They share the unit with the class using a ClarisWorks slide show. The slide show can either be about the unit or it can be a slide show that they would use to stimulate student interest in the topic. During instruction I model the use of technology in by using a projection panel, presenting information with multimedia slide shows, and having the university students complete resource based assignments typical of those done in schools. Often the assignments they complete are identical to those that middle school and elementary. One project, or example, requires them to use electronic resources to find information on a topic of their choice and then share that information in a HyperCard o r Hyperstudio stack.
Students frequently work in cooperative groups.
Some class sessions are held in our middle school media center. The setting could not be more ideal since the students have a chance to use a large variety of hardware and software and interact with students and teachers in a real setting. The general comments are amazement at how well the students do and how much the students know. They are surprised by the variety of resources available to children and by the variety in my job. Since the class is an elective, most of them choose the class because they recognize the importance of learning how to use technology in instruction.