EDUC W200 Week 1

COURSE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE

EDUC W200 Week 1

What is Technology?

• John Kenneth Galbraith (1967), Technology is “the systematic

application of scientific or other organized knowledge to practical tasks.”

• How can you define technology in your own words? Give some examples…

EDUC W200 Week 1

What is W200?

• W200 is all about technology integration into K-12 classrooms.

• Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

EDUC W200 Week 1

Things to Know About W200

• This is not a computer skills course• Technology doesn’t always work• What would you do as a teacher?• Help you make good technology

integration decisions

EDUC W200 Week 1

Why are you taking this class?

1. Because you were told to take it2. Because teachers need to be able to use

technology3. To improve technology skills

Or maybe for some other reasons… The following lecture and discussion will explore why we believe that W200 is important