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Training
Material Updates |
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Elementary School
Version 2.0 |
Week
One: Introduction To The Internet In Education
(Back
to Top)
- (03-14-02)
The Threatened
and Endangered Wildlife and Plants link used in Activity
#2 in the Week One Workshop has been changed to a new site
(see linked site). The previous site is no longer
available due to a pending federal lawsuit relating to the
release of information concerning Native American
Reservations. Please note that several of the links on
the new replacement site are also not working because of the
same federal lawsuit issues.
- (12-21-01)
As the earlier posting (from 11-02-01)
noted, the new DataFeed
System 2.0 is available and should be used by the
workshop participants to register with the project and signup
for their course during the Week One Workshop. We
have released a NEW version of
the Week One Workshop training materials (which have been
designated v2.1) that incorporates registration and course
signup into the Week One course content. To accommodate
the time needed for this work and to address concerns raised
by trainers, we have reduced the amount of technical
information that was part of the earlier Week One Workshop
materials. We have also include some new content to help
prepare participants for the development of their
Implementation Web Page that they will complete at the end of
the course. To prepare for this new v2.1 version of the
Week One Workshop you will need to do the following:
- Contact your local
Project Coordinator to obtain a copy of the new v2.1
Week One Workshop training materials which include:
- Week One Trainer's
Guide
- Week One Participant
Handbook
- Week One PowerPoint
Slides (Slides are also available online from the
Workshop Training web page)
- Spend approximately 30
minutes reviewing the changes and additions to the new
materials. These include registration and course
signup in the new DataFeed System 2.0, demonstration of
the Implementation Web Page example, and the restructured
section on the "Internet and How To Get
Connected".
-
(11-02-01)
There is a new version of the DataFeed System which has been
designated version 2.0. All
trainers MUST now use the DataFeed System 2.0 to
schedule their courses, register their workshop participants
and collect evaluation data via the online evaluation
forms. If
you have NOT yet used the NEW DataFeed System 2.0 then you
will also need to:
- Several weeks prior to your
first workshop you should contact your local
Project Coordinator and indicate that you will be
using the new DataFeed System 2.0. They can then
assist you with any local issues.
- You should visit the new
DataFeed System 2.0 web site at http://www.k12science.org/alliance/datafeed
where you will find new user instructions and a link to
the access the new system.
- If you should take a few
minutes to review the DataFeed
System 2.0 FAQ which is linked off Virtual Help Desk
(see above).
Take note of the "Common Mistakes to Avoid"
section. You can return to this FAQ if questions
or problems arise.
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Week Two:
The Global Classroom: Making
Connections (Back
to Top)
- (08-16-02)
We have upgraded our "listserv server" in order to handle the
over 5000+ users that are subscribed to the Alliance+ listservs.
This upgrade has required that we make minor changes to the
instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing from the listserv
as well as posting messages to it. Rather than
releasing an entirely new set of Week Two training materials we
are providing replacement a handout for Handout #3:
Subscribing to the Alliance+ Listserv (found on page 2.33 of
the Participant Handbook and page 2.56 of the Workshop Leader's
Guide). You can either contact your
local Project Coordinator to obtain
the new handout or
click here to download a PDF
version (requires
Adobe Acrobat reader). Finally, PLEASE NOTE:
- (08-16-02)
Please note that the registration procedures for signing up for
a Yahoo! Mail account have changed slightly from what is provide
on the handouts in Week Two. An updated handout will be
released in late 2002 or early 2003. We do not anticipate
this creating any problems as the changes to the procedures are
minor and mostly cosmetic (i.e. the screenshots might not match
up any longer). The only significant issue to be aware of
is the fact that you are now given the option of downloading the
Yahoo! Companion when you first register. ALL
PARTICIPANTS SHOULD UNCHECK THE BOX
FOR AUTOMATIC DOWNLOAD OF THE YAHOO! COMPANION WHEN THEY
REGISTER. If they wish to install the Companion they
can do so at a later date.
