SPSE 3220

This course has one overall web-based portfolio that contains the sections listed below. The preparation of the portfolio will demonstrate your computer skill/knowledge, unit planning, lesson planning & using technology to enhance your student's learning . A printed copy of your online portfolio is designed to be presented to potential employers when you apply for your first job.

Based on the currently posted Due Dates Schedule, we cover each portfolio section in class. The instructor will provide instruction on how to do the assignment during the posted times only.

Graduate (SPSE 5220) Students will create a PowerPoint presentation of their Completed Portfolio & post it on your website.

Email & Password Information

You will be required to use MTSU’s email for this course. To save your webpage(s) to our server (frank) you must be able to access your Webmail account. It has an 8 character password. If you need to change or setup a password go to the website http://www.mtsu.edu/changepw to setup your own password.

Note: I will answer email sent from your personal email account, but if I need to send email to the entire class then I will send those messages to your MTSU email account. You will be held responsible for reading SPSE 3220/5220 messages sent to your MTSU email address

One of the main objectives of this course, for prospective teachers, is learning to prioritize your time. The schedule of due dates must be met or there will be a penalty each late as follows: Summer Session - 2 point deduct for each portfolio section posted more than 2 days late, Fall & Spring - 2 point deduct for each portfolio section posted more than 5 days late. Email me at jsanders@mtsu.edu when you have each Portfolio Section posted.

Cheating:

In a recent class, 3 students copied other other’s work & received F's for the course. Cheating will not be tolerated! I keep all of the portfolios & all online submissions are saved on our computer system. You can receive some personal instruction, but you can not use other people's work in any way. The requirement for this online class is that you do your own work!

Cheating is also defined as purporting to do work when you really have not. For example, on the Excel "Grades" assignment, you are required to use the proper formulas for calculations. Just typing in the answers without using the proper formulas is defined as cheating.

Another example of cheating is not doing the actual mail-merge, rather just typing in the names, addresses, grades, etc. I actually download both the "main.doc" & the "grades" files & perform the mail-merge on my own machine. All 3 actual Mail-Merge documents must be posted to your website.

Copying files including Rubrics & then using part of it as your work is cheating. You can view the online examples & use them as guides for your assignment, but cannot copy them.

You are to create your own documents for all of the Portfolio Sections. Copying anyone else's work is cheating.

Anyone caught cheating shall receive an “F” will and not be allowed to complete this course!

Each Portfolio Section will be posted to your website on or before the schedules due date. The document must be completed in a professional manner. See Rubric for standards for each Portfolio Section. If the document is unacceptable, the instructor will make suggestions to the student via e-mail. I will use your email link from your webpage to email you – be sure it works. The student may repost each Portfolio Section 1 time to meet the standard for that section. During the semester, the students will complete the Portfolio Sections on their own. Portfolio Sections may be posted in any order after the webpage (Section 2) is posted & functioning properly. Just adhere to the schedule and post a Section on each Due Date. If you have trouble meeting the deadlines, inform the instructor - failure to keep the schedule will result in a reduced grade for each late portfolio section. All Portfolio Sections must be posted & have a minimum of a “1” point in order to pass this course.

The criteria for passing the course are a (1) completed "professional" Online Portfolio and (2) an acceptable Performance Check, if not waived by the instructor. If the student does not meet the standards for both the Portfolio and the Performance Check, he/she will have 2 days after the last class date for this semester to remedy the deficiencies before a grade will be posted for the class. The student must successfully complete both requirements to pass the course. The only grade you will receive will be for the completed Online-Portfolio & an acceptable Performance Check. See Rubric for standards for each Portfolio Section. All Portfolio Sections must be posted & have a minimum of a “1” point in order to pass this course.

Worrying about grades? Just professionally complete the assignments on time, make the suggested revisions, & you will earn a good grade. ☺

Online Portfolio Instructions - covers what to include on your website.

Please read carefully about which format the files are to be saved in, for example, the resume in Section 1 is to be saved in regular WORD format. Sections 2 – 9 are to be saved in “html” or “htm” format while Sections 10-14 are either regular WORD (*.doc) or regular Excel (*.xls). When the files are saved in Word or Excel format I can see all of the formatting in each document. Section 15 is to be completed online (after you have received your notification of your course grade) & submitted directly to the instructor.

