Spring Mentor Training
April 13
Please read Chapter 5 of Cunningham and Billingsley, and send us comments, please!
Tentative module development teams and assignments
(minor revisions on 4/13 and 4/14, more on 5/10):
| Team Name | Team Members (* = lead) |
Topics (see NOTES below) |
| Red |
Nicole Zumpano* Edie Fabiyi (advisor) |
Intro to Composer (incl page design, links, colors, styles, graphics) (i,ii) Intermediate Composer (incl page design, tables, targets, templates) (ii) Curriculum Standards (i,ii) |
| Blue |
Ellen Dairyko* Frada Boxer (advisor) |
Assessment of educational web sites (i,ii) Email use (i) |
| Green | Mitchell Marks* Rene Cap Pam Greyer Clovis Bordeaux |
Newsgroups, chat, message boards (i) Bookmark management (i,ii) |
| Yellow (yellow) |
Sheila McGrath* |
Intro to HTML (ii) FTP (ii) Site design (based on Ch. 5) (ii) |
| Violet |
Terry Jones* Esther Pullman (advisor) |
Searching (i,ii) Online collections of graphics and audio (incl how to use) (i) |
| Orange |
Bill Geraci* |
Computer basics, including browser (i)
|
| Brown | Craig Cunningham* Marty Billingsley |
Using the web in the classroom (i,ii) Organization of work in progress (ii) Copyright issues (i,ii) Curriculum terms and concepts (based on ch 1 and 2) (i,ii) Introduction to WIT Basic Introduction to WIT Advanced |
NOTES:
(i) developed for WIT Prep only (to be used by WIT Compose participants as needed for refresher or special topics)
(ii) developed for WIT Compose only (unlikely to be used by WIT Prep participants)
(i,ii) developed for both; should include both introductory and more advanced activities
Modules will fit into the "Page content" side of the WIT 2000 page template; you can use any formating that works in this space. There is a template for each homeroom module for you to work from. When your module requires more pages, simply "Save As" for a new page with the template elements included.
When working with your template, please do not delete any "extra
HTML tags, which will appear as little yellow tags in Composer: 
Also,
leave everything on the template outside of the pageContent cell alone!
All modules should include a teaching guide, which should include:
Title
Aim
Short statement of rationale
Brief description of the subject-matter
Description of the audience (ex: "Participants in WIT Prep")
Learning objectives (1 to 6; if more than 6, break into two modules)
Materials needed (including computer resources, software, how much time it should take, list of links)
Instructional plan, including both group and individual activities, and enrichment activities ("To explore this topic further....")
Self-assessment (rubric for whatever products are produced, online quiz, etc.)
Evaluation of the module
Who produced the module, and credits to any 3rd parties who helped or supplied ideas
The contents of the Web Institute Web Site, including the On-Line Curriculum, Web Tank, and Session Notes, are Copyright 1999-2000, Graham School of General Studies, University of Chicago. No one may print, copy, or otherwise reproduce these materials without the express written permission of the Director of Education Programs at the Graham School. All rights reserved.
The chapters from Curriculum Webs: A Practical Guide to Weaving the Web into Teaching and Learning are Copyright 1999-2000, Craig A. Cunningham and Marty Billingsley. No one may print, copy, or otherwise reproduce these materials without the express written permission of the authors. All rights reserved.