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| Week Three:
Enriching the Curriculum Through Telecollaborative Projects (Back
to Top)
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Week Four:
Real-Time Adventures on the Internet (Back
to Top)
- (11-30-01)
Real-Time Data Guided
Exploration: A new section on Webcams
replaces the AfriCam section in response to that site no
longer being available. We will monitor it to see if and
when it becomes available in the future.
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| Week Five:
Primary Sources and Multidisciplinary Connections (Back
to Top)
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| Week Six:
Internet Searching Strategies: Finding Educational Web Sites on the Internet
(Back
to Top)
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| Week Seven:
Classroom Implementation & Project Management Plans
(Back
to Top)
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| Week Eight:
Project Management Plans Part II & Implementation Web Pages
(Back
to Top)
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| Week Nine:
Developing Implementation Web Pages Continued...
(Back
to Top)
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Week Ten:
Presentations and Cyber-Poster Session
(Back
to Top)
- (11-02-01)
All Post surveys should be sent to Mario Yepes-Baraya's new
mailing address:
Mario Yepes-Baraya
Director of Science R&D
Harcourt Educational Measurement
P.O. Box 6708
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
- (12-21-01)
Registration with the DataFeed System no longer takes place
during the Week 10 workshop and has been moved to the Week 1
workshop. We have released a NEW
version of the Week Ten Workshop training materials (which
have been designated v2.1) that incorporate this change
(Please see additional note under Week
1 concerning other relate changes). To prepare for
this new v2.1 version of the Week Ten Workshop you will need
to do the following:
- Contact your local
Project Coordinator to obtain a copy of the new v2.1
Week Ten Workshop training materials which include:
- Week Ten Trainer's
Guide
- Week Ten Participant
Handbook
- Week Ten PowerPoint
Slides (Remember
to download these to your presentation computer when
doing the training)
- Spend approximately 30
minutes reviewing the changes and additions to the new
materials.
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|
Middle School
Version 2.0 |
Week
One: Introduction To The Internet In Education (Back
to Top)
- (03-14-02)
The Threatened
and Endangered Wildlife and Plants link used in Activity
#2 in the Week One Workshop has been changed to a new site
(see linked site). The previous site is no longer
available due to a pending federal lawsuit relating to the
release of information concerning Native American
Reservations. Please note that several of the links on
the new replacement site are also not working because of the
same federal lawsuit issues.
- (12-21-01)
As the earlier posting (from 11-02-01)
noted, the new DataFeed
System 2.0 is available and should be used by the
workshop participants to register with the project and signup
for their course during the Week One Workshop. We
have released a NEW version of
the Week One Workshop training materials (which have been
designated v2.1) that incorporates registration and course
signup into the Week One course content. To accommodate
the time needed for this work and to address concerns raised
by trainers, we have reduced the amount of technical
information that was part of the earlier Week One Workshop
materials. We have also include some new content to help
prepare participants for the development of their
Implementation Web Page that they will complete at the end of
the course. To prepare for this new v2.1 version of the
Week One Workshop you will need to do the following:
- Contact your local
Project Coordinator to obtain a copy of the new v2.1
Week One Workshop training materials which include:
- Week One Trainer's
Guide
- Week One Participant
Handbook
- Week One PowerPoint
Slides (Slides are also available online from the
Workshop Training web page)
- Spend approximately 30
minutes reviewing the changes and additions to the new
materials. These include registration and course
signup in the new DataFeed System 2.0, demonstration of
the Implementation Web Page example, and the restructured
section on the "Internet and How To Get
Connected".
-
(11-02-01)
There is a new version of the DataFeed System which has been
designated version 2.0. All trainers MUST
now use the DataFeed System 2.0 to schedule their courses,
register their workshop participants and collect evaluation
data via the online evaluation forms. If
you have NOT yet used the NEW DataFeed System 2.0 then you
will also need to:
- Several weeks prior to your
first workshop you should contact your local
Project Coordinator and indicate that you will be
using the new DataFeed System 2.0. They can then
assist you with any local issues.
- You should visit the new
DataFeed System 2.0 web site at http://www.k12science.org/alliance/datafeed
where you will find new user instructions and a link to
the access the new system.
