K12BlendedandOnlineLearning

SyllabusOutlineforanOnlineUnitofInstruction
Template
Course
PROGRAMCONCENTRATION:Engineering&Technology
Information
CourseName:6thGradeExploringEngineeringandTechnology
Thegoalofthiscourseistoprovideallstudentswithanintroductiontothe

principlesofEngineering&Technology
(hereafterreferredtoasE&T)
anditsplace
inthemodernworld.Thisisaconnectionsclass,whichmeansthatthecourse
materialandactivitiesaredesignedtomakeconnectionsbetweencoreclasses,
engineeringandtechnologicalsystemstoincludetheuniversalsystemsofdesign.
Thiscoursewillalsohelpstudentstousetechnologicalsystemseffectivelyintheir
lives,thusprovidingafoundationforsuccessfullyintegratingtheirowninterestswith
potentialcareerswiththeresourcesofatechnologicalsociety.Emphasiswillbe
giventoEngineeringstandardswithtechnologicalbasis.

CourseInstructor:JamesNeuhaus

SelfCheck
Didyouincludecoursetitle,
instructorinformation,gradelevel,
subjectarea,officehoursand
requiredtextbooksorresources?

ClassMeetings
SynchronousSession,mandatory:August10th,2016@8pmEST
SynchronousSession,mandatory:September15,2016@8pmEST
Virtualmeetinghours,optional:Wednesdayeveningsfrom7to8pm,ESTvia
BlackboardConnect

Norequiredtextbooksonlinetextbookprovidedat
http://www.ebdstemnetwork.net/
onceclassbegins.

ExpectedStudent
Audience

Studentsareinthe6thgrade,attendingLibertyMiddleSchoolinForsythCounty,
GAUSA.Studentswillbeassignedadifferentconnectionsclasseachquarter(9
weekrotations),noprerequisitenecessaryotherthanattendancein6thgrade.

Istheexpectedstudentaudience
described?(Areyourstudentsinthe
USA?)

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Teacher
Communication

Icanbereachedanytimeelectronically,pleaseallowupto24hourresponse
time.Pleasenote,ifyoucontactmeovertheweekend(Fridayafter5pmEST
andbeforeMonday9am)ImaynotresponduntilMondayafternoon.

Didyouprovideatleasttwoformsof
communicationareincludedinthe
syllabus?

Learning
Outcomes

ContactInformation:
jneuhaus@forsythk12.org
oremailthroughitsLearning(ourLMS)
Text:6783104546,pleasewhentextingincludeyournameandthecoursename.
Iwillrespondtoshorttextsfasterthanemails,butpleasedonotexpectan
immediateresponse.
IamalsoavailableviaTwitter@misterneuhausorInstagram@mr.neuhaus,ifyou
domessagemetherepleaseusethe#LMSEATtag
ExploringE&Tintroducesandhasthestudentworkthroughanengineeringdesign
processwhilelookingattechnologicalimpactsonsociety.ExploringE&Treinforces
theareasofmath,science,socialstudies,andlanguageartsthroughpractical
applicationand/orhandsonactivities.ExposuretoE&Trelatedcareers,workethics
andleadershipskillswillbeimportantcomponentsinthiscourse.Standardsforthe
6thgradeEngineeringandTechnologycoursecanbefound
HERE
Attheendofthiscourse,studentswillunderstandhowengineering&technology
impactthemandtheworldaroundthemandcareersavailabletotheminthefield.

Course
Description

ACADEMICSTANDARDS:
1.Studentswilluseappropriateunitsofmeasureforfindinglength,perimeter,area
andvolumeandwillexpresseachquantityusingtheappropriateunit.
2.Studentswillinvestigatethefeaturesoftheprocessofscientificinquiryand
demonstratemasterybyworkinginpairstoinventaproductandshowthedesign
processasinfluencedbyscientificinquiry.
3.Thestudentunderstandsandacquiresnewvocabularyandusesitcorrectlyin
readingandwriting.Studentswillpreassessandpostassessatthebeginningand
endofeachunit,assessmentswillbeelectronicandcontainselectedresponseas
wellasconstructedandextendedresponses.
4.Studentswilllearnthebasicsofdesigninasoftwareprogram(AdobeIllustrator
and/orCoreldraw)anddesignsimpleproductsintheprogram(s).Studentswill

Doesthisclearlyidentifythebroad
goalsortopicstobecovered?Does
itoutlinethegeneraltopics,concepts
andskillstobecovered?

