Filamentality

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Todays Presentation

• What is Filamentality?
• Why you should use it?
• How to use it?
• How others are using it?

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FAQs

• How do I actually use the web in the classroom or
  library?
• Find good sites Blue Webn
• Web-based Activities Filamentality Formats

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FAQs

• 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 for at least one year.

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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.
  (Its 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

• Use the Filamentality Search to see what others
  have created including
• Web Activities
• Student Work
• Collaborations
• Training (User Guides and handouts)

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