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Lecture Handouts
PowerPoint slide shows are available below as printable handouts in PDF format. View or print the handouts with the free Adobe Reader
Date Lecture Handout Backchannel, Recording, Etc. Jan 11
Class Introduction Recording (2pm) HOLIDAY - NO CLASS See RWLDs including the Systematic Instructional Design presentation - download handout here Digital Natives & Web 2.0 Backchannel (also posted on the RWLD blog)
RecordingTools to Support Organization and Collaboration Visual Literacy Backchannel
RecordingInformation Literacy Backchannel
RecordingCopyright, Fair Use & Creative Commons Backchannel
RecordingDiversity in Media and the Classroom Backchannel
RecordingMobile & 1:1 Learning Backchannel
RecordingCyberCitizenry Backchannel
RecordingPresenting with Technology Backchannel
RecordingAssistive Technology Backchannel
RecordingTechnology Trends and Education Backchannel
RecordingBeing a Change Agent in Your School Backchannel
Recording Unavailable
Lab Outlines
Date Lab Outline Intro to lab, eLearning, and del.icio.us social bookmarking Internet Searching / Thematic unit elements Intro to Google Sites (WebQuest 1) | Handout from the WebQuest introduction in lab
Inspiration Spreadsheets (MS Excel) | Handout from the spreadsheet introduction in lab Handout from the spreadsheet introduction in lab | Gradebook template (right-click and Save File As...)
WebQuest 2 Digital Imaging Blogger Digital Portfolio (Google Sites) Digital Portfolio Video Editing Video Editing Video Editing Portfolio/Blog Workday PowerPoint Other presentation tools (Google Docs & Prezi)
Ed Tech & Design Software
Students are not required to purchase any software. However, most of the programs used during the course can be downloaded for free or as a trial version.
Title
Description and Availability
Inspiration 9
Inspiration is versatile visual learning and thinking software designed for grades 6-12. Download a free 30-day trial version.
Firefox
An excellent free web browser with support for tabs, pop-up window blocking, RSS, and more. You should install Firefox in addition to Internet Explorer or Safari, because it is more compatible with some services such as Google Sites.
Download latest version
Google Sites Google provides free online web page creation requiring very little technical knowledge, and they even host your web sites for free! Signup for a free account at Google Sites (use your UNI Email address to create your account) Microsoft Office or OpenOffice
Microsoft's ubiquitous suite of productivity applications including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. UNI students can purchase Microsoft Office at a discounted price through UNI's Microsoft Select Licensing Agreement. Alternatively, you can download a free open-source alternative to MS Office from www.openoffice.org
Google for Educators Google provides free services including gMail, Blogger, Google Earth, Reader, Picassa, Sites, etc. Visit www.google.com/educators for more information and to sign-up for a free account. Windows Movie Maker Free video editing software bundled with all Windows XP and Vista computers. Windows 7 users must download and install version 2.6
Apple iMovie Free video editing software bundled with Macintosh computers (part of the iLife application suite)
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie
Picassa from Google Free image editing software (Win or Mac) quite similar to iPhoto on Mac. Free web-based photo albums can also be created from within the program.
http://picasa.google.comApple iPhoto Free image editing software bundled with Macintosh computers (part of the iLife application suite)
http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphotoPicnik Free online image editing tools--no software to download and very easy to use!
www.picnik.comAdobe Reader
Browser Plug-Ins, Readers, etc. Other software downloadable from UNI
http://www.uni.edu/its/us/software | Players, Plug-ins, and Viewers for eLearningReal Player If you have trouble installing or using Real Player, try the free Real Alternative for Windows Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player is required to view many web videos and other content. It will be rewquired to view several RWLD videos and to participate in Coveritlive backchannel discussions during class. *Students and teachers are eligible to purchase software at a special academic price. In most cases, this academic version is the same product as the full-price version with all features, etc. The only common restriction is that such academic versions may only be used for noncommercial purposes. University Book and Supply sells academic versions of many software titles.
Iowa AEA Online
Iowa AEA Online consists of eight dynamic online resources provided to all Iowa accredited schools by the Iowa Area Education Agencies. These resources are extremely useful for curriculum and methods courses as well as during field experiences and student teaching. Like Iowa's K12 teachers and students, now you have access to these resources at school or at home 24 hours a day, seven days a week! Your login instructions are provided during lab.
- World Book Encyclopedia
22 volumes, a kids version, a student version, and the Spanish version plus World Book’s three new databases for upper elementary through middle school (Living Green, Inventions and Discoveries, and Early Peoples)- EBSCOhost
magazine, newspaper and reference coverage of science, health, multicultural issues music, politics, history, geography, etc.- Atomic Learning
thousands of tutorial movies answering the common questions people have when learning software programs- iClipart
photos, clipart, fonts, and sounds to use in multimedia projects- AP Images
Associated Press 1840s-present stories, photos and sounds- DE Streaming
Discovery Education 8000+ content videos & clips- AccuWeather
premium weather service- SIRS Researcher
database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues
Free Workshops at UNI
ITS Educational Technology offers free computer training classes each month on a variety of software applications. These workshops provide a terrific opportunity to reinforce or complement what you are learning in this class. Visit the ITS-ET Training web site for more information and workshop schedules.
IRTS Resources
The IRTS Curriculum Lab maintains valuable printed resources in addition to educational software. The IRTS Curriculum Lab also checks out laptop computers and digital cameras to students. Visit the IRTS Circulation Desk or the IRTS Web Site for more information.
- IRTS New Items listed by month
- Search the IRTS collection via UNISTAR
- IRTS Hours, Location, and Contact Info (Consult the schedule posted outside each IRTS computer lab for open lab times each week.)
Misc. Online Resources
There are many web sites that provide resources for those using technology. The following are just a few starting points.
www.iowaaeaonline.org- Atomic Learning (part of the Iowa AEA Online resources)
http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/home- ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education
www.iste.org- Edutopia: A site from the George Lucas Educational Foundation to promote innovative teaching practices in K-12 schools.
www.edutopia.org- iEARN: International Education & Resource Network
www.iearn.org- Global SchoolNet Foundation
www.globalschoolnet.org- Thinkfinity: A digital resource center to improve educational and literacy achievement from the Verizon Foundation.
www.thinkfinity.org- FREE: The website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find
www.free.ed.gov- Digital Citizenship and Creative Content (sponsored by Microsoft)
http://www.digitalcitizenshiped.com- Apple Education
www.apple.com/education- Apple Learning Center - Find Out How
www.apple.com/findouthow- Apple Mac 101
www.apple.com/support/mac101- UNI Information Technology Services (ITS)
www.uni.edu/its- How to Write Good
http://www.plainlanguage.gov/examples/humor/writegood.cfm
Page updated: April 20, 2010
Ed Tech & Design Instructors, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Northern Iowa