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| What is Hypertext? |
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| Inquiry Based Education:
Here are some sites that will show
the development of Web Activities beyond information searches to
true critical thinking activities. |
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Web-and-Flow: online
It's an interactive design site, a just-in-time workshop, an interactive
book, an expert system, an HTML editor., a Web host., a learning
community. http://www.web-and-flow.com/
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Filamentality:
Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through
picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links,
and turning them into learning activities. It combines the "filament"
of the Web with a learner's "mentality". |
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| Both of above programs suggest a process of developing
lessons that support student inquiry. Another important aspect to
creating lessons is the Constructivist Method that
follows the way the brain constructs meaning. |
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| CONSTRUCTIVIST
LESSON PLAN
(follows the way the brain constructs meaning)
Teachers Facilitate
Teachers carefully and deliberately collect the kinds of "stuff"
students are exposed to.
Teachers facilitate learning by guiding students into examinations
of information.
Students Explore:
Allow students to "play," express their curiosity through
hands-on experiences, ask questions, make comments and observations
by providing a safe atmosphere.
Allow the element of wonder in the classroom.
Dialogue
Teachers develop concepts through specific, content-centered
information that students need to enhance understanding, for example,
definitions, historical context, significance, relationships,
important details. |
| Teaching With Webpagees |
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| Teacher Website Design |
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Appearance: Quality of the graphics, legibility of text,
overall layout, color schemes
Content: Usefullness of information provided for students
and parents, quality of writing, subject matter, current information
User Friendly: Ease of navigation, accuracy of links,
logical structure |
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| What Happens When the Web Becomes the Course
Textbook? |
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The Web as Reading and Writing Text |
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One of the best educators dealing with online learning is
Dawn Rodrigues. Here are a selection of her websites.
"My Reading
and Writing in an OnlineWorld (Prentice Hall 200),
is a small textbook with a large web space, that includes many
elements traditionally found in print textbooks. Among those elements
is a startup online anthology. My intent is for that anthology
to grow, for I view the Web as the best source for online reading/writing
texts that will support classroom inquiry "(Reading and Writing
in an Onlline World http://www.prenhall.com/onlineworld).
--Presentation at the National Writing Project National Convention
in Atlanta, 2003. |
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| Expanding the Walls of the Classroom with Technology
and Social Networking |
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| Beyond the Classroom: Online Schools |
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Lemon Grove |
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Profile: Lemon
Grove School District-The Web-based School
Extending Literacy
"Students are able to access the Internet as
well as resources at school from home. With increased access at
home, children can complete homework assignments online and submit
them via e-mail. Parents can easily communicate with teachers.
Research is made easier. This connection extends literacy beyond
the traditional classroom, not only for students but the rest
of the family members and other subscribers in the community as
well.
The New Classroom Environment
The evolution of technology integration in the classroom
environment has brought about changes in the structures of teaching
and learning. With every computer on the network connected to
the Internet, teachers are able to develop web-based instructional
units and incorporate guided web-searching activities into daily
classroom lessons."
LemonLINK:
Project to incorporate technology in the school district. |
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| Professional Development |
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| Action Plan |
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Develop an action plan or proposal for using new technologies
such as the ones we have discussed in class in your own educational
setting. This can be a wish list, but make it a realistic one. Pretend
that your audience is an administrator or someone from whom you
must get approval for curriculum changes and/or technology purchases.
Here are some links that might give you some ideas.
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Learning
with Technology Profile Tool (1997) This is from North Central
and the tool has a list of questions that will help teachers evaluate
their learning environments. |
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Assessing
Teacher Technology Projects: From a Stanford teacher, this assessment
guide covers projects from novices to experts. |
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators: Including assessment and rubrics
for all levels of experience |
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Sun
Resources for Technology Evaluation "Clearly the ideal
situation is to write a sound plan -- with clear vision, goals,
and action plans -- and then to set forth a rather straight forward
process for evaluating your progress in implementing that plan." |
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Technology Planning
Articles: from the National Center for Technology Planning |
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Star
Chart: Education Assessment the CEO Forum’s Interactive
School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart, a self-assessment
tool designed to provide schools with the information they need
to better integrate technology into their educational process.
Here, you can complete an online, multiple-choice questionnaire
that will provide you with instant feedback on how well your school
is doing in this process. There are three critical questions:
1. Is your school using technology effectively to ensure the best
possible teaching and learning?
2. What is your school’s current education technology profile?
3. What areas should your school focus on to improve its level
of technology integration?
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Assessment
Tools for the Technology Center for Educator Development |
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Evaluating
Technology’s Impact on Teaching and Learning (2000) |
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Oregon
Teaching Effectivelness Program (2010) |
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Planning
for Change and Technology (Washington State) |
| Specific Schools |
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Lee Summit
Technology Integration—Writing |
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Mizzou Campus Writing Program:
This is a great sight with many supporting links. Check out the
video on Social Media, education and pedagogy. |
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