Digital+Leaders+Virtual+Classroom

**CO-363-1**  **Course/Workshop title: Digital Leaders Virtual Classroom**   **Instructor’s Name:** Susan Oxnevad

**Tentative dates and time** :  June 13th - July 20th - **Online Class**
 * 15 hours of work time (See requirements below)
 * 24/7 classroom
 * Opportunities for personal collaboration/lab time on Wednesdays, must be prearragted

 **Tentative course/workshop location:** Online learning

**Qualifications for teaching this course:** Teacher Leader for Instructional Technology

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**How will the proposed course or workshop further the intent to improve core academic achievement in the classroom** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #38761d; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**?** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This course will focus on creating and publishing tech-connected activities aligned to our curriculum and NETS. The activities will be published and available to all teachers in a wiki.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 18pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Course Outline** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Prerequisites:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">None

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> S <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**uggested enrollment** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (minimum for tech courses/workshops =5, minimum for all other classes = 10 - unless the LLL Committee determines a critical need). What is your maximum? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 15

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Audience for the class (i.e. teachers, teacher assistants, secretaries, and/or tech specialists). You will need to address the needs of all audience members.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teachers

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Credit hours (check one)** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> One semester hour ✔ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Two semester hours <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Workshop credit hour (three hours of class time)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Course Description:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Using an online learning format, participants will build a tech toolkit of resources to use, then collaborate to created curriculum aligned lessons to be used to support all learners.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Method of Assessment** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rubric based on NETS standards for teachers and students

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Classroom academic goals addressed** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (check all applicable)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Academic Achievement ✔

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Tech Literacy ✔

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Diversity

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Instructional Pedagogy ✔

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> OPTAA

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> OPESP

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Number of sessions scheduled and details of activities:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Flexible sessions/online learning. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Participants will put in 15 hours of work time.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Drop-in opportunities for assistance will be available on Wednesdays, as long as they are prearranged.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Focus Area 1: Intro to Our Virtual Classroom:**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn to use a wiki in powerful and efficient ways.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wiki basics
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Edit a page
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a link
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manage wiki
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Permissions
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Using templates
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a template
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creating pages based on a template, virtual copy machine
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Templates available
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Using widgets
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s a widget
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Types of widgets
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Using widgets to embed
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Modifying sizes of embedded objects

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Focus Area 2: Building a Tech Toolkit of Resources to Support All Learners, UDL**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Exploring Digital Tools for Finding, Organizing and Working with Information
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Universal Design for Learning
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bookmarking
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tools to Ensure Internet Safety
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Drawing and Painting
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Copyright free sources of Graphics/Photo Editing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Concept-Mapping
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Constructing Knowledge
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Publishing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discussion

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Focus Area 4: Creating & Publishing Tech Connections**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stages of technology adoption reviewed
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Models: Examples
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discussion

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Focus Area 5: Discussion**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Peer review of activities created
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NETS
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UDL
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">RtI
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Technology Adoption
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discussion and Feedback

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Course Evaluation** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A NETS-aligned rubric will be used to evaluate the complete tech connections activities.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Participation Requirements**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Participants are expected to create and publish tech connection activities throughout this course to demonstrate progression through the stages of technology transformation. It is suggested that approximately one activity should be submitted every 10 days. These activities will be submitted for peer review and modified based on feedback received in the discussion area. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**At least 5 activities** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> must be submitted in order to receive credit for this course.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Participants are expected to actively engage in discussions and peer review of activities created throughout the duration of this course . <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**The minimum amount of total discussion time logged should be at least 3 hours.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> It is suggested that participants check and contribute to discussion forums at least twice per week Peer review of activities is the biggest part of the online discussion process.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Amount of time spent in the discussion forums is automatically logged by the online learning system.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Text or other instructional materials students will need to purchase or obtain for course/workshop** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Materials will be published on the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__//Workshop Wiki//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//.//

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Class Synopsis (Promotional Blurb):** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital Leaders... Want to collaborate to build some curriculum aligned activities to support all learners without being physically tied-down to a schedule? Interested in learning about new tools, or new ways to use them? Want to advance your learning to the next level of technology adoption? Join our Virtual Classroom. Open from Jun <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**e 13th-July 20th** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1/13/11