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Course Unit Title	DIGITAL LITERACY IN EDUCATION
Course Unit Code	DEL100
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	4
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: To understand the usefulness and important of information communication technology in decision making and problem solving in order to achieve personal, educational and professional goals. To develop knowledge and skills on the use of technology as part of their profession as primary educators and particularly for organization and preparation purposes, and as instructional tools within the educational practice. To develop skills on the use of Windows Operating System in order to achieve educational and professional purposes and in particular for organization and preparation purposes, and as instructional tool within the educational practice. To develop knowledge in applying the Word Processor, Spreadsheets, Presentation Software and Internet in decision making, data processing, organization and classification within their profession as primary educators (preparation and instructional purposes). To select and apply the most appropriate software and applications in each situation. Specifically, to evaluate and choose the most appropriate forms of information presentation in each situation: text, function, table, graph, chart, and Internet information.
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	NONE
Course Contents	Windows Operating System Windows operating system management and use by prospective teachers for the classroom and school organization purposes as well as for preparation purposes.   Word Processor A computer application that is used for mainly text processing purposes (composition, editing, formatting, copy, paste, move, print) as well as for tables, charts and graphs development. The most frequent and well-known word processor is M.S. Word.   Spreadsheets A computer application that is used for mainly numerical data editing (import, edit, formal, copy, move, print) as well as applying basic mathematical and logical formulas and functions. It can be also used for diagram and chart development.   Presentations It is a computer application used for creating, formatting modifying presentations using different slides layouts for presentation distribution and printing. Also, it can be used for developing, formatting, copying, and moving, text, image, graphics and diagrams.   Internet Internet related concepts Web 1.0 & Web 2.0 tools and their use within the school and classroom environment, websites, homepages, search engines, email, chat-rooms.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	Β. Κόμης (2005). Εισαγωγή στη Διδακτική της Πληροφορικής. Κλειδάρυθμος, Αθήνα Joyce, ΞJ & M. Moon. (2007). Με μιά ματία – Ελληνικά Windows Vista. Πρότυπος τίτλος στα Αγγλικά: Windows Vista Plain and Simple". Μετάφραση στα ελληνικά Δρεπανιώτης, Π., Σταυρόπουλος, Π. & Καρανικόλας, Κ. Εκδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος, Αθήνα. ISBN 960-461-053-8 Χ. Χρήστου. (2006). Το Ολοκληρωμένο Βιβλίο Διδασκαλίας ECDL Κ. Ξαρχάκος - Δ. Καρολίδης. (2007). Πλήρης Οδηγός για το Δίπλωμα ECDL 2007. Άβακας
References	R. Pamela, P. Toliver, Yvonne Johnson. (2002). The Select Series Microsoft Office XP, 2002, Prentice Hall Κ. Ξαρχάκος. & Δ. Καρολίδης. (2004). Πλήρης οδηγός για το δίπλωμα ECDL. Άβακας. Κ. Ξαρχάκος. & Δ. Καρολίδης. (2004). Χρήση ηλεκτρονικού υπολογιστή. Άβακας. Κ. Ξαρχάκος. & Δ. Καρολίδης. (2006). Μαθαίνετε εύκολα Microsoft Office 2003. Άβακας.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	The teaching of the course consists of lectures regarding the basic definitions and concepts of information communication technology. Knowledge and skills development for various software use for professional purposes (preparation, organization and as instructional tools within the teaching practice) will be developed through numerous lab exercises and activities.
Assessment methods and criteria	Assignments 35% Midterm Test 25% Final Exam 40%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO