TECHNOLOGY for Educators ONLINE COURSES

Distance Learning [star icon] LinkPhotoshop Elements: Digital Imaging in the Classroom

iMovie: Digital Video in the Classroom

Movie Maker

MediaBlender: Project-Based Learning with Multimedia

Moodle for Teachers

All these courses are online courses (distance learning). See Distance Learning for more courses and requirements.

For Media Blender, Photoshop Elements, iMovie, Movie Maker or Moodle, students may register at any time during the semester.

However, if coursework is not completed, student will be assigned a grade of “INC” and have one year to complete coursework. If coursework is not completed within one year of course end date, grade converts to an “F.”

 

Photoshop Elements: Digital Imaging in the Classroom

Distance Learning [star icon] LinkLearn how to use digital cameras, color scanners and images from the web to enhance and enliven classroom teaching and learning. Through hands-on activities, you will gain practical ideas that you will be able to immediately apply in your classroom. Explore how digital cameras and scanners work, basic photo editing techniques using Adobe Photoshop Elements, and how to integrate the use of digital images into the curriculum. During this course, you will develop an instructional module/presentation for your classroom, incorporating the use of digital images.

This is an introductory course open to all K-12 teachers with basic computer skills (word processing, e-mail, basic Internet skills, Macintosh (OS X 10.4.8 or higher) or Windows XP. Internet and e-mail and access to a digital camera and scanner is required. Trial versions of Photoshop Elements may be downloaded free.

Textbook: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7: A Visual Introduction to Digital Photography by Philip Andrews.

date ..... open enrollment

fee ..... $200

place ..... Online: Internet

instr ..... Stephen Zvolner

course ..... EED/SED 701

credit ..... 1 unit
                SUMMER 2009: 30648/30649       
                FALL 2009: 46242/46247

iMovie: Digital Video in the Classroom

Distance Learning [star icon] LinkBring learning to life using digital video in your classroom. In this course, you will learn how to use digital video as an instructional tool for classroom projects and leave prepared with practical ideas that you will be able to immediately apply in your classroom. Learn how to create dazzling movies with special effects, voice-overs, music scores, transitions, titles, credits and much more. Through a variety of hands-on activities, you will learn how to work with digital video cameras and create and edit movies with iMovie, Apple’s breakthrough digital video editing software. During this course, you will create and produce your own instructional movie that you can use for your classroom.

This is an introductory course open to all K-12 teachers. Access to a digital video camera and Macintosh computer running OS X version 10.2 or later, with a FireWire port and Apple’s iMovie software is required.  Two GB free hard-drive space and high-speed Internet connection recommended.

Textbook: iMovie ‘09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue.

Note: If you use an earlier version of iMovie, you should order the corresponding version of the iMovie Missing Manual books by David Pogue:
For iMovie 6: Order iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual.
For iMovie ’08: Order iMovie ’08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual.

date ..... open enrollment

fee ..... $200

place ..... Online: Internet

instr ..... Stephen Zvolner

course ..... EED/SED 701

credit ..... 1 unit
                SUMMER 2009: 30650/30651    
                FALL 2009: 46238/46243

Movie Maker

Distance Learning [star icon] LinkLearn how to create and edit movies using Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, a free video editing program for Windows XP or Windows Vista. Movie Maker makes creating movies fun and simple. In this course, you will learn how to use digital video as an instructional tool for classroom projects and leave prepared with practical ideas that you will be able to immediately apply in your classroom. You will learn how to create dazzling movies, complete with special effects, voice-overs, music scores, transitions, titles, credits and much more. During this course, you will create and produce your own instructional movie that you can use for your classroom. This is an introductory course open to all K-12 teachers.

This is an introductory course open to all K-12 teachers. Technology requirements: Access to a digital video camera and PC running Windows XP with a FireWire connector and audio-capture card. Two GB free hard-drive space and high-speed Internet connection recommended. Movie Maker is available as a free download from the Microsoft website.

Course textbook: Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Visual QuickStart Guide by Jan Ozer. A course reader of instructor material is also used in this course.

date ..... open enrollment

fee ..... $200

place ..... Online: Internet

instr ..... Stephen Zvolner

course ..... EED/SED 701

credit ..... 1 unit
                SUMMER 2009: 30687/30688    
                FALL 2009: 46239/46244

MediaBlender: Project-Based Learning with Multimedia

Distance Learning [star icon] LinkExplore the exciting possibilities of incorporating student-created multimedia projects into the curriculum, using MediaBlender, an easy-to-use multimedia authoring tool. MediaBlender allows students to create media rich presentations including text with hyperlinks, images, sound, animation, video and interactivity. Students can use MediaBlender as application software in the classroom, and access the online version outside of the classroom.

You will leave this class prepared with practical ideas that you will be able to immediately apply in your classroom. Among the topics this course will explore are the principles of project-based learning using multimedia, how to integrate multimedia technology into the curriculum, and how to manage and evaluate student produced multimedia projects.

As a part of this course, you will develop a project-based instructional lesson using MediaBlender.

This is an introductory course open to all K-12 teachers. You should have basic computer skills (e.g., word processing, email, basic Internet skills). You will also need access to the Internet and an email account. Trial versions of MediaBlender can be downloaded for free to your computer. This class is open to both Macintosh and Windows PC users. This course is correlated with the national ISTE NETS (National Educational Technology Standards) and the No Child Left Behind Act.

Textbook: Increasing Student Learning Through Multimedia Projects, by Michael Simkins, Karen Cole, Fern Tavalin, and Barbara Means.

date ..... open enrollment

fee ..... $200

place ..... Online via Internet

instr ..... Stephen Zvolner

course ..... EED/SED 701

credit ..... 1 unit
                SUMMER 2009: 30685/30686 
                FALL 2009: 46240/46245

Moodle for Teachers

Extend your classroom beyond its physical boundaries using Moodle. Moodle is the leading Open Source learning management system (LMS) and can be used to deliver online courses or to supplement traditional face-to-face courses. With Moodle, you develop dynamic course content that can be accessed over the Internet by students anywhere at any time. In this hands-on course, you will learn how to use Moodle’s features to create an engaging collaborative online learning community for your classroom.

As part of this course, you will create a Moodle course site that you can use in your classroom.

This class will be of interest to Elementary School, Middle School, and High School teachers, technology coordinators, and school administrators. No prior knowledge of programming or Moodle is required.

Textbook: Using Moodle: Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System by Jason Cole and Helen Foster.

date ..... Open enrollment

fee ..... $200

place ..... Online: Internet

instr ..... Stephen Zvolner

course ..... EED/SED 701

credit ..... 1 unit
                SUMMER 2009: 30774/30933  
                FALL 2009: 46241/46246

 

Stephen Zvolner has an undergraduate degree in secondary education in physics and an M.S. in physics. He has worked for the past 18 years as a technologist and computer expert and has been teaching graduate multimedia courses at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota where he has also conducted faculty development workshops on the use of digital media in the classroom.