Post on 27-Mar-2015
Internet Classroom Integration
Research Skills for Today’s Communication Age
• Technology Allows Students To: • Excel in achievement in Content Area• Develop Higher-order Thinking and Problem Solving
Skills• Develop Creative Artifacts, Unique Products, and
Service Projects• Develop Workforce Professional Skills• Develop Information Literacy & Communication Skills
(Research Skills)• Apply learning to Real-World Situations• Develop Organizational & Teamwork Skills • Produce, Preserve, Present & Publish their work• Investigate beyond their community experience• Produce a Complete & Complex Project• Share their experiences, findings, questions and
concerns with others in the global learning community
• Technology Allows Teachers To: • Provide Digital Up-to-Date Resources• Develop Better Communication &
Assessment Skills through Electronic Syllabi, Rubrics, Lesson Plans, Parental Communications, Online Collaboration
• Distribute Information through Web-based pages accessible from home or anywhere
• Organize Lessons and presentation and distribute for slow or absent learners
• Provide Remediation Materials Online• Provide Student Samples & Electronic
Portfolios
What is the INTERNET?
• http://www.brainpop.com/tech/communication/internet/index.weml
What is Needed to Connect?
• Computer, cellular, pager or TV
• Modem, Ethernet or Wireless Card
• Telephone line, Wireless or Cable Line
• Internet Account
• Software (Browser)
History of the INTERNET
• http://www.internet101.org/internet.html
TERMINOLOGY
• http://www.stimulus.com/education/terminology.html
• http://www.stimulus.com/education/connectivity-p2.html • Other Terms:
– Popups (popup stopper)– Virus, Worm, Trojan– AUP– Email & Attachment– Plug-ins – URL
Popup Stoppers
• Zero Ads Pop-up Killer & Ad Blocker – Kill pop-up windows, remove banner ads, boost surfing speeds, increase privacy, and more. Pop-Up Stopper Basic – Block pop-up windows in Internet Explorer. Pop-Up Stopper Professional – Block pop-up windows in every browser on every Internet connection. Guard-IE Pop-up Killer and Privacy Suite – Remove ads and pop-ups, clean browser history and cache, kill scripts, manage cookies,... Steganos Internet Anonym – Quickly & easily block pop-up ads, ensure Web surfing safety/anonymity and destroy Internet...
Virus, Worm, Trojan• Virus Alerts – McAfee, Symantec
• Virus Hoaxes
• Email Spam is a Form of Virus (takes up valuable resources, time, and energy & can over extend a mail server)
• Chain letters• Mass mailings• Unsolicited Email
What is an AUP?Acceptable Use Policy are designed to protect
students, staff, and resources– Typical AUP Issues
• The use of the Internet is a privilege and not a right. • E-mail is not private. • All Internet & Network Resources in the school should be
used for educational purposes.• 3 Rules of Thumb: Monitor, Monitor, Monitor, student use
of the Internet• Copyright Issues
• Federal, State, & District violations may result in imprisonment, fines, and loss of certification
• CIPA & COPPA• Engaging Parents & Safety Issues
COPPA PROTECTING CHILDREN Children’s
Online Privacy Protection Act • COPPA wanted to prohibit Web
sites from making it possible for children under 13 to disclose personal information to others on the Internet without parental consent. This is costly to child-oriented Web sites
• Educational Web sites are shutting down the areas in question for children cause it is so hard to comply with the law
COPPA
• Personal information cannot be collected on the Web from children under age 13 without permission from a parent or legal guardian.
• Parents have the right to know what personal information their children are being asked for and how it is to be used.
COPPA
• Parents can review the personal information collected from their child, determine who it can be given to, and have the right to have it deleted. Children cannot be required to give out more information than is reasonably necessary… to use in contests or games Permission from parents and guardians must be verifiable, for example, a signed authorization form mailed.
COPPA
• Web sites and online services must prominently post a clear privacy policy
• EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIRING PARENTAL PERMISSION
• Collecting a child’s email address for one-time request – homework
• Entering a child in a contest or sending an online newsletter
What are Inappropriate Sites?
– SomeSome categories include: – Adult sites – Weapons & Crime sites – Sites that promote the use of illegal substance – Some entertainment sites that are not suitable for
students – Gambling sites – Intolerance sites – Some vacation & travel sites– Some clothing & shopping sites– Most advice & horoscope sites– Job Databases
– Sites that show or advocate violence or hate.
The Most Popular Tool :Email
• Can be effective communication tool if used correctly– Net-etiquette– Reread before sending– Over explain –rather than under explain
Email Attachments
• Properly forward messages (attachments VS repetitive forwarding)
• Properly attach documents• Be aware that Email attachments
are usually:– Suspect for Virus Transmission– Limited in Size by the Network
Administrator
Browser Plug-insMedia available on the Internet is
becoming more varied in type and requirements
Plug-ins are software programs that work with your browser to enable it to view or experience different types of media.
Plug-ins are usually downloaded from the Internet from reputable sites
MediaMedia Type Viewer Editor
Graphics–.jpg–.gif
Native to Browser (no plug-in needed)
•Image composer•PhotoShop•Paint
Movies–.mov–.avi–.ram
•QuickTime•MS Media Player•Real Player
-Final Cut Pro
-Adobe Premier•Real Producer
MediaMedia Type Viewer Editor
Flash Movie Shockwave Flash Player
•Macromedia Flash
Audio
–.wav–.mp3–.ram
•Native (ms media player)•Mp3 Player•Real Player
-Cool Edit
-Music Match•Real Producer
Citing Internet Resources
• http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/District/TRAINING/citing_Internet_Resources.pdf
Copyright Issues
• Copyright Quiz (Handout)
• Crash Course in Copyright Issues
• Copyright for Educators
• Software Piracy
Evaluating WWW
• Data, Data, Everywhere…and NOT a Drop of “Think”
• SNAP
Six Life-Long SkillsSCANS
•Discuss: What is it you want your students to be able to do?
6 Life-Skills – Skills that NEVER go out of date
Discuss: Critical Attributes of Good Research Skills
Engaged Learning
The Question IS THEAnswer!
Never Accept a Student’s First Attempt
Engaged Learning
• K-2 & 3-5
• K-2 Projects– The Zoo
• 3-5 Projects
• WebQuests, More
• START
• Sample Lesson Plans
Changing Role of the Teacher
• http://www.arp.sprnet.org/admin/supt/page2.HTM
• Constructivist PowerPoint
• Rubrics – Teaching with a Purpose
• Teaching in Centers
Does & Don’ts• http://www.arp.sprnet.org/admin/su
pt/Dont.htm
• "To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." — Theodore Roosevelt, 19th/20th century American adventurer and politician, Nobel
Prize-winning U.S. president
• RESOURCES