EDU 563 - Technologies for Teaching and Learning

• Depict how the “affordances” of information technology aid the educational process. [comprehension]
• Portray the challenges to educational equity and diversity posed by emerging technologies and strategies for overcoming these problems [comprehension]
• Utilize Web 2.0 and cloud-based resources to support online communication and collaboration [evaluation]
• Select a teaching or learning challenge and identify and research technologies and productivity software tools that have been found to be effective in addressing the challenge. [analysis]
• Identify and classify adaptive assistive hardware and software for students and teachers Identify and describe teaching and learning tasks as well as productivity uses for Internet-based tools.
• Develop an understanding of safe, ethical and legal use of technology, including social media. [knowledge]
• Demonstrate an understanding of the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S). Select and curate a variety of digital resources for teachers and students on a specific topic and grade level, including free and open-source software.
• Evaluate affordances and constraints of hardware options including: mobile devices, interactive whiteboards, response clickers and/or other relevant tools Integrate appropriate technology into K-12 class activities and assignments to meet the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S).