues for teachers
Session 5
Digital Storytelling
Using Multimedia in Presentations and Presentation Tools
Web 2.0 - Digital Storytelling software.....Photo Editing and Sharing.....Live Audience Polling
Resources for Digital Media