An overview and practice of a variety of computer uses in education, extending beyond computer applications to include camcorders, simulation, authoring tools, PDAs and telecommunications. Emphasis is placed on the applications of technology for a specific student chosen educational challenge. This course is for students who already have a Professional Clear Credential and a strong educational technology background and interest. Required course for Educational Technology Certificate Program. Using Computers as Instructional and Student Learning Tools Participants learn how to use word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets and basic multimedia presentations as instructional and student learning tools.
Activities focus on using computers to enhance instruction and student learning.
Participants are required to work outside of class to create a classroom presentation and a variety of instructional and productivity documents. Topics include evaluating sample lesson plans that integrate technology, using the Internet and other resources to create a collaborative project, classroom management issues and creating lesson implementation timelines. Web Page Development for Teachers Participants investigate the tools and fundamentals of Web page creation and publishing. This course includes learning the basics of Web page design and development and the use of Web-editing programs. The course focuses on building Web sites with Netscape Composer, which can be provided to the students on CD if necessary.