Lesson 14

This Assignment is Due Tuesday, October 22!

Topics
	Reference Models Assignment
	Peer Evaluations
	EDUC573 FTP Server
	Microsoft FrontPage
	Curriculum-Linked Lesson Plan
	Week Seven Evaluation
	FYI Links
	Lesson 14 Assignments

RESEARCH (REFERENCE) MODELS ASSIGNMENT

Your assignment this week will be to continue discussion in your small groups and to prepare for Lesson 15. Your discussion will continue by generating 3 ideas for use in your classroom using 3 different categories of the Research/Reference Model on a particular topic. For each of your three ideas, please search for an appropriate web site (can be some of the same ones you have already collected for the Hyperlinks assignment) and include its complete address with your description. Expand (beyond the description of the link which you completed for your Hyperlinks assignment) on these three links by writing 2 or 3 sentences on HOW you will use these links in your classroom. Following are a few questions to consider (you don't necessarily have to answer all these questions, just think about them as you consider the ways is which this link would be used in your classroom) for this HOW category:

	How will you focus your students on particular parts of the link if there are certain portions that you want your students to particularly explore?
	What sort of 'assignment' will you give your students to make sure he/she has focused on critical elements of the link?
	How will you know that your students have learned the information (or at least critical portions that specifically relate to your topic) from the site?
	How will this link be used in integration with other activities that may be occurring in the class on the same topic?

Share your 3 ideas with the members of your distribution list. Please do not send them as attachments. Continue to collaborate with your group by commenting (via your distribution list) on each others' ideas. If you will be using these hyperlinks in your Electronic Presentation, you may get valuable information from your group on how to use these links in the classroom.

Include with your three ideas, a one or two sentence answer to this question:

What is the main difference between the Research and the Communication Model?

To view an example of how one teacher in Twin Falls, Idaho used the Internet as a research tool, please view the Jhinte~1.ppt on your EDUC 573 CD. This PowerPoint file can also be downloaded from our ftp course site. (Click the FTP link on our home page to get information on FTP, how to download and install the free software, how to connect to our site, and transfer files.) It is possible that you will not be able to get the video link to work on this PowerPoint. If so, just explore the slide show for content.

PEER EVALUATIONS

Once everyone in your group is finished with Lesson 14, you will need to complete the online evaluation form for your group assignments. In order to update the class checklist for Lessons 11-14, I need your input. Please complete the online evaluation form for your group members and yourself. I need this information as soon as possible after the Lesson 14 due date. (If for some reason you cannot get the form to submit, then just please send your evaluations to me via email). Thank you!

Click here to go to the evaluation form.

EDUC573 FTP SERVER

We have an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server from which you can download certain course files. If you already have WS_FTP LE on your computer and know how to use it, then the following information will make sense to you:

Click "New" for Session Properties, then insert the following in the fields:
Profile Name: your choice here
Host Name/Address: coeftp.boisestate.edu
Host Type: (drop down box, choose "Automatic detect"
User ID: educ573
Password: access
Click the box: "Save Pwd"
Then, click "Okay," and you'll be connected to our server!

Here is a schematic as well:

Don't know about FTP? No problem, visit our FTP page for step-by-step directions.

Just need to download the software? Go to the WS_FTP LE download site.

MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE

Please make sure you have your FrontPage tutorial files downloaded to your computer (available on our FTP server) and your Microsoft FrontPage 2000: A Hands-On Guide, one of your required textbooks as you will need these resources for Lesson 15. Also, you will want to make sure you have loaded Microsoft FrontPage onto your computer by the next lesson.

CURRICULUM-LINKED LESSON PLAN

NOTE: The Curriculum Match (Portfolio) discussed below is due October 27. Please send your lesson plan as a Word document via the drop box in Blackboard.

SUGGESTION: I strongly encourage you to share your lesson plan with a 'buddy' from this class BEFORE you send this to me. I follow the rubric quite closely, and having another pair of eyes look at your plan in light of rubric expectations might help you discover any missing elements. You will need to initiate this peer evaluation on your own. Just contact someone via email and schedule an 'exchange' of plans. You will need to do this before the due date so that you can submit your final plan to me on time.

