Building Online Applications
Course Number: EDT 716
Spring - 2008

Instructor Roger N. Carlsen, Ed.D. Department of Educational Leadership Wright State University Allyn Hall Room 459 Dayton, OH 45435

Dr. Carlsen’s Web Page: Phone:  (O) 937 – 775 – 3283            (H) 937 – 433 – 2275 E-mail: roger.carlsen@wright.edu

Hours: M 1:00 - 4:00; W 1:00 - 4:00; other times by appointment

Catalog Description:

Students will be provided examples and demonstrations of the advantages of using online resources with educators and children who integrate that access into the learning environment. A major projects will be required focusing on a subject area or discipline of choice. Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites:

NONE
Those in the Educational Technology program should have taken or be currently enrolled in EDT700

Enrollment Restrictions for this Course:

Graduate standing.

Purpose of this Course:

It is imperative that educators recognize the learning advantages to students and teachers who have online access fully integrated into the curriculum. Students must graduate from preK-12 schools with a working knowledge of basic telecommunications skills so they will be prepared for their roles in the twenty-first century global community. Students will explore a sampling of online resources that support and enrich the basic preK-12 curriculum of science, math, social studies, language arts, and specialty areas.

Course Objectives: The student will

Knowledge: Each Student will know about:

1) Finding data and information

a) , , and more (some like )

b) Social Bookmarking Dr. Carlsen’s favorite is but another is

2) Graphics and Picture organization , , etc

3) Web 2.0

4) Sources for state, regional, national, and international education information (related to standards, NCLB, ISTE, BECTA and CETIS). New national standards are on the way. See this article in Edutopia.
Also be sure to review -

5) Sources of education information on World Wide Web (WWW) pages. Use of search engines and related tools.

a) , and so much/many more.

6) Multiple ways for creating web pages and applications for using the Internet

a) Template-based Applications , , and

b) Online but not quite templates Still, very easy!

c) Applications and ^{+
(for individual OS application downloads)} . Why not just use MS Office 2007? The answer is here.

i) Web Applications from Googledocs

ii) Zoho office

iii) Think free

d) Adobe AcrobatNote: PDF creation is now included in many applications.

e) Webpage applications , *and add-ons such as

f) Browsers , , , and

7) Know the rules for webpage design and creation , and

8) Disability rights issues and regulations (domestic and foreign) concerning communication and the Internet.

9) Knowledge of wikis such as , or similar site.

10) Knowledge of Blogs such as , or similar site.

11) Knowledge of social networking (the simple) , (the complex) , and those in between.

12) All in one e-learning

*= WebBrowser and editor

+= OS applications

The question is asked, why not ? Look for yourself and let’s talk about it.

How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong

Dispositions: Students will:

1. Understand and value the need for appropriate online etiquette
2. Understand and demonstrate appropriate email skills.
   We will deal with webmail in addition to traditional email applications.
3. Be willing to help one another in our collective pursuit of communication, information, knowledge, and understanding of a global scale
4. Understand and value the inclusion of telecommunications into the education environment.

Performances: Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate appropriate online access and navigation skills using content from knowledge objectives
2. Build web pages in several different ways.
3. Demonstrate appropriate search strategy skills
4. Develop lessons that incorporate Internet content into an educational curriculum

Instructional Strategies:

1. Most class periods will have two sections. The first part will include progress reports and seminars type discussions related to assignments. Students must also access on-line materials at least two times per week outside class. Most work with applications will be done outside class. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions and be able to intelligently discuss class topics.
2. Students are required to keep a log of time spent online including a description documenting activities. Included will be statements of question or problem to be solved, procedures, application (what was done and what I learned), conclusions, and syntheses (What if ...), evaluation (How would you rate the success of your activity and what is your next step?).
3. On-line findings should be kept in the log and turned in on the last night of class.
4. A posted and approved educational web page is the major project is required from each student.
5. Students must seek approval from instructor(s) to review class and project.
6. A class presentation of one’s web site will constitute the final exam.

Evaluation of the Students:

Assignment	Points
Web Pages	500
Disposition and participation (readiness for sessions)	500
log (attendance, and reflections of effort)	500
TOTAL	1500

At the conclusion of this course you will:

Developing an understanding of web design principles
Enhancing skill with multimedia and HTML
Developing ability in needs assessment and instructional design pertaining to web content
Evaluating web pages for education
Publishing accessible web pages for users of all types, through usability testing

CALENDAR:

Day	Assignment - Topics	For Next Week
March 31	1. Tour the course syllabus. 2. Introductions 3. What do we know about web applications? 4. ‘First Session’ PowerPoint	1. Review in depth - Finding data and information · Use Alexia, to explore an educational topic, · use Wikipedia and be prepared to ‘participate with Wikipedia’, and · Prepare to discuss Common Craft. 2. Join Gmail and g-talk 3. Read e-learning handbook – sections Overview and Part 1 4. Install Picasa 5. Review and investigate my first session PowerPoint 6. Browser and Search investigations
April 7	Discuss Assignments from last week’s class. Trends and Overviews Whose webpage is it anyway? Review Dr. Carlsen’s web pages. Make a template webpage. Second part of class. QUIA or other Browsing and Searching – this should be tested!	1. Join and participate in a social bookmarking site. (see #1) 2. Explore 6-a. 3. Review in depth and identify a ‘best web 2.0’ site (see #3) 4. What makes a Webpage good? (See knowledge #6) 5. Read e-learning handbook Part 2 – Selecting Tools 6.