Weekly Assignments

Sep 18: Face to Face

Class Focus

Class Introduction, Computer Set Up, & Intro to Class Tools.

Class Assignments

Please complete the following activity.

1. Respond to Welcome Message on Forum

Homework

• Respond to First Questions on Forum
  • Reply to response of at least one of your classmates.

Sep 25: Face to Face

Class Focus

Introduction to the Internet.

Class Assignments

Please complete the following activity.

1. Internet Navigation Tutorial

Homework

• Read How E-Learning will Transform Education.
• Go to on-line forum for questions and discussion.

Oct 2: Video

Class Focus

Search Strategies

Class Assignments

Please complete each of the following activities.

1. Internet Search Activity

2. Scavenger Hunt

3. Advanced Scavenger Hunt

Class Materials

• Choose the Best Search Engine site.
• For a list of search engines and their characteristics.
• Class Notes

Homework

• Complete Scavenger Hunt Activities and record results on the class forum.
• Ask any question you might have concerning search strategies on the forum

Oct 9: Face to Face

Class Focus

• Internet Tools
• Developing a traditional lesson

Class Assignments

Please complete the following activity.

1. American Health Statistics

• If possible try to work with at least one other person for this activity.

2. Go to forum for questions and discussion.

3. Start looking for Internet sites that will be helpful in completing Assignment # 1.

• This is due Oct. 23.
• Please remember to use the Lesson Plan Outline provided for you when writing up your lesson. This will help to provide continuity later when we begin to format these for posting on-line. Thanks.

Class Materials

Links to sites discussed in class.

Homework

• Read Survey: Most parents of teens say Internet is good for education & go to forum for discussion.
• Continue work on first assignment.

Oct 16: Video

Class Focus

• Content Evaluation
• Content Organization Strategies
• Exploration of On-Line Lessons

Class Assignments

1. Please complete the Galaxy, interactive lesson.

• worksheet
• answers

2. Any additional time can be spent exploring sites for Assignment #1

Class Materials

Concept Map Example

Frames Example

Homework

Read related article and post comments on forum.

Continue work on First Assignment. Assignment #1 due Oct 23.

Oct 23: On-Line

Class Focus

Continued Exploration of On-Line (interactive) Lessons

Class Assignments

Please try out the the following on-line lessons. After, please go to the class forum for discussion.

• Guesstimation/World Game
• Math Interactive
• Social Studies/Geography Interactive
• Build a Biography

Homework

Complete Assignment #1. Begin to explore sites for Assignment #2 due Nov.13.

Oct 30: Face to Face

Class Focus

• Using Netscape Composer.
• Organizing Group Web Sites.

Class Assignments

Go to the Netscape Composer assignment page.

Class Materials

• Netscape Composer assignment page.

Homework

Begin to develop group web-site

Nov 6-Nov 27: Face to Face & On-line

Class Focus

Continue to work on Group Web Sites.

Homework

Same as above.........

Dec 4 & 11: Face to Face

Class Focus

Uploading & Presentation of Group Web Sites