Assignment topic:
Technology website for educators
For this task, you will create your own website that demonstrates the importance of educational technology for teaching and learning. You will submit an accessible URL to your website for Assessment of your website and its components. Please choose a website development tool that will both create and host your website. Refer to the course for a list of possible website development tools (e.g., Wix, Weebly, and Google Sites) to use for this task.
Scenario:
You are a classroom teacher who is dedicated to and experienced with integrating various technology resources into your instructional practices. You have found that technology motivates your students and improves their achievement outcomes. Your colleagues are inexperienced with using technology resources as instructional tools and are not sure how to effectively integrate technology into their instructional practices. You have been asked to develop a website that will provide information and ideas around the effective integration of technology into instructional practice. Your audience is composed of teachers and administrators.
Requirements:
list of possible website development tools (e.g., Wix, Weebly, and Google Sites)
Note: You will be creating one website with multiple webpages. You will need to submit an accessible URL of your website to allow for Assessment of this task. If you do not have access to a web server for the publishing of website files, please choose a website development tool that will both create and host your website.
A. Create an original website that demonstrates the importance of educational technology for teaching and student learning, using a website authoring tool. Submit an accessible URL of the website. Adhere to the following requirements for the pages within your website:
1. Create a web page describing the purpose of the website and your personal philosophy for using educational technology to facilitate student learning. Address each of the following:
• equitable use
• ethical use
• social responsibility
2. Create a web page about choosing educational technology that facilitates student learning by doing the following:
a. Describe three different resources and how they are used to research educational technology to facilitate student learning.
b. Describe two methods or strategies for integrating educational technology to facilitate student learning.
3. Create a web page with a sample learning activity demonstrating the integration of a technology resource or resources, including an explanation of how technology can be integrated into each of the following:
• curricular resources that guide instructional design (e.g., standards)
• formative assessment strategy
• summative assessment strategy
• how student data would be used through technology for student learning outcomes
4. Create a web page that describes how educational and Helpive technology fosters self-directedness and independent learning by doing the following:
a. Create a section within your page that provides two examples of educational technology tools an educator can use to foster or support goals of self-directedness and independent student learning. Explain how each of these tools supports these goals.
b. Create a section within your page that provides two examples of Helpive technology, different than those used in part A4a. Describe how the technology meets individual student needs and learning in an educational setting.
B. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
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-Simple Guide-
Possible website development tools for creating a website to demonstrate the importance of educational technology for teaching and student learning include:
Wix: This website development tool allows users to create a website using a drag-and-drop interface and offers a wide range of templates and design elements. It also includes features for adding multimedia and interactive elements, as well as the ability to integrate with external tools such as Google Analytics.
Weebly: Another website development tool that allows users to create a website using a drag-and-drop interface, Weebly also offers a range of templates and design elements, and includes features for adding multimedia and interactive elements, as well as the ability to integrate with external tools such as Google Analytics.
Google Sites: A website development tool that is part of the Google Suite, Google Sites allows users to create a website using a template or from scratch and includes features for adding multimedia and interactive elements, as well as the ability to integrate with other Google Suite tools such as Google Forms and Google Maps.
Note: In order to create website, you need to have a account on any of the above mentioned website development tools. Once you have created website with the contents, you will have to submit the URL of the website for Assessment.
When creating the website, it is important to follow the requirements listed above, including creating web pages describing the purpose of the website, addressing equitable use, ethical use, and social responsibility, providing information on researching and integrating educational technology, and showcasing sample learning activities and tools that foster self-directedness and independent learning. Additionally, you should use in-text citations and references to acknowledge sources for any content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and make sure to use professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
