computerdisc-l: Ameritech TechKnowledgy Project

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Title: Ameritech TechKnowledgy Project

Online Module Instructions

(Please read before beginning a module. You might want to print it and keep it for future reference.)

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Module Topics: (Subject to Change)

• Communication/Presentation
  Electronic presentations provide colorful layout formats for the sequential presentation of text and graphics. These electronic "slide shows" are used by both teachers and students to accompany class presentations, as a more stimulating alternative to overhead transparencies. This module will provide you the steps to creating a basic electronic presentation, examining Microsoft PowerPoint software.

• Desktop Videoconferencing
  Learn the necessary communication skills for successful Desktop Videoconferencing. This module will help develop instructional strategies that focus on the learner, set expectations, provide support materials, and engage the student to insure active involvement in the videoconference. The planning skills introduced will provide suggestions for lesson plans, a planning checklist, and a variety of ways to integrate videoconferencing into the classroom curriculum.

• Educational Software
  Learn about different types of software, how to match them to learning outcomes as well as evaluating software for integration into the classroom.

• E-Mail (2 Options - See Below)
  Learn what E-mail is, how to use it in your classroom, and the options available within different E-mail applications. There will also be advanced techniques demonstrated such as using an address book, using a Listserv and attaching files. The utilization of effective E-mail and promoting collaboration of telecommunications in the classroom will also be explained.
  • E-mail with Eudora Light
    This module will explain basic e-mail functions using Eudora such as sending mail, receiving mail, and setting up folders. You will be required to already have an E-mail account for the Eudora section.
  • Web-based E-mail
    This module will guide you in selecting a Web-based E-mail provider and signing up for a Free E-mail account for you or your class. It will explain the basic functions of the different part of an E-mail site and guide you through activities to send or receive an E-mail message, set up folders to store your messages, and create a signature and attach files.

• Hardware
  Learn about computer basics, the various types of hardware, such as scanners, digital cameras, printers, etc. Discover the uses, benefits, barriers, costs and much much more. Also, information will be provided on low-cost technology...how to get the most for your dollar.

• Instructional Design/Evaluation
  What is the first thing that comes to our minds when we think about the duties of a teacher? Most of us immediately connect our thoughts to the terms "delivering instruction in the classroom" and "guiding students" as they engage in learning activities. No doubt, these activities are an essential part of a day and life of a classroom teacher. There is, however, another equally important part of a teacher's job. That is planning what the teacher and students will do inside and sometimes outside of the classroom. In this module, we will present you with an interactive instructional design model to help you acquire additional knowledge and skills in the preparation of instruction.

• Instructional Video
  Creating video projects for the classroom, using camcorders, VCRs and basic editing techniques.

• Integrated Programs
  Programs such as ClarisWorks will show how word processing, databases and spreadsheets are useful tools in the classroom. Each will have the basics along with resources to use in the classroom.
  • Word Processing
  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Spreadsheet
  • Database Communications
  • Extras--Assistant/Stationary and Slide Show Presentation
  
  

• Internet/World Wide Web Overview
  Understand the Internet, networking and the World Wide Web. Definitions and terms will be discussed along with searching the Internet using different tools such as Gopher, Veronica and others. The World Wide Web (WWW) will be used showing how different search engines may be used to find information. Other topics will be downloading files, Chat Rooms, Bulletin Boards, netiquette and security on the Internet.

• Multimedia
  Learn to create effective interactive multimedia for the classroom. Basic design, content, and interface concepts will be explored using HyperStudio.

• Operating Systems
  This tutorial walks you through the various components of the Windows 95 Operating System.

• QTVR (2 Options - See Below)
  Learn what QuickTime Virtual Reality is, how to use it in your classroom, equipment needed to produce it, and a step by step guide to making your own virtual reality product.

  This module has two sections available to better meet your classroom technology needs:

  • QuickTime VR with PhotoVista which is an icon driven application to create QuickTime VR panoramic environments which is available for both Macintosh and PC platforms.
  • QuickTime VR applications for Macintosh only. This module demonstrates applications to create QuickTime VR panoramic environments and QuickTime VR objects.
  
  

• Spreadsheets
  Learn the spreadsheet basics of Excel and how to incorporate spreadsheets in your classroom management by setting up a grade book, checklists, etc. Also, explore how spreadsheets can be integrated into the the curriculum so students can organize, analyze, and present data.

• Web Page Development
  Web pages can be created by both teachers and students to supplement and present class material. This module presents an overview of what is necessary to design and create your own basic web page, looking at 2 web development sources--HTML and "what-you-see-is-what-you get" programs.

• WebWhacker
  WebWhacker is a program that lets you download web pages from the Internet and store them on your own computer, reducing your dependency on an Internet connection. This module guides you through the steps of "whacking" web pages for individualized classroom use.

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