Course+Syllabus

=Syllabus =

** Contact Information **
Matthew Beall Technology Training Team Consultant - PGCPS Tech Liaison - Nicholas Orem Middle School 301-853-0840 ext. 245 matthew.beall@pgcps.org

** Course Goals and Objectives: **
The purpose of this course is to provide teachers with an overview for specific technology features to use in the classroom. These courses are designed for beginners and intermediate level technology users. By the end of the course, students should:
 * 1) Be able to create, utilize, and implement Google Applications
 * 2) Design and create classroom websites
 * 3) Establish an online learning environment
 * 4) Create interactive multimedia presentations
 * 5) Add audio, embed video and presentation software to your Web 2.0 Tools

** Subscriptions or Fees: ** None of the sites or programs used in this tutorial require you to pay. A few may offer this but for these purposes, there is no need to pay a fee. Edmodo does require you to register, but no need to pay for any of these services. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Most of the sites also offer subscription fees for teachers. If you are interested in purchasing a license, talk with your Prinicpal.

Course Outline

 * Day 1: Intro to Google Docs, Mail, & Calendars**

At the conclusion of the workshop, students will be able to:
 * Objectives:**


 * Day 2: Google Presentations & Forms**

At the end of the course, students will be able to
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Create a Presentation using Google Presentations
 * 2) Embed videos and images into their presentation
 * 3) Add shapes and text to their graphics
 * 4) Create and share a Google Form


 * Day 3: Intro to Google Sites**

At the end of this course, students will be able to
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Create a Google Site from scratch, including layout, themes, and URL
 * 2) Produce multiple pages and sub pages
 * 3) Add post or response pages


 * Day 4: Embedding, Docs, Widgets, and Slideshows in Google Sites**

At the end of this course, students will be able to
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Locate and retrieve embeddable content and place on a web page
 * 2) Upload slideshows, images, and documents to a web page
 * 3) Add Google Widgets to their web sites


 * Day 5: Screen Recordings and Screen shots**

At the end of this course, students will be able to
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Create a screen recording using Screencast-o-matic with audio narration
 * 2) Develop screenshots of the screencast to make a printable tutorial
 * 3) Upload and embed the screencast to youtube and a web page


 * Day 6: Recording audio with Audacity**

At the end of this course, students will be able to
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Record, edit, cut, filter, and save audio
 * 2) Export audio and transfer to other audio
 * 3) Create a Voki character, including uploading audio and embedding into a different


 * Day 7: Developing an Edmodo Classroom**

At the end of this course, students will be able to;
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Create and join an Edmodo classroom
 * 2) Post questions, notes, assignments to their Edmodo class
 * 3) Complete and submit assignments on Edmodo


 * Day 8: Creating Assignments, Quizzes, and Polls in Edmodo**

At the end of this course, students will be able to
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Create an assignment and post it to a single or multiple pages
 * 2) Save assignments into the Teacher Library
 * 3) Create Quizzes and Polls to evaluate student understanding of assignments