Arethesemeasurableand/or
observable?Dotheydescribewhat
studentsmustknowandbeableto
do?Dotheyinvolvesomecognitive
challengeandactivelearning?

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completetutorialsandminortasksinthesoftwareprogramwithaskillsassessment
uponcompletionofthetutorial.
5.Studentswilldemonstrateunderstandingofmeasurement,scientificinquiry,
vocabularyandthedesignprocessbycreatingmodelsofitemsforassessment.

TopicsbyWeek

STANDARDSFORTECHNOLOGYLITERACY:
1.Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofthecharacteristicsandscopeof
technology.Studentswillresearchatechnologyfieldandcreateapresentationon
thatfieldofstudy.
2.Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofthecoreconceptsoftechnology.
Studentswilldemonstrateunderstandingthroughavarietyofsmalltasksand
quizzes.
3.Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingoftherelationshipsamongtechnologies
andtheconnectionsbetweentechnologyandotherfieldsofstudy.Studentswill
demonstrateunderstandingofrelationshipsbetweentechnologyandfieldsofstudy
throughcollaborativetasksandpresentations.
MajorUnitsofStudy(ordersubjecttochange):
1. SafetyandClassRules
Studentswillreviewandunderstandbasicshop
andclassrules,LMSnavigationandexpectations,basicsofNetiquette,
syllabusandassignmentexpectations.Eachstudentwillfacilitateamini
lessononasubjectoftheirchoicetotheclass,facilitationdatesandtimes
postedinLMS.
2. CategoriesofTechnology
Studentswillcreateaworkingdefinitionof
whatis
technology
andunderstandseveralcategories.Studentswillcreatea
presentationonachosenareaoftechnologyinpairsandpresentduringa
synchronoussession.
3. MeasuringwithFractions
Studentswillreviewunitsofmeasurement,and
createtheirownrulersandshowmasteryofmeasurementthroughtasks
andassessment.
4. Rocketry
Studentswilllearnaboutpartsofarocket,whatmakesthemfly,
andtheforcesthatactonthemduringflight.Studentswillcreateamockup
inCoreldraworAdobeIllustratoranddetailedplanforarocket.

Didyoulistthetopicstobecovered
eachweek?

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Expectationsof
Student
Participation

Student
Communication
Expectations

LateWorkPolicy

5. AdobeIllustrator/Coreldraw
StudentswilllearnthebasicsofAdobe
Illustrator(orCoreldraw),andusetheirknowledgetocreateaproduct
capableofbeingcreatedwithaLaserEngraver.
6. EngineeringDesignProcess
Studentswilllearnabouttheprocessof
creatingdesignsolutionsthroughtheIterativeDesignProcessandworkwith
apartnertoinventaproductanddetailthedesignanddesignprocesswithin
agroupofthreeandpresenttheirproductinasynchronoussession.
7. Towers
Studentswilllearnthehistoryanddesignfactorsoftowersand
theirconstruction.Afterlearningfoundationalinformation,studentswilllearn
constructiontechniques,andwillparticipateinavirtualtowerdesignbuilding
competition.
Studentsareexpectedto
Completeandsubmitalltasksandclassassignmentsontime
AdheretoclassrulesincludingadheringtoNetiquettebasics
Keeptrackofpacing,inprogressandupcomingassignmentsintheirLMS
CheckLMSonadailybasis
Workwithpartnersongroupprojectsandparticipatepositively
Joinsynchronousclasssessionsontime
Asktheinstructororpeerswhentheydonotunderstandeitherthroughclass
discussionpostortoinstructordirectly
RespondtoemailsandphonecallsfromMr.Neuhauswithin1schoolday.
Askforhelpandadvocateforyourself,whichincludeslateandrecoverywork
Takeachanceanduseyourimaginationandcreativity
Workcooperativelywithpeersongroupassignments
Havefunwiththeassignmentsandgroupprojects
Bethoughtfulandencouragingwhenrespondingonline,adheretoNetiquetterules
*Latedailyassignmentscanbeturnedinforamaximumpossiblegradeofa70until
thesummativetestonthatunit.Oncethatunittestisover,nodaily(formative)
assessmentswillbeaccepted.

