Required Textbooks
Order books as soon as possible from the Boise State Bookstore or from any online book seller.
Note: Several of the required textbooks may be available as free ebooks from Boise State’s Albertson’s Library. Please contact our EdTech Librarian, Margie Ruppel (margieruppel@boisestate.edu) or
view a list of available ebooks here.
This list is current as of Spring 2011 semester
Undergraduate Courses
EDTECH 202: Educational Technology-Classroom Applications
Graduate Courses
EDTECH 501: Introduction to Educational Technology
EDTECH 502: The Internet for Educators
EDTECH 503: Instructional Design
EDTECH 504: Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology
EDTECH 505: Evaluation for Educational Technologists
EDTECH 506: Graphic Design for Learning
EDTECH 511: Interactive Courseware Design
EDTECH 512: Online Course Design
EDTECH 513: Multimedia
EDTECH 521: Online Teaching in the K-12 Environment
EDTECH 522: Online Teaching for Adult Learners
EDTECH 523: Advanced Online Teaching
EDTECH 531: Teaching and Learning in Virtual Worlds
EDTECH 532: Educational Games & Simulations
EDTECH 533: YouTube for Educators
EDTECH 543: Social Network Learning
EDTECH 597: Teaching Mathematics Virtual Worlds
EDTECH 597: Mobile App Design for Teaching and Learning
EDTECH 597: Mobile Learning: Devices, Applications, & Pedagogy
EDTECH 597: Intro to Edutainment
EDTECH 597: International Issues in ICT
EDTECH 597: Blogging in the Classroom
EDTECH 597: Integrating Digital Games in the K-12 Classrooms
EDTECH 541: Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum
EDTECH 542: Technology-Supported Project-Based Learning
EDTECH 551: Technical and Grant Writing for Educational Technologists
EDTECH 552: Introduction to Network Administration
EDTECH 554: Managing Technology Integration in Schools
EDTECH 561: Research in Educational Technology
EDTECH 562: Introduction Statistics for Educational Technology
EDTECH 592: Portfolio (MET only)
| EDTECH 501 | |
| Introduction to Educational Technology (Previously EDTECH 571) |
Title: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association ®, Sixth Edition Author: American Psychological Association ISBN: 978-1-4338-0562-2 Publication Date: July 2009 Edition: Spiral Bound Order through APA: http://www.apastyle.org/products/4200068.aspx |
| EDTECH 502 | |
| Internet for Educators (Previously EDTECH 573) |
Dreamweaver CS5.5 Author: David Sawyer McFarland Author: Elizabeth Castro Title: The Non-Designer’s Web Book: An Easy Guide to Creating, Designing, and Posting Your Own Web Site ISBN: 0321303377 Edition: 3rd Publisher: Peachpit Press Copyright: 2006 |
| EDTECH 503 | |
| Instructional Design for Educators (Previously EDTECH 572) |
Title: Instructional Design, 3rd Ed. Authors: Smith, P. and Ragan, T. Year: 2004 Publisher: Wiley. ISBN-10: 0471393533 ISBN-13: 978-0471393535 |
| EDTECH 504 | |
| Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology | Title: Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments Editors: Jonassen, D. H., & Land, S. M. Year: 2000 Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates ISBN: 0-8058-3216-5 |
| EDTECH 505 | |
| Evaluation for Educational Technologists (Previously EDTECH 576) |
Title: The ABCs of Evaluation: Timeless Techniques for Program and Project Managers (3rd edition) Authors: John Boulmetis, Phyllis Dutwin Date: 2011 Publisher: Jossy-Bass ISBN: 978-0-470-87354-0 |
| EDTECH 506 | |
| Graphic Design for Learning (Previously EDTECH 577) |
Required: Lohr, L. (2008). Creating graphics for learning and performance (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education ISBN: 0-13-219158-X Strongly recommended: Lynda.com subscription (Repository of online software tutorials) |
| EDTECH 511 | |
| Interactive Courseware Design (Previously EDTECH 574) |
McCathran, K. & Ruse, K. (2010). Learn Adobe Flash Professional CS5 by Video: Core Training in Rich Media Communication, Adobe Press. ISBN: 0321719824 Alessi, S. M. & Trollip, S. R. (2001). Multimedia for Learning: Methods and Development (3rd edition). Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 020527691 Required Software: Adobe Flash CS4, CS5, or CS5.5 |
| EDTECH 512 | |
| Online Course Design (Previously EDTECH 597) |
