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Blue Valley Schools
Instructional Technology Staff Development
This course provides an exploration of the resources available via the
World Wide Web (WWW) portion of the Internet. Absolute beginners will learn how to get
connected. All participants will explore several of the most popular starting points on
the web. Resources and information for virtually every subject or curricular area will be
investigated hands-on. Ideas for teacher research and for student project work will be
discussed and tried. Finally, issues regarding copyright and access to inappropriate
materials/appropriate use agreements will add a final practical note to the course.
Topics
Session 1 - How to get connected and basics
of beginning to use the WWW. Getting news and information.
Session 2 - Resources on the web (educational
and curriculm-specific)
Session 3 - Favorite jumping off places for
the web - search engines
Session 4 - Other resources on the Internet -
pictures, software, gopher sites, etc.
Session 5 - Miscellaneous topics and
participant presentations Acceptable use, copyright, what next?
Grading and expectations
For a grade of "B" the participant will:
- Utilize standard features of a browser to navigate the
Internet.
- Apply an understanding of URLs to
- Use effective strategies to search of information on the
Internet
- Apply information literacy skills to solve problems using
the Internet.
- Identify web sites that are particularly useful for
teaching, learning, and personal interest.
- Demonstrate understanding and adherence to copyright laws
and district "appropriate use policies".
- Devise a lesson activity in which students use WWW resources.
For a grade of "A" the participant will
Contact the instructor (Dr. Blake West)
for further information about the course or requirements or return to the staff
development main page for other information.
Revisions:
We know that Week 1 is the overview of the WWW
basics which would include: Dispelling the Myths
about the Net. Describing what our vision is
for the end results of the course Mini-lessons in
the tools of the WWW (browers, search engines, directories,
opening more than one browser window, copy/paste from web
to word processor, plugins,
AUP, and copyright DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD PUT
HERE???? Intro to communication tools---Eboard
Week 2----Problems to Solve
Plan a vacation that utilizes searching techniques, getting
images/maps, interacting with information sources,
purchasing things, Mini lesson on effective search
strategies, graphics (GIFs, JPEGs). Work
time on their problem. Mini-lesson on
setting up email account for travel updates, if they need it
Week 3---Working on Vacation Problem
Amending and improving plan---addition of original pictures via
digial camera and uploading to Photopoint Continue
to work on vacation. Present at end of
class-----5 minute summary
Week 4---Applying learning from vacation problem to something that
they can use at their work site Mini-lesson
on matching learning objectives with web resources (BVLMC, Blue
Webn, Education World, Kathy Schrock); advanced search techniques;
specialized searches; unique types of web resources (LOC,
CNN, ALA, Cable in Classroom, Classroom Connect,
Webquest); interactive components of web (Quia,
FunBrain, Filmentality) gurunet.com; and how to access Professional
development sites (ProQuest)
PS---gurunet.net was a feature article in the Wall Street Journal
last Thursday. I'd never heard of it before and
then Blake's comment and the article I read later
that same day. Amazing. Work time on
expanding ideas into useful classroom product
Week 5----Finish up projects and presentation showcase of application
work Evaluate how well they met objectives we laid
out in week 1 In addition, we are going to ask
them to post comments on Eboard every week. I
will create a site tonight. Each week they should have 3 postings----1
suprise, 1 discovery, and 1 reaction to someone else's
learning. In addition, they should post their 10
"favorite" websites with an annotation by
Week 4. I think we should ask the week 5 postings to comment specifically
on the hotlists.
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