Didyououtlineclassparticipation
withdescriptionsofhowitis
measured(expectationsfor
discussionforums,numberand
frequencyoflogins,amountoftime
inonlineclass,groupproject
participation,synchronoussessions,
etc.)?
Didyoudescribetheexpectationsfor
studentbehaviorwhen
communicatingonline?

Didyouexplaintheconsequences
fornotsubmittingassignmentson
time?

*Late
isdefinedasAFTERthetimethattheassignmentisdue

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GradingPolicy

Allmissedworkandassessmentsarethe
responsibilityofthestudent
whenthey
areabsentfromschool.Astudentwhoisabsentontheclassdaybeforearegularly
scheduledassessmentwillberesponsibleforcompletingtheassignmentonthe
regularlyscheduleddayandtime.Studentswhohavebeenabsentmorethantwo
consecutivedays(includingtheassessmentday)willbegivenfive(5)schooldays
tomakeuptheassessmentand/orotherassignments.Thisdoesnotincludemajor
projects,researchpapers,etc.,wherethedeadlinehasbeenpostedinadvance.It
isthestudentsresponsibilitytoseetheteacherbefore,orafter,classtorequestor
submitlateassignmentswhenabsent.Theteacherhasthediscretiontogranta
longerperiodoftimetomakeupworkifthereareextenuatingcircumstances.
Missedworkandassignmentswillbescoredasmissinginthegradebookand
studentsareresponsibleforinitiatingremediationworkasoutlinedbelow.
GRADINGANDREPORTING:
Studentsingradessixthrougheightreceivegradereportsonaquarterlybasis
throughouttheschoolyear.Gradereportsareissuedatthe9,18,27and36week
points.Thereportsincludeanumericalaverageforthegradingperiodaswellasa
formativeandsummativegradebreakdown.Toformulatetheaverage,thegrades
areweighted80%summativeand20%formative.Inaddition,thereportsincludea
threepointrubricdefiningWorkHabitsthatimpactstudentachievement.

Isagradingpolicydefinedwithpoint
distributionorweightingscheme?Is
thegradingscaleisincluded?

ForsythCountyGradingScale:
A=90andabove
B=8089
C=7079
F=69andbelow

GradeWeightsforLMS
20%Formative:
Dailywork,classwork,quizzes,presentations,homework,etc
80%Summative:
Tests,projects,othermajorassignments

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Teacherswillofferremediationassignmentsand/orremediation(help)sessions
and/orindividualremediationsessionsforstudentswhofailtomeettheobjectives
ofthestandardscoveredinthecurriculum.Studentsmayrequesttoredomissing
workorworkwhichresultedinagradeof69%andbelowforamaximumgradeof
70%,withinthegradingperiodinwhichtheassignmentoccurred.Teachers
may
extendthetimeperiodallowedbasedonextenuatingstudentand/orteacher
circumstances.

**RecoveryworkwillbecompletedANDturnedinatleast10days
prior
totheendofthesemestertobeeligibleforcredit,nonew
recoveryworkwillbestartedwith10orlessdaysleftinthe
gradingperiod**
.

Teachers
may
alterthistimeperiodbasedonextenuatingstudentand/orteacher
circumstancesattheirdiscretion.
Assessments
1. Therewillbeaweeklyassessment(quiz)attheendofeachweekcovering
thematerialfortheweek,notcumulative.Thesearecountedasformative

grades(seeweightscalebelow)
2. Therewillbeacumulativeassessmentcoveringallmaterialattheendof
eachtopicandattheendofthenineweekperiod.Thisassessmentwillbe
countedasasummativegrade(seeweightscalebelow)
3. Completedprojects,sixmajorprojects(seetopicsbyweekabove),willbe
gradedassummativegrades,rubricswillbeprovidedattheonsetofeach
weeklytopic.
AcademicHonesty EachstudentisresponsibleforupholdingtheprovisionsoftheForsythCounty
StudentCodeofConduct,found
HERE
.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteall

assessmentsandotheronlineassignmentsindependentlyunlessstatedotherwise.
Copyingorborrowingfromanothersourceandsubmittingitasonesownwork,
includingplagiarizingsourcesfromtheinternetisconsideredcheatingand
academicallydishonest.Agradeofzerowillbegivenfortheassignmentandthe
studentwillbereportedtoadministrationforreview.

