ID 2950 Technology and the Young Child1
TECHNOLOGY AND THE YOUNG CHILD
ID 2950
Spring 2011
Prof.: Dr. Frank Osborne
Office:Hutchinson Hall, J334A
E-mail:
Telephone: 1-908-737-4002
SAS Hours:Monday:11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday:11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday:11:00 AM - 12::00 PM
Thursday:11:00 AM - 12::00 PM
Classes:Section 10: Tuesday: 4:30PM - 7:30 PM, J339
Supplies:USB-compatible “Thumb Drive”, available at CompUSA,
Radio Shack, Staples.
Technology and the Young Child is designed to introduce the teacher candidate to the use of computers in educational situations. The course will include the following Units:
Computers, History and Word Processing
Technology and Children
Internet and WebQuests
HTML and Web Page Design
Multimedia
Spreadsheets
Graphing with Excel
PowerPoint and Electronic Portfolios
Tentative Course Schedule
Class Date / Topic1/18/11 / Unit 1 –Introduction
1/25/11 / Unit 2 - Technology and Children; Unit 3 – Internet and WebQuests
2/1/11 / Unit 4 - HTML and Web Page Design (I)
2/1/11 / Unit 4 - HTML and Web Page Design (II)
2/8/11 / Unit 4 – HTML and Web Page Design (III)
2/15/11 / Unit 5 – Multimedia
3/22/11 / Unit 6 – Spreadsheets
3/29/11 / Unit 6 – Graphing with Excel
4/5/11 / Unit 7 – PowerPoint and Electronic Portfolios
4/12/11 / Work on Projects
4/19/11 / Class Presentations (I)
4/26/11 / Class Presentations (II)
5/3/11 / Class Presentations (III) and Assessment
Classroom Decorum
ID 2950 Technology and the Young Child is a Preprofessional Education course for KeanUniversity students seeking a career in the teaching profession. The class will be conducted in a professional manner with appropriate requirements. While student conduct is generally not problematic amongst education students, you are reminded that in a professional situation, proper dress and decorum is to be observed. Students should practice dressing professionally for school now as they would when teaching in a school. Revealing or skimpy clothing is not proper attire for a professional setting such as a professional office or a school classroom. By learning these principles now, you can avoid potentially embarrassing situations in the future in such situations as field visits to schools and student teaching.
Grading System
Quizzes. There will be seven quizzes that are taken on the Internet and printed for submission on the due date. Each quiz is worth 10 points for a total of 70 points.
Assignments. There will be eight assignments throughout the course. Each will be worth 10 points for a total of 80 points.
Projects. There will be three projects.
- A class Webquest seeking useful contents on state education website across the United States. (40 points)
- An electronic portfolio including exemplars of materials developed during the course. A personal home page and five subsidiary web pages will be part of this project. (60 points)
- A PowerPoint presentation like you would make to a principal when trying to get a teaching job. Include your educational experience and things you learned in ID2050. Each class member will develop and present to the class their own production. (50 points)
The total number of points is 300. Final grade is calculated as a percentage of 300 according to the grade calculation table.
Grade Calculation
Grade Decimal Grade Decimal Grade Decimal Grade Decimal Grade Decimal Grade Decimal Grade Decimal
Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent
100 5.0 90 4.0 80 3.0 70 2.0 60 1.0 50 0.6 40 0.2
99 4.9 89 3.9 79 2.9 69 1.9 59 0.9 49 0.6 <40 0.1
98 4.8 88 3.8 78 2.8 68 1.8 58 0.9 48 0.6
97 4.7 87 3.7 77 2.7 67 1.7 57 0.9 47 0.5
96 4.6 86 3.6 76 2.6 66 1.6 56 0.8 46 0.5
95 4.5 85 3.5 75 2.5 65 1.5 55 0.8 45 0.5
94 4.4 84 3.4 74 2.4 64 1.4 54 0.8 44 0.4
93 4.3 83 3.3 73 2.3 63 1.3 53 0.7 43 0.3
92 4.2 82 3.2 72 2.2 62 1.2 52 0.7 42 0.3
91 4.1 81 3.1 71 2.1 61 1 1 51 0.7 41 0.2
Grading Scale
3.71+ A
3.51 - 3.70 A-
3.16 - 3.50 B+
2.71 - 3.15 B
2.51 - 2.70 B-
2.16 - 2.50 C+
1.71 - 2.15 C
0.70 - 1.70 D
<0.71 F
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Kean University is committed to nurturing the growth of intellectual reasoning, academic and professional values, individual ethics and social responsibility in its students. It also provides academically rigorous undergraduate programs which adhere to the twin principles of honesty and academic integrity. These principles are essential to the fiber that ensures and maintains excellence in the quality of Kean’s academic instructional programs and facilitates the intellectual development of Kean students.
Academic dishonesty in any form, written or non-written, media or technology, seriously compromises the mission of Kean University to provide quality programs and opportunities for the optimum development of all students.
Academic integrity is the obligation of all Kean students. It ensures the application of the highest academic standards and principles of conduct, honesty and truth. An individual’s work must reflect that person’s own efforts and achievements. Any collaboration of effort by an individual or groups of individuals must be acknowledged. Failure to acknowledge such contributions constitutes an act of dishonesty and a misrepresentation of the individual’s work.
The University maintains that all students are expected to employ the highest standards of academic integrity in their
coursework. Any violation of such may be subject to a penalty based on the infraction which may include a reprimand, reduction in grade, failing grade, or suspension or dismissal from the University.
Anyone needing more information should consult the Kean University Academic Integrity Policy.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance is expected in all courses. Attendance will be a component of the grade of any course if so stated in the syllabus. Students are responsible for informing the instructor in advance or in a timely manner of the reasons for their absence. Instructors in consultation with their department chairs are expected to respect university practices and policies regarding what counts as an excused absence. Typically excused absences include illness, bereavement or religious observances. Serious tardiness may be dealt with at the discretion of the instructor.
Observance of a religious holiday is to be considered an excused absence from class for any student. If a student misses a scheduled examination or other announced assignment because of observance of a religious holiday, the student and instructor shall agree upon a mutually convenient time as an alternate datefor completion of the assignment.
PENALTIES FOR LATE WORK
Students are expected to complete work assigned on or before the due date given in class. To avoid penalties, you must either attend class and submit the work on the day it is due, or email it to me by Thursday of the week in which it was due. Late work will be subject to deductions of credit as follows:
- 20% off maximum value if up to 1 week late
- 50% off maximum value if up to 2 weeks late
- 70% off maximum value if up to 3 weeks late
- 90% off maximum value if 4 weeks or more late
In addition, if you are absent, it is your responsibility to make arrangements to have materials picked up by another student or email me requesting any handouts to be sent to you. Most of the handouts are on my website at so there should be no reason not to have them.