You will also use Blackboard to electronically send your optional assignment and to link your portfolio in our EdTech Online Community. To send your Curriculum Portfolio follow these directions:

1. Open http://blackboard.boisestate.edu and login to Blackboard.
2. Click on the Internet for Educators link on the right hand side.
3. Click on the Tools link on the left side menu.
4. Click on the Digital Drop Box icon.
5. Go to the SEND (if you just ADD, it will put the file in your drop box, however I will not see it on my end...make sure you SEND!) file in the drop box, find your file and submit it. I will review the drop box to evaluate your assignment.

We have concluded our discussion of the Communication Model. Hopefully this past week has given you a foundation by which to further refine your Curriculum Ideas for your portfolio.

Please use the format below for your curriculum match. Click here to view a sample lesson based on this format.

All references for objectives, etc. are to the objectives/target skills, etc. as listed in the Idaho State Curriculum Guide for the subject area under consideration. Guides are available through the Idaho State Department of Education, the Albertson's Library at BSU, and your local school. Many districts write their own guides, and those may be used for this activity.

If you are working outside Idaho, you may use the equivalent documents from your district or state. You also may find some curriculum guides online as well. The important point in any of these situations is that your telecommunications activity must be tied directly to curriculum!

Lesson Abstract - Curriculum Match
Matching Computer Activities with Curriculum Guides

Name:
Email Address:

Technology Model:
Topic:
Grade Level/Content Area:
Purpose:
Objective:
Activity/Description of Process:
Schedule & Configuration:
(Meeting Learner Needs:)
Evaluation:
Reference:

Technology Model and Category:

Indicate that you are following the Communication model. Name the category chosen. Ex. Communications Model: Access to an Expert

Topic:

Be specific. Ex. Igneous Rocks

Grade Level/Content Area:

Ex. 4th Grade Science

Instructional Goal and Objective:

Refer to your state curriculum guides for this information.

Activity/Description of Process:

Describe what the lesson/unit will involve. Also include how you will meet individual student needs...this could be in this section or you could make a separate section for Meeting Learner Needs.

Schedule & Configuration:

Describe the time schedule to be followed to complete the activities. Describe how the classroom is configured. In collaborative classrooms, describe what the students are doing who are not directly involved in this lesson. Example: In an elementary classroom in which a center is linked to NASA to see Mars photos, what are the other centers/activities occurring at the same time? How do you manage your classroom so everyone remains on task?

(Meeting Learner Needs:)

This can be woven into the description process above or detailed here in its own specific section. Think about how your students learn, and plan activities that meet their individual needs. For instance, are you including activities for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners? How will you address special needs students that you have in your class?

Evaluation:

Include how the lesson will be evaluated, not only for the students, but also for the teacher to determine success of the lesson.

Reference:

Bibliographical information including web sites (and addresses) and any other reference material, textbooks, curriculum guides, etc.

See the rubric for more detailed expectations of the components you should be including in your lessons.

WEEK SEVEN EVALUATION

Please take a moment and complete the Week Seven Evaluation. You may remain anonymous.

FYI OPTIONAL SECTION

I have gathered some goodies for you to look through at your leisure. THIS IS NOT AN ASSIGNMENT!!!

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

One of my colleagues attended an education conference in Spokane recently. One of the keynote speakers talked about Project-Based Learning and how well it motivates kids. The links below are to those materials. There is a lot of reading involved, so please bookmark the best material so you can access it again later.

Wonderful modules based on PBL model:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/main.html

Jerome School District has a nice site on PBL:
http://www.d261.k12.id.us/Technology/Goals%202000/PBL/problem_based
_learning.htm

San Diego State University webquest:
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/clrit/home.html

Center for PBL with resources:
http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/center.html

PBL slide show:
http://www.slu.edu/services/ITS/atd/camp/pbl/ppt/

Maricopa has good examples and resources:
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl/

San Mateo part of PBL Web Ring:
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/

TELECOLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

Bucket Buddies
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/bucketproj/
Environmental 'pond-life' study for grades 1 - 5.

