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C&I235: Content Area Application of Educational Technology. Spring 2004 Instructor: Rongji Chen Co-instructor: Belinda Jiang Supervising Professor: Karen Ferneding. Course Introduction, Schedules & Grading. Course syllabus
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C&I235: Content Area Application of Educational Technology Spring 2004 Instructor: Rongji Chen Co-instructor: Belinda Jiang Supervising Professor: Karen Ferneding
Course Introduction, Schedules & Grading • Course syllabus • Course materials are available online at http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/ci235/team/rongji
C&I235 Home Page • http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/ci235 • Description of the course • Documents (e.g. handouts, grading rubrics, standards) • Tutorials and templates • Example ePorts from previous semesters • Staff and contact information • Resources
Learning Strategies • Practice is the best way of learning about computers. • Understand concepts -- not only skills • Concepts of page properties, table properties, hyperlinks, etc. • Work with your peers. • Come to my office hours.
Electronic Portfolio: Why? • Document your professional development • Authentic assessment • A reflective approach • Storage - less space/better organization • Easy access • Multimedia capable • Computer skills • Might be useful when you apply for a teaching position
Electronic Portfolio: What to include? • Home page: a welcome page and serves as a table of contents. • Resume: objectives, education, experiences, honor/award, reference. • Transcript: Educational and specialized courses. • Philosophy page: include your statement on technology in education. • Three sets of standards: • Illinois Professional Teaching Standards; • Language Arts Standards for All Illinois Teachers; • Technology Standards for All Illinois Teachers. • Three educational links.
Electronic Portfolio: Site Map Home Page(index page) Link to Link to and from E-mail Resume page Standards page Transcript page Philosophy page Favorite sites page Site 3 Site 1 Site 2 Teaching Language Arts Technology Education Technology
Web Design Aesthetic Considerations • Simplicity • express ideas/information in a complete yet economic way • Consistency • homogeneous pattern within the page and throughout all Web pages • Color Scheme • color scheme influences the quality of a Web site
Web Design Technical Considerations • Audience • Structure • Format • Navigation
Planning for ePort Home Page(index page) Link to Link to and from E-mail Resume page Standards page Transcript page Philosophy page Favorite sites page Site 3 Site 1 Site 2 Teaching Language Arts Technology Education Technology
Student Web Folder @ COE Server • How it works • http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/oet/web/sites/webs/ • Very general 100MB space • You will have access until two years after you leave the University
Creating a Template These pages will have a consistent design. Resume Transcript Philosophy Copy1 Copy2 It will also save you some time. Standards copy3 Copy4 Links Copy5 Template
Introduction to FrontPage • FrontPage interface • Three working modes: Normal, HTML, and Preview.
Designing Your ePort Template • Demonstration • Working with tables
Inserting and Working with Tables • Why tables? • Organize information/objects • Create screen layout • Tables are very important in web design • Examples • http://www.uiuc.edu/ • http://www.mbayaq.org/
Next Week • We’ll be composing the “links,” “resume,” and “standards” page. • Locate 3 favorite educational sites. Bring to class the URLs and a brief description of each site. • Bring a copy of your resume to class.