Areaavarietyofassessmenttypes
included?Isatleastoneassessment
requiringeitherapplying,analyzing,
evaluating,orcreating?

Doconductandacademichonesty
requirementsclearlyexplainthe
policyoncheatingandplagiarism.
Areconsequencesforinappropriate
behaviorincluded?

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AcceptableUse
Policy

ResponsibleUseGuidelinesforForsythCountySchoolsCommunity

ThemissionofForsythCountySchools(FCS)istoprepareandinspireallstudents
tocontributeandexcel.Thedistrictprovidesongoingstudentinstructionthat
developsgraduateddigitalcitizenshipforusingtechnologyasatooltoachievethis
mission.InformationandCommunicationTechnologyisanintegralpartofFCS
curriculumacrosssubjectsandgradesindevelopmentallyappropriateways,andit
isalignedtothecompetencieslistedinthedistrictsLearnerProfilewhichinclude:
seekknowledgeandunderstandingthinkcriticallyandsolveproblemslisten,
communicateandinteracteffectivelyexhibitstrongpersonalqualitiesandengage
andcompeteinaglobalenvironment.

LibertyMiddleSchoolResponsibleUseGuidelinesforTechnology
(forschoolandpersonaldevices)
1. Studentsshouldunderstandthatusingdigitaldevices(whetherpersonalor
schoolowned)andtheFCSnetworkisaprivilege,andwhenusedaccording
totheLMS/FCSguidelines,theywillkeepthatprivilege.
2. Studentsbringingpersonaldevicestoschoolshouldunderstandthatthey
aretobeusedforeducationalpurposesonly.
3. Studentsshouldhavepersonaldevices(phones,tablets,laptops,ereaders,
etc.)turned
OFF
(notonsilentorvibrate)unlesstheyarebeingusedin
classasdirectedbytheclassroomteacher.
4. Studentsarenotallowedtouse
any
typeofpersonaldevice(
including
headphones
)inschoolhallwaysorrestrooms.
5. Studentsshouldkeeptheirpersonalinformation(addresses,phone
numbers,useridandpasswords)andthatofothers
private
.Notify
technologystaffifyouthinkyourstudentinformationhasbeen
compromised.
6. Studentsshouldshowrespectforthemselvesandotherswhenusing
technology,includingsocialmedia.
7. Studentsshouldgiveacknowledgementtoothersfortheirideasandwork.
8. Studentsshouldtreatallschoolproperty(includingtechnology)withrespect
andreportanyproblemstoateacherortechnologystaffmember.

IstheAcceptableUsePolicy(AUP)
describedorlinked?Are
consequencesfornoncompliance
described?

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9. Studentsshouldreportinappropriateuseoftechnologyimmediately.
10. Misuseoftechnologyequipmentorsoftwarewillresultindisciplinaryaction.

StudentRightto
Privacy

Technology
Requirements

Ihavetwoteenagers,andIknowitstoughtokeepupwitheverythingyourchildis
doingwithtechnologyhowever,itsmoreimportantthaneverthatyoudo.Handing
yourchildadevicethatallowsthemtogooutontotheInternet,text,makecalls,etc.
isalikegivingyourchildakeytoacandystoreyouwouldntjustletyourkidjust
eatwhatevertheydlike,asmuchastheydlike,untiltheygotsick,wouldyou?
Youdimposelimitstomakesurethatyourchilddidntgetsickinthefirstplace.
Yourrelationshipwithyourchildandtechnologyisthesameyouhavetoimpose
limitssothatyourchildunderstandswhattheyaredoingandwhattheimplications
areiftheytriedtobypassthoselimits.
ForsythCountyiscommittedtostudentrightsandprivacy.Provisionsand
Didyouincludetheconditionsfor
expectationscanbefound
HERE
.
sharingornotsharingstudent
information?
Inordertocompleteanonlinecourse,studentsmusthavedailyinternetaccess.
Dothetechnologyrequirements
Studentsmusthavethefollowingtoolstoparticipateeffectivelyinclass:
outlinetechnicalspecificationsfor
studentcomputers?Didyoudescribe

theprocedurestofollowwhen
Completethisreadinesssurvey:
HERE
technicalproblemsoccur?

