Syllabus

**Course Information**  1TWO1 Computing, 6 re-certification hours Session #1: February 27, 2012 - March 11, 2012
 * Course Syllabus **

**Course Description** The purpose of this course is to provide teachers with the knowledge, resources, and community to effectively implement 1TWO1 computing, using the ChromeBook, in all middle school content areas. Some topics that will be covered include strategies to implement technology to foster student learning, collaboration using one-to-one computing, classroom management in the one-to-one setting, and paperless grading. This section of the course will focus on two specific strategies to implement technology, document sharing and creating multimedia projects.

**Instructor Information** Instructor: Rashida Brown Location: Columbia, SC Phone: (803)250-1210 Email: rashida.brown@waldenu.edu Skype: shida.b

Office Hours/Online Availability: Monday-Thursday 3:30-5:30 pm

** Learning Objectives ** At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
 * 1) Demonstrate familiarity with technologies available to utilize document sharing for collaboration and paperless grading and develop possible uses for document sharing.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Demonstrate familiarity with technologies available to create multimedia projects and develop possible uses in the classroom for multimedia projects using the Google Chromebook.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Course Resources** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Adams, D.C. (2008). Gaga for Google in the twenty-first century Advanced Placement language classroom. //The Clearing House.// //82//(2), 96-100. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Fogle, L. (2007, October 1). Getting good with Google docs. [Web log post]. In Tech & Learning. Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Mai, N., & Tse-Kian, N. (2010). Students' perceptions in developing a multimedia project within a constructivist learning environment: A Malaysian experience. //Turkish Online Journal Of Educational// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> //Technology//,//9//(1), 176-184.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Assignment Information** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Discussions <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Each week, students are expected to participate in discussions of the course material. Discussion posts are due by the 3rd day of each week. Students are expected to return to the discussion board at least two more times during the week, once by the 5th day to respond to at least two classmates; and again to respond to their classmates’ questions and comments on their original posts.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Discussion Rubric: Up to 5 points** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Maximum Points**  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Your response to the discussion prompt is focused and answers the question || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2 points ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">You respond to two classmates and your responses are further the conversation || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 points ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There are no grammatical errors in your post || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 point ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Your post and responses are on time || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 point ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**5 POINTS** ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Week 1** <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assignment <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Create a Google document with assignment instructions for a collaborative assignment that you may use in your classroom. Then, create a sample Google document for one group to work on their assignment. Post a link to your Google document with the assignment directions to your content area page of the course Wiki. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Using Google Docs for Document Sharing and Collaboration** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Rubric for Individual Assignment:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The description of the assignment is clear and provides a collaborative experience for students. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2 points ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Google documents are created to provide a space for the collaborative experience. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 point ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Google documents are shared with students to provide a space for the collaborative experience. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 point ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Document with instructions is posted to the content area page in the Wiki. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 point ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**5 POINTS** ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Week 2 ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assignment <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Using Multimedia Projects in Content Area Classrooms** ||
 * 1) <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Individually, brainstorm three possible uses for multimedia projects in your content area. Refer to the module resources and cite them in your justifications. Then, in your content project area on the Wiki, post your three ideas by day 3.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Discuss each member’s contributions, including the strengths and weaknesses of projects. Combine projects that naturally work together as a group by day 4.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Each member of the group should create a top five list of project ideas with their reasoning for their choices by day 6.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">From those top five lists, designate a group member to tally the top five lists to create a group top five list and post those project ideas to your content area page in the Wiki by day 7.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Rubric for Collaborative Assignment:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Group member contributes three project ideas and posts ideas to the Wiki || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2 points ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Group member contributes to discussion of project ideas, including the strengths and weaknesses of project ideas posted || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5 points ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Group member posts their top five list, with reasoning to the group discussion page. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2 points ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Group posts five best project ideas to content area page in Wiki || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 points ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**10 POINTS** ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Grading Scale ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Course Grades will be calculated using the following scale: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">No re-certification credit will be earned for a course grade below a C.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Grading Scale <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">1TWO1 Computing Weeks 1 &2  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Week** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Assignment**  || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Points**  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">1-2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Discussion (5 points each for 2 weeks) || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">10  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Google Docs for Collaboration || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">5  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Multimedia Tools for Learning || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">10  ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: right;">TOTAL POINTS || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">25  ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: right;">TOTAL POINTS || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">25  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Grade** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Points Earned**  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**A = 90%** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">23-25 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**B = 80%** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">20-22 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**C = 70%** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">18-19 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**F = 69% or less** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">17 or fewer points ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Student Roles and Expectations** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students are expected to complete each assignment, including the discussions, by the assigned due date. Failure to post by the assigned due date will result in a loss of points on individual assignments. Failure to participate in collaborative assignments on time will result in a loss of points for that assignment.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students should be mindful of online <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> etiquette. Use of standard English is expected in all posts. Be respectful of your classmates and their ideas and learning.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Instructor Role and Commitments** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">I will make myself available during my office hours to address student questions and concerns. Email is the best way to contact me. I will respond within 24-48 hours. If I anticipate any delays in that response time, I will let you know via email. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">I will participate in course discussions. My goal is to push your thinking and to encourage you to really learn something. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">I will grade all assignments and provide feedback within one week. Again, if anything comes up that prevents me from responding, I will let you know via email.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Academic Honesty Policy** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Intellectual honesty is a part of the foundation of the integrity of this course. As such, any work submitted by the student is expected to be his or her own thoughts and ideas. However, it is expected that students will research the ideas of others in order to build upon their ideas. These ideas should be properly cited, using APA format. This includes ideas and products covered under Creative Common licensing. Violations of this policy will result in a loss of recertification hours earned for this course.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**References** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2007). //Building online learning communities: Effective strategies for the virtual classroom// (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.