EDU5533 Issues and Strategies in Educational Technology
In this course we will focus on current issues and trends that educators need to be aware of in the 21st century. Using technology in your lesson planning will engage the minds of young learners while meeting the New York State Learning Standards. The main focus of this course will be to demonstrate to educators how to integrate technology into the curriculum through hands-on projects and journal articles. Thinkfinity and all of its resources will be utilized to research lessons that will make planning more effieient. Hands on science, math lessons, writing websites, reading resources and social studies projects will all be discussed and participants will be creating task cards for students to use in the classroom and out! We will learn how to include parents in technology initiatives, create scavenger hunts, explore electronic field trips and reflect on our own learning styles. We will figure out everything we need to know about YouTube, Face book, Twittering, text languages and many more current issues that teacher will face in school.