Materials,toolsandequipmentnecessarytosucceed:

Desktop,laptop,tablet,smartphoneorChromebook
OperatingSystemSupported
WindowsXPorlater,OS10.4orhigher,AndroidOS.OtherOSsmayworkbutare
notofficiallysupported
Browser
MozillaFirefoxisthepreferredbrowserbutourcoursesareaccessibleonavariety
ofmodernbrowsersincludingChrome,Safari,andInternetExplorer.Besureto
usethemostrecentversionofyourbrowser.MozillaFirefoxisthepreferred
browserbutourcoursesareaccessibleonavarietyofmodernbrowsersincluding
Chrome,andSafari.Besuretousethemostrecentversionofyourbrowser.

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BrowserPlugins
ThebrowserusedforcourseaccessshouldbeJavaScriptenabledandhave
updatedversionsofAdobeReader,SunJava,andAdobeShockwavePlayer.
PleasebeawarethatChromeOSdoesblocksomefunctionalityofAdobe,Sun
JavaandShockwave.
MediaPlayers
Coursesusecommonmediafilessuchas.mp3,.m4v,and.mov.Studentsneed
softwaretoopenmediafilessuchasanupdatedversionofWindowsMediaPlayer
orQuickTime.
ProductivitySoftware
Studentsneedofficeproductivitysoftwaretocreatedocuments,spreadsheetsand
presentations.ThiscanbeaccomplishedwithsoftwarelikeMicrosoftOfficeor
Openoffice.Alternatively,studentsmayuseotherwebbasedtoolslikeGoogle
Docs.
Speakersandmicrophoneorheadset.
AccesstoGoogleDriveAccountprovidedbyForsythCountySchoolSystem
WebCamera
LMSaccountprovidedbyForsythCountySchoolSystem

Ifyouhaveanytechnologyquestionsorconcernsorpasswordissues,youmay
wanttocontacttheschoolinstructionaltechnologysupportspecialist:

TraceyAbercrombie,ITS
tabercrombie@forsyth.k12.ga.us
7707814889ext290151

Studentswithfinancialneedshouldalerttheinstructorduringthefirstweekofclass
inordertodetermineeligibilityfortechnologicalassistanceuptoandincludinga
computerloanandportablehotspot(internetaccess).Pleasebeadvisedthisisnot
anovernightprocessandnotallfamiliesqualifybutLibertyMiddleSchoolmakes
everyeffortavailabletoaccommodatefamiliesinneedfinancially.

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Copyright
Statement

Studentswith
Disabilities

Thiscourse,coursematerials,assessmentsandpacingismanagedandorganized
byMr.Neuhaus.Mr.NeuhausmaintainstheitsLearningschoolwebsite,however,
theForsythCountySchoolDistrictownsallcontentwiththeexceptionoftheonline
textbook(locatedatthelinkinthecourseinformationabove)andanyotherdigital
resourcesreferencedbythecourse,whichareprivatelyowned.Course
andcoursematerialsarenottobecopied,edited,orredistributedforany
purpose.IfyouhavequestionsregardingmaterialscreatedbyMr.Neuhausorany
copyrightquestions,youmayrequestdetailsviaemailfromhimat
jneuhaus@forsythk12.org.
Iamwillingtoprovideanyreasonableaccommodationsforstudentswith
disabilities,providedaccommodationsarediscussedduringthefirstweekofthe
classsession.

Didyouprovideacopyright
statementanddisclaimerthat
identifiestheownerofthecourse?

Didyouindicateyourwillingnessto
providereasonableaccommodations
toastudentwithadisability?

LibertyMiddleSchoolregularlyreviewsalldocumentedIEPs,504s,ELPs,and
IHCPsandreportsallapplicableaccommodationstothecourseinstructor,the
counseloronfile,tothestudentandparentorguardianofthestudent.

Pleasenotethatnotallaccommodationsareapplicabletoonlinecourses,and
somearenotpossible.Theschoolremainsresponsibleformeetingallprovisionsin
theIEP,504,ELP,orIHCPonfilewiththeForsythCountySchoolDistrict.

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