SAVVY CYBER TEACHER

using the internet effectively
in K-12 EDUCATION

Southern Regional ETTC, Stockton College
May 10, 2004
 

Overview
This workshop exposes teachers to “unique and compelling” Internet applications, which can create a dynamic and interactive teaching and learning environment through use of authentic, real time, real-world data resources and through global telecollaboration with other classrooms around the world.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore a variety of classroom projects that can be adapted for their own use. They will also understand the research and program evaluation that underlies the improved student outcomes resulting from use of these novel curriculum applications. 

CIESE curriculum materials:

• promote the integration of science, mathematics, technology, and other core subjects
• are explicitly linked to state and national content standards
• are multi-disciplinary, focusing on science topics that require quantitative analysis; critical thinking; collaboration, and other 21st century workforce skills

Unique and Compelling Internet Applications
Savvy Cyber Teacher® curriculum projects emphasize use of the Internet for “unique” (cannot be accomplished without the Internet) and “compelling” (educationally-sound, real-world learning) applications. More specifically, “unique and compelling” projects are those that involve:

1. Communication
   • Example:
     • Cumulative Past Project Survey Data: cumulativedata.xls
   • Sample Project: Human Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait
   • Ask an Expert example: Fungus Expert Example
     • Email from Memorial class to University of Wisconsin
     • Email from Tom Volk to Memorial class
     • First Photo - Second Photo
        
2. Real-Time Data
   • "Internet-Enhanced" Problem:
     • Atlantic Ocean Ship Map
       • Marine Loop
     • Observation Database
     • Atlantic Ocean Weather Satellite Image (Click for backup)
     • Atlantic Ocean Wave Data
   • Other Examples
     • Earthquakes
     • Volcanoes
   • Sample Project: The Stowaway Adventure (map)
      
3. Web Publishing
   • International Boiling Point Project Final Report
      
4. Primary Sources
   • Historic Photo Examples:
     • Early 20th Century Panoramic Photo of Philadelphia (~1913)
     • Patriotic Rally of the citizens of Philadelphia under the auspices of the Home Defense Committee, Independence Square, March 31, 1917
     • Early 20th Century Photo (~1906)
   • LA - The Writing Process through Walt Whitman's notebooks
     • "Quicksand Years" by Walt Whitman
     • "Quicksand Years" Notebook #94 - page 200 of 210
     • "Quicksand Years" Notebook #94 - page 201 of 210
   • Sample Project: Historical Treasure Chest

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