M.Ed.

in Educational Technology Program

EDET 650 Internship Contract

Internship Site: Contacts:
Landrum Middle School Jennifer Henson
104 Redland Rd. Instructional Coach
864-457-2629 864-457-2629
E-mail: Jennifer.henson@spart1.org

Stephanie Quinn
864-457-2629
E-mail: Stephanie.quinn@spart1.org
Context

Landrum Middle School is located in a rural community along the border of North and
South Carolina. There are approximately 300 students and 30 faculty members serving
these students. This school has recently updated their wireless network to a 100 Mbps
Ethernet system. With the infrastructure in place the school is ready to move to the next
level of technology integration. The districts goal for incorporating technology is to
seamlessly embed it into the day to day learning for each classroom. This integration
should prepare students for the 21
st
century workforce as well as increase student
achievement.

The teachers at this school are eager to learn new ways to effectively integrate
technology into the classroom. There is a wide range of skill and comfort levels with
technology among the staff. We feel there is a need for further training and a resource
where teachers can go to get instructions and examples for integrating technology in the
classroom. A website will be created that will house all the training videos and
documents as well as examples of how each of these tools can be used in a variety of
classroom settings. There is also a portion of each in-service meeting given to
spotlighting technology in the classroom. We are looking at tools such as Haiku Deck,
Thinglink, Weebly, and an online tool for annotating text. The website will include
student samples, rubrics for assessment of student work, and ideas on how it can be
used in a variety of educational settings.

Learning Goals and Objectives

During the internship, I will develop and refine my skills, knowledge and ability to:
Select and use technologies appropriate for a variety of learning situations.
Use communication and instructional technology resources in a variety of
learning contexts.
Implement strategies of the diffusion, adoption, and dissemination of innovative
ideas within learning communities.
Use appropriate instructional materials and strategies in various learning
contexts.
Identify and apply techniques for integrating technology innovations in a variety
of content areas.

Responsibilities and Tasks

To achieve my objectives, I will:
Research the most effective methods for integrating technology into the
classroom.
Research the most effective methods for providing teacher in-service in
technology integration.
Create a website as a resource for teachers to learn how to use these resources,
the site will include videos and or handouts on how to use the tools as well as
how to integrate into the curriculum.
Develop a website dedicated to technology integration where teachers can learn
how to use a variety of online tools and applications.
Create instructions, rubrics, and work samples of how these tools would look in a
variety of content areas.
Collaborate with my peers and on-site supervisor to get ideas on how to best
organize the website to make it efficient for teachers to use.
Participate in Technology Spotlight during our In-service meetings. I will share
various tools for integrating technology in the classroom.

Deliverables

To demonstrate achievement of my objectives, I will submit for my internship portfolio:
A completed website that houses a variety of instructional strategies and
examples for integrating technology in a variety of content areas.
Annotated bibliography on effective ways to integrate technology in the
classroom.
Reflective report on the internship experiences.
Time Sheet and reflections on a biweekly basis.
Feedback from Spotlighting Technology sessions.

Schedule and Milestones

Week 1 (10/13-10/20)
Choose and meet with on-site supervisor to determine a topic and product
Write and submit proposal
Week 2 (10/20-10/26)
Meet with on-site supervisor to discuss the specifics of the product and how to
best go about creating the final product.
Write contract and submit for approval.
Complete contract and upload to wiki space.
Find 4 articles for annotated bibliography
Week 3 (10/27-11/2)
Begin the process of creating the product.
Focus on Haiku Deck training video, handouts, rubric, and samples.
Meet with on-site supervisor to get feedback on product to date and discuss
possible technology spotlight for teacher in-service.
Begin the process of creating the website.
Write reflection and update timesheet.
Find 4 articles for annotated bibliography
Week 4 (11/3-11/9)
Focus on Haiku Deck training video, handouts, rubric, and samples.
Meet with on-site supervisor to get feedback on product to date and discuss the
next step of the process.
Present Haiku Deck during Spotlighting Technology
Continue work on website
Find 4 articles for annotated bibliography
Week 5 (11/10-11/16)
Focus on Thinglink training video, handouts, rubric, and samples.
Meet with on-site supervisor to get feedback on product to date and discuss the
next step of the process.
Continue to work on website.
Write reflection and update timesheet.
Create mid-term report and upload to wiki space
Find 4 articles for annotated bibliography
Week 6 (11/17-11/23)
Focus on Thinglink training video, handouts, rubric, and samples.
Meet with on-site supervisor to get feedback on product to date and discuss the
next step of the process.
Add annotated bibliography to wiki space
Continue to work on website
Write reflection and update timesheet.
Find 4 articles for annotated bibliography.
Start work on final reflection paper
Week 7 (11/24-11/30)
Focus on Weebly training video, handouts, rubric, and samples
Meet with on-site supervisor to get feedback on product to date and discuss the
next step of the process.
Continue to work on website.
Continue work on final reflection paper
Week 8 (12/1-12/7)
Focus on Weebly training video, handouts, rubric, and samples
Meet with on-site supervisor to get feedback on product to date and discuss the
next step of the process.
Complete work on website.
Complete work on final reflection paper
Week 9 (12/8-12/11)
Write reflection and update timesheet.
Meet with on-site supervisor to get feedback on product. Finalize all work on
website.
Turn in Final Report
Finishing touches on website product