Required: Web-Based Learning: Design, Implementation & Evaluation Davidson-Shivers & Rasmussen Pearson Education, 2006 ISBN: 0-13-081425-3 Smith, R.M. (2008). Conquering the content: A step-by-step guide to online course design. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0787994426 Recommended: Creating Graphics for Learning and Performance L. Lohr Pearson Education, 2003 ISBN: 0-13-090712-X |
| EDTECH 513 | |
| Multimedia (Previously EDTECH 583) |
e-Learning and the Science of Instruction, 2nd edition Required Hardware: |
| EDTECH 521 | |
| Online Teaching in the K-12 Environment (Previously EDTECH 587) |
Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction, Updated Edition Making the move to K-12 Online Teaching: Research-based Strategies and Practices |
| EDTECH 522 | |
| Online Teaching for Adult Learners (Previously EDTECH 582) |
Tools for Successful Online Teaching Dawley, L. IGI Publishing (2007) ISBN: 978-1-59140-956-4 Teaching Online: A Practical Guide (3rd Edition) Ko, S. and Rossen, S. New York: Routledge (2010) ISBN: 978-0-415-99726-3 |
| EDTECH 523 | |
| Advanced Online Teaching (Previously EDTECH 597) |
Finkelstein, J. E. (2006). Learning in Real Time: Synchronous Teaching and Learning Online. San Franscisco: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0-7879-7921-8 Pallof, R. M. & Pratt, K. (2007). Building online learning communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom, 2nd Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0-7879-8825-8 Recommended: Making the move to K-12 Online Teaching: Research-based Strategies and Practices Kerry Rice Allyn & Bacon, 2011 ISBN-10: 0132107619 ISBN-13: 9780132107617 |
| EDTECH 531 | |
| Teaching & Learning in Virtual Worlds (Previously EDTECH 597: Teaching & Learning in Second Life) |
Required: None Recommended: R. Rymaszewski, et al. (2008). Second Life: The official guide, (2nd Ed). Sybex. Gibson, D., Aldrich, C. & Prensky, M. (2007). Games and simulations in online learning: Research and development frameworks. Information Science Publishing: Hershey, PA.. (this book is required if you didn’t already purchase it for use in Educational Games & Simulations) Software: Second Life, free account http://secondlife.com/ Microphone and speakers, or headset |
| EDTECH 532 | |
| Educational Games & Simulations (Previously EDTECH 597) |
Recommended: |
| EDTECH 533 | |
| YouTube for Educators (Previously EDTECH 597) |
No books are required. |
| EDTECH 543 | |
| Social Network Learning |
tbd |
| EDTECH 597 | |
| Teaching Mathematics inVirtual Worlds |
tbd |
| EDTECH 597 | |
| Mobile App Design for Teaching and Learning |
David Wolber, Hal Abelson, Ellen Spertus, & Liz Looney (2011). App Inventor: Create Your Own Android Apps (1st ed.). O’Reilly Media. ISBN:1449397484 |
| EDTECH 597 | |
| Mobile Learning: Devices, Applications, & Pedagogy |
tbd |
| EDTECH 597 | |
| Intro to Edutainment | No books required. All materials will be provided online. |
| EDTECH 597 | |
| International Issues in ICT | tbd |
| EDTECH 597 | |
| Blogging in the Classroom | tbd |
| EDTECH 597 | |
| Integrating Digital Games in K-12 Classrooms | tbd |
| EDTECH 541 | |
| Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum (Previously EDTECH 575) |
Required: Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching / Edition 5 by Margaret D. Roblyer, Aaron H Doering Optional: Techtactics: Technology for Teachers, Carolyn Thorsen |
| EDTECH 542 | |
| Tech-Supported Project-Based Learning (Previously EDTECH 581) |
No books required. |
| EDTECH 551 | |
| Technical & Grant Writing for Educational Technologists (Previously EDTECH 586) |
All readings are available online. No required texts. |
| EDTECH 522 | |
|
Introduction to Network Administration (Previously EDTECH 585: Operating Systems and Networks) |
CCENT/CCNA ICND1 640-822 Official Cert Guide Authors: Wendell Odom Publisher: Cisco Press; 3rd edition Year: 2011 ISBN-10: 1587204258 Required: Text w/ CD |
| EDTECH 554 | |
| Managing Technology Integration in Schools | The Technology Director’s Guide To Leadership: The Power of Great Questions by Don Hall ISTE, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-56484-244-2 |
| EDTECH 561 | |
| Research in Educational Technology |
Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (3rd Edition) [Hardcover] |
| EDTECH 562 | |
| Introduction to Statistics for Educational Technology |
tbd |
| EDTECH 592 | |
| Portfolio |
No textbook required |
| EDTECH 202 | |
| Educational Technology: Classroom Applications | Wyzard, Schroeder, & Haskell. (2010). Digital Age Teaching Skills, A Standards Based Approach, 2nd Edition |
