Date

Topics/Assignments

Resources

Due Dates

September 18, 2002

Overview; Introduction to BlackBoard; Word Processing and Autobiography overview;

Retrieve the Dias article from BlackBoard

Copyright

*Dias article

September 25, 2002

Illinois Learning Standards

NETS standards and performance indicators

Specialized Bookmarks Introduction – search strategies, bookmarking, copying into Word

*Illinois Learning Standards http://www.isbe.net/

*NETS standards and performance indicators (pages 12-25 and 282-286 NETS book)

Project 1:  Autobiography due

October 2, 2002

Database introduction

Read pages 12-25 and 282-286 to gain a sense of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) standards and performance indicators for your grade level

*pages 12-25 and 282-286 NETS book

Project 2: Specialized Bookmarks due via an e-mail attachment

Completed your original posting and responses to Dias article on or before this date.

October 9, 2002

Database

Retrieve the Kimble article from BlackBoard

Kimble article

October 16, 2002

Spreadsheet introduction

Project 3: Database Due - Hand in two paper copies

October 23, 2002

Spreadsheet

Completed your original posting and responses to Kimble article on or before this date.

October 30, 2002

PowerPoint introduction

Project 4: Spreadsheet Due - Hand in two paper copies

November 6, 2002

Curricular integration project introduction

Retrieve the Fisher and Dove Article from BlackBoard

 Fisher and Dove Article

 Project : PowerPoint Due - Hand in two paper copies

November 13, 2002

Curricular Integration project

November 20, 2002

Curricular Integration project

Project 5 due Hand in two paper copies

Completed your original posting and responses to Fisher and Dove Article on or before this date.