1 - INTRODUCTION



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|(1) Record Keeping: Teachers have a professional responsibility to monitor, record and communicate student progress. Many schools |

|and districts have adopted networked grading systems, and some publish grades on secure websites. |

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|Use a your school's gradebook program to develop a report for a real or hypothetical class of ten or more students who are assessed|

|on five or more assignments. Submit a printout of your gradebook and the detailed report card (progress report) for an individual |

|student. If you do not have access to such a program, you may use Gradekeeper or download a sample shareware "gradebook" program. |

The following is a screen capture of a hypothetical class. The grade book is for my hypothetical twelve-grade class of Advanced Placement Art History class.

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|(2) Assessment: Teachers must regularly assess student progress. Many textbook publishers make test construction easier by |

|providing test generators, software which allows the teacher to quickly compose tests and keys from question databases. Test |

|generators allow the teacher to input questions, and often provide databases of questions the teacher can select from. *TPE-tip A |

|well-structured exam may be used as an artifact for TPE3, Interpretation and Use of Assessments. |

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|Use a test generator to construct an exam composed of questions you have selected from existing question banks. |

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|Software such as Examview allows teachers to develop tests and post them on the Internet. Take this short physics quiz generated |

|with the Examview, or this geology quiz made with Quizmaker. Include a screen capture of your score (actual score is |

|inconsequential) and discuss the benefits and problems associated with online testing. |

The following is the test score to the Physics Test. The benefits to having test scores online are that it is fast and efficient. The teacher gets results and test scores when he asks for the. Another benefit is that the teacher doesn’t use a lot of paper for the class. The problems with having Internet generated tests are that students can cheat from home by looking up information online. They also don’t have to write notes or you don’t see any solving equation strategies on their test. The other problems with Internet tests are that not everyone has a computer at home or the correct internet speed to host it. In the classroom there should not be a problem.

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The following is a screen capture of an art history test done through Hidden Text:

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|(3) Communication: Students benefit when teachers clearly state their expectations in written form. When these expectations are |

|availalbe on the Internet, all students and parents can benefit, particularly students who have been absent. A variety of |

|commercial resources exist with which teachers can post calendars, homework assignments, and other important documents. |

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|Put your class assignments on the web at Yourhomework , SchoolNotes or similar service. Include a screen capture of your published |

|assignment schedule. |

The following is a screen capture of the first two assignments in the classroom. They are meant to assess the students and help them get to know their other classmates. The assignments were posted on

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|(4) Presentations: Presentation software provides teachers the opportunity to display text and graphics in a slide show fashion. |

|PowerPoint and Keynote are two of the most popular presentation tools. Teachers and professors make extensive use of presentations,|

|but many are concerned about the potentially negative effects such presentations can have on instruction. *TPE-tip A well developed|

|educational presentation can serve as an artifact for TPE 4, Making Content Accessible, or TPE 10, Instructional Time, if used with|

|presenter tools. |

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|After reading the articles on the educational use and abuse of presentation software, summarize how presentations should be |

|constructed and delivered to maximize learning and minimize abuse. |

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|Locate and download one or more PowerPoint presentations relevant to your teaching needs. Include the URL of the location from |

|which you obtained them and summarize the PowerPoint and where in your curriculum you will use it. |

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|Make a PowerPoint presentation to teach a lesson in your subject area, keeping in mind the principles you have outlined above and |

|the guidelines provided (see tutorial). Your presentation should include numerous graphics and be at least 10 slides in length. (a)|

|Provide an electronic copy of your presentation (ppt format) on your website. (b) Embed screen captures of your presentation in |

|the template. Make sure the content is easy to read. |

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|Using iPhoto (Mac), Picasa (Windows), or similar slide viewer software, create a photo library for your discipline. You should |

|include photos you have taken plus ones retreived from a graphic search engine. Create two or three slide shows from the library. |

|Include a screen shot of the slide sorter window for one of your shows. Create a photopage for your website. |

