Transcript TCEA Squidoo

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Squidoo for You?
Your Guide: Helen Teague
http://4oops.com
Our Objective:
Discover great teaching options in a
multimedia format similar to a blog
but more fun! Then, create your own
Squidoo, ready for Monday morning’s
class.
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Percentage
Student Learning Preferences
Moderate IT
40
Extensive IT
30
Limited IT
20
10
No IT
Online
0
―Kvavik, 2004
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So You Want to Be an Author
 What is the purpose of creating a Web page?
 Delivery of information?
 Instructional-based resources?
 Educational activities/materials?
 Promote classroom activities?
 And more…
 What is your targeted audience?
 Is this the best form of delivery?
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Steps in Web Development
 Gather information
 Examine other web sites
 Determine your audience
 Teachers?
 Parents?
 Students?
 Create a flowchart or story board
 Think about the flow of information
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Creating a Flowchart
Mr. Smith's Classroom Page
HomePage
General News
Content
Student Resources
Resources
Parent Resources
Tools
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Steps in Web Development
 Develop good navigational tools
 Make navigating easy
 Redundancy is the key
 Utilize good design
 Frames or no frames
 Placement of men
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Steps in Web Development
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Post Your Web Site: Free or Fee?
 Free
 Advertisement on Web page
 Some services and resources
 Fee
 Services and resources
 Register
 Individual Search engine sites
 Shot Gun Approach
 Sometimes there is a fee
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Top Tips To a
Better Web Site
 Index (Homepage) Page
 The first paragraph should answer the "5 W's"; basically
telling them who you are and what you're offering.
 You need to answer these questions and do it fast. Surfers
are a very impatient group. Stop them before they click
away.
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Top Tips To a
Better Web Site
 Navigation
 Keep it simple (KISS)
 Make sure it's consistent from page to page
 No matter where you place your menu bar -- either at the top or
down the side -- always include a small text menu at the bottom of
every page.
 If you're one of those people easily impressed with Flash, don't design your
navigation with it. There are still some people who don't have or want the
plug-in, so they won't be able to navigate your site. Besides, search engine
spiders can't read it, so won't be able to spider the individual pages of your site
if the navigation is done in Flash.
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Top Tips To a
Better Web Site
 Logos & Graphics
 Please keep your graphics down to a reasonable size.
 Large files can affect downloading
 Know which graphic formats to use.
GIF (cartoons, logos, etc.)
JPEG (photos)
 If you must use a lot of graphics
Think “Compression”
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Top Tips To a
Better Web Site
 Fonts
 Stay with the standard fonts that everyone has installed on
their computers
 Such as Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman
 Otherwise, the viewer won't see your fonts as intended.
 Your users' computers will display your site in their default fonts.
 If you must have a certain font used you'll have to turn it
into a graphic to maintain its look.
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Top Tips To a
Better Web Site
 Make It Sticky
 Know your audience
 Include content and resources that appeal to your audience
 Include interactive features if possible.
 Use chat rooms, discussion boards, etc.
 You want to create a sense of community where people will
want to return.
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Top Tips To a
Better Web Site
 Contact Information
Post your contact info at the bottom of every
page of your site, along with your email
address.
Include your email address, hotlinked and
ready to go.
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Web Page Design
 Alignment
 Don’t mix alignments.
 Proximity
 Keep headlines close to the text.
 Keep captions close to images.
 Be conscious of the spacing.
 Repetition
 Repeat the same elements throughout each of the web
pages.
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Why Squidoo???
 Blogs are fun, but...
 May be blocked by school filters
 Squidoos are fun and...
 Often not blocked
 More interactive features
 More options for cool add-ins
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Make Your Own!
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Make Your Own!
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Make Your Own!
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Make Your Own!
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Make Your Own!
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De ja vu all over again???
“It will carry education as it does music to the
backwoods, isolated farms and into the mountains
of Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. The
limitations of "the little red schoolhouse" will
pass away; the country schoolteacher will be
reinforced by college professors and other
specialists. It will be an institution of learning as
well as a medium for entertainment and
communication.”
New York Times, February 24, 1923
On the expected use of Radio in education.
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Technology in the Classroom
Learning Occurs by
 Informing
 Researching
 Communicating
 Constructing
 Reflecting
 Doing
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What We Know...
 Choice is the Answer to the Question of
Readiness
 Students are different
 Learners have to be ready to learn
 Learning styles vary
 Multiple intelligences abound
 Mind styles are unique
 Inclusion is important
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Technology Integration
 Does the
technology aid
the K-12 student
in constructing
and mastering
knowledge in a
content area?
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It Does Make A Difference!
 Technology turns California school around,
officials say
Sacramento-area school officials say 400 wireless
laptops -- worth about $1 million -- have reduced
suspension rates by 50% and brought about a sea
change in the scores and behavior of its students,
many who are poor and 80% who do not have
access to computers at home. "I see enthusiasm for
learning and wanting to be in school, and that's
powerful," said Rita Phillips, elementary schools
coordinator with Sacramento City Unified School
District. The Sacramento Bee (Calif.)
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Be A Role Model:
 Build a technology learning plan
 Use technology visibly – Palm, Trio, Laptop, etc...
 Use technology terminology correctly,
 Learn conceptually what a network is and how it
works
 Be a competent technology user
 Learn what successful integration looks like!
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Is:
Thank you
for Attending !
Our Overnight Planning System
Professional Development
Helen TeagueMary White
http://4oops.com