Email me at jsanders@mtsu.edu when you have each Portfolio Section posted. Be sure to give your name, section completed, & the class in which your are registered

Section 1 - Resume (WORD). To be Saved & Posted (after the completion of Section 2 – Creating Your Home Page) on your website as a Word file – use filename of resume.doc.
Section 2 - Creating your Webpage (on MTSU's computer) that will contain all of your portfolio sections – – use filename of index.html.

This website will also be used to publish your Student Teaching Portfolio that will include your Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Discipline, Unit Pre-Test, Unit-Plan & other items as directed by the Student Teaching Office or your Education Course Instructors.

Section 3 – Subject-area Bibliographical Webpage - Create a subject-area biographical webpage for your sites similar to my “K-12 Topics Links” page –use filename of topics.htm. This is is an on-going project for your student teaching & future classroom instruction.

In the Sections 4 thru 9 create an unit-plan with 1 “online” lesson that your K-12 students’ can access from your website :

Session 4 - Unit Planning - Creating a Unit Plan for longer range learning objectives. Use the filename unitplan.htm.

Section 5 – Lesson Planning - Create an “online” lesson plan in your subject area & grade level (WORD) for your K-12 student’s to use to complete from outside the classroom. Use the State of Tennessee Department of Education Curriculum Guides to find the "Standard" that matches your lesson. The file will be saved & posted as an htm file – use filename of lessonplan.htm

Section 6 - PowerPoint Presentation - Create a presentation using POWERPOINT to teach the ”online” lesson plan for your K-12 student’s to use to complete the assignment from outside the classroom. The file will be saved & posted as htm file – use filename of pp.htm

Section 7 - Test or Handout - Using "Tables" construct Test or Handout for your “online” lesson plan for your K-12 student’s to use to complete the assignment. The file will be saved & posted as htm file – use filename of handout.htm or test.htm.

Section 8 – Assessment Rubric - Using “Tables” construct an assessment rubric to measure how your students met their learning objectives in your online lesson. Name the file rubric.htm.

Section 9 – Student Instruction webpage - Create a webpage that your student’s will use when accessing this & future lessons. Name the file student-instructions.htm

Email me at jsanders@mtsu.edu when you have each Portfolio Section posted. Be sure to give your name, section completed, & the class in which your are registered

Section 10 – Technology Specifications & Purchasing - Prepare a proposal requesting new computer and supporting equipment for your classroom (WORD). Save & Post on website as a Word files – use filenames of proposal-letter.doc, proposal-list.doc, proposal-floorplan.doc.

Section 11 - Grades & Student-database on Excel Spreadsheet – Create a Spreadsheet for Recording Grades: weighted average & drop score (EXCEL). Saved & Posted on website as an Excel file – use filename of grades.xls. Parent(s) information is included on this spreadsheet. See Cheating section above.

Section 12 – Communication with Parents (Mail-Merge Parent Letters) - All 3 files are to be saved & posted on website as a Word files - main.doc, student-database.xls, formletters.doc. See Cheating section above.

Section 13 - Communication with Parents-Newsletter - Preparation of two-page Newsletter (WORD). Save & Post on website as a Word file – use filename of newsletter.doc.

Section 14 – Letter of Application - This is the cover letter for your Resume. Saved & Posted on website as an Word– use filename of application-letter.doc .

Section 15 – Self-evaluation & Course Evaluation. This form, created in FrontPage, allows you to evaluate online the instructor, the course, computer skills you have learned, & your technology-related lesson planning/implementation skills. Click on form, fill out and submit to the instructor. (Not included in the Online-Portfolio)

5220 Special Assignment

5220 Assignment: Create a PowerPoint presentation showing all of the sections of your portfolio. Use Transitions & Animations for the bulleted items. Post your presentation to your MTSU website. Before posting your presentation to your website convert it to htm format. To see a recent example, click 5220 PowerPoint Presentation. Click the movie screen in the lower right-hand corner to view full screen. Click mouse to step thru the program.

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