Binghamton Workshop Links

Two eboards have been created for use with this project. The first eboard is for our workshop use, the second was created to be used with your students. Lets examine the workshop eboard.

E2T2 eBoard

http://e2t2.apple.site.eboard.com

Go to this site and click on the Converstations tab. Click the first note, Welcome to session 3. Read the instructions and make a comment. Make a comment on the second iNote as well.

Now go the May 5-6 tab. Investigate links on the eBoards note

Binghamton Schools eBoard

http://binghamton.apple.site.eboard.com

Go to the student eboard, find your school and add a note for your classes. You don’t have to put a URL on it yet.

Activity 2: Creating an electronic document and posting it on the web

Decide on a topic:

Choose a topic, something you’ll be doing between now and the end of the year. Think of an Internet activity students could do related to this topic. Next you’ll search for websites to support the activity

Nettrekker:

Go to APDO (http://ali.apple.com/apdo) Search in NetTrekker to find at least 5 URLs to support the activity you have in mind. Copy each URL and the title of the webpage into a word document. Write up directions for the activity in the word document. Now, instead of printing the “worksheet” you’ll use a web based teacher tool to post it for your students. On to

4teachers.org / Web Worksheet Wizard

Using the 5 URLs you found for homework, you’ll create an electronic worksheet that gives directions to students as to what they’ll be doing on the Internet. When completed the activity will be posted on the web. Students will be able to immediately access the URLs and will be more likely to be on task.

Go to:

http://4teachers.org

On the right side, scroll to the bottom until you see Web Worksheet Wizard

Sample Web Worksheet with instructions for creating one.

http://wizard.hprtec.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=62463

When your webpage is complete copy and paste the URL into a note on the student eboard. http://binghamton.apple.site.eboard.com Take some time to look at the other postings at the student eboard. Everyone will be posting their project at this site so we can all learn from their ideas.

If other’s have not yet finished, go back to http://4teachers.org and investigate some of the other great tools they provide. The Project Poster is a student tool, designed to allow students to create a web based student project to demonstrate their learning.

Dinner

Activity 3

Flash drives

Working with Flash drives. Go through the Session 3 Internet for Instruction folder to see the resources provided

Transfer this folder to your flash drive.

REMEMBER: The drive has to be ejected before you remove it!

Practice saving a document to the flash drive: Open a word document and save it : File / Save as. Navigate to the drive and save the file.

Activity 4

Fearless Learners Courageous Teachers

A Webcast with Alan November

http://ali.apple.com/presentation/novemberpreso.html

Work through the presentation at your own pace. Use the links to try out the tasks he’s explaining. Stop the video and rewind a bit if you need to hear it again. This takes approx 1 hour to complete.

NETs for Searching Activity:

Go to the Nets for Searching link below. This is an interactive webquest that will help you learn to search more effectively for information. It’s a great activity to do with students to help prepare them to learn to filter through information.

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm

Session 2

April 14-15

Apple Professional Development Online (APDO) Activate your account with the web key you’ve been given.

http://ali.apple.com/apdo

A workshop with Annette Lamb: Technology Tools in Teaching and Learning: Annette Lamb is well known in our field. Early on she wrote many books that helped guide the way for educators experimenting with technology integration. Her website is an outstanding opportunity for you to learn the basics of using productivity tools to support your curriculum. I hope you’ll be able to spend some time at her site before our next session. If you have a good personal understanding of word processing, spreadsheets and databases, jump ahead to the last link in this section to begin planning a project. ( Secondary Level Technology Tools)

http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/ptools/

Computers as Tools:

http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/ptools/tools.htm

Tools for Writing: Word Processsing

Word Processing Workshop

http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/ptools/wordwk.htm

Ideas for using word processing in your classroom:

http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/ptools/word1.htm

Tools for Calculating: Spreadsheets

Spreadsheet Workshop:

http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/ptools/sswk.htm

Ideas for using spreadsheets in your classroom: