Goal

Activity

Students will demonstrate knowledge of research in educational applications of telecommunications and social networking technologies and its implications for developing good instructional practices.  They will be disposed to continue to seeking the guidance of research.

Read selected articles and engage in discussion with others on their significance.

Students will demonstrate knowledge of using various Internet resources and tools for instructional applications and be able to apply it to the development of learning activities.

Explore telecommunications and social networking tools and the contexts for their use, propose ideas for their use in those contexts, and engage in discussion with others regarding the tools and their potentials.

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the secure operation and maintenance of local area and wide area networks that are being established in schools and be aware that they must continually stay on top of security and maintenance information.

Read selected materials and engage in discussion with others on the practices and tools needed to operate and maintain a secure computer network.

Students will complete a project that demonstrates their knowledge of networking technologies and the practices necessary to operate and maintain a secure computer network.

Students will demonstrate knowledge in creating telecommunications/social networking projects for classroom use which integrate subject area content with computer technology competencies.

Read selected materials and engage in discussion with others on the practices and tools that can be used for the support of learning through the use of telecommunications.

Students will complete a project that demonstrates their ability to create and implement learning activities that integrate telecommunications tools into the curriculum.