Introduction to EDMT 330

1. Introduction to EDMT 330 Jon Margerum-Leys September 7, 2005

2. It’s going to be a great semester!

3. Things I wanted to tell you. . . • This is an important course • I love this place • I love my job • Thanks

4. Education is. . . . . .the only thing people are willing to pay for but want as little of as possible. “Hands that can grasp, eyes that can dilate, hair that can rise if it must, these things are important not because a high-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are useful.” --Marianne Moore . . .not the filling of a bucket but the starting of a fire.” --W.B. Yeats

5. What 330 is all about • Technology integration • Curriculum planning • Balancing teaching with vs. teaching about • Tools • Student Tools • Teacher Tools

6. Ideas • Constructivism • Cognitive • Social • Constructionism

7. Three Questions • What will kids learn? • Facts • Processes • What will kids do? • What does technology add?

8. How does 330 work? • Activities in class • Small projects most weeks • Larger assignments • Web Activity • Web Page • Portfolio

9. Portfolio • Collection of work from throughout the course • Narrative linking that work with the International Society for Technology in Education standards for new teachers • Turned in on CD or transferred from your USB drive

10. Sending e-mail • Check • Clock setting • Return address • Include • “EDMT330” in the subject • Your full name • Material you’re replying to

11. Who ya gonna call? • Jmargerum@emich.edu • AOL Instant Messenger • Jonml1718 • (734) 487-7120 x. 2640 • Office hours Monday 3 to 6

12. Advice • This is a people business • Make connections • Show and expect respect • Achieve balance • 2 hour course • 2 hours in class • 2 hours out of class (give or take) • There are other things in life