Assignment: PTP Projects

IPT 286 Sample Course
2014-03-11T19:40:51Z

Due: Apr 7, 2014 by 11:59pm

Instructions

1. Select which Personal Technology Project you will do this week. You can select any technology from the IPT Badges website, or propose your own project to me by emailing me what you plan to do, and why you think it would be a useful project. Also, if you get stuck trying to use a particular technology, make sure you check YouTube and Google to see if you can find any tutorials that might help you. You can also ask for help by making a post on the discussion page.

2. Submit your PTP for the week on this page. Your PTP should be posted on your website, in a section called "portfolio." Then, upload your URL to your website here. If you do not submit an assignment for this week still click submit and type in: I'm working on _____ project and I'll turn it in on week ____.

3. What should I turn in? You need to be able to show us something you have created using the technology. This should be something that you could use to improve your teaching, or that your students could do as a learning activity. You should create a project that would help teach a specific unit or standard.

4. How do I put this on my website? First, create a new page called "Portfolio" and write an introduction to your portfolio for future employers or others who may visit your website. Then create a page for your project underneath the Portfolio page. Then if you can embed your project on the page, do that. If you can't embed, think of an alternative. This could be uploading a file, or even taking a screencast where you demonstrate the project. If your project is something like using the Promethean Board or doing Geocaching, you might make a video to show your project in action.

5. Use the reflection page which follows this page to answer the questions about your experience. You should reflect on what specific content you are trying to teach, and what the strengths and weaknesses of that technology for teaching that content are. You should consider all aspects of teaching with the technology, including how you would manage the students, assess their work, and prepare for the unit.

Instructions

1. Select which Personal Technology Project you will do this week. You can select any technology from the IPT Badges website, or propose your own project to me by emailing me what you plan to do, and why you think it would be a useful project. Also, if you get stuck trying to use a particular technology, make sure you check YouTube and Google to see if you can find any tutorials that might help you. You can also ask for help by making a post on the discussion page.

2. Submit your PTP for the week on this page. Your PTP should be posted on your website, in a section called "portfolio." Then, upload your URL to your website here. If you do not submit an assignment for this week still click submit and type in: I'm working on _____ project and I'll turn it in on week ____.

3. What should I turn in? You need to be able to show us something you have created using the technology. This should be something that you could use to improve your teaching, or that your students could do as a learning activity. You should create a project that would help teach a specific unit or standard.

4. How do I put this on my website? First, create a new page called "Portfolio" and write an introduction to your portfolio for future employers or others who may visit your website. Then create a page for your project underneath the Portfolio page. Then if you can embed your project on the page, do that. If you can't embed, think of an alternative. This could be uploading a file, or even taking a screencast where you demonstrate the project. If your project is something like using the Promethean Board or doing Geocaching, you might make a video to show your project in action.

5. Use the reflection page which follows this page to answer the questions about your experience. You should reflect on what specific content you are trying to teach, and what the strengths and weaknesses of that technology for teaching that content are. You should consider all aspects of teaching with the technology, including how you would manage the students, assess their work, and prepare for the unit.