Tips, Tricks

1
Tips, Tricks Techniques of Teaching Educational
Computer Technology Online
2
Laura Turner

• Computer Technology Instructor
• College of Education

LauraTurner_at_bhsu.edu www.bhsu.edu/lturner/edportal
.htm go to web page
3
(No Transcript)
4
(No Transcript)
5
ISTE Standards Were Used In Course Design
www.iste.org
6
Online Class Setup

• WebCT is used
• Course Content
• Private Mail
• Bulletin Board
• Online Testing

www.webct.com
7
Design Suggestions

• Use storyboarding to help you in the creation of
  your course
• Use deadlines throughout your course
• Use some type of sectioning of your course
• modules - chapters - sections
• All sections of your course should have the same
  look

8
Design Suggestions

• When using handouts, use an online link to each
  handout
• Use timed online testing for theory
• Use project based activities for technology
  competency
• Plan on revising after the first time through
• Save all your revisions for one time

9
Course Setup

• 8 Modules - 2 weeks each in length
• Two textbooks are used
• all assignments are sent as attachments
• attachments can be in any format (software) that
  the student is working in
• Online handouts are used
• Online Midterm and Final are given

10
Textbooks used

• Teachers Discovering Computers
• by Shelly Cashman Gunter - Course Technology
• Office 2000 Brief Concepts Techniques
• by Shelly/Cashman/Vermaat - Course Technology

www.course.com -Course Technology www.scsite.com
- Shelly Cashman www.scseries.com - Shelly
Cashman
11
Before You Begin

• Students must read this handout before they begin
  the online class
• Contains all relevant information about all
  aspects of this course
• Contains various online handouts
• Includes course syllabus

12
Module 1

• The Internet the WWW
• interactive assignments
• Using the Internet - WebCT Attachments
• Search Engines Overview
• Children Search Engines
• Internet Terms Worksheet
• Windows 95/98

13
Module 2

• Using Computers in Education
• interactive assignments
• Downloading Images from the Internet
• clipart.com, hoxie.org, wendys-world.co.uk/
• Downloading Programs from the Internet
• tucows.com
• Using Word - flyer creation
• Windows Operating System

14
Module 3

• Software Applications for Education
• interactive assignments
• Creating a Teachers Web Page
• Netscape composer (Netscape Communicator) used
• creation of teacher web page
• Using Excel
• gradesheet creation
• formulas, functions, formatting web queries

15
Module 4

• Hardware Applications for Education
• interactive assignments
• Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
• Using Access -
• database creation
• sorting/querying
• Digital Cameras
• Lesson Plan Online Search

16
Module 5

• Multimedia in Education
• interactive assignments
• Using PowerPoint
• 5 slide classroom presentation

17
Module 6

• Education Technology Integration
• interactive assignments
• Using AppleWorks
• drawing/painting
• word processing
• spreadsheets
• database

18
Module 7

• Integrating Ed. Tech. into the Curriculum
• interactive assignments
• Graphic Organizers
• Curriculum Pages
• Evaluating Educational Software
• Evaluating Web Pages
• Using MAC computers

19
Module 8

• Security Issues, Ethics Emerging Technologies
  in Education
• interactive assignments
• Final Project
• 1 week narrative plan that incorporates the
  various types of educational computer technology
  that the student has learned in the previous 7
  modules

20

• Time Saving Ideas When Using WebCT To Teach
  Computer Technology Online

21

• As a WebCT instructor, you set up your students
  logon and passwords. What seems to work best is
  to have your students contact you via your campus
  e-mail.
• You can then reply back to your students, giving
  them their logon and password for your WebCT
  class, and related instructions

1
22

• If your e-mail allows you to send attachments
  when replying, your instructions can be sent as
  such to each student as they contact you.
• If you cannot send attachments when replying,
  instructions relating to 1 can be done in Word,
  copied and pasted into your reply e-mail. Then,
  you do not have to type the same intro message
  20-30 times.

2
23

• As the instructor, you can easily return a
  students assignment to them if there were
  problems. Use the Private Mail function to send
  your student an attachment of their work and your
  comments.

3
24

• As you receive your assignments from your online
  students, create a folder for each student on
  your hard drive (desktop is preferable as it is
  easy to access).
• As you receive assignments, save it in the
  correct folder, correct and grade your students
  work and then delete the assignment from WebCT.

4
25

• Rename the files you are correcting in some
  manner, so you can sort the files in each
  students folder. Then, you can see if any
  assignments are missing/or easily find the file
  you are looking for.
• For example I rename all my student files
  according to the Module that they are in (Mod 1-
  A-1) When I want to sort my students files in
  their folder, I open their folder, click View
  Arrange Icons By Name. My students files are
  now all arranged according to Mod 1 to 8.

26

• If your students have sent in more than one
  online assignment at a time, correct them
  together.
• WebCT will remember the previous path and folder
  so when you correct the second assignment, you
  will not have to find the desktop and correct
  folder(s).

6
27

• Occasionally, a students file will be sent as an
  HTML file. To change a HTML file to a Word file,
  (or other file type) when you are saving in
  WebCT.
• add the extension .doc (or other extension) to
  the filename before you save the document to the
  correct folder
• under files of type, choose All Files

7
28

• If you receive an attachment from a student that
  is empty, it is probably because the student has
  opened the attached file to check it before
  he/she sends it or they have not placed the
  checkmark in front of the file before clicking
  Done.
• Have the student resend without checking
  (opening) the file or make sure they have
  checkmarked the file before sending

8
29

• When you are correcting your students online
  work, use a red font (red pen) to make your
  comments and to assign a grade to the work. Then
  save your comments to their work (file).
• If you need to return their online work, it is
  easy for the student to read your comments and to
  find the grade you have given them.
• When you assign a grade in your gradebook, if you
  do not actually place a grade on your students
  on-line work, you may have documentation problems.

30

• When grading students online work, Excel works
  well as the gradebook. WebCT does have a
  gradebook function, but it can be time consuming
  to use.
• You can create your gradebook in Excel and have
  that open at the same time you are working in
  WebCT. As you save, open, and grade your
  students online work, you can easily switch to
  Excel, record a grade and switch back to WebCT
  and continue grading the next assignment.

31

• You will want to send each student information on
  their progress in your Internet class. You can
  send grade information to your students at
  anytime during your class. I send each student a
  copy of their progress after every 2-3 modules
  have been completed.

11
32

• Open a blank Word document
• Open your Excel gradesheet document
• Copy the needed information from Excel into Word
  for the first student on your list. (their
  scores and the total points for each assignment)
• Save the Word file.
• Compose a message in WebCT to your first student
  and attach the Word file.
• Complete this process for each student

33

• You may have students working on MACs. If you
  have a PC in your office as your main work
  computer, you will be able to accept most MAC
  generated documents as long as your students use
  a PC formatted diskette to store their work.
  This format allows MAC users to send PC users
  data in a PC readable format, (most of the time).

12
34
Thank you for choosing to attend this session
Tips, Tricks Techniques of Teaching Educational
Computer Technology Online