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MAST II - 2001
 

Week One Sessions

Monday, June 11

8:30 - 10:00

Welcome/introductions/surveys/digital photos and overview of week.
Digital Video of project based learning - Learn & Live (George Lucas Educational Foundation)
Review textbooks:

Assignment: read Chapter One in Spinnin' the Web - Mt. Holly Middle School Website
Create Yahoo! e-mail accounts.
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Overview of Yahoo! Groups, join MAST II Group.
Introduction to IrfanView, freeware graphic editor.
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 2:15

Graphic editing of participant photographs by IrfanView
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:00 Overview of Dreamweaver 4 and creation of introductory page

Daily feedback and reflection

Tuesday, June 12

8:30 - 10:00 Completion and presentation of participant pages.
Introduce MAST II Project. Show sample project and discuss workstations and workstation based instruction and project oriented instruction - Geometry Project. Showcase of technology tools used in workstations (Sony digital camera with stills/video/audio, scanner, QuickCam, QX3 Microscope, DVD/laserdisc).

See the following: Workstations Overview -
The Human Body Project
The Human Body Project - HyperStudio Stack

Digital microscopy: QX3 Microscope - QX3 Microscope Site
Probeware: Temperature and Light (Logger Pro)

10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Using Inspiration/Kidspiration as planning tools.
Browsing tips and managing bookmarks.
Discussion of search engines, educational portals, and databases. Target LEARN NC, Marco Polo, NC WISE OWL, GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials)
Using Inspiration to link to the web... creating a collection of resources for MAST II Project topic. Discuss Chapters 1 and 2 in Spinnin' the Web.
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 2:15

Assignment: look at classroom webpages - Spinnin' the Web - Sharks Team Site
Use Inspiration to create a diagram of an educational webpage.
MAST II Participant web page design.
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:00 Daily feedback and reflection

Wednesday, June 13

8:30 - 10:00 Discussion of CyberStorage and File Management - Creating accounts on FreeDrive. Ordering discussion.
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Introduction to Internet Scavenger Hunts. Web page building of scavenger hunts using Dreaweaver 4. Creating links to and from homepage to scavenger hunt. See 2001 projects
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 2:15 Update of HyperStudio 4.0
Project clarification (MAST II Project). Introduction to multitasking, Geometry example, and hands-on activity on biomes.
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:00 Multitasking activity continues and team presentations
Daily feedback and reflection
 

Thursday, June 14

8:30 - 10:00

New Technology Tool: QuickCam
Videoconferencing using iVisit - Technoquiz with teams at WCU
Presentations of Scavenger Hunts
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Imaging using Fireworks - transparent backgrounds
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 2:15 Quiz Works - Planning Class Homepage
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:00 Project work
Yahoo's Briefcase
Daily feedback and reflection

Friday, June 15

8:30 - 10:00 Project clarification (MAST II Project). Example projects created in MAST II 2000 - Seventh Grade Science Unit and Activity Page.
MAST II 2000 - Support Site
Using AIMS, GEMS, and Internet-based lessons as resources.
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Graphic Texts http://www.flamingtext.com http://www.mediabuilder.com (bottom of page) and http://www.animfactory.com/
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 2:15 Project work
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:00 Project work
Daily feedback and reflection

 

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