Assignment: Presentation of the Proposal and Reflections

Refer to the Scenario for the Assignments. (in the red)

Assignment Scenario:

You will be using this scenario as the guide for your assignments in this class for the quarter.

Assume that your supervisor has appointed you to lead a committee tasked with providing a research-based proposal for integrating emerging technologies into an educational need for your organization (i.e. K12, higher education, corporate or military training). You will develop the proposal in stages, which will culminate in a final project that is due in Week 10. Keep in mind that the proposal must be focused on education or training with an emphasis on new technologies. You will need to include a sample outline of how these technologies will be applied in your institution.

Using the list provided here, you must propose the integration of at least two emerging technologies into the educational need you have selected for your organization. You are welcome to select two from this list or select one from here and research one additional technology of your choosing. The two technologies combined must help to support your learning goals and create an engaging environment for your learners.

1. Etale - Digital Age Learning is and provides access to educational documentaries across a wide range of topics.

2. Edmodo. Similar to what Facebook and Twitter do for social media, Edumodo is designed specifically for educators to trade materials, connections, and keep all members of the school community in touch.

3. Twiddla, can be integrated into a training session or lesson for K-12 students. (Twiddla is an online tool that allows students to set up a Web-based meeting playground. Students have the ability to set up conference calls, too.)

4. Evernote, helps to organize different kinds of media in one place. With everything in one place, this tool is especially useful for sharing ideas for team teaching and collaboration across districts or locations.

5. Softchalk, provides a cloud based solution for collaboration and lesson planning, as well as a way to link content from multiple courses in one place in the cloud.

6. Blogger, or KidsBlog, both provide user-friendly tools to create blogs.

7. SocialMention is a social media search engine that highlights content useful for many different kinds of instruction and topics.

8. KhanAcademy, located at www.khanacademy.org, provides videos for math, science, computer programming, history, art, and more. These videos are suitable for both K-12 and self-study for adult learners.

Provide a slide presentation in which you:

1. Present the final project you proposed by using a presentation software tool of your choosing, with at least fifteen main topics / slides in your presentation, as well as a title slide and references slide. (Note: The title and references slides are not part of the 15-slide requirement)

2. Provide coherent, clear, organized and substantive content that can be easily understood by the audience.

3. Provide audio narration of the presentation slides as if you were delivering the speech. (Note: If you do not have access to a microphone, then you should provide detailed speaker notes with your presentation.)

4. Provide links to the two productivity / technology tools you chose which demonstrate the application of the tool into a lesson or training.

5. Provide a brief demonstration or explanation of how these tools will be utilized by your organization.

6. In addition to the presentation slides, create an infographic or flowchart to summarize your presentation. This should be something that can be displayed where members of your organization can get an overview of the new technologies being implemented.

7. Provide at least five academic references, including at least reference from EdWeek. All references should be published within the last three years.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Follow APA for formatting guidelines. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Include a cover slide containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover slide and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the foundations on which integration strategies are based.
• Identify the many types of software and media tutors and tools, and the potential benefits and integration strategies.
• Determine the various ways to integrate technology across the curriculum.
• Evaluate how technology can change the content and methods of education.
• Analyze how technology can support the learning of diverse students.
• Use the curriculum to integrate technology.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in integrating technology into education.
• Write clearly and concisely about integrating technology into education using proper writing mechanics.