WIT Basic Scope and Sequence

 

 

Note:  The order of this scope and sequence may be modified by Wit mentors to meet the needs of homeroom participants. 

The aim for each module is given after its title.

Introduction to Wit Basic

Introducing the structure of WIT Basic and laying out the expectations for participants.

PC to Mac and Mac to PC (as needed)

to help educators who need to make the transition from Macintosh to Windows or from Windows to Macintosh computers.

Computer Basics (as needed)

to help educators who are new to using computers learn enough about computers to be able to use computers, create documents and more.

Introduction to Netscape Communicator

to introduce the components Netscape Communicator, a free software program that contains tools for various Internet use.

Email Use

introduces e-mail (using Netscape Messenger) and promotes use of e-mail as a means of communication for teachers.

Searching the Web

to help WIT participants acquire skills in effective searching techniques.

Netscape Composer

I want you to come out of the unit knowing more about Composer and how to build a web page than you did when you started it. I want you to be able to take the knowledge gleaned from this unit and build a classroom web site of your own.

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

To acquaint all participants using this module with some fundamental information about FTP. Also to enable WIT Basic participants (who will be using the module on a required basis) to download, install, and use a standalone GUI-based FTP client program. Also, in practice, to at least accomplish the installation of an FTP GUI standalone client on the participant's computer (whether or not they retain the ability to do this sort of installation).

Files and Folders

1. To suggest a plan for working with files and folders. Participants create a desktop folder with subfolders. 2. Address concerns and questions that basic participants may have about file management.

Using and Managing Netscape Bookmarks

to provide participants with instruction for maintaining and organizing Bookmarks in Netscape Navigator.

Using Existing Web Quests        

To provide participants with the opportunity to evaluate existing WebQuests and learn how they can use WebQuests to reach their students, as well as learn a method of integrating technology into the curriculum.

Weaving your Webquest

To provide participants with a better understanding of the writing and design process of a WebQuest by delving into the parts of a WebQuest.

Web Site Design

to teach WIT participants to create a web site with easy-to-use navigation elements and a consistent overall site structure.

Evaluating Internet Resources

to provide WIT participants with an understanding of what makes a good web site and to later apply this knowledge when developing their own site.

Evaluating Web-based Lessons

to provide WIT participants with guidelines and tools to assess their own web based projects and evaluate other web-based lessons to best determine those that fit their needs in the classroom.

Curriculum Terms and Concepts

introduces WIT participants to the steps in curriculum development and supports them as they examine preexisting curriculum webs.

The Teaching Guide

introduces WIT participants to the elements of the WIT Teaching Guide, how to incorporate the CPS standards into curriculum webs, and supports them as they develop an initial draft of the teaching guide for their web-based curriculum.

Managing the Internet in the Classroom

to assist teachers to maximize the use of the Internet in their teaching in a variety of real-world classroom situations.

Educational Sites for Educators

to familiarize participants with categories of educational sites and provide evaluation tips for selecting appropriate links.

Create Your Personal Bookmark File

to tell participants why they should consider saving bookmarks, to provide a set of specific written instructions on how to save bookmark files to desktop folders and/or to floppy disks, and to list the basic bookmark editing commands and their functions.

Using the Web to Support Teaching and Learning

show educators who are fairly comfortable using computers and the web, how they can support teaching and learning using the web.

Product(s) expected of WIT BASIC participants

·        Classroom web pages to include the following:

  • About the teacher
  • Description of classroom
  • Curriculum
  • Expectations
  • Suggestions for parents to help support their child(ren)
  • Useful links for students and parents
  • Calendar of events – due dates for projects, assemblies, field trips, and so on
  • How to contact the teacher by e-mail
  • Standards (CPS or district) for grade level
  • Other

AND

  • A Web-based Lesson or Web Quest. A WebQuest is a form of a web-based lesson. The components of both are listed here.

                  

                                 

 
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