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Refer to the Scenario listed below in red.

Assignment Scenario:

You will be using this scenario as the guide for your assignments in this class for the quarter.

Assume that your supervisor has appointed you to lead a committee tasked with providing a research-based proposal for integrating emerging technologies into an educational need for your organization (i.e. K12, higher education, corporate or military training). You will develop the proposal in stages, which will culminate in a final project that is due in Week 10. Keep in mind that the proposal must be focused on education or training with an emphasis on new technologies. You will need to include a sample outline of how these technologies will be applied in your institution.

Using the list provided here, you must propose the integration of at least two (2) emerging technologies into the educational need you have selected for your organization. You are welcome to select two (2) from this list or select one (1) from here and research one (1) additional technology of your choosing. The two technologies combined must help to support your learning goals and create an engaging environment for your learners.

1. Etale – Digital Age Learning is located at www.etale.org and provides access to educational documentaries across a wide range of topics.

2. Edmodo, located at www.edmodo.com . Similar to what Facebook and Twitter do for social media, Edumodo is designed specifically for educators to trade materials, connections, and keep all members of the school community in touch.

3. Twiddla, located at www.twiddla.com , can be integrated into a training session or lesson for K-12 students. (Twiddla is an online tool that allows students to set up a Web-based meeting playground. Students have the ability to set up conference calls, too. )

4. Evernote, located at www.evernote.com , helps to organize different kinds of media in one place. With everything in one place, this tool is especially useful for sharing ideas for team teaching and collaboration across districts or locations.

5. Softchalk, located at www.softchalk.com , provides a cloud based solution for collaboration and lesson planning, as well as a way to link content from multiple courses in one place in the cloud.

6. Blogger, located at www.blogger.com , or KidsBlog, located at http://kidzblog.en.softonic.com/ , both provide user-friendly tools to create blogs.

7. SocialMention, located at http://socialmention.com/ , is a social media search engine that highlights content useful for many different kinds of instruction and topics.

8. KhanAcademy, located at www.khanacademy.org , provides videos for math, science, computer programming, history, art, and more. These videos are suitable for both K-12 and self-study for adult learners.

The landscape of education and training has been evolving and changing rapidly over the past decade. The emergence of new tools and new ways to incorporate activities that mirror “real world” problem solving and experiences has opened up new ways to engage and encourage learners to think outside of their textbooks. In this assignment, you will present your rationale and action plan, in the form of a research project proposal, for implementing two (2) different forms of emerging technology to meet an educational need.

Note: As part of this project, you need to explain your preliminary steps for implementing the two (2) technologies you chose. Discuss your action plan for developing these tools. You can go on the Internet to review existing technology plans to help you formulate the content of your project.

Write a three or four (3-4) page (or 500 - 750 word) paper in which you:

1. Explain the purpose of and rationale for your choice of these technologies for your project proposal in an introductory paragraph.

2. Explain at least three (3) reasons why these particular tools are considered an emerging technology to the educational or training setting you have chosen. Using the current literature, support your rationale.

3. Outline three to five (3-5) possible benefits of these two technologies in the classroom or workplace setting.

4. Discuss three to five (3-5) instructional goals and explain how incorporating these technologies will support those goals.

5. Summarize the main points of the proposal in a conclusion paragraph.

6. Provide at least (5) academic references, including at least one (1) reference from EdWeek. All references should be published within the last three (3) years.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Identify the many types of software and media tutors and tools, and the potential benefits and integration strategies.

· Determine the various ways to integrate technology across the curriculum.

· Use the curriculum to integrate technology.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in integrating technology into education.

· Write clearly and concisely about integrating technology into education using proper writing mechanics.

Points: 200	Assignment 1: Research Project Proposal on Emerging Technologies
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Explain the purpose of and rationale for your research project proposal in an introductory paragraph. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explained the purpose of and rationale for your research project proposal in an introductory paragraph.	Partially explained the purpose of and rationale for your research project proposal in an introductory paragraph.	Satisfactorily explained the purpose of and rationale for your research project proposal in an introductory paragraph.	Thoroughly explained the purpose of and rationale for your research project proposal in an introductory paragraph.
2. Explain at least three (3) reasons why these particular tools are considered an emerging technology to the educational or training setting you have chosen. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explained at least three (3) reasons why these particular tools are considered an emerging technology to the educational or training setting you have chosen.	Partially explained at least three (3) reasons why these particular tools are considered an emerging technology to the educational or training setting you have chosen.	Satisfactorily explained at least three (3) reasons why these particular tools are considered an emerging technology to the educational or training setting you have chosen.	Thoroughly explained at least three (3) reasons why these particular tools are considered an emerging technology to the educational or training setting you have chosen.
3. Describe three to five (3-5) possible benefits of these two technologies in the classroom or workplace setting. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely described three to five (3-5) possible benefits of these two technologies in the classroom or workplace setting.	Partially described three to five (3-5) possible benefits of these two technologies in the classroom or workplace setting.	Satisfactorily described three to five (3-5) possible benefits of these two technologies in the classroom or workplace setting.	Thoroughly described three to five (3-5) possible benefits of these two technologies in the classroom or workplace setting.
4. Propose three to five (3-5) instructional goals and explain how incorporating these technologies will support those goals. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely proposed three to five (3-5) instructional goals. Did not submit or incompletely explained how incorporating these technologies will support those goals.	Partially proposed three to five (3-5) instructional goals. Partially explained how incorporating these technologies will support those goals.	Satisfactorily proposed three to five (3-5) instructional goals. Satisfactorily explained how incorporating these technologies will support those goals.	Thoroughly proposed three to five (3-5) instructional goals. Thoroughly explained how incorporating these technologies will support those goals.
5. Summarize the main points of the proposal in a conclusion paragraph. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely summarized the main points of the proposal in a conclusion paragraph.	Partially summarized the main points of the proposal in a conclusion paragraph.	Satisfactorily summarized the main points of the proposal in a conclusion paragraph.	Thoroughly summarized the main points of the proposal in a conclusion paragraph.
6. Provide at least five (5) academic references, including at least (1) reference from EdWeek. All references should be published within the last three (3) years. Weight: 10%	No references provided.	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; most references high quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting Weight: 5%	Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.	Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
8. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section Weight: 5%	Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.	In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.	Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.	In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
9. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources Weight: 5%	Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.	Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.	Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.	Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing Weight: 5%	Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.	Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.