Dare to Fly with Class
http://www.geocities.com/daretofly2001/
A collaborative project for students in grades 3 - 5 using paper airplanes to introduce the 4 forces (lift, thrust, drag, and weight) of flight.

Interpersonal Exchange
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~jbharris/Virtual-Architecture/Telecollaboration/
more-telecollaboration.html
Listing of several telecollaboration projects.

OnLine Class - Collaborative Online Projects
http://www.onlineclass.com/general/whatis.html
Includes week-long interactive units as well as shorter, 2-4 hour lesson plans.

Square of Life
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/squareproj/index.html
Elementary students share their view of their local environment with other students around the world. Designed for students in grades 1 - 6, this project integrates many curriculum areas. Detailed lesson plans for this project are also included.

Circle of Life WebQuest
http://herrickses.org/searingtown/library/circleoflife/index.htm
Students work in pairs to complete WebQuests on marine biology.

Other resources for teachers:

ISTE Teacher Resources
http://www.iste.org/resources/index.shtml

MarcoPolo
http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/
Included at this site are standards-based Internet content for grades K-12. This is an excellent site and very well organized with many interactive activities.

TeacherFocus
http://www.teacherfocus.com/
If you would like to participate in online threaded discussions with other teachers, you may want to check out this site.

These articles contain additional information...

The National Foundation for the Improvement of Education
http://www.nfie.org/

The Road Ahead Web site
http://www.roadahead.com/

Relatively few teachers are comfortable having their students work with sophisticated technology in multidisciplinary projects that extend beyond the teacher's area of expertise. They feel that they need additional professional development to take such a step. The lack of adequate professional development has been described as possibly the single greatest obstacle to teachers making use of educational technology (Office of Technology Assessment, 1995, p. 2).

LESSON PLAN ARCHIVES

The web is full of resources for educators. Here are several sites that I use that you may find helpful.

The AskERIC Service for Educators
http://ericir.syr.edu/

The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education(ERIC/ChESS)
http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm

The Big Six Skills� Information Problem-Solving Approach to Library and Information Skills Instruction
http://www.big6.com/

An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part I: Information Resources
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed391460.html

An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators. Part II: Question Answering, Listservs, Discussion Groups
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed391461.html

AskERIC Lesson Plan Archives
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/

NASA SPACELINK
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/home.index.html

Kyle Yamnitz' Lesson Plan Archive
http://LessonPlansPage.com

National Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) Lesson Plan Archive
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/index.html
Standards-based lesson plans that incorporate either video or Internet resources.

Integrating Technology Across the Middle School Curriculum
http://www.pineriver.k12.mi.us/ms/lessonplans/lessonplans.html
This site was developed by staff at Pine River Middle School in Michigan and includes several research projects using the Internet. Topics include Native Americans, Rainforests, Shakespeare, Tree Identification, and many more.

USING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM SITES

CyberBee
http://www.cyberbee.com/
Curriculum ideas, treasure hunts, technology 'how-to' links and more can be found at this site.

JigZone
http://www.jigzone.com/
Solve jigsaw puzzles from the this link. You can also register (for free as of 2/15/02) and create your own jigsaws from images you upload.

THEMATIC UNITS

Australia
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/
You could build a whole unit around this one site. Includes video and audio clips of stories centered around the Australian culture as well as a page for teachers and one for kids that includes activities and a search option so that information can be found quickly.

Bats!
http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/bats/

Consumer Jungle
http://www.consumerjungle.org/
"Consumer Jungle is a new web-based program that helps turn high school students into savvy consumers without putting them to sleep. There's a camp for everyone. Students will discover a treasure trove of games, and teachers will find free classroom materials. There's even something for parents - a section filled with tips on how to help the young adults in their lives find their way safely through the real world. It's just a click away. Find your camp, and start exploring!"

Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit of The Island of the Blue Dolphins
http://eduscapes.com/newbery/61a.html

SCORE: Patchwork of Cultures: A Thematic Unit
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/patch/patchtg.html

Teeth
http://www.zooth.com/
An interactive elementary site about dental hygiene.

