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[]  **Introduction: Digital Educators** Lead Instructor: Terrie RIchardson (terrie_richardson@dpsk12.org)

//Runs January 27th - February 17th//

//During this online course you will be building and exploring your own Personal Learning Environment (PLE). // Dr. Daniel R. Tobin explains Personal Learning Environment in this way: //While many employers promise that every employee will receive one or two weeks of training per year, learning should take place every day on the job. Learning doesn't take place just in training programs, but should be part of every employee's everyday activities. You learn every time you read a book or article, every time you observe how someone else is doing work similar to your own, every time you ask a question. An important part of learning is to build your own personal learning environment-- a group of people who can guide your learning, point you to learning opportunities, answer your questions, and give you the benefit of their own knowledge and experience.// (Daniel R. Tobin, Ph.D.)

The course will allow you to earn DPS PDU and graduate credit while enriching your personal learning environment by exploring and integrating the use of digital tools and resources. You will be designing your own learning plan by selecting **four** face-to-face //**Digital Educator Academy**// workshops to attend that meet your individual needs. You will also be participating in this online course where you will:
 * create and maintain your own wiki to organize your learning and collection of new resources
 * learn more about ISTE National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for students, teachers, and administrators
 * read articles
 * participate in online course discussion groups or class blogs
 * reflect on your own learning in your blog or wiki

As you learn new digital literacy skills in the DEA workshops, you will implement your new skills into your classroom instruction that will address the learning styles of our digital learners. You will be asked to reflect on that experience and share with others in this course.


 * Here are a few definitions of widely used terms that may be used during the duration of this course (so we are all on the same page):**
 * [|**ISTE NETS**]- International Society for Technology in Education - National Education Standards (NETS)
 * NETS*S - National Edcuation Technology Standards for Students
 * NETS*T - National Education Technology Standards for Teachers
 * NETS*A - National Education Technology Standards for Administrators
 * [|**Web 2.0**] is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users ( the read/write web ). These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs...
 * **Read / Write Web** - A term used for the interactivity and ability of web consumers to read, write, edit, and publish to the web.
 * **ILT** - Information LIteracy and Technology
 * **Posting** - The process of creating or editing and saving information on a wiki or blog site
 * **Upload / Download** - Copying files from your computer to a server or website (upload) or from the website or server to your computer (download)

__EXAMPLES:__
Below is a is a video found on TeacherTube. It sets the tone for why it is important for us as educators to create a 21st Century digital learning environement that not only engages students utilizing relevant digital tools and resources, but encourages them to collaborate and communicate globally while striving to promote higher level thinking and problem solving skills. This video is entitles "Have You Been Paying Attention?" . You will need the YouTube override to view the videos in DPS.

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 * Are you an "Old School" Networked teacher? || Or a Networked Teacher of the Digital age? ||
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__**INTRODUCTORY CLASS MEETING:**__ Set up accounts for
 * WikiSpaces
 * EduBlogs
 * Google

**__ASSIGNMENT:__**
====**1)** **Use of the Discussion Tab **above. Post a new question/topic about how and your students currently use digital tools and resources. Then comment on someone else's post. We encourage you to use this Discussion tab on each Module Topic page as a place to ask for help if you get stuck or have a question. __Fellow classmates__ OR __The instructors can respond to help__. We are part of the same personal learning environment (PLE). **Reminder:** each wiki __page__ will have its own discussion tab. Post your question to the wiki page with the correct topic.====

**2)** Visit the discussion tab again for this page and and respond (comment) to the Topic 1 key question, "What does it mean to be literate in the Digital age?"
====**3)** An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself //(wikipedia).// Create or find an avatar that you would like to use, and use it for both your Wiki and Blog account. A great resouce about Avatars is found here - @http://theedublogger.com/2009/11/29/creating-and-uploading-your-comment-avatar/==== Another website to create your avatar is Face Your Manga. ====**4)** Complete your information on the Classmates page ( listed immediately below the link for this page ) This should get you familiar with how to add information to a Wiki page. You may be asked to work in groups for later topics, so please make sure you place your information in the correct group ( Elementary PK-5 or Secondary 6-12).====
 * 5)** Create your home page for your wiki.
 * Provide a narrative explaining your learning plan, including 1-2 goals, and or student learning needs you are trying to address.
 * List the topics of the DEA workshops you plan to attend and why/ how it fits with your learning goals.

====Reminder: When you finish a module (topic), email the instructor to let him/her know you are ready for him/her to check your work. ====
 * 6)** Create one page, on your personal wiki, for each of the 4 DEA workshops for which you plan to register and attend. Add the name of the workshop as the title for each wiki page. You may not have all four workshop topics for your wiki as only the DEA Winter Term Courses / Workshops are currently available. Spring Term will be available near the end of February.

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 * __REMINDERS:__**
 * 1) Post your response to the Key Question from assignment #2 on the Module 1 discussion tab and then add a comment to 2 other posts. (Collaboration & Reflection)
 * 2) Record / save your user name and password in a location you will remember.
 * 3) Email the Lead Instructor once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work.
 * 4) Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC).
 * __OTHER INFORMATION AND ITEMS TO NOTE:__**


 * TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR PROGRESS Visit the Google (**__Progress Spreadsheet__**). This will help you keep track of what you have completed in this course. This does NOT show grades, it just indicates completed Topics. Once I have reviewed your work I will color in the assignment space below your name. ( ex.. When you are finished with the class the entire column below your name will be filled in.)


 * **RUBRICS**: Don't forget to look at the Module Milestones for expectations on assignments. You can get to the Module Milestones in the Navigation bar on the left... listed under Class Logistics.