Course+Overview

You will be able to answer these questions after this course:

Week 1 How to students’ known as Digital Natives learn differently from generations before? Why should you integrate technology into your lesson plans?

Week 2 How should you integrate technology into your lesson plans? How do lessons use technology effectively?

Week 3 What can I do to engage my students using technology? What can I use for free on the internet that I can use for lessons?

Week 4 How can I use technology to differentiate instruction in the classroom? How can I use technology in a large classroom with few computers? You will create: Week 1 You will create your own bookmarks that can be accessed from any computer.

<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Week 2 <span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You will create lesson plans using technology and higher level thinking.

<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Week 3 <span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You will create a class webpage with links to web 2.0 tools.

<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Week 4 <span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You will create an online web quest.

<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Benefits of taking this course: <span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All of the tools you create for this course can be used in your classroom. <span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The tools will save paper and time grading. <span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Engage your students using technology following the new Missouri GLE's and CLE's. <span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">