Transcript Filamentality

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Today’s Presentation
What is Filamentality?
Why you might use it?
How to use it?
How others are using it?
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FAQ’s
How do I actually use the Web in the
classroom or library?
Find good sites: Blue Web’n
Model Activities:
 Filamentality Formats
 Searching for China
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FAQ’s
How do I make Web pages and post them on
the Internet?
Find good sites
Cut and paste the Title, URL, and a brief
description of the site
Select “Hotlist” from the Navigation Menu
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What Is
?
It helps you combine the "filaments" of the
Web with a learner's "mentality.”
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What Is
?
A fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that
 guides you through picking a topic,
 searching the Web,
 gathering good Internet sites, and
 turning Web resources into learning activities.
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What Does Filamentality Do?
Blends your learning goals with the many
resources available on the Web.
Guides you through the complete
instructional design process.
Lets you focus on instruction, instead of
HTML & graphics.
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More Details…
Prompts you for Web site URLs, Titles,
Introductions, Questions, etc.
Online support helps you pick a topic,
search, write good questions, etc.
Builds the Web page for you & posts it on
the Web for FREE.
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Who Should Use It?
Teachers
Librarians / Media Specialists
Trainers
Students
Parents
Internet Novices
Web Authors (for rapid prototyping)
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Filamentality is Easy to Use
Choose a format based on your learning
goal. (It’s best to start with a Hotlist.)
Start a new topic.
Gather and add links.
Scaffold the links with a good description,
instructions, questions, etc.
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How Others Use Filamentality
Web Activities
 Check out the registry!!
Training
 See Teacher, Librarian or Trainer guides
Student Work
Collaborations
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Any Questions??
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil
(Filamentality Tour)
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