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• After reading the articles on the educational use and abuse of presentation software I learned that presentations can be lost if you don’t pay attention to the composition and presentation. Many attributes need to be taken into consideration when putting together a PowerPoint presentation. The positive aspects of PPT presentations are that they look professional and can be clear and stimulating. It helps visual learners and saves time on production if you present the same topic many times. The negative points on PPT are that it put students in passive transmission mode. No different kind or lively pedagogy method of teaching. Not only can the presenter by the problem to the presentation, but the equipment too. The equipment can fail, the file could be corrupted, and you the computers might not be compatible. To have a positive experience with PPT you can follow the following tips that I learned from the articles written by the Life Science Teaching Unit and the CSUN Sundial. The first tips have to do with the composition of a PPT presentation and how it should be put together. First you should think of making it clear, structured, and simple. Don’t use a lot of text in the slides or a lot of pictures. Make it interactive and not just full of text. Limit the slides to two colors, font should also be two, and the text should have limited affects with transition. For the text you should have six lines of text per slides. The colors to avoid for font usage should be red and green. When introducing text in the presentation, have the lines appear one at a time so that the audience can have time to absorb the information. When putting your template together, you should think of simple educational backgrounds. Too much information, decoration, and colors can steal away from your text information. The amount of slide s you use should be an average of 15-20 slides for a 50 minute presentation. As a presenter you play a role on how well your audience will accept the PPT. The first thing you should do while presenting is keeps your presentational voice at normal pace. Don’t let the presentation take over. Also keep your voice active and animated. If you follow the following points, you should have a good presentation.

• The following is a PPT presentation that I would use for my curriculum. The presentation that I would use was found online. The PowerPoint Presentation is for an 8th grade class who is learning about the Post- Impressionist Era. The PPT was put together by a teacher from Milaca High School in Milaca Minnesota. The High school has grade levels 7th through 12th. The reason why I would use this PPT in my curriculum is because it is clear and simple on its topic. It covers the Post-Impressionist Era in general and then breaks it down by artist. Each artist is then explained with their highlight points of their career. I like the following PPT because of its clarity, colors, visuals, and entertaining methods it brings the era to life.

milaca.k12.mn.us/HighSchool/HSArt/krisjobe/ArtHistorygrade8.ppt

• The following is my power point presentation I put together last semester. The power point presentation was put together last year for an art history class. The topic of the class was on how today’s mainstream artist are now being represented by minorities. The minority artists are also being recognized in the art world. In my presentation I talked about John T. Herrera who is a present day mainstream leader in the world of welding blowtorches. The lecture will start with on who he is and what he has accomplished. Afterwards, the children will express themselves with presenting a collaborative stamp to John T. Herrera. The concept of creating a stamp to represent John T. Herrera was decided on because of histories past and present innovators are celebrated with stamps. His invention of the welding tip has revolution the welding world unfortunately he has not being recognized. I want the class to understand how today minorities can influence the art world but other fields such as the metal blowtorch welding industry.

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• The following is a screen shot of iPhoto library of pictures and graphics that I would use for my curriculum. It shows the folder on my tool bar called AP Art History on the left. The folder contains AP Art History Image and my pictures.

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|(5) Other resources: Complete three of the following, using content related to your curriculum whenever possible. |

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|Use Timeliner to create a timeline relevant to the curriculum you teach. |

|Develop an educational digital video. |

|Construct a professional resume using Word. |

|Develop a concept map with graphics and text. |

|Create a crossword puzzle or other puzzle relevant to your class. |

|Create and conduct an on-line survey form for one of your classes. |

|(a) Find the lowest cost of a specific piece of equipment (projector, computer, digital camera, etc.) for your classroom, (b) |

|identify the next national conference for your discipline, AND (c) determine the best airfare to attend the conference. |

The following screen capture is a puzzle created for my curriculum. It will be an introductory activity for the Unit on Post –Impressionism. The assignment was created online with

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The following is a screen capture of a map done with Inspiration 8.0. It is a map chart that can be used in my curriculum as a visual aide. The map displays six main artists from the Post-Impressionist era and how they were influential.

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The following is a screen capture of the cost of an airplane flight to the National Art Education Association Convention occurring next year. The convention will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 26-30, 2008. The plane ticket is for March 25-March 30.

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(6) DVD: Develop a lesson using a computer-based DVD-player that includes bookmarks and video clips to access speficic scenes.

Itentify the DVD and explain why you chose this for a lesson.

Include a screen capture showing your catalog of bookmarks and video clips.

Describe how the scan fast, scan slow, step, mute, bookmark, video clip, and screen size features can be used to enhance your lesson.

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