1. Welcome!
Introduction to Educational Technology
EME2040
Mind Bender:
I come at the end of time and at the start of eternity. I come four times
in every week, but only once in a thousand years. What am I?
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Agenda
1. Sign in
2. Professor Introduction
3. Course Introduction
4. Syllabus
5. Assignment

2. My Experience
• Palm Beach County 4th grade teacher for 5.5
years
• 2004-2008 Chair of Professional Development
• Tech Ambassador
• Attend technology conferences/workshops
• Costa Rica 3rd grade teacher ½ a year
• Adjunct Professor at Palm Beach State

3. My Colleges

4. General Class Schedule
1.Sign-in
2. Students review text for quiz
3.PowerPoint Presentation of Text
4.Quiz
5.New assignment Q&A
6. Project/Lab

5. Syllabus
Page 1
• Please read over, this provides as the general course
description and expectations.
• Textbook info should be highlighted
Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the
Classroom. Shelly, Cashman, Gunter, Gunter. (5th Edition). ISBN: 9781423911807.
Textbook Web Site Companion: www.scscite.com/tdc5Click here and provide text
title(s), edition, author, publisher and ISBN.
• Web Content Information should be highlighted
www.scsite.com/tdc5
http://may2010edtech.pbworks.com/
• Contact Info

6. Syllabus
Page 2 : Course Schedule
1. Subject to Change (likely to be less not more )
2. Will give specific directions for each assignment as
we approach them
3. Read the chapter in the “content” column before
coming to class
4. Quizzes-Will come directly from the reading which
you are responsible for & will be given after the
content is reviewed

7. Syllabus
Page 4
• USB
• Palm Beach State email only
• It is expected that you will actively participate and get the
most out of the class as possible.
• Please read the rest
• Any questions?

8. Big Responsibility
DID YOU KNOW?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2k
WwSY&feature=player_embedded

9. In Closing
• I am looking forward to an exciting semester
full of useful tools for your college education
and your career.
• Please email me with a statement verifying
that you read, understand and agree to the
syllabus.
• Read chapter 1 for next class

10. Student Graphing
1st in class lab
• http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspx
• Take data from any of the survey results and create a
graph.
• Please include your name and survey monkey when
filling out source question on the “data” tab
• email to: hoepnerl@palmbeachstate.edu
• Save on USB drive (if you don’t have it yet..email to yourself )

11. Survey Monkey
Please complete the survey at this address:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YX2ZQB9
Purpose of survey
• Gain previous knowledge of students
• Learn about our peers
• Use data driven technologies
• Explore free and useful web-sites for educators
• Data collected will be used for today’s lab
• FUN!
Then think about this mind bender:
I come at the end of time and at the start of eternity. I come four times in every week, but only once
in a thousand years. What am I?
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