- If you should take a few
minutes to review the DataFeed
System 2.0 FAQ which is linked off Virtual Help Desk
(see above).
Take note of the "Common Mistakes to Avoid"
section. You can return to this FAQ if questions
or problems arise.
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Week Two:
Use of the Internet as a Communication Tool: Using E-mail in
the Classroom (Back to Top)
- (08-16-02)
We have upgraded our "listserv server" in order to handle the
over 5000+ users that are subscribed to the Alliance+ listservs.
This upgrade has required that we make minor changes to the
instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing from the listserv
as well as posting messages to it. Rather than
releasing an entirely new set of Week Two training materials we
are providing a replacement handout for Handout #3:
Subscribing to the Alliance+ Listserv (found on page 2.33 of
the Participant Handbook and page 2.55 of the Workshop Leader's
Guide).
You can either contact your local Project Coordinator
to obtain the new handout or
click here to download a PDF version (requires
Adobe
Acrobat reader). Finally, PLEASE NOTE:
- (08-16-02)
Please note that the registration procedures for signing up for
a Yahoo! Mail account have changed slightly from what is provide
on the handouts in Week Two. An updated handout will be
released in late 2002 or early 2003. We do not anticipate
this creating any problems as the changes to the procedures are
minor and mostly cosmetic (i.e. the screenshots might not match
up any longer). The only significant issue to be aware of
is the fact that you are now given the option of downloading the
Yahoo! Companion when you first register. ALL
PARTICIPANTS SHOULD UNCHECK THE BOX
FOR AUTOMATIC DOWNLOAD OF THE YAHOO! COMPANION WHEN THEY
REGISTER. If they wish to install the Companion they
can do so after they register
- (06-14-01)
If you downloaded or received the Week Two materials prior
to June 14, 2001 you will need to obtain the latest set
of Week Two training materials from your local Project
Coordinator.
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Week Three:
Enriching the Curriculum Through Telecollaborative Projects
(Back to Top)
- (05-2-01)
If you downloaded or received the Week Three materials prior
to May 2, 2001 you will need to obtain the latest set
of Week Three training materials from your local Project
Coordinator.
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Week Four:
Real-Time Adventures on the Internet (Back
to Top)
- (11-30-01)
Real-Time Data Guided
Exploration: A new section on Webcams
replaces the AfriCam section in response to that site no
longer being available. We will monitor it to see if and
when it becomes available in the future.
- (06-04-01)
If you downloaded or received the Week Four materials prior
to June 4, 2001 you will need to obtain the latest set
of Week Four training materials from your local Project
Coordinator.
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| Week Five:
Primary Sources and Multidisciplinary Connections (Back
to Top)
|
| Week Six:
Internet Searching Strategies: Finding Educational Web Sites on the Internet
(Back to Top)
|
| Week Seven:
Classroom Implementation & Project Management Plans (Back
to Top)
|
Week Eight:
Project Management Plans Part II & Implementation Web Pages
(Back to Top)
- (05-02-01)
If you downloaded or received the Week Eight materials prior
to May 2, 2001 you will need to obtain the latest set
of Week Eight training materials from your local Project
Coordinator.
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| Week Nine:
Developing Implementation Web Pages Continued... (Back
to Top)
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Week Ten:
Presentations and Cyber-Poster Session (Back
to Top)
- (11-02-01)
All Post surveys should be sent to Mario Yepes-Baraya's new
mailing address:
Mario Yepes-Baraya
Director of Science R&D
Harcourt Educational Measurement
P.O. Box 6708
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
- (12-21-01)
Registration with the DataFeed System no longer takes place
during the Week 10 workshop and has been moved to the Week 1
workshop. We have released a NEW
version of the Week Ten Workshop training materials (which
have been designated v2.1) that incorporate this change
(Please see additional note under Week
1 concerning other relate changes). To prepare for
this new v2.1 version of the Week Ten Workshop you will need
to do the following:
- Contact your local
Project Coordinator to obtain a copy of the new v2.1
Week Ten Workshop training materials which include:
- Week Ten Trainer's
Guide
- Week Ten Participant
Handbook
- Week Ten PowerPoint
Slides (Remember
to download these to your presentation computer when
doing the training)
- Spend approximately 30
minutes reviewing the changes and additions to the new
materials.
