Pre-institute Assignments and Reading
Prior to the first day of the institute,
please complete the following. The accounts will be used for workshops
as well as the online component of this course and the reading will
provide a foundation for discussions and activities.
1. Sign up for a GEMS Moodle account (if you have never created one)
Go to http://moodle.gemsvt.org
Click login
Click create new account
Complete form including e-mail address
You will receive an e-mail to confirm your account
Follow the link and log in to Moodle for the first time.
2.
Sign up for a Gmail /Google Apps Account
Go to www.gmail.com
Click sign up for Gmail and
complete form
Sign into Gmail
3. Complete the following required reading
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants by Marc
Prensky
http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky -
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants - Part1.pdf
From WikiSummaries
Summary The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman
http://wikisummaries.org/The_World_Is_Flat
From Edutopia - The George Lucas Educational Foundation
“Why Integrate Technology into the
Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many”
http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction
“Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the
Classroom”
http://www.edutopia.org/adopt-and-adapt
Review the State of Vermont Information Technology Grade
Expectations
http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pubs/grade_expectations/ information_technology.pdf