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Web Activities
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Video Segments
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Study Guide Activities
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Activity One:
Information Power and Literacy
Personal information power.
Using online resources to plan a visit to a city in California for a conference. |
Jamie McKenzie introduces the course along with the concepts of Information Power and information literacy.
Classroom segments illustrate major concepts.
Teachers speak of their journey toward Information Power. |
Section 1-2
Discussion of information literacy and past school research experiences. Completion of "Developing Information Power" survey.
Activities in support of trip planning Web experience. |
Activity Two:
Effective Search Strategies
Online practice of the search strategies. |
Jamie McKenzie talks about information overload and demonstrates ten powerful search strategies to help teachers and students find what they are looking for quickly. |
Section 3-4
Discussions and activities in support of online searching strategies and concepts.
Participants have an opportunity to test out the ten effective search strategies.
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Activity Three:
Online Resources
Developing professional information power using online resources. |
Jamie McKenzie introduces a number of free professional resources available online to illustrate the concept of professional information power. Participants also learn about pay-for information and push technologies.
Classroom segments and teacher interviews . |
Section 5-6
Activities engage participants in the effective use of educational resources available on the Internet.
Comparison of free educational resources with subscription resources. Evaluating sources. |
Activity Four:
The Internet in the Classroom
Standards-based learning. Strategic reading with electronic resources |
Judi Harris raises issues of purpose, exploring how, why, when and where the Internet and technology might make a difference.
Classroom segments and teacher interviews . |
Section 7-8
Discussion of compelling educational purpose. The ISTE technology standards.
Strategic reading with electronic resources |
Activity Five:
Research Modules
Explore online examples and then compare and contrast them against traits of effective online learning. |
Jamie McKenzie shows the research module approach to providing scaffolding for student research efforts.
Illustrative classroom segments and teacher interviews . |
Section 9-10
Outlines the research module approach and sets up the comparison to accompany the Web activity. |
Activity Six:
WebQuests
Explore online examples and then compare and contrast them against traits of effective online learning. |
Bernie Dodge introduces the WebQuest model to structure student research efforts.
Illustrative classroom segments and teacher interviews . |
Section 11-12
Outlines the WebQuest approach and sets up the comparison to accompany the Web activity. |
Activity Seven:
Telecollaborative Projects
Explore online examples and then compare and contrast them against traits of effective online learning. |
Judi Harris provides an overview of telecollaborative projects and shows how teachers may launch ready made projects or invent their own.
Illustrative classroom segments and teacher interviews . |
Section 13-14
Outlines the telecollaborative project approach and sets up the comparison to accompany the Web activity. |
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Jamie McKenzie outlines a dozen technology related issues and trends likely to face teachers and schools during the next few years. |
Section 15
Issues & Trends |