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What do I need to do prior to conducting
training? (Back
to Top)
In order to conduct Savvy Cyber Teacher® courses
you first need to complete the program yourself. Once you complete
the course you can then be invited to become a Mentor Teacher for the Alliance+
Project and be qualified to offer courses. As a Mentor Teacher
you will need to do the following prior to conducting training:
- Contact your local Project Coordinator at least
one month prior to the course start date to inform them that you will
be offering the course.
- Make sure you have all of the necessary training
materials. Your local Project Coordinator can assist you with
obtaining what is needed.
- Schedule your course using the DataFeed System
2.0.
- Check out the training facilities to ensure it
will meet the needs of the course (Workshop Leader's Guide provides
additional information on hardware and software requirements).
- Review postings on the Virtual Help Desk 2.0 to
ensure that you are aware of any last minute changes or updates.
- Prepare for workshops by reading the Trainer's
Overview sections of the Workshop Leader's Guide and reviewing all of
the PowerPoint slides. You will be expected to deliver a high
quality workshop experience each time you run the course.
How do I obtain training materials?
(Back
to Top)
You can download the
training materials from the Internet or obtain print copies from your
local Project Coordinator. The materials are password protected and
not open to the public. You will need to contact your local Project
Coordinator in order to obtain a password if you do not already have one.
What is the difference between a Mentee Teacher
and Mentor Teacher? (Back
to Top)
Mentee Teachers are those educators who participate
in the Savvy Cyber Teacher® course but who will not go on to
train others. Mentor Teachers go on to train or mentor their peers
after completing the course.
Are their selection criteria for Mentee and
Mentor Teachers? (Back
to Top)
Yes, selection criteria are available for both Mentor
Teachers and Mentee
Teachers. It is very important to select participants who have
the necessary prerequisite skills so that they can take maximum advantage
of the training program.
Why am I required to be on the trainer's
listserv? (Back
to Top)
As a Mentor Teacher or trainer in the program you
are required to subscribe to and monitor the Alliance+ Trainer's
listserv. This is necessary as the listserv is the only link between
the developers of the program at Stevens Institute of Technology and the
rest of the project staff. There are often last minute changes to
the training materials or technical problems that arise and the listserv
is the primary method for alerting trainers to such issues. By
monitoring the listserv you can ensure a successful workshop and
course. There are instructions
for subscribing to the Trainer's listserv.
How
do I subscribe (or unsubscribe) from the project listservs?
(Back
to Top)
There are instructions
for subscribing and unsubscribing to the project listservs. Please
note that all trainers must remain on the Trainer's listserv so
that they are aware of any last minute changes to materials or technical
problems.
Can I
conduct the 10 workshops in a one week
period? (Back
to Top)
No, after many different attempts at using this
one-week model we have found that it is ineffectively and often overwhelms
participants. If scheduling problems arise and you need assistance
with "non-traditional" training models you should contact your
local Project Coordinator for assistance.
What is the mirror or back up web site?
(Back
to Top)
A back up web site is maintained by the project in
case our primary web site encounters technical problems. The
Workshop Training Web Pages can be found at the back up web site at: http://www.k12science2.org/cyberteacher.
Keep in mind that the back up web site is only updated once every few
weeks and may contain slightly outdated information. Only use the
back up web site if the primary site is not available.
What
is the DataFeed System and how do I use it?
The DataFeed System 2.0 is the main
registration, course scheduling and evaluation system for the
project. You can learn more about this system by visiting the
DataFeed System 2.0 FAQ.
How and who do I contact for help?
(Back
to Top)
In general, you should contact your local Project
Coordinator as they can either assist you directly or place you in touch
with someone who can help you. If you need to reach someone on the
national level please contact Josh Baron at jbaron@stevens-tech.edu
or at (201) 216-8070.
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