Title:
Making the most of the Web in your classroom : a teacher's guide to blogs, podcasts, wikis, pages, and sites
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Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, 2008
Physical Description:
xvi, 151 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9781412915731
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Summary
Summary
"I have not seen a more teacher-friendly resource for using the Web in the classroom. The authors took both novices and experts into consideration. A must-have in every school." --Elizabeth Alvarez, Math and Science CoachChicago Public Schools, IL
"A user-friendly tool on many levels. I would recommend this book to media specialists, instructional technology teachers, and district coordinators for both content and technology." --April DeGennaro, Gifted Education TeacherPeeples Elementary School, Fayetteville, GA
Translate Web technology into practical applications for the daily curriculum!
Designed for novices and experienced users, this comprehensive guide includes all the need-to-know aspects of using the World Wide Web to support student learning. Making the Most of the Web in Your Classroom covers the language of the Web, describes Web-editing software, and shows how to use Web tools that offer unique learning opportunities for students.
This book examines issues of student safety, appropriate "netiquette," and copyright and other legal considerations and provides field-tested strategies, examples, and reproducibles to help teachers create powerful learning opportunities. Educators will be able to meet ISTE NETS technology and content standards as they:
Design and build Web sites Help students develop their own Internet projects Evaluate and manage Web projectsFeaturing a list of key terms in each chapter, this timely resource will motivate your students and help make technology a seamless part of your classroom instruction.
Table of Contents
| Dedication |
| Preface & Acknowledgments |
| 1 The Wide World of the Web: Fitting It Into the Curriculum |
| Guiding Questions |
| Key Terms |
| Overview |
| The Web and Digital Natives |
| Why Use the Web in the Classroom |
| Connecting Web Projects to National Standards |
| Understanding the Teaching and Learning Cycle |
| Enhancing Learning for All: Universal Design for Learning |
| Interactive Qualities of Digital Media |
| Flexibility for Demonstrating Learning: Multiple Pathways for Expression |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Individual Web Projects |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Electronic Portfolios |
| Engaging Students' Interest and Motivation |
| Developing Critical-Thinking and Information-Gathering Skills |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: WebQuests |
| Support for Cooperative Work |
| How Does the Use of Cooperative Learning Impact Student Achievement? |
| Web Tools to Enhance Students Learning |
| Blogs |
| Curriculum Integration Ideas for Blogs |
| Course Management/Learning Management Systems |
| Curriculum Integration Ideas for CMS/LMS |
| Instant Messaging |
| Curriculum Integration Ideas for Instant Messaging |
| Podcasts |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Podcasts |
| RSS |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: RSS |
| Special Spaces |
| Wikis |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Wikis |
| Summary |
| Going Beyond the Chapter |
| 2 Using and Evaluating Web Activities and Projects in the Classroom |
| Guiding Questions |
| Key Terms |
| Overview |
| Integrating the Web Into the Curriculum: Surfing the Web (Research) |
| Using the Web to Send and Receive Messages |
| Classroom Integration Idea: Examples of Blogs by Students and Teachers |
| Classroom Integration Idea: Telementors |
| Classroom Integration Idea: Ask an Expert |
| Safety and Netiquette |
| Searching the Web: Engines and Indexes |
| Evaluating Web Sites |
| Teaching Students to Critically Evaluate Web Sites: Is the Information Valid and Reliable |
| Curriculum Resource: Rubric--Web Site Content Critique Form |
| Additional Methods for Evaluating Web Sites |
| Examples of Using the Web for Research in the Classroom |
| Curriculum Resource: Lesson Plan-- Using the Web for Research in the Elementary Classroom |
| Curriculum Resource: Lesson Plan-- Using the Web for Research in the Secondary Classroom |
| Curriculum Resource: Web Sites |
| Integrating the Web Into the Curriculum: Spinning the Web (Production) |
| The Web as a Multimedia Project: Managing Multimedia Projects in the Classroom |
| Curriculum Resource: Guidelines for Managing Classroom Multimedia Projects |
| Student-Generated Project Example Ideas |
| Curriculum Resource: |
| Lesson Plan-- Student-Generated |
| Web Project-- Elementary School |
| Curriculum Resourse: |
| Lesson Plan-- Student Generated |
| Web Project-- High School |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Another Exampe of Student-Generated Web Projects |
| Integrating the Web Into the Curriculum: Cooperative Learning Activities |
| Curriculum Resource: |
| Lesson Plan-- High School |
| Using Cooperative Learning and the Web |
| Curriculum Resource: |
| Lesson Plan-- Elementary School |
| Using Cooperative Learning and the Web |
| Integrating the Web Into the Curriculum: Problem-Based Learning Activities |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Web Quest |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Monarch Butterfly Project |
| Evaluating Student-Generated Web Projects |
| Our Approach: Content, Product, Process |
| Curriculum Resource: |
| Rubric--Evaluation Protocols |
| Web Project Evalutation Rubric Examples |
| Curriculum Resource: |
| Rubric-- Web Research Project: Traditional Rubric Example |
| Curriculum Resource: |
| Rubric-- Web Project Evaluation Protocol: Student Checklist |
| Additional Web Resources: Taking Small Steps |
| Summary |
| Going Beyond the Chapter |
| 3 Solving the Mystery of Designing and Creating Web Sites |
| Guiding Questions |
| Key Terms |
| Overview |
| HTML: The Language of the Web |
| Source Code |
| What Exactly is a Browser? |
| Making a Web Page |
| Naming Files |
| The Essential Formatting of a Web Page |
| Try Spinning a Web Page! |
| More Tags |
| Aligning the Elements of a Page |
| Formattig Text |
| Making Links to Other Web Pages |
| Adding Graphics to Web Pages |
| Changing the Color of the Background |
| The HR Tag |
| Putting It All Together |
| Web Editing Software |
| Viewing Web Pages: HTTP |
| Default Pages |
| Viewing Web Pages Locally |
| Sharing Your Web Site With the World |
| Sending Files to a Web Server: FTP |
| Finding Server Space |
| Commercial Server Spaces |
| Designing and Developing a Web Site |
| Step 1: Decide What the Web Site Will Do |
| Step 2: Decide What the Web Site Will Look Like |
| Step 3: Produce the Web Site |
| Designing With the Web's Unique Characteristics in Mind |
| Everybody Sees the Web a Little Differently |
| Choosing the Right Font |
| Scrolling |
| Links |
| Navigation |
| Layout |
| Summary |
| Going Beyond the Chapter |
| 4 Reading Between the Lines: The Legalities and Liabilities of Using the Web in the Classroom |
| Guiding Questions |
| Key Terms |
| Overview |
| Issues of Equity |
| Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Issues |
| Gender |
| Disabilities |
| Accessing the World Wide Web |
| Creating Accessible Multimedia Projects |
| Curriculum Integration Idea: Web Accessibility Web Sites |
| Student Safety |
| Protecting Students from Inappropriate Content |
| Filtering Software Examples |
| Protecting Students from Strangers |
| Instant Messaging |
| Chat Rooms |
| Groups |
| Message Boards/Discussion Boards |
| Blogs |
| Personal Web Pages and Classroom Web Pages |
| Establishing Ground Rules for Your Classroom |
| Netiquette |
| Being a Responsible User of the Web |
| Guidelines |
| Emoticons |
| Acronyms |
| Flaming |
| Additional Guidelines |
| Fair Use Guidelines |
| Copyright |
| Guidelines |
| Commercial Content |
| Summary |
| Going Beyond the Chapter |
| Resource A The Basics of the Internet and the Web: A Refresher |
| Resource B Try Spinning a Web Page! Blackline Master |
| References |
| Index |
