MAST II - Spinnin' the Web

Spinnin' the Web: Designing & Developing Web Projects
by Dr. Annette Lamb
ISBN 0-9641581-9-1 c1998 $26.95

Table of Contents

Part I:
Exploring Schools on the Web

School Web Pages
Classroom Web Pages
Online Newspapers
Project Pages
Student Pages

Part II:
Selecting Powerful Projects

Large-Scale, Ongoing Projects
Small-Scale, Short-Term Projects

Part III:
Planning & Implementing Internet-based Projects

Planning Web-based Learning Environments
Designing Web Projects
Implementing and Evaluating Projects

Part I: Exploring Schools on the Web

Chapter 1: School District and Building Level Web Pages

Arbor Heights School http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/arborhts.html
Cromwell Valley http://www.bcps.org/schools/CES/cromwell/index.html
Fahan School http://www.tas.gov.au/fahan/
Foothill High School http://www.foothillcougars.com/
Highland School of Technology http://highlandtech.us
Web 66 http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html
American School Directory http://www.asd.com/

Chapter 2: Classroom, Course and Unit Web Pages

Buchman's Class http://buckman.pps.k12.or.us/users/brohloff/room100/room100.html
Mt. Holly Sharks http://gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/mtholly/sharks
Ms Hos-McGrane's Grade 6 http://www.xs4all.nl/~swanson/origins/intro.html
Mr. Carle's Class http://205.121.65.141/Millville/Teachers/Carles/carles.htm

Chapter 3: Online School Newspapers and Magazines

ABC Kids http://eint.com/abagain/default.htm
ClubZ http://www.club-z.com/index.html - CD ROM
CyberKids- Elementary Students http://www.cyberkids.com/
CyberKids - Secondary Studnets http://www.cyberteens.com/
Dragonfly http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~dragonfly/
Mt. Holly Middle School - Mohosco Online - http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/mtholly/News.htm

Chapter 4: Project Pages

Electronic Elementary Magazine http://www.inform.umd.edu/MDK-12/homepers/emag/
Loogootee Elementary School projects http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/index.html
Global Schoolnet Network http://www.gsn.org/
Kidlink http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/
Project Center http://www.hmco.com/hmco/school/projects/index.html
MidLink Magazine - http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/call2001.jan.htm

Chapter 5: Student Pages

As you look at some of the pages, think about WHO really made the pages.

Weird guys who write poems http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/8981/
Dempsey Kids Art Gallery http://www.cvns.net/~pfd/kids/

Part II: Selecting Powerful Projects

Chapter 6 Large-Scale, Ongoing Projects

How are students and teachers involved? Would it be realistic for a classroom with limited access to the Internet? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a large scale project over a smaller scale project?

An online project index listing ideas for projects to join by Loogootee Elementary School West http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/join.htm

Class web

The Age of Imperialism http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/teacher.html

ThinkQuest Entry http://tqd.advanced.org/3543/

Investigate Comet SL9 http://www.smplanet.com/science/SL9.html
History DBQ Projects - http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/highland/class/clagg/DBQ2002/index.htm
Classroom
Topical /Unit Projects
- Air Travel http://www.omsi.edu/sln/air/

Cybrary of the Holocaust http://remember.org/index.html
The Living School Book http://lsb.syr.edu/
MidLink Magazine - http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/call2000.html#March

Chapter 7 Small-Scale, Short-Term Projects

How to Make a Pop Up Book http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
Australian Sport WWW http://www.ausport.gov.au/
Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com/
Library of Congress' American Memories http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/
Hotlists
Choose from a list of Hot Lists at Loogootee Elementary West http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/noncoll3.htm
Science Inquiry Hotlists http://www.miamisci.org/hotlists/
Activity projects—Hunt/Web Quest
Check out the web site http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/formats.html to view a good description of the subject sampler, web quest, treasure hunt
Web based activity sites: Track Star http://scrtec.org/track/index.html
The WebQuest Page http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
MidLink Magazine - http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/call2000.html#March

Part III: Planning & Implementing Internet-based Projects


Chapter 8 Planning Web-based Learning Environments


Chapter 9 Designing Web Pages
Use these site to help you start creating the storyboard for your project. The Hyperterrorist's Guide to Web Design http://www.mcs.net/~jorn/html/terrorist.html My Web Design Principles http://www.stauffercom.com/webprinciples.html Learing Center WebpageTutorial http://www.hartware.com/lcenter/lcreg1.asp Web Page Design for Designers http://www.wpdfd.com/wpdhome.htm
Chapter 10 Creating Web Pages
Use this chapter as a guide to help you with your web page creation.
Beginner's Guide to HTML http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Beyond the son of Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/beyond/

Chapter 12 Implementing and Evaluating Projects
Brainstorm classroom management concerns and strategies.
The text and many of the ideas for activities are by Dr. Annette Lamb. Dr. Lamb's page is http://eduscapes.com/. The texts are also available directly from Vision to Action Publishing.

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