Discussion: PTP 1

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2014-03-11T13:40:49-06:00

Getting Started

Over the course of the next 3 weeks you will do your last major project. Actually, this project will consist of a few, mini projects referred to as Personal Technology Projects. The rationale behind these projects is to provide you with opportunities to learn more technologies that are of interest to you and would be beneficial in your teaching. To complete the requirements for these assignments, you must earn a combined total of 20 points from all of the projects. Most of the projects listed are worth 5 points, so doing 4 projects would provide you with the 20 points you need. Some are worth 10 points and a few are worth 15. It does not matter what combination you choose to do so long as you get the 20 points.

Each week there will be an assignments page that will allow you to turn in a project. If you choose to do 4 projects worth 5 points each, turn one project in each week. If you are doing a 10 point project you have 2 weeks to do it, so you may not turn in a project one of the weeks. Obviously, a 15 point project would not be do until the end of the third week.

Select You Projects

By visiting the website listed below you can select which projects you want to do. Each subject area has a list with suggested projects for you to do. Please note that this website is a work in progress, so some subject areas may have only a few projects listed. You are welcome to look through the other subject areas to see if there are projects that would be beneficial for you to do.

Once you find a project you want to do, click the link to view the assignment page. It will provide you with brief instructions. When asked to post a response on your blog about the questions listed, create a video post on the discussion page for that week.

Personal Technology Projects website: www.byuipt.net/ipt286/

Demonstrations of Potential Projects

Each week I will take a few minutes to demonstrate how one of the technologies you could learn can be used in the classroom. I will not show you how to use that technology (ex. I won't show you how to make a PowerPoint with advanced features) but will show you how that technology could be used in teaching. These demos will appear on the assignments page where you will turn in your assignment each week. Please note, just because I demonstrated a technology it does not mean you have to choose that technology for your assignment. Since these demos will be short, the rest of the time you would normally spend "in class" will be available to you to learn these technologies and fulfill the requirements for each PTP assignment.