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Educational Technology

These common technology readings and assessments were created by faculty at Brigham Young University and are intended to be applicable for teacher education students in all subject areas and grade levels.

Quizzes

Online Professionalism

This open textbook chapter provides background information on teacher professionalism. A variety of examples are provided of both high-profile cases where teachers have gotten into trouble as well as anecdotal cases of teachers struggling to figure out how to present a professional life online. The accompanying quiz tests student knowledge on issues related to teacher social media use, moral turpitude, and free speech.
Reading Quiz

Copyright

This open textbook chapter provides a brief overview of copyright and highlights practical knowledge related to fair use and copyright limitations in the classroom. The chapter then explores open licensing options, particularly Creative Commons, and guides the reader in making determinations of how to release personal work (such as lesson plans) in an open manner.
Reading Quiz

Personalized Learning Software

Personalized learning software is designed to provide students with individualized content and pathways to support personalized learning. In this chapter and quiz, students will learn about the principles and goals of such software, examples of its use, and pedagogical strategies for using such software in practice.

Artifacts

Tech-Infused Lesson Plans

This assignment allows students to demonstrate their proficiency in integrating technology in subject- and grade-level appropriate ways. Under the direction of their instructor, students will create lesson plans that will be evaluated according to the following rubric. Instructors are free to utilize supplemental rubrics in addition to this rubric for evaluating aspects of lesson plan design that are separate from technology integration (e.g., content, pedagogy, grammar).
Rubric PICRAT

Multimedia Artifacts

This assignment allows students to demonstrate their proficiency in creating multimedia artifacts with technology in subject- and grade-level appropriate ways. Under the direction of their instructor, students will create multimedia artifacts that will be evaluated according to the following rubric. Instructors are free to utilize supplemental rubrics in addition to this rubric for evaluating additional aspects of artifacts.
Rubric

Online / Blended Lesson Plans

This assignment allows students to demonstrate their proficiency in integrating technology in subject- and grade-level appropriate ways. Under the direction of their instructor, students will create online / blended lesson plans that will be evaluated according to the following rubric. Instructors are free to utilize supplemental rubrics in addition to this rubric for evaluating aspects of lesson plan design that are separate from technology integration (e.g., content, pedagogy, grammar).