Adobe PhotoShop or PhotoDeluxe is required for this course and may be purchased at academic pricing. A course that improves competence and develops skills in operating systems, peripheral technology, software and networks throughout a lab, school, or school district. Topics also include electronic mail, virus protection, lab and network security, and student safety on the Internet. Depending on their specific areas of interest, some students may develop projects that require direct involvement with students in their own classrooms. Students develop advanced projects by using a multiplicity of technologies and present their results by way of multimedia formats.
Participants develop projects that require direct involvement with students in their own classrooms.
Professional Development A capstone course that covers the professional standards which address the integration of technology into the curriculum frameworks in school-based and district strategic planning. Participants explore equity, ethical, legal and human issues of technology as they relate to education and society. They also explore the roles of supervisors, school councils, and administrators within the context of strategic educational planning. All programs leading to teacher certification must contain at least 75 clock hours of field-based training. Students meet this requirement using their own elementary or secondary school classrooms or by making special arrangements.