Field+Experience

= Field Experience Assignments =


 * //All Field Assignments need to be completed the day the topic is being covered.//**

Topic 3 Field Experience: Google Apps Training
Complete Before Class Session**Google for Educators is a resource for educators to reference in order to find ideas about how Google Tools can be used in the classroom. Online tutorials for each of the applications used for Google Education are also provided. Some of the tools you may be familiar with, others you may not. Use this time to familiarize yourself and briefly explore the features that Google has to offer before taking a deeper look at each one. Please complete the table below to help organize your exploration. This table will be embedded on your blog in Activity 3.4. @http://services.google.com/apps/resources/overviews/welcome/topicWelcome/index.html
 * Google Feature: || Notes: || Classroom Integration Ideas: ||
 * Email ||  ||   ||
 * Calendar ||  ||   ||
 * Talk ||  ||   ||
 * Docs ||  ||   ||
 * Sites ||  ||   ||

Topic 5 Field Experience: Online Teaching and Learning
Contact a K-12 online teacher and interview them (at least 10 questions) about their online teaching experience and obtain a lesson plan for an online learning class. Also, gather information on the training they received to prepare them for teaching in this learning environment. If you know a K-12 student who has completed online courses, you may interview them about their learning experience. Also gather information on how they were prepared for this learning environment. Complete a 250-500 word summary about what an online teacher’s or student’s experience is like. Submit the essay and a copy of the interview questions and answers to Topic5_StudentPage.

Class discussion will be generated on this topic later in the week.

Topic 6 Field Experience: Assessment Tool(s)
Contact your district's assessment coordinator to identify the assessment tool(s) your district is currently using (NWEA, Scantron, Educate, etc.). Make sure to bring your login information for these tools. This information will be used in a later activity.

Topic 8 Field Experience: Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)
Does your district have an acceptable use policy for students and teachers? Does your school have an acceptable use policy for students? You will contact the appropriate person in your district to find out if your district/school has these documents and do some research about how they were established. The information you collect will be used for one of this week’s activities.


 * Possible Questions to Ask Your District Contact Person:**
 * How was the acceptable use/fair use policy developed?
 * Are there different policies for different ages of students?
 * What components do you think are most important?
 * Did any other stakeholders have a part in the creation of the document (students, parents, teachers, etc.)?
 * How often is the document revisited for revisions?

If you have an electronic copy of your Acceptable Use Policies (AUP), post it on Topic8_StudentPage.