eLearningSC PD Course Syllabus
Title: Technology Bootcamp for Educators
Technology Skill Level: Basic
Technology Requirements: This course is designed for beginning technology users - teachers,
curriculum specialists, professional development specialists, or other school personnel – who
need to master the skills and complete the portfolio requirements of Developing Level in the
ePortfolio System.
1. No prior experience and knowledge of technology is needed for the course
2. Participants must have regular access to computers that are Internet enabled.
3. Participants must have a desire and willingness to learn
Course Website: http://elearningscpd.com/ *Note this course is hybrid—there are 4 face to face
sessions participants are required to attend in Florence 3 School District Lake City, SC area.
Credits: 60 Renewal Credits
Course Duration: 11 Session Term
Course Description
Technology Boot Camp for Educators is designed to cover the following skills areas that
comprise Developing Level of the ePortfolio system.
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Basic Windows Skills
Basic Word Processing
Basic Internet
Basic Email
SCDE ePortfolio System
Promethean Skills
Assorted Online Applications
Facilitator
All course facilitators have SC Online Educator Endorsement.
Course Goals
This course will enable participants to:
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Perform basic windows operations
Manage folders and files
Use Microsoft Word to create documents
o Create a new Word document
§ Format document – margins, header/footer, font and font size
§ Insert a table into a document and edit as needed
§ Insert clipart into a document and edit as needed
o Spell check/grammar check a document
o Save a document
o Print a document
o Create a lesson plan template to use in drafting lesson plans
Use Internet explorer
o Search the Internet using a variety of search engines
o Create and maintain an online bookmark portal so that preferred web sites are
easily accessible
o Enter a web site URL into the browser address window and successfully
navigate to that site
o Customize IE toolbars
Communicate with others using email - free email or- district email such as Novell
o Change the view in Outlook
o Read and reply to email messages
o Add file attachments to an outgoing email message
o Download file attachments from an incoming email message
o Create and use an address book
o Use the delivery receipt and read features when sending an email
Set up or continue ePortfolio assessment and portfolio building
o Update membership
o Take assessment
o Upload artifacts
Use learning courses provided and accredited by Promethean or on Atomic Learning for
Smart.
o To transition to their new ActivIspire
o To encourage use of ActivSlate, ActiVote, or ActivExpression devices for
student interaction
o To use Smart 8, 9.5, or 10 more expertly
Join and use online (cloud) applications to collaborate, communicate, or organize.
Course Length
This facilitated course is divided into 11 Modules: an Orientation and 10 content-based Modules.
Each content Module includes individual work to learn concepts of assessment in the 21st
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Century classroom through interactive tutorials and exercises, a facilitated online discussion, and
individual work developing a final project.
Course Requirements
Successful completion of the course will be based on the following requirements:
● Participants must post substantively at least 3 times in each Module discussion forum;
● Participants must complete the course activities and readings in each Module;
● Participants must complete the course final project and submit it to the course facilitator;
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● Participants must complete the orientation and final course surveys.
Discussion Participation
Participants are required to post a minimum of three substantive posts in each discussion forum.
Participants will be evaluated on the frequency and quality of their discussion board
participation. Postings will be reviewed based on their relevance, demonstrated understanding of
course concepts, examples cited, overall quality, degree to which they extend the discussion, and
tone. These criteria are described more fully in the Discussion Board Expectations.
Course Products
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ePortfolio Developing Level artifacts will be completed and uploaded into the teacher’s
ePortfolio account by the teacher
o 1 lesson plan
o Email artifact
o Creation of an individual online social bookmarking account having a minimum
of 3 categories, and a minimum of 5 web sites in each category.
o Wiki link
o Flipchart or Notebook
o Voki avatar
Certificate(s) from Promethean Learning
Course Outline
Orientation Module
In this session, participants will be introduced to learning online. Participants will
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prepare for the next few weeks by learning about some best practices in online learning.
Participants will be introduced to the workshop website, and introduce themselves to their fellow
participants using the workshop discussion forum. Participants will also make sure that they are
ready to take the course by downloading necessary programs
and players.
Module 1: The Basics of Teaching and Learning with Technology in the Classroom
During this Face-to-Face (F2F) hands-on session, the participants will develop fluency in
Windows XP foundational skills, become familiar with the Moodle Learning Management
System, and develop an awareness of available online tutorials.
Module 2: Building Capacity for Teaching and Learning with Technology – Policies,
Procedures, and District Network Information
In this online session you will learn about the SC Teacher Technology Proficiency Proviso 1.25
and the role the ePortfolio Assessment System plays in documenting your continuous progress in
developing and mastering your technology skills. You will become familiar with the National
Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T). You will review basic network
concepts and terms within the Novell platform and develop a basic understanding of what
networks are, how to log into a network, change passwords, view drives and printers, understand
context and servers for their login location and logging off.
Module 3: Working with Microsoft Word in the Classroom
In this online session you will develop and expand your Microsoft Word skills.
Module 4: Internet Skills for Terrified Teachers
In this Face-to-Face (F2F) hands-on session, you will develop and expand your Internet skills to
include working with a variety of search engines, an online bookmarking tool, and more.
