Designed to help students survey the technology capabilities of their cluster sites, the Technology Infrastructure Scavenger Hunt guides pre-service teachers to the resources available for lesson planning and technology integration. Each question on the Scavenger Hunt relates to a required Texas Technology Skill for Pre-Service Teachers.

Format:

All results should be presented in web page format.

Due Date:

Tasklist: Monday, September 20th by 12:00 midnight. emailed to the course instructor by 1 group member Individual Student Responses: Friday, October 1st at 12:00 midnight. posted to discussion board URL submitted to assignment system Completed Scavenger Hunt: Monday, October 4th at 12:00 midnight. Table of Contents URL submitted to assignment system by each individual student

In the past, each student in CUIN 3113 has been responsible for submitting an individual scavenger hunt.  This semester, rather than individual scavenger hunts, each school group will submit a scavenger hunt.

• Grouped by schools (ex. all students assigned to Buffalo Creek Elementary will work together as a team to complete the scavenger hunt questions.)

• Questions 1 through 8 are divided among group members.

  • Group members should divide the questions as soon as possible. 

  • Each group should submit a task list to the instructor no later than Friday, September 20th at 12:00 midnight.

  • Each group member will be held responsible for completing his/her assigned questions

  • Answer the questions and collect evidence:

    • Digital pictures (of the environment, of the person you interviewed, etc)

    • Screen capture (of the software, for example)

    • Scanned document (of the cover page of a user manual, for example)

    • URLs (to online information)

    • Mail merged Word document (a letter home for collecting student information)

   

• Questions 9 and 10 focus on individual skills and should be answered individually (answers will be different and will reflect the individual ideas/opinions of each group member.)

• Each person will create a TOC on his or her web space with links to each group member’s pages. (see example)

The following topics are addressed in the Technology Infrastructure Scavenger Hunt:

Acceptable Use Policies and Security of Information Systems Equitable Access to Technology in Schools Physical Health and Safety Related to Technology Equitable Access to Technology in the Community and Home Environment Hardware and Software Issues Acquiring Information from Electronic Sources Ongoing Professional Development Site-Based Technology Decision-making Scavenger Hunt Worksheet

Scavenger Hunt Evaluation Checklist

Fall 2003: Spring Branch ISD (tvillasana)

Fall 2003: Spring Branch ISD (msuniga)