Educational Applications of Computers

Teacher Education 232 (3 units) Summer, 1999

Course Description: This course focuses on the use of computer-based tools in the classroom. Participants will use application programs (data base, word processing and/or spreadsheets) to develop instructional lessons and materials and solve problems in various areas of the curriculum.

Prerequisite: EDTE 230 or EDTE 231.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:

a. identify teacher uses for data base management, spreadsheets, word processing and other application programs;
b. identify curricular applications for the above, including their uses in developing thinking and communication skills;
c. develop instructional materials, including lesson plans, incorporating these application programs into the regular curriculum;
d. develop utility applications for these programs;
e. develop hypermedia stacks to use within the curriculum;
f. gather data using e-mail and the internet; and
g. demonstrate understanding of the societal impact of computers and computer technology (e.g., impact on ethics and values, lives and careers, consumer skills).

Course Grading will be based on performance in the following areas:

• Class attendance, preparation and participation; (25%)
• Research project and web page production; (40%)
• Database or spreadsheet lesson plan; (10%)
• Final examination. (25%)

Required materials:

• A Whack on the Side of the Head, Roger Von Oech
• An ISP account or saclink account activated to accept FTP uploads
• ClarisWorks Reference Stay tuned for purchasing information

E-mail: brumcv@oro.net