LoTi and Productivity Tools

BEFORE CLASS:
1. Sign-in on the attendance sheet.
2. Turn in your printed response to the standards questions assigned on Friday.
3. Write the web address for your biography page on the chart on the table.

PART ONE:
Before we begin today's activities, we will show you how to convert your resumes into Portable Document Format (PDF). We will then give you a few minutes to complete your biography page by making the necessary link to your resume. Be sure to remove your contact information from these pages. You probably do not want this information public on the Internet.

PART TWO: Levels of Technology Implementation
Over the past few days we have talked a lot about learning styles, teaching strategies, the digital generation and their role in technology integration. However, we have focused very little on the types of activities that are appropriate with technology. Once you know what content you should address for your subject and grade level, how do you know what types of activities to inclue? Look inside of an elementary school that integrates technology into its curriculum. Using the Levels of Technology Implementation to quantify what is going on in a classroom is a good way to begin. You'll be referring to these levels, along with standards, in all facets of your project work.

PART THREE: Working with templates to create a professional classroom
Now that you have begun to build a foundation in learning theories, teaching strategies, state and national content standards, and levels of technology implementation, it is time to put together your classroom. You'll use various productivity tools: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to prepare materials for your class.Use the link to the productivity tools project description to get the specifics on the deliverables you will create.

Before you begin working on your materials, you'll sit in on a short lesson on using templates to streamline your work. This will help you to create your newsletter, calendar, business cards, and certificates.

Make sure to save a copy of each completed artifact to your assignments folder on your key drive. It will be easier for you if you name your files what they are (i.e. the calendar could be called "calendar.doc")

FOR TUESDAY:
1. Continue working on your productivity tools project. It is due on Thursday, June 15 at the beginning of class.