Calendar

Week 1 Jan 21	Windows Basics Learning Community Building Course Overview
Week 2 Jan 26	Basics of web design Secure Cortland Web Account Design your ePortfolio: Grow as a tech savvy professional: Project #1
Week 3 Feb 2	Web Authoring Tools Nvu & alternative Web 2.0 technologies (eg, Google Apps - Google Sites) Due: Cortland Web Account secured
Week 4 Feb 9	Web Publishing Due: Project #1 Initial publication of your ePortfolio.
Week 5 Feb 16	Web Design Contest: Practice Your Web Design Skills (1) Design a Website for Your Elementary School Project #2 Racquette Lake Outdoor Education Experience (tentative dates)
Week 6 Feb 23	Web Design Contest: Practice Your Web Design Skills (2) Due: Project #2 Publish your elementary school website.
Week 7 Mar 2	Puzzle Maker & Microsoft Paint Motivate and entertain - make learning a fun experience for kids: Project #3 To Learn by yourself 2007 Microsoft Office (Online Audio-Video Training Course). Click links there to learn Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, or any other programs. To Learn Word 2007: Up to Speed with Word 2007 (Online Audio-Video Training Course: 40 minutes) Due: Project #3 Puzzle Maker Project Mid-term: Project 1, 2, 3 due by the end of Week 7 (midnight Friday). Point deduction begins for late work.
Week 8 Mar 9	Microsoft Publisher Use desk-top Publishing program to enhance your classroom activities: Project #6 Publisher Due: Project #6 Publisher Project
Week 9 Mar 16	Web Quest (I) Understand Web Quest Using Web Quest to empower your students with discovery: Project #5 Web Quest.
Week 10 Mar 23	Web Quest (II) Create a Web Quest
Week 11 Mar 30	Web Quest (III) Wrap up and Publish your Web Quest Due: Project #5 Web Quest Project
Week 12 Apr 6	Special Features of Microsoft Word Using special features of MS Word to enliven your instruction: Project #4 MS Word (optional) Due: Project #4: Microsoft Word Project (optional)
Week 13 Apr 13	Digital Story Telling Enlighten and inspire - make learning a fun and rich experience for kids: Project #7 Digital Storytelling. If a picture is worth a thousand words - how effective can it be when including motion and emotion... Start to work on Project #8 Reflections Due: Project #7 Digital Story Project.
Week 14 Apr 20	Empowering Teaching and Learning with Technology Reflections on the Learning Experiences of the Technology Course Project #8 Reflections Revisit: Syllabus and Basic Requirements Trouble Shooting Q & A Due: Project #8 Reflections on Technology Learning Experiences. Spice it up while wrapping it up! Dr. Shi off to AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Conference (Tentative)
Week 15 Apr 27	Final Showcase and Sharing Final Presentation and Final submission Due: April 30, Thursday, the entire eportfolio, every individual project included. Presentation: Week 15, Monday, April 27st and Wednesday April 29th. The first half from the class list in Project Showcase will present on Monday, the rest, on Wednesday.