Focus on

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Focus on

• MICCA
• Ms. Geri Cvetic
• Tuesday, April 27, 2004
• Session 2 Room 323 1130-1230

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http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil
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Todays Presentation

• What is Filamentality?
• Who would benefit from Filamentality?
• Why you might use it?
• How to use it?
• How others are using it?

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What is
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Sponsored by Southern Bell Corporation, it helps
you combine the "filaments" of the Web with a
learner's "mentality.

• A fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that
• guides you through picking a topic,
• searching the Web,
• gathering good Internet sites, and
• turning Web resources into learning activities.

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Filamentality is a cool tool for the computer
challenged.
Who me???
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Who else can benefit from it?

• Teachers
• Librarians / Media Specialists
• Trainers
• Students
• Parents
• Internet Novices
• Web Authors (for rapid prototyping)

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Why would you use it?

• Blends your learning goals with the many
  resources available on the Web.
• Guides you through the complete instructional
  design process.
• Lets you focus on instruction, instead of HTML
  graphics.

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More Details

• Prompts you for Web site URLs, Titles,
  Introductions, Questions, etc.
• Online support helps you pick a topic, search,
  write good questions, etc.
• Builds the Web page for you posts it on the Web
  for FREE.
• It costs you NOTHING.

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Filamentality is Easy to Use

• Choose a format based on your learning goal.
  (Its best to start with a Hotlist.)
• Start a new topic.
• Gather and add links.
• Scaffold the links with a good description,
  instructions, questions, etc.

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FAQs

• How do I actually use the Web in the classroom or
  library?
• Find good sites Blue Webn
• Model Activities
• Six Paths to China
• Nuts Bolts of the Big 6

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FAQs

• How do I make Web pages and post them on the
  Internet?
• Find good sites
• Cut and paste the Title, URL, and a brief
  description of the site
• Select Hotlist from the Navigation Menu

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How Others Use Filamentality

• Web Activities
• Check out the registry!!
• Training
• See Teacher, Librarian or Trainer guides
• Student Work
• Collaborations

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Hotlists

• The first step in using the power of the Internet
  for learning is linking to the sites that you
  find most useful. Doing this will save your
  learners hours of aimless searching (not an
  efficient use of class time).

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Pick your Resources
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• A web site designed to help you in customizing
  your Filamentality Project.
• You must find your own server space.
• Link http//www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/beyond/index
  .html

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Any Questions??
Filamentality Tour
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Dare and Do!!! -
Grace Hopper Have
fun!!!