Weather
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/WEATHER/weather.html

SITES RELATED TO CURRICULAR AREAS

Animals
http://oneworldjourneys.com/
This site has incredible pictures and information on animals and places around the world.

Careers
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/babysitting/index.html
Here you will find a guide to the business of babysitting. Includes links that describe the characteristics of a good babysitter and good business practices as related to babysitting.

Caves
http://nancy4caves.net/

Design (Color, Contrast, and Dimension)
http://www.poynter.org/special/colorproject/colorproject/color.html
An online tutorial on how to incorporate color and dimension in print and online materials. This is an excellent tutorial that engages the learner with interactive activities.

Environmental Issues
http://earthtrends.wri.org/

Federal Reserve
http://www.kc.frb.org/fed101/
Here students can learn about the history of the Federal Reserve and follow the path of what happens to a check once it is written.

Fire Prevention
http://www.firewise.org/
This is a super site with many videos and interactive activities. There is also a Firewise for Educators section that includes online curricula.

Food and Agricultures of the World
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm
This site gives the reader a global perspective of agriculture and the foods consumed by people around the world. Available in English and French.

Gardening/Plants
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/fundamentals/index.html
Elementary site integrating Science and Math concepts.

http://4hgarden.msu.edu/kidstour/tour.html
A very interactive site developed by the University of Michigan that lets users virtually tour a garden.

Inventions / Inventors
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/

Practical Money Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
Click on the 'Student' section to view money/consumer related lessons for a variety of grade levels.

Research
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/ddctour/ddc1.html
Dewey Decimal System tutorial for Middle School and up.

Space
http://www.thetech.org/2001ds/
The Tech Museum of Innovation - 2001: Destination Space

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-90/vrtour/
Virtual tour of Space Shuttle.

SUBJECT AREA SITES

FINE ARTS

Emory University Museum
http://carlos.emory.edu/COLLECTION/

Introduction to Color Theory
http://members.cox.net/mrsparker2/
An elementary or middle school web site that has online activities, puzzles, and quizzes on the elements of color.

San Francisco Symphony Kids Site
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
An interactive music site designed for elementary and middle school students. Learn more about instruments in the orchestra and other basic music skills.

GEOGRAPHY

National Geographic Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
Click on the 'Map Machine' graphic and you will find maps in a variety of types from locations all around the world. Printing the map in the PDF format gives you a very clear and nice hard copy of you selection.

Geography 4 Kids
http://www.geography4kids.com/index.html
Find interactive 'landform' activities at this site designed for elementary or middle school students.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Bembo's Zoo
http://www.bemboszoo.com/
A creative site that incorporates early letter recognition for primary students with artistic animal graphics.

Shape Books
http://www.shapebooks.com/
For you primary teachers, here are some shape books you can print out for your students to do writing activities.

Kids Who Read
http://kwr.co-nect.net/
A book club for elementary and middle school students. Students can learn more about authors and vote for their favorite book.

English Online
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/
This is a super site for English teachers at all grade levels. Includes lesson plans, professional readings, and discussion forums as well as opportunities for publishing poems and stories.

American Folklore
http://www.americanfolklore.net/
"This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, Tall Tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each of the 50 states."

MATH

NASS Kids Agriculture and Math Fun
http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasskids/nasskids.htm
Activities that integrate math skills with food concepts...designed for elementary and middle school students.

HISTORY

History Out Loud
http://www.hpol.org/
Here you will find a searchable database with speeches you can listen to from important men and women in our history.

From Native Prairie to Present, Our Agriculture History
http://www.campsilos.org/
An elementary site with information on farming from the past to the present.

The Homestead Act
http://www.nps.gov/home/homestead_act.html
This web site, developed by the National Park Service describes the Homestead Act and the impact it had on American history. This site has many valuable resources and links on this topic.

The Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/
This site includes 24 episodes of events that happened during the Cold War. Includes discussions, interactive games, and a complete educator's guide as well as other resources on this topic.

Mount Rushmore: American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rushmore/
Check out this site for home movies and information on the sculpting of Mount Rushmore.

