Savvy Cyber Teacher Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom

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Savvy Cyber Teacher Using the Internet
Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Alliance

www.mdcc.edu/ctd/alliance www.k12science.org/allia
nce
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What does the Internet bring to the classroom?

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• information...           information...     
              information....

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Why should teachers use the Internet in the
classroom?

• Improves student performance on test.
• Recent results from the National Assessment of
  Educational Progress (NAEP) find that 12th grade
  students who downloaded and analyzed data from
  the Internet scored statistically higher on the
  NAEP science test then those who did not."
• (source http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/
  main2000/2002452.pdf)
• Test Score Data

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Why should teachers use the Internet in the
classroom?

• Prepares students to be successful in tomorrow's
  workforce
• Digital literacy skills  (reading, writing,
  arithmetic, mathematics, speaking, and listening)
  
• Information Skills  (acquire and evaluate data,
  interpret and communicate effectively)
• Interpersonal Skills  (work on diverse teams,
  teach others, etc.)

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Why should teachers use the Internet in the
classroom?

• Prepares students to be global citizens
• The League for Innovation in the Community
  College Committees have consistently included
  these competencies in their lists for the 21st
  Century Learning Outcomes Project
• Social Responsibility / Citizenship
• Diversity / pluralism
• Local, community, global awareness
• Environmental awareness
• (www.league.org)

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Leveraging the Internet for Learning
Weather Data
Internet-based Applications
Advanced
Unique Compelling
Keypal/ePal Exchange
Student Web Page
Historical Diary
21st Century Workforce Skills
Voting Records
Innovative
Foreign Newspapers
WebQuests
Traditional
Online Quizzes
Lesson Plans
Research
Basic
Advanced
Higher-order Thinking Skills
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Defining Unique and Compelling

• UniqueCannot be done without Internet
  technology    

• CompellingProvide real world learning experiences

Unique and Compelling Internet Applications
take advantage of the Internet in ways that are
not available using any other technology or
resource.
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What are Unique and Compelling Internet
Applications?

• Using the Internet as a Communication Tool
• Collecting Real Time Data/Information
• Finding Primary Sources 
• Publishing Student Work

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Using the Internet as a Communication Tool

• Activities That Utilize the Communication
  Capabilities of the Internet to Facilitate
  Collaboration Between Students, Classrooms and
  Professionals from Around the World.

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Ask-an-Expert Projects

• Internet provides access to professionals with
  expertise in various fields
• Chemists, engineers, etc.
• No geographical limits
• Students send a question to an expert
• Students could e-mail an astronaut asking what
  its like to walk on the moon.
• Use e-mail, web sites, and video conferencing to
  facilitate communication

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Using Experts in the Classroom

• To answer specific questions that students have
  about a topic the class is studying
• As advisors in large research or net-based
  projects
• Eyewitnesses at events or places
• Expose students to a wide variety of career
  choices

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Collaborative and Keypal Projects

• Collaborative Projects
• Projects in Which Classrooms From Around the
  World Collaborate Via the Internet to Investigate
  a Question, Problem or Phenomena.
• Keypal Projects
• Projects in Which Students Communicate
  Electronically With Other Students From Around
  the World in Much the Same Way As in Traditional
  Pen Pal Projects.

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• Students will team up around the globe to test
  fresh water, comparing the water quality of your
  local river, stream, lake or pond with other
  fresh water sources around the world. The focus
  of the project is
• To assess the quality of water based on physical
  characteristics and chemical substances.
• To look for relationships and trends among the
  data collected by all project participants.
• http//www.k12science.org/curriculum/waterproj/ind
  ex.shtml

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What is Internet-Based Real-Time
Data?

• Information available on the Internet that
  changes frequently and is regularly updated
• Not necessarily information available the moment
  it is collected
• Can you think of other examples?

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Examples of Real-Time Data

• Weather Images
• Recent Earthquakes Volcanic Events
• Ocean Conditions
• Environmental Conditions

• Current Events Live News Reports
• Live Web Cams
• Stock Market Quotes
• Currency Exchange Rates

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Using Real-Time Data in the Classroom

• Lends itself better to some science and math
  subjects than to others
• Example human body online data
• Enhance, not replace existing hands-on activities
  and experiments
• Example For weather, students can measure
  temperature, rain, etc. in addition to using
  radar images from the Internet

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• Earthquakes, a scientific and physical
  phenomenon, affect our lives in many ways. In
  this project, students use Real-Time earthquake
  and volcano data from the Internet to explore the
  relationship between earthquakes, plate
  tectonics, and volcanoes. Students will
• Use Real-Time data to solve a problem.
• Study the correlation between earthquakes and
  tectonic plates.
• Determine whether or not there is a relationship
  between volcanoes and plate boundaries.

http//www.k12science.org/curriculum/musicalplates
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Primary Source materials are...

• authentic and original materials such as letters,
  diaries, photographs, and maps
• thousands of previously unavailable documents
  have been digitized and are available online
• great for making historical connections in
  science, a National Science Education Standard

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Galileo's Sunspot Drawings

• http//es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Things/g_suns
  pots.html
• Galileo noticed that the spots seemed to move
  directly across the disk of the Sun. He thought
  that, if they were on the surface of the Sun,
  their movement might indicate that the Sun was
  rotating. What do you think?
• Collect solar data for a couple weeks by looking
  at images from the SOHO spacecraft and make your
  predictions.
• Classroom Activities
• http//solar-center.stanford.edu/spin-sun/spin-sun
  .htmlsection3

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Publishing Student Work Online

• Provides the oppurtunity for students to share
  and display their work to a much larger audience
• Web sites that publish student work
• Accept submissions in a wide variety of
  categories.
• Are monitored and expect teachers to refer to
  privacy polices and guidelines of publishing
  sites.

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Reasons to Publish Student Work Online

• Publishing student work brings with it pride,
  accountability, and probably most importantly the
  possibility that students will ultimately spend
  time on the revision of their work.This idea of
  revision is a valuable tool in teaching students
  critical thinking and problem-solving
  techniques. 
• It builds both literacy and technology skills.
• It invites critiques and comments from peers and
  other around the world

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Publishing Online

• Publishing Book Reviews
• Sites that Publish Student Work
• http//k12science.org/tutorials/studentpub/resourc
  es.htm

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Savvy Cyber Teacher

• 30 hour, graduate-level, hands-on program
• Both a PD program and a portal to exemplary
  curricula
• Focus on skill-building in the context of
  content-based classroom applications
• Elementary, middle and high school versions
• http//www.k12science.org/cyberteacher/

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Background

• A professional development project that
  prepares teachers to integrate technology into
  the curriculum in innovative ways that enhance
  student learning and support higher levels of
  achievement in core content areas.

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Savvy Cyber Teacher

• Teachers completing the Savvy Cyber Teacher
  Course will be able to  
• Access the Internet using the Netscape Browser
• Send and Receive Email using their Yahoo Mail
  Account
• Contact Epals and Expert Sites
• Survey and Participate in a Variety of
  Collaborative Projects
• Access and Use a Variety of Real Time Data
  Sources
• Participate in Real Time Projects
• Search the Internet Effectively and Efficiently
• Be Aware of a Variety of Unique Internet Sources
• Organize the Classroom for Effective Technology
  Based Instruction
• Develop and Post a Web Site Containing Images,
  Links and Tables 

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Recognition

• Recognition of curriculum materials by

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Vision

• Engaging, authentic, and curriculum-relevant
  uses of the Internet by teachers and students
  that improve student achievement in core
  subjects, and that promote higher-order thinking,
  critical analysis, collaboration, and
  problem-solving

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Questions