Intel Education Transforming Learning

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1 Intel Education Transforming Learning Introduction to Tablets in the Classroom Syllabus Copyright 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

2 Syllabus This course is designed for teachers who are about to implement tablets in a mobile teaching and learning environment. This training will empower you, as a new adopter of tablets in the classroom, with a new understanding of tablet features, navigation, apps, and data management. You will explore instructional strategies, educational tools, and classroom management techniques. You will also be introduced to and participate in new collaborative models for teaching and learning. This course provides a foundation for integrating tablets into your classroom and expands your educator s toolkit. You will have guided hands-on experiences, opportunities to explore, and in-person access to practical knowledge about tablets in the classroom. Course Themes Familiarity with tablet features and functionality Instructional design and workflow in a tablet classroom Anytime, anywhere learning access to online tools and resources Classroom management topics and solutions Collaborative activities with mobile apps Course Outcomes You will explore: Tablet hardware, connectivity, and data storage Tablet applications and software, including app stores and the Intel Education Solutions software suite Tablet integration as a tool for student response systems and assessment Classroom management strategies to ensure tablets serve as effective learning tools Data management skills, including accessing and storing content on the cloud and productivity tools Course Length Getting Started section, 4 Modules (1 through 4), and a Wrap-Up section; conducted in a 6-hour face-to-face setting. Additional 4 Extension Modules (1 through 4), provide up to 6 hours of additional training in a face-to-face setting, available to customize the one-day course or extend the training into a second day.

3 Getting Started This course opens with a Getting Started section, which enables you to explore your tablet and experiment with a touch screen drawing program before more formal instruction begins. Explore a drawing program and create a digital name card Participate in class introductions Understand the course goals and structure Understand how to use ereaders Activity 1: Digital Name Cards Exploration Activity 2: Introductions Module 1: Tablet Fundamentals In this first module, you will begin to envision a more personalized and mobile classroom environment for you and your students. You will explore tablets hardware, navigation, and collaborative possibilities. Evaluate the Getting Started ArtRage experience and write a short reflection Learn about tablet hardware and software Understand networking features and data storage Apply new and existing knowledge to share content on a collaborative document Activity 1: Getting Started Reflection Activity 2: Tablet Features and Navigation Techniques Activity 3: Data Storage and Sharing Activity 4: Reflection Using an Online Collaborative Document Module 2: Educational Applications and Software This module provides the opportunity to explore the Intel tools, participate in a Media Camera activity, create a Visual Classroom Dictionary using digital photos, investigate how to find and install applications, and evaluate educational apps based on its educational value. These learning experiences are designed to help you model digital citizenship skills in an online environment back in the classroom, and help select the appropriate resources to personalize instruction for students with tablet computers. Investigate and review the Intel Education Solutions applications and software focusing on how to best personalize instruction and target student thinking and learning outcomes Participate in a group activity to create a visual product using the media camera Work with an online collaborative document to share reviewed educational apps Activity 1: Working with Educational Applications Activity 2: Trying Out a Student- Centered Activity Activity 3: Evaluating Educational Apps 3

4 Module 3: Tablet Integration and Student Assessment Tablet integration in the classroom can open doors to many new experiences for you and your students, enhancing how you design instruction and approach assessment. In this module, you explore student response systems using the tablet and expand tablet use to help facilitate assessment throughout the learning process. Be introduced to student response systems as an innovative method to gather data Participate in an activity using a student response system Consider way in which a student responses system can be integrated into curriculum areas Review some formative assessment strategies Explore student response systems as a tool for implementing formative assessment Activity 1: Curriculum Integration Activity 2: Assessing with Tablets Activity 3: Reflection Module 4: Effective Tablet Management in the Classroom Classroom management is the backbone of teaching all grade levels and subject areas. Managing the environment and student expectations directly affects the learning that happens throughout the day. This module will help you plan for using tablets effectively with students. Plan strategies for managing tablets in the classroom Consider key safety topics when using tablets with students Understand the main idea of the Intel Classroom Management tool Activity 1: Classroom Management with Tablets Activity 2: Safety Considerations Activity 3: Overview of the Intel Classroom Management Tool Activity 4: Reflection Wrap-Up: Final Reflections on Tablets in the Classroom Using your new knowledge about the fundamentals of using tablets in the classroom, you will create a digital reflection and share your thoughts and experiences. Apply tablet course information to specific classroom needs Reflect on tablet course information Share your thoughts and experiences Activity 1: Reflections Extension Module 1: Tablet Productivity Tools In this module, you will explore how your curriculum can take new directions while using familiar productivity tools, including word processing, spreadsheet, multimedia, and notetaking. Explore productivity tools on the tablet Complete exploration tasks using an assigned productivity tool Share exercise and exploration findings with the group Consider how to integrate productivity tools with tablet-based lessons Activity 1: Introduction to the Tools Activity 2: Present to Home Groups Activity 3: Reflection 4

5 Extension Module 2: Intel Classroom Management Tool This module provides a hands-on demonstration of the Intel Classroom Management tool and shows you some of its key features, from both the teacher s and student s perspectives. You will see how the tool empowers teachers, engages students, and encourages productivity and collaboration. View the Intel Classroom Management tool from the teacher perspective Interact with the Intel Classroom Management tool from the student perspective Understand the benefits of using the Intel Classroom Management tool Activity 1: Classroom Routines Activity 2: Student Engagement Activity 3: Digital Resources Activity 4: Assessment and Reflect Extension Module 3: Assessing Projects In this module, you will explore two online Intel resources designed to help you use tablets while you assess student learning Intel s free Assessing Projects resource. Explore and learn more about the Assessing Projects online resource Register for the teacher workspace in the Assessing Projects online tool Activity 1: Assessing Projects Scavenger Hunt Activity 2: Module Reflection Extension Module 4: STEM/Data Collection We want our students to succeed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics topics (STEM). Using tablets as a resource for teaching these STEM subjects is a great way to spark excitement and capture interest. In this module, you will explore the Intel Education tools that make collecting and analyzing data fun, engaging, and dynamic. Participate in group discussions Complete an activity using the Microscope tool and Lab Camera tool Complete an activity using the thermometer tool and SPARKvue tool Understand the benefits of using the Intel Education Solutions Data Gathering Tools Relate teaching STEM topics to mobile learning Activity 1: Microscope and Lab Camera Activity 2: Thermal Probe and SPARKvue Activity 3: Explore SPARKlabs Activity 4: Reflection INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WAR- RANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING BY INTEL, THE INTEL PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED NOR INTENDED FOR ANY APPLICATION IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE INTEL PRODUCT COULD CREATE A SITUATION WHERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked reserved or undefined. Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them. The information here is subject to change without notice. Do not finalize a design with this information. The products described in this document may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are available on request. Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to obtain the latest specifications and before placing your product order. Copies of documents which have an order number and are referenced in this document, or other Intel literature, may be obtained by calling , or by visiting Intel s Web site at Copyright 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 5