Elementary Level
Dr. Laura L. Hall
Office # 259 College of Business
Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
10:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
747-7743
lhall@utep.edu

 

READINGS:

Algonquin College - Educational Technology  This is an incredible listing of articles concerning almost anything you could want to know about education and technology.  You are required to read "Changes in Education" and " Academic Computing" but you are encouraged to read others that may interest you.  

WWW and Education Home Page by Andy Carvin. This is one contribution in a huge web-site called Edu-net. Read all sections of this article.  To explore the entire web-site click on the "home page" icon at the bottom of the page. 

Here are some of the best resource and cool sites in education.  Browse around and see what they have to offer.

CNN - Journey to the center of a computer - May 10, 1996

Mustang: A Web Cruising Vehicle for Teachers

The Kids' Place - Safe surfing fun sites & educational resources for children

Educational Resources on the Internet

Scientist on Tap: Video-Conferencing Over the Internet (c) 1995 Yvonne Marie Andres

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Activity 1

Join the Web-Board for a chat.  The discussion will be about how the ideas in the articles were implemented in the design of the web-sites you view as well as in this course.    
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Activity 2

Choose a elementary school local to your area.  Contact the school and survey the kinds of hardware and software they are using, the amount of time students spend in computer training and what the problems are concerning the use of technology in the classroom.  Post on the Web-Board.
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