Web CT Project Examples of Elementary OnLine Classroom Resources

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Web CT Project - Examples of Elementary On-Line
Classroom Resources

• 2004-2005Kelli Boklaschuk

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A Few of the Many Benefits of an Online Classroom

• Teachers can view all student progress.
• Teachers can provide information to parents.
• The classroom is secure. (Username/Password)
• Students can log on and work at home.
• Interactive (Student/Teacher/Parent).
• Vast possibilities (Technology integration,
  resource based learning, journal writing, quiz
  and test development marking, audio dictations,
  etc.)

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The Main Index Page

• This is the entrance page.
• Your classes are listed here .
• Any new information for each class is also listed
  here.

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The Classroom Homepage

• This page lists all of the different components
  of the classroom.
• There are 3 navigation areas the left bar, the
  top bar and the icons (pictures).

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View of the Grade 5 Homepage
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The Technology Lessons

• This section includes lessons which cover the
  entire grade 4 technology scope and sequence.

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The Technology Lessons

• This section includes lessons which cover the
  entire grade 5 technology scope and sequence.

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A Typical Unit Layout

• Each unit has a table of contents.
• You can always add, remove or hide sections of
  the table of contents.

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Grade 7/8 Math Resources on Web CT

• purpose
• layout and navigation
• other functions

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Purpose

• curriculum aligned
• additional resources
• -lessons
• -questions
• Interactive
• stand alone
• non-evaluative

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curriculum aligned

• follows grade course objective charts on the scs
  website

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additional resources as lessons questions
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interactive
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stand alone
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Layout
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Other functions

• provides additional resources on top of classroom
  instruction
• allows students to communicate with one another
  or the whole learning community
• other features such as the calendar, whiteboard
  and assignment options personalize the site to
  each classroom

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Personalizing the Classroom

• You have 3 options
• Expert User Complete control and designer of
  your own classroom along with aid via Cyber
  School when needed.
• Intermediate User- Some options to make changes
  and access aid via Cyber School
• Novice User- What you see is what you get along
  with aid via Cyber School.

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Web CT Email

• This email program is very secure.
• Students may only email other students enrolled
  in the online classroom.
• Each email sent by a student is copied to the
  teacher as well.

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Chat room/Whiteboard

• Chat rooms allow student discussions. This can be
  done from home or in the the computer lab
  setting.
• Communication occurs instantaneously.
• Chats can be logged and read by the teacher.
• The whiteboard is a drawing tool that can be used
  by teachers and students. Like the chat room, the
  drawings can be changed instantaneously and can
  also be saved for future use.

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The Bulletin Board

• This area allows teachers and students to
  communicate in an open discussion.
• Only those enrolled in each specific online
  classroom can see what is posted here.

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The Calendar

• This allows teachers and students to post
  important dates.
• Information can be posted publicly to all
  enrolled in the classroom or privately so that
  only the user can see the entries.

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My Progress/Resume Course

• My Progress lets students see what they have
  covered in the classroom material.
• Resume Course allows students to return to the
  exact spot they previously left off.

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Assignments

• This area allows the teacher to post actual
  assignments for the students. This can include
  anything from an essay to a math worksheet.
• These assignments can be handed in using Web CT
  and the teacher can then assign a grade and post
  it to the students Web CT classroom.
• Marks and teacher comments are always saved in
  the classroom.

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Future Developments

• Learning Communities for each grade level.
• Access to all units developed by SCS and other
  avenues.
• Teacher sharing of information and work at their
  own grade level.

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Future Developments contd

• More Math Resources
• Aboriginal Education kits (K-8) focusing on Cree
  and crafts