Syllabus: WWW Site Development Workshop

Professional Development Graduate Workshop

Creating, Maintaining, and Using Internet Sites

Instructor: Randy L. Hoover, Professor, YSU
When: 4:50 PM Thursdays, Winter Quarter, 2000
Course Number: 991D
Credit Hours: 3 q.h. Graduate Credit
Prerequisites: Basic computer skills (This will be a very user-friendly workshop!)
Text: Internet for Educators. R.J. Ryder & T. Hughes (1997) Prentice Hall. (ISBN 0-13-239187-2)
Workshop WWW Site: http;//cc.ysu.edu/ClassConnections
(Go to the "Special Seminars" section under "Classes Online.")

Office Hours:

Monday: 4:00-4:45
Wednesday 3:00-5:00
Thursday: 3:00-4:45
And, by appointment.

Workshop Description:
The workshop will teach participants how to construct, manipulate, and use World Wide Web/Internet sites to enhance classroom, school, and district-wide missions and goals. Further, it will enable participants to understand and value the nature of the learning resources available via the Internet, to teach students and other teachers how to create and work with internet sites, and to network with others in the school district in creating a positive and powerful educational presence for Youngstown City Schools on the Internet. This workshop will be conducted in the format of collaborative learning and will be done in computer labs both in Youngstown and YSU venues.

Purpose of the Workshop:
This workshop intends to provide participants with in-depth hands-on experiences in the educational applications of actively using the Internet/WWW within schools and classrooms. The workshop is specifically intended to address the nature and use of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) in creating web pages, effective site design and page layout, creation and use of graphics, file downloading and uploading, HTML software use, and file transfer proctocol clients. It is also the purpose of the workshop to engage participants in reflective consideration of how these technologies can be integrated with existing curriculum and of how the Internet presence can facilitate public relations.

The specific goals of the workshop are:

Mastery of the knowledge and skills to create and maintain WWW sites.

Demystify the compubabble terminology associated with the Internet.

Knowing how to most effectively integrate site development and internet resources with existing curriculum.

Valuing and using the public nature of the Internet to create positive images of Youngstown schools, classrooms, teachers, and students.

Understanding and coordination of site development with YCS LAN Manager.

Integration and implementation of the newly acquired skills in Youngstown schools and classrooms.

Linking of developed sites through YCS central homepage.

Know the sources of on-line and off-line support site development and for connectivity in YCS settings.

Course Projects and Experiences:
Primary Assignments:
A. Design, create, and publish a personal home page on the World Wide Web.
B. Design, create, and publish a classroom or building level home page on the World Wide Web.
C. (Optional) Conceptualize, develop, and implement a complete instructional unit that integrates telecommunications into the classroom curriculum for a specific instructional goal, subject area and target audience. Use World Wide Web software to create and publish Web-based course materials and activities related to a selected topic.
D. Create and present a lesson sketch that incorporates the use of a World Wide Web site to teach a selected content area objective for a selected aubject/grade level and target audience.
E. Working as a collaborative group with three classmates, conduct research on line regarding a selected topic and design and develop an inquiry-based activity that will guide students in exploring and using information on the internet.
Minor assignments: A. Create a bookmark list and hyperlinks containing a minimum of 15 sites relevant to a specific curricular topic or content area.
B. Join two mail lists relevant to K-12 education and share this experience with other members of the class.
C. Devise search strategies and perform on-line search strategies to identify and retrieve information and resources related to selected legal, ethical, and human issues concerning Internet/WWW use in the instructional environment.
D. Outline procedures for coordinating site development and publishing with YCS LAN Manager.
E. As a team, design a sequence of four professional development activities to teach other teachers the basics of site development and publishing.
Assessment:
1. All class assignments will be evaluated on the basis of the application of the concepts, principles, and ideas that undergird the class in terms of knowledge application, critical reflectivity, thoroughness, and timeliness.
2. The summative grade report entry will be S/U.
3. Regular attendance is expected and required. Due to the nature of the course, absenteeism may result in course failure.

Selected on-line resources:
51 Reasons: How we use the Internet and what it says about the information Superhighway. [On-line] ftp.cni.org/CNI/documents/farnet/stories-index.

