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Part of this course, three class hours, will be dedicated to self learning and reflection. This is the opportunity for the course participant to try a new technology tool, observe another teacher using technology, read or watch new uses of technology for education, or other means that will help the participant to be a better user of technology in their classroom. **Participants are required to complete two online course components.** It is expected that each assignment will take at least 1.5 hours of observation/testing/evaluation and reflection.

The following are potential options for online component assignments:
 * Observation:
 * Observe another teacher’s use of technology for assessment or instructional effectiveness and discuss the teacher’s use and your potential use of the tool in a short response.
 * Survey:
 * Survey student’s use, preference, familiarity, etc with the use of technology in the classroom. Analyze and discuss results in a short response.
 * Create Video:
 * Create a “how to” video for a technological tool you find useful that can be shared with other teachers.
 * Try [|ScreenCastOMatic]
 * Research:
 * Read and respond to an article discussing the use of technology in the classroom, suggestions below:
 * [|A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute]
 * Try a New Tool:
 * Edudemic has a list of the 35 best web 2.0 tools, as voted on by readers. Select one to try out in class and write a short response on the tool’s effectiveness.
 * [|Edudemic 35 Web 2.0 Tools]
 * TED Talks:
 * Watch the following TED talk video and respond.
 * [|Salman Khan: Reinventing Education]
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Sugata Mitra: The Child-Driven Education]
 * Ser Ken Robinson: Changing Education Paradigms
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">ISTE Standards:
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Read and evaluate the student and teacher ISTE standards. Select a standard from student and teacher and develop a lesson, activity, or assignment that demonstrate or meet the conditions of both standards.
 * ** ISTE Teacher Standards **
 * ** ISTE Student Standars **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Other:
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Have another idea? Just ask.

**Tool Creation or Response** || * Response missing one or more of the component required under proficient. || * Reflection response identifies and analyzes effectiveness or discussion of tool, article, or video in at least one paragraph or 1-2 minute video.
 * || **Not Proficient (1)** || **Proficient (4)** || **Exceeds (5)** ||
 * **Technology**
 * Reflection response demonstrates how tool, article, video applies to the efficiency or assessment in the classroom.
 * Response or tool is created in a Google Doc or link and turned in below as a published link || * Includes components listed under proficient
 * Compares and contrasts/evaluates/analyses selected tool, article, or video to another tool, article, video, classroom observation.
 * Provides an example (classroom practice, assessment, teacher or student action) of how the tool, article, video, or observation could be used in your classroom. ||

= Online Course Component Assignments: =

[|Carol Rutschman's response to Sir Robinson's Changing Education Paradigms Video] [|Alison Heath's response to TED talks: Salman Khan: Reinventing Education] Carol Rutschman explores "Try a New Tool: Edudemic 35 Web 2.0 Tools" [|Jen Cannon's Response to TED talks: Salman Khan] [|Jen Cannon's Response to reading the article: A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute] Jen Cannon's Observation of a teacher using technology for instructional effectiveness Jen Cannon's Google Summit Notes <span class="wiki_link_ext">Kim McDill's Classroom Survey Kim McDill's Reflection of Survey J. Woods: Reflection on "Reinventing Education" Michelle Rhee's online video reflection on Sir Robinson's Changing Education Paradigms Michelle Rhee's reflection on Weebly [|Sheri LeDrew's Classroom Observation] Sheri LeDrew's [|Card 5 -ScreenCastOMatic] Sheri LeDrew's Card 6- [|ScreenCastOMatic Card 6] Sheri LeDrew's [|ScreenCastOMatic Reflection] Jessica Blount's Online Timer How-To Video (screen castomatic) Jessica Blount's Crazy Lesson Website Building Plan with ISTE Standards Kim Brown's Online Course Component