Iowa Southeastern Community College issued the following news release:
Do you sometimes wonder whether you're reaching all of your students when you teach a lesson? Or perhaps you feel like you're being asked to do more and more in less and less time? Well, help has arrived in the form of a new online course entitled "Integrating Technology in the K-5 Classroom." The six-week course, which is taught entirely over the Internet, provides K-5 teachers with fun and creative new ways to integrate kid-friendly technology into their busy classrooms.
"The best part of integrating technology into your classroom is that it reaches kids through their favorite medium," said online instructor Cindy Agnew. "We all know that fascination with computers is on the rise, both in and out of school, but are we addressing that intense interest within our curriculum?"
Agnew's course provides kindergarten and elementary school teachers with ways to capitalize on student technological literacy by designing lessons in reading, writing, science, math, social studies, music, and art that extend a student's familiarity with the computer to create memorable learning activities. Students in Agnew's course learn how to increase their efficiency and effectiveness by setting up a teacher presentation station, while also exploring a wide assortment of subject-specific integration activities and assignments.
Agnew is currently the Director of Instructional Technology for a medium-sized school district, and mother to a curious elementary school student. Applying her 20 years of teaching experience in both traditional and technology-friendly classrooms, Agnew has packed her course full of inventive classroom activities like the Science Diary, Smart Bank, Jam Session, and Rounds. "This course is a fun and exciting tour of technology," said Agnew. "It will spark your creative genius."
"Integrating Technology in the K-5 Classroom" can be taken online from the convenience of your home at any time of the day or night. For more information about this course-part of a growing catalog of more than 300 other instructor-facilitated online courses--contact Russ Glasgow at the Center for Business and Industry Services at Southeastern Community College by calling 319-752-2731 or 866-722-4692, extension 8122.
For more information contact Barb Blow, bblow@scciowa.edu or call 319.752.2731 x8221.Contact: Jeff Ebbing, 319/208-5060.
Jeff Ebbing, 319/208-5060.
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