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Due: Thu. Sept. 28, at
the
beginning of class
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Assignment 1 is a PowerPoint presentation of the topic you have initially selected as your area of focus for your unit of instruction to be developed throughtout the course.
Work on your own to develop a presentation to the class on a specific topic such as the solar system, the four seasons, weather, the circulatory system, Texas history, world cultures, Dr. Seuss, etc.
The focus of the ppt should be what you want your final unit of instruction to cover. Your presentation should include a PowerPoint presentation with at least five slides (and not more than 12) to be used as a part of the presentation.
The first slide should be the title slide and the last should be references/credits. In between should be a listing of content specifying what you hope the students to learn. Content possibilities include essential question and unit question, TEKS, what skills you want your students to master, level of activities in terms of Blooms Taxonomy and/or the TA TEKS Strands, strategies for individual, small group, or whole class instruction, etc. Eventually this will be expanded to fill the unit of instuction template on your Intel CD.
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Due: Thu. Oct. 5, at
the
beginning of class
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Finding Thematic Resources
Find 5 resources on the topic (within grade level, curricular area)
you have potentially selected for your unit of instruction.
Find at least one software resource, at least one Internet project, and
at
least one web site.
The additional two resources may be any of those three types of resources.
Write down the information (location or publisher etc. + description) in a word processing document that would allow a teacher to find and obtain the resource if she/he were reading your description. Put in one or two sentences of decription so that an educator can judge whether or not the resource seems relevant to their interests.
Due:
Turn in: A one-page word
processed document containing the summaries for the 5 resources, plus
the following attachments: any relevant material to aid locating the
software, and printouts of the
first page of the websites. Turn in a description of this assignment as
a cover page for the items submitted as well. Be certain to keep an
electronic copy of the assignment for backup and later posting on your
web site. You do not need to submit an electronic version of this
document.
Rubric
Points: 10
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Due: Thu Nov. 2, at
the
beginning of class
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Student sample (what you would expect your K-12 students to produce)
of a newsletter or brochure
(see TTF Module 4 for more details or tutorial). This assignment should
meet the following criteria:
Newsletter should be age appropriate
for the grade you are targeting (use 2 or 3 column format)
Brochure of 4-6 panels (on 8.5x11 sized
paper)
Content should be in the theme of your
unit plan
Must be produced in MS-Publisher
Alter one of the sample rubrics or
checklists to use for evaluation of your student's work
Text must be paraphrased and all sources cited properly.
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Due: Thu Nov.30, at
the
beginning of class
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Assignment 4 Website (similar to TTF Module 6)
Should include at least:
Due: Thu Nov. 30, at the beginning of class
Turn in: Turn in: a print-out of the home page plus the first page of each link on your website. You must post the webpage and associated files on your own website and provide the exact url you want to have linked from our class web page. All relevant files must be in a folder with the same name as your EUID on the server space provided at coe.unt.edu for our class. The entire contents of this folder should be ftped to your website so be certain all files that are linked from your page and all links exist within the folder. We will have instructions on how to place materials on your web site in class, but you are ultimately responsible to complete this aspect, using assistance from the general access lab (Matt 309) or the UNT help desk (x2324) as needed.
Points: 15
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Due: Tu.Oct. 26, at
the
beginning of class
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MicroWorlds Requirements Rubric
Points: 10
See Example Projects on the H: drive or visit some of these MicroWorld Web sites.
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Due: Thu Dec. 7, at
the
beginning of class
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Assignment 6 features the updated and completed Plan of Instruction, based on the template provided in your Intel CD and linked from the web page for our class. Supporting materials include examples you produce of your powerpoint about your topic of interest (A1), educator resources (A2), student samples of work (brochure or newsletter) (A3) with copies of your assessment rubrics, a printed copy of your website (A4, primary pages only), A5 Logo sample, and as part of A6 the completed unit template should be the first document in your notebook. You should include a works cited page in your notebook as well. This is for your proposed unit of instruction on the topic chosen earlier in the semester. All should be bound in a small 3-ring notebook or equivalent.
The following components should be included:
See Intel Module 10 for more details.
Be prepared to present a "show and tell" of your Portfolio to the
class. You will actively participate in the assessment of your peers'
portfolios and presentations.
Due:
Turn in: A copy of the Portfolio in some type of organized
binder.
Points: 15