Week/

Date

1/

January 7

• Listserv
• UWF Email
• Threaded Discussion
• Downloading  Programs and Files

Make sure you read the instruction for these task(s):

• Order textbooks
• Send email to Chief
• Download and listen to course introduction
• Get to know other firefighters (post to icebreaker threaded discussion in eLearning)
• Join Listserv
• Post to Successful Distance Learner discussion in eLearning

2/

January 14

Keeping Cool in IT by Knowing about Hot Topics

• Chat
• Instant Messaging
• Web Surfing
• Using Online Tutorials

• Post and then read posts and respond to at least 3 other crew members in the icebreaker threaded discussion and the Successful Distance Learner discussion from last week
• Use email, Chat, and IM - Send me your AOL IM name.
• Find 1 or 2  partners. One of you should send me an email with your names.
• Post your info related to Technology News to the listserv.
• Complete one or more online tutorials. Post a message to the listserv.

3/

January 21

Instructional
Design

Technology in Administration and Instruction

• File Formats and Extensions
• File Compression/
  Decompression
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• More Downloading

• Complete ID Basics Quiz
• Complete File Formats Quiz
• Read chapters 1-2 and 4-5 in your Picciano Text
• Begin work on School Technology Plan Analysis and Report (Note: this assignment lasts several weeks and is not due until week 7)
• Download and Install Decompression Program
• Download and Install FTP Program

4/

January 28

• RTF extension
• Email attachments
• HorizonWimba
• Centra
• Webex
• Interwise
• NetMeeting
• Skype
• iVisit

• Read chapter 8 in your Picciano Text
• Word process your paragraph on asynchronous CMC, save it in rich text format (with an .rtf extension - you know what that is now ;-), and email it to the fire chief as an attachment.
• Consider the questions about synchronous CMC and post a thoughtful reflection of your ideas, concerns, comparisons, and considerations to the threaded discussion in eLearning
• Post your paragraph about your research topic in the appropriate threaded discussion in eLearning
• Continue work on School Technology Plan Analysis and Report
• Email me with the following information:
  • Your operating system
  • Your connection speed (28.8 modem, 56K, ISDN, Cable, DSL, etc.)
  • Whether or not you have a microphone
  • Whether or not you have a camera for capturing and sending video
  • Which DTVC tool intrigues you most and that you want to try or participate in a demo.

5/

February 4

Computer-
mediated Communication Technologies II

• Identifying Empirical Articles
• Using CMC Tools
  • HorizonWimba
  • Centra
  • Webex
  • Interwise
  • NetMeeting
  • Skype
  • iVisit

• Read and reply to 3 others' original posts on the synchronous threaded discussion. from week 4
• Send me the references for 2 empirical articles for your research summary table
• Continue work on School Technology Plan Analysis and Report

NOTE: You MUST complete both drills. You MUST complete at least one of the them this week (by Feb 11) but you may have an extra week (by Feb 18) to do the other one if you need the extra time. However, you must complete both.

• Use one of the tools in the 3-alarm drill and then post your reflection on the threaded discussion in eLearning
• Use one of the tools in the 4-alarm drill and then post your reflection on the threaded discussion in eLearning

6/

February 11

Networking

• LANS and WANS
• Graphics
• Identifying Empirical Articles

• Read chapters 7 and 9-10 and 12 in your Picciano Text
• Take the networking quiz.
• Draw your home network diagram in Inspiration, save it, and send it to me as an attachment via email.
• Export your Inspiration diagram into the 3 different formats and compare the results. 
• Send me the references for final 3 empirical articles for your research summary table
• Continue work on School Technology Plan Analysis and Report
• Read and reply to 3 others' original posts on the 2 threaded discussions for last week
  • 3-alarm drill threaded discussion from week 5
  • 4-alarm drill threaded discussion from week 5

NOTE: If you did not complete both drills last week be sure to complete the one you have remaining and post to the threaded discussion.

• Use one of the tools in the 3-alarm drill and then post your reflection on this threaded discussion.
• Use one of the tools in the 4-alarm drill and then post your reflection on this threaded discussion.

7/

February 18

• Firewalls
• FTP

• Complete the quiz on network security, protection and privacy
• Continue working on your summary of research table
• FTP your network diagram web page (with graphic) to your space on the UWF Student Web Server.  Send me the url.
• Turn in your School Technology Plan Analysis and Report

8/

February 25

Peer2Peer
Copyright
Ethics
Equity

Staff Development

• Read chapter 3 in your Picciano Text
• Post to the listserv about peer-to-peer networks and ethics
• Post to the threaded discussion your paragraphs about the 2 issues on which you chose to focus
• Make sure you have identified all required empirical articles for your research table summary. Work on completing your table this week. It will be due in Week 11.
• Begin using PowerPoint to design a mini-lesson on one of the topics.

9/

March 4

(Note this lasts for 2 weeks due to Spring Break)

• Powerpoint
• Research
• Reflection

• Reply to 3 peers' original posts in the threaded discussion for last week about ethics and equity issues
• Choose one of the options in the 1-alarm drill and post to the appropriate threaded discussion on Distance Learning
• Turn in your Reflection Paper in rtf format.
• Work on your research summary table
• Add media, transitions, and lecture notes to your PowerPoint mini-lesson and send it to me this week.

10/

March 18

Multimedia

• Post 3 replies to the DL threaded discussion you chose to post to last week
• Save your PowerPoint as a web page and ftp it to your space on the UWF student web server.  Send me the url.
• Work on your research summary table

11/

March 25

• Post to the multimedia threaded discussion for the 1-alarm drill
• Send me a graphic you created in jpeg or gif format. Identify what program you used to create it and how it will be used in your future web site.
• Choose one of the options in the 4-alarm drill from week 10 and complete it.

12/

April 1

RLO/SCORM

Facilities and Finances in P-12 Environments

• RLO/SCORM
• Storyboarding

• Review tutorials as needed and begin working on your web site.
• Post to the listserv what you have learned about RLO/SCORM and your opinions
• Send me your outline or storyboard for your website.

13/

April 8

• Web Site
• Research Table

• Complete your research table, ftp your research table and send me the url
• choose one hot topic and post to the listserv

• Web Site
• Reflection

• work on web site
• turn in reflection paper

15/

April 22

• Web Site

• ftp your web site and send me the url

16/

April 29