Info Age Learning

 

What good is information without a good application?

• Beyond
• paragraphs,
• term papers,
• and speeches...

Web-based Activities

• Case Studies
• Investigations
• Virtual Field Trips
• Practice/Testing
• Simulations
• Tutorials

Case Study

• Invent or use a real situation
• Provide background info
• Pose problems
• Ask questions
• Present what if's
• Expand the case
• http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
• http://web.indstate.edu/recycle/caselist.html

 

Investigations

• Inquiry-based Learning
• What do we know now?
• What do we need to know?
• How do we find out?
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• Let's solve it, try it, do it...
• http://www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/index.htmlx
• http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/junkdrawer.html

 

Virtual Field Trip

• Explore a place you can't go…
• Too big or small
• Too far
• Too dangerous
• Just unrealistic
• http://gldpsp.cr.usgs.gov/slumtrip/slumtrip.htm
• http://www.globalearn.com/
• http://www.iditarod.com/

Practice & Testing

• We think we know it, but we're not sure…
• Try guided learning activities
• Provide practice & feedback
• Use a variety of testing technique
• http://www.eduplace.com/geo/indexhi.html
• http://www.funbrain.com/
• http://www.quia.com/

 

Simulation

• Simulate a real-world situation
• Introduce situation
• Identify a problem
• Assign roles
• Provide info & resources
• Seek and share a solution
• http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html
• http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/gender/
• http://www.ny.frb.org/pihome/educator/fomcsim.html
• http://library.advanced.org/3088/
• http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html
• http://www.k-lschools.org/webquest/elliswq.htm
• http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/litf/
• http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/chavez/batquest/navigator.html
• http://itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/webquest.html
• http://itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/sworntoserve.html

   

Tutorial

• Learn something new
• Provide new information
• Discuss ideas
• Explore examples & nonexamples
• Provide practice & feedback
• http://learn2.com
• http://learn2.com/06/0694/0694.php3
• http://www.artdsm.com/piano/
• http://www.firstflight.com/

 

Online Learning

 

• Activities
• Lessons
• Courses
• http://www.uwex.edu/disted/home.html
• http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/
• http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/index.html
• http://www.yahoo.com/Education/Distance_Learning/
• http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
• http://www.cyberschool.k12.or.us/
• http://www.cyberschool.k12.or.us/~ulen/shakespeare1/welcome.html
• http://www.cyberschool.k12.or.us/~belonger/dna_genes/dna_genes.html

 

 

Web-based Activities

• What will you do with the information you find on the Internet?
  • Questions?
  • Worksheets?
  • Web-based projects?

 

 

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