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Date

Topic

Assignment (due that day)

May 22

• Course introduction (syllabus)
• Lab 1 -- Excel
• Introduction to Web design (handout)

May 24

• Adding images to your Web site (handout)
• Lab 2 -- Excel II
• Specifications for a write-up

• Read the Technology Principle from the Principles and Standards.
• Reflection #1 -- Discuss the reading and post it on the Web

May 29

• More web tips (handout)
• Lab 3 -- Excel III (data)

• Read The Role of Calculators in Math Education (www.t3ww.com/t3/therole.htm)
• Reflection #2 -- Discuss the reading and post it on the Web

May 31

• Lab 4 -- Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP)

• Write-up #1 -- Parabolas

June 5

• Lab 5 -- GSP II

• Review a lesson using spreadsheets to explore the Titanic disaster
  (http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/
  webquest/titanic.html)
  
• Reflection #3 -- How effectively does this lesson use Excel? Other comments? Post on the Web.

June 7

• Lab 5 -- GSP II (continued)

• Read paper on GSP and proof
• Reflection #4 -- Your thoughts on the paper.
• OPTIONAL: Discussion of midpoint investigation in P&SSM -- scroll down to p. 311

June 12

• Managing your Web site (hand-out)
• Lab 6 -- GSP III (Algebra)
• Mid-term

• Write-up #2 -- Dice

June 14

June 19

• Lab 7 (continued)
• Lab 9 -- Graphing calculators II
• Microsoft Office
• Web resources...

• Continue your research on Lab 5 #10
• Look at illuminations.nctm.org. Locate at least one resource that you find interesting.

June 21

• TBA

• Write-up #3 -- Why 1/7?

June 26

• Final exam
• Project reports to class

• Write-up #4 -- Open topic
• Project