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Welcome to ETT 530 - Instructional Technology Tools

Course Description: Advanced use of common as well as new and emerging instructional technology software and hardware tools.



Wiki - It is a website that includes the collaboration of work from many different authors. A wiki site allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify the content on the web. (The first wiki creator named the site after a chain of buses in Hawaii; Wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian.) __ Class Date Activities __  ETT530-session1&2 ETT530-session3 ETT530-session4

#5 Oct 23 Virtual Environments      http://secondlife.com/ http://sleducation.ning.com/ http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses Second Life Readings • Atkinson, T. (2008). Inside Linden Lab. TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning. 52(2), 18-21. • Foster, A. L. (2008). Professor Avatar. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. 73(5), 12-17. • http://www.edutopia.org/school-second-life The School of Second Life: Education Online

 #6 Nov 6 *Second Life online class meeting http://secondlife.com/ #7 Nov 20 Discussion of emerging technology tools and their uses & Advanced uses of MS Excel http://www.microsoft.com/education/classtipsarchive.mspx#ERF MS Office ideas for teachers  No Class –Nov 27 (Thanksgiving) #8 Dec 11 Final Project Presentations, wrap-up