Course Catalog Description:
Diverse educational technology in K-12 classrooms. Effective use of technology. Computer technologies used to stimulate personal productivity/communication and to enhance teaching/learning processes. prereq: [MEd/initial licensure or CLA music ed major or preteaching major or instr consent], basic computer skills
Class Description:
This course is designed to prepare students to become knowledgeable and comfortable in the use of current technology in education. Students learn about the operation of technology and the ways in which it might be integrated into the classroom in support of learning. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 1) use a variety of software applications applicable to a classroom setting; 2) use various technologies effectively to deliver a lesson; 3) discuss how technology allows students to represent and communicate what they learn; 4) plan classroom instruction that integrates technology that provides an added value to the content; and 5) present a final project that demonstrates their knowledge of a successful lesson integrating technology.