AskEric Internet Resource Dirctories On-line ftp://tcet.unt.edu/pub/telecomputing- info/IRD

Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Texts. ] On-line] http://dewey.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/index.html

Education Index. [on-line]. http://www.educationindex.com/educator/

Harnessing the Power of the Web. [on-line] http://www.gsn.org/web/index.html"

Selected Educational Resources on the Web . [on-line] http://www.wisc.edu/learntech/grp/seledres.htm"

Cleo and Carmen's majordomo listservers [on-line] http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/asu/edtech/cleo_web/mdomo/mdomo.html

Educational Resources [on-line] http://www.iste.org/resource.html

Welcome to AskERIC [on-line] http://ericir.syr.edu/

ERIC Resources [on-line] http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/

Ohio SchoolNew TeleCourse [on-line]. http://www.ohioschoolnet.k12.oh.us/telecourse/start.html

Developing Educational Standards - Ohio http://putwest.boces.org/StSt/Ohio.html

OTA Technology Report. 1995. [on-line] http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/disk1/1995/9541.html

Internet Connections | Education Research [on-line] http://www.mcrel.org/connect/researc.html

Guide to Microsoft Internet Tools, Technology Planning for K-12 Schools http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/resource/internet.htm

Harnessing the Power of the Web. [On-line]. http://www.gsn.org/web/index.html

Index of Lessons. [On-line]. http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/asu/edtech/asdf95/lessons/lesson_index.html

K-12 On the Internet. [On-line]. http://info.pitt.edu/~aefa/k12.htm

Units of The Year Long Project. [On-line]. http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP95-96/ylp_units

The Web Developer's Virtual Library (Stars.com) [On-line]. http://WWW.Stars.

Internet Connections | Education Research. [On-line]. http://www.mcrel.org/connect/researc.html

5) Additional readings in the course's On-line Syllabus. (Not!)

Specific Workshop Objectives:
A. Knowledge:
1) Compare and contrast various Internet tools to meet specific instructional situations on the basis of capabilities, advantages, and limitations
2) Compare and contrast networking alternatives for connecting schools to the Internet.
3) Describe the Internet and the World Wide Web in terms of network technologies.
4) Analyze the requisite information literacy skills necessary for students to locate, access, and retrieve on-line information and resources.
5) Identify and describe essential cognitive and practical skills and competencies necessary for effective use of Internet resources in instruction.
6) Compare various telecommunications technology in terms of control, ease of access, costs, and implications for the learning environment.
7) Consider telecommunications technologies from the perspectives of the learner, the teacher, the school, the school district, and the state.
8) Discuss legal, social, and ethical implications related to the use of electronic telecommunication and internet connectivity in the instructional environment.
9) Describe ways in which students can use telecommunications to increase their understanding of a subject domain and enhance their learning opportunities.
10) Identify key issues involved in organizing and managing the integration of the Internet into classroom instruction.
11) Examine effective approaches for integrating telecommunications and the Internet into the curriculum.
12) Describe ways that the classroom teacher can use the Internet to increase interactivity, collaboration, and communication with other educators and their students.
13) Critically evaluate research studies and applications of technology-supported learning environments.
B. Performance:
1) Use appropriate hardware and telecommunication tools to access on-line services and navigate computer networks.
2) Demonstrate skill in the selection and use of appropriate Internet tools for locating and retrieving information.
3) Develop skill in use of the globally networked computer environment as a research and reference tool for gathering informational resources.
4) Use Internet resources including on-line databases, the World Wide Web, and commercial on-line information services to access and share information and resources.
5) Develop and implement plans for establishing a WWW presence at the classroom and building levels.
6) Design and develop and inquiry-based activity that will guide students in exploring and using information on the internet.
7) Conceptualize, develop, and implement a complete instructional unit that integrates site development into the classroom curriculum for a given subject area.
8) Devise search strategies and perform on-line search strategies to identify and retrieve information and resources related site development standards and resources.
9) Design and publish a personal home page.
10) Use World Wide Web software to create and publish Web-based course materials, student work, and classroom/building information.
11) Design professional development activities to instruct other teachers in using Internet/WWW site development for personal, professional, and curricular purposes.
12) Develop strategies for assessing student achievement in Internet/WWW-related instructional activities.
13) Collaboratively develop instructional strategies, activities and materials that promote equitable, ethical, and legal use of Internet/WWW communications in the classroom and building.
C. Dispositions:
1) Value the importance of using the globally networked computer environment as a research and reference tool for gathering educational resources.
2) Seek new developments in the design of innovative tools and environments for using Internet/WWW in the classroom setting.
3) Demonstrate awareness of the problems and concerns confronting the classroom teacher with respect to the integration of the Internet into the instructional environment.
4) Appreciate the potential of site development to promote collaboration and cooperation among educators and students.
5) Recognize the potential of the Internet/WWW to expand and enhance communication with education stockholders such as students, parents, colleagues, and the community.
6) Recognize ways in which the Internet is affecting traditional forms of communication as well as information dissemination and exchanges.
7) Recognize the imperative to teach students responsibilities and regulations pertaining to legal and ethical use of on-line information, resources, and services.
8) Display an increased sensitivity for the potential of utilizing Internet/WWW in addressing the diverse needs of all students, promoting lifelong learning, expanding professional development, and promoting the goals of the school district.