Module 5: Using Word to Create Your Lesson Plans
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In this online session you will create your lesson plan template using Microsoft Word. Then you
will take at least one lesson plan that you have in another format (hard copy only or in a different
lesson plan style) and put it into your new lesson plan template.
Module 6: Managing Email In and Out of the Classroom
In this session you will use two Microsoft in Education tutorial packets to extend your skills in
using Microsoft Outlook as a communication tool in your teaching and learning practice.
Module 7: Wikis and Web 2.0
In this session you will join a wiki site and add some features to your pages; you will join
Google and produce and share a document; and you will experience a real time collaboration
tool.
Module 8: Working with White Boards
In this Face-to-Face session you will either view tutorials in Atomic Learning or on the software
web site and make a basic Flipchart or Notebook or download content related lessons from the
provider’s site.
Module 9: Avatars, Videos and Podcasts
In this session you will join voki.com, create a talking avatar, and upload it. You will use
Audacity to record, save an mp3 file and use Buzzsprout to make a personal podcast.
Module 10: Updating Your Online Professional ePortfolio
In this Face-to-Face (F2F) session, you will put the finishing touches to your ePortfolio
Developing Level artifacts and upload them into your ePortfolio. You will also complete the
ePortfolio Developing Level final assessment.
Standards
ISTE - http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers.aspx
eLearningSC PD Guidelines can be found at url below:
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http://elearningscpd.com/?page_id=88
Final Project Guidelines and Course Points
The final course project consists of three components that help to comprise the ePortfolio Developing
Level artifact requirements and four other components which will bring experience needed to gain a
Mastery Level on re-assessment:
1. Orientation Module- Complete the Orientation course. Make sure that you upload your
orientation completion certificate in the orientation assignment block.
Total Points Possible = 50
Orientation Module contains the following sections:
o Getting Started
o eLearningSC Policy and Procedures
o eLearningSC PD Websites
o Completing Assignments
o Checking Your Progress
o Academic Integrity
o Acceptable Use Policy
o Communication and Netiquette
o Technical Requirements
o BB Collaborate
2. One curriculum-specific lesson created with the ISTE Lesson Plan Template
Total Points Possible = 43
All portfolio documents must include two or more of the following Student-Centered 21st Century
Learning student activities aligned to ISTE NETS-Students standards:
• Find instructional resources on the Internet to implement in your curriculum (e.g., find and adapt
lesson resources at Thinkfinity.org, SC Streamline, or SC Discus.org)
• Create scaffolding for student projects (e.g., teachers provide students with writing prompts or
project templates)
• Have students write papers and reports on computers or “smart keyboards” such as AlphaSmarts
(e.g., require that all student papers must be word-processed)
• Facilitate group discussions and lessons (e.g., teachers use interactive whiteboards, LCD
projectors, student response systems, ietherpad.com)
• Facilitate students using technology for assessment (e.g., teachers use online quizzes and
diagnostic tools, graph and analyze progress with class using Excel)
• Deliver presentations with graphics and sound (e.g., teachers use software such as PowerPoint,
Photo Story, or audio production software)
• Lead students in brainstorming and sharing ideas (e.g., teachers use word processing programs
or software such as Inspiration, use Intel Visual Ranking website)
• Represent information visually (e.g., teachers create graphs in Excel or with a graphing calculator
to visually represent chemical interactions, or probeware)
• Interactively communicate with parents and students (e.g., teachers initiate and respond to e-mail,
conduct on-line surveys, interact through website or wiki)
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3. Email Artifact
Total Points Possible = 25
Post a copy of an email message that you composed and sent to another individual. The time/date
stamp that the email was sent must be included in the header of the email.
TO: Field has email address correctly written
SUBJECT: Field has a short sentence or phrase that gives the recipient a general idea of the email’s
content
Body: Subject matter of the email is concise and well composed.
Signature: Includes the sender’s name and pertinent contact information.
4. Delicious Account Requirements
Total Points Possible = 25
Creation of an individual online social bookmarking account having a minimum of 3 categories, and a
minimum of 5 web sites in each category.
Account has a minimum of 3 categories
Each category has a minimum of 5 web sites
Each web site has a short annotation giving the viewer a general idea of what the web site is about
Provide url for instructor to view account or share in Delicious
5. Flipchart/Notebook
Total Points Possible = 25
Creation of a flipchart or Notebook of at least 3 pages which contains a minimum of 5 of the following
items:
Title
Clip-art
Video
Audio
Photo
Table
Background
Timer
Spotlight
Revealer
Font colors
Font styles
Provide notes
Banner
SRS
6. Wiki
Total Points Possible = 25
Create an individual online wiki site.
Participate in the class wiki which includes following links, editing pages, adding a page, and adding
content to at least 2 other pages.
7. Avatars
Total Points Possible = 25
Create an avatar on an online site and upload it to the teacher’s web page or wiki page. This requires
adding embed code given by the site to the html of the teacher page.
8. Forum Participation
Total Possible Points = 44
Eleven Forums—minimum of 1 post (3 points) and 1 reply (1 point) to the correct week’s forum.
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Participants must earn 80% possible points to pass course.
Total of 265 possible points: 80% = 212 points
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