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Description:
In this six-week Internet-based course, participants learn strategies for integrating Internet tools into their curriculum, and ideas for enhancing student learning through technology. Through UEN’s website, participants evaluate and select lesson plans, educational websites and instructional television and video resources correlated to the Utah Core Curriculum. They learn about curricular image, video and multimedia libraries. Participants create web-based student activities with free UEN tools such as Lesson Plans, Rubric Creation or online Activities. Participants also explore online projects for further technology integration in the classroom.

Pre-requisites:
Basic computer and Internet skills.

Skill Level:
Some Computer Experience

Type of course:
Online

Learning Outcomes:
As a result of this course, participants show that they can create something and post it online, experience an online learning environment and build professional collegiality. They also:

• Acquire information about the variety of educational resources available from the UEN website.
• Understand several research-based strategies for incorporating technology into their curriculum to improve student learning.
• Regularly incorporate technology-based alternative assessments, real-time data, collaboration, original source documents, simulations and online publishing to meet the needs of diverse learners.

Things to bring:
Materials for note taking.

Online Materials:
Utah Education Network

What can teachers do at www.uen.org?

Credit:
1 hour USOE credit
1 semester hour SUU credit

Points:
18 licensure points

Assignment:
Complete reading, writing and discussing activities defined in online course materials.

This class meets the following NETS for teachers:
I. A II. A, II. C, II. E, III. A, III. B, III. C, III. D, IV. A, V. C, V. D, VI. A, VI. B, VI. D