SCIENCE

Ms. Lee's Kindergarten Experiments with Science
http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/staff/SLee/science/
Here you will find six simple Science experiments (including pictures with some of the stages) you can conduct with kindergartners.

Lab Tests Online
http://www.labtestsonline.org/
A public resource on clinical lab testing designed for middle school or above age level.

Fear of Physics
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
Several interactive activities from how a roller coaster works to swinging pendulums are demonstrated at this site. An excellent site for upper elementary level and above.

Artificial Anatomy: Anatomical Models
http://americanhistory.si.edu/anatomy/index.html
Paper models of parts of the body are shown at this site. Also included is an activity where students can determine the correct body part. Designed for middle and high school students.

The Virtual Cave
http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/index.html
This site includes some nice photography on different types of caves as well as factual information on this topic.

Switcheroo Zoo
http://www.switcheroozoo.com
This interactive site allows visitors to switch the heads, legs, and tails of animals to make new ones. Pretty cool! Lesson plans on how to use this site in the classroom are also included.

Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/beasts.html
Includes information on dinosaurs as well as interactive activities to 'build' or 'hide' a beast.

Ask the Answer Worm
http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/CCS/squirm/skworm.html
The site is designed for elementary students. Learn more about dirt.

Froguts
http://www.froguts.com/index.htm
An interactive site featuring frog dissection.

GENERAL STUDENT SITES

Firstgov for Kids
http://www.kids.gov/
Listing of elementary kids' sites grouped by subject areas.

KnowPlay?
http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html
This is a one-stop reference site that allows you to type in a word for a dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, and atlas. Nice reference link that your students may want to bookmark.

HOMEWORK HELPERS FOR STUDENTS

Bigchalk's Homework Central
http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/14/wa/BCPageDA
/Students

Encarta Homework
http://encarta.msn.com/homework/

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/

Exploratorium - Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/

The History Place
http://historyplace.com/

FREE MATERIALS

Inner Learning On-line
http://www.innerbody.com/

The European Union: Media Services - free videos
http://www.eurunion.org/delegati/ppa/ppa.htm#media

Free CD's (mostly demo copies of software)
http://www.onecom.net/lamiya/CD-Roms.htm

Virtual Free Stuff
http://www.virtualfreesites.com/free.html

Teacher "Innovation" Newsletter
http://schoolskills.com/innovation.html

Bob Bowman's Guide to Free Educational Technology
http://www.user.shentel.net/rbowman/files/myfree.htm

Free Educational Resources Courtesy of Phillips Petroleum Company
http://www.karolmedia.com/resources/free/freepgs/
phillip.htm

Enoch Pratt Free Library
http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/index.html

ONLINE SIMULATIONS

The National Budget Simulation at http://garnet.berkeley.edu:3333/budget/
budget.html

The Challenger Center Classroom Programs at http://www.challenger.org/
programs.html

An Online Simulation of the Lorenz System at http://www.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ini/PROJECTS/SONN/WorkGroups/TSAP/javaLorenz.html.
The SONN project is concerned with the structure optimization of neural networks.

Online Stock Market Trading Simulation at http://www.math.ucla.edu/PIC/197/projects/cicero/Online/
OnlineSimulation.html

The Online Frog Dissection at http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/frog/menu.html

The Investment Stock Game at http://library.advanced.org/10326/market_simulation/index.html

Cells Alive! at http://www.cellsalive.com/

Educational Simulations at http://www.simulations.com/index.htm

Javascript Periodic Table of Elements (requires Netscape 3.0+) at http://antoine.fsu.umd.edu/chem/senese/javascript/
popup-periodic-table.html

Online Activity Center for Theodore Tugboat (elementary site) at http://www.cochran.com/theodore/

BU's Interactive WWW Games at http://scv.bu.edu/Games/

National Geographic World Online at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/

LESSON 14 ASSIGNMENTS:
Three Research/Reference Ideas (Email)
*One Lesson for Curriculum Portfolio submitted as a Word document
(Blackboard - Digital Drop Box)
Week 7 Evaluation

*Curriculum Portfolio (Lesson Plan) - Due October 27.

Call or email us if you have any questions,
Theresa and Barbara