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Activities, That Work! Activities, That Work!

bybyReneé Floyd Reneé Floyd

Instructional Technology FacilitatorInstructional Technology FacilitatorRapides Parish School DistrictRapides Parish School District

Or…. Let’s Create Web-based Or…. Let’s Create Web-based Learning ActivitiesLearning Activities

Part II. Part II. (The Hands-on Version)(The Hands-on Version)

Or…. Let’s Create Web-based Or…. Let’s Create Web-based Learning ActivitiesLearning Activities

Part II. Part II. (The Hands-on Version)(The Hands-on Version)

Web-Based Learning

Topic Hotlist• Collects web sites and divides them into

sub-categories• Provides students a breadth of materials

on the topic they are studying• Example: • China on the Net • American History and Government

Multimedia Scrapbook• Divide collected web sites by media

type: Photographs, maps, videos, sound clips, etc.

• Students can download these scraps into a newsletter or presentation

• Example: Exploring China• Turn-of-the-Century Child (Review)• Space Explorers

Maps and Geography@Nationalgeograpic.com DLS: National Image Library United Streaming Video Sound Clips

Treasure Hunt

• Pose questions to prompt learners toward acquiring new knowledge from a hotlist of web sites. Pose one key question related to each web site.

• Choose questions that define the scope of the topic to help students synthesize what they have learned.

• Example Black History• Tropical Treasure Hunt

Subject Sampler

• Engage students in aspects of a topic that they would find personally interesting or motivating.

• Students feel connected to the topic and develop positive attitudes

• Example: My China• Centennial of Flight• Civil War• Moon Sampler

WebQuest• An activity that prompts learners to

inquire and construct meaning through collaborative research and decision making.

• Works well with current events and controversial social and environmental issues.

• Example: Tuskegee Tragedy• Underground Railroad• Ancient Egypt Webquest

Which Format to Choose?

• Hotlist or Multimedia Scrapbook -- Use if you’re new to the Web or think students need additional resources

• Treasure Hunt -- Use if learners need to gain more knowledge

• Subject Sampler -- Use as a “hook” • WebQuest --Use to challenge learners

with higher-level thinking

• Check your school Internet or Acceptable Use Policy. Some districts even have design standards for teacher websites.

• Work closely with district technology coordinators and webmasters.

Creating Teacher Websites

Before you get started, please remember:

OK…let’s get it online!!

1. Webpage Software Products

2. Online Resources

Software Products

• MicroSoft Frontpage• Adobe PageMill• Netscape Composer• MicroSoft Word

Online “Software”

• Build Your Own Webpage@2Learn.ca

• Teachers.net Homepagemaker• Webpage Templates• Sharewarejunkies.com

Create and Hosting Sites

• SchoolNotes• Blackboard• TeacherWeb• TrackStar• Teach-

nology.com

• Alfy's Cool@Class• myschoolonline.com• TeacherWebsite.com• Filamentality

Contact Information:

Reneé FloydRapides School District

Instructional Technology Facilitator505 Sixth Street

Alexandria, Louisiana 71309318 449-3178

floydr@rapides.k12.la.us

Credit: Tom March (www.ozline.com)