LoTi Levels and Productivity Tools

1. Please turn in your response to the standards questions at the beginning of class.
2. Write the address for your autobiography page on the sheet on the table by the door.

PART ONE: Saving your resume as a PDF
Before we begin today's activities, we will show you how to convert your resumes into Portable Document Format (PDF). We will then give you a few minutes to complete your biography page by making the necessary link to your resume. Be sure to remove your contact information from these pages. You probably do not want this information public on the Internet.

PART TWO: Levels of Technology Implementation

Once you know what content you should address for your subject and grade level, how do you know what types of activities to inclue? Look inside of an elementary school that integrates technology into its curriculum. Using the Levels of Technology Implementation to quantify what is going on in a classroom is a good way to begin. You'll be referring to these levels, along with standards, in all facets of your project work.

PART THREE: Working with templates to create a professional classroom

Now that you have begun to build a foundation in learning theories, teaching strategies, state and national content standards, and levels of technology implementation, it is time to begin putting together your classroom. You'll use various productivity tools: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to prepare materials for your class.

Use the link to the productivity tools project description to get the specifics on the deliverables you will create.

Before you begin working on your materials, you'll sit in on a short lesson on using templates to streamline your work. This will help you to create your newsletter, calendar, business cards, and certificates.

Make sure to save a copy of each completed artifact to your assignments folder on your key drive. It will be easier for you if you name your files what they are (i.e. the calendar could be called "calendar.doc")

PART FOUR: Creating seating charts with PowerPoint

MS PowerPoint is a dynamic software tool that allows you to create presentations. PowerPoint provides you with the opportunity to list information, display graphics (including animations), concept maps, and tables. Short movies, hyperlinks, and music may also be embedded in PowerPoint presentations. We will spend more class time on learning about PowerPoint later in the semester.

For this part of the Productivity Tools project you will learn to use the drawing tools in PowerPoint to create a seating chart. Don't forget that these same drawing tools can be used in all Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.)

Here are some sites which provide more information about PowerPoint:
PowerPoint in the Classroom
Integrating PowerPoint
Using PowerPoint in the Classroom

Tomorrow you'll have a short seminar on creating Excel spreadsheets, locating worksheets online, and tips for writing your portfolio reflection. With these sessions, you'll have all of the tools and resources you need to complete your task by Thursday, June15.

FOR TUESDAY:

1. Continue working on your productivity tools project. It is due on Thursday, June 15 at the beginning of class.