INCORPORATING THE VIRTUAL

WORLD IN EDUCATION 

Using Internet based tools for increased student Participation

and Learning

YOUR PRESENTERS Paige Kyle Haney

Retail

Dance

Ashley High School

New Hanover

County

YOUR PRESENTERS

Paula Kyle Tugman

UNC Wilmington

Gymnastics Business 15

Marshall University Graduate School

Lateral Entry Teacher Program

WHO? YOU..yes..YOU can use the Internet as a

positive tool in your classroom.

There is more than just

WHAT?

We utilized the Internet to create a virtual classroom. Using:

Why? “…research indicates the use of

collaborative tools, such as blog, wiki, will

not only increase the interaction between learners and their peers, learners and

instructors, and learners withlearning materials but will also create in-

depth learning and involve authentic real-world activities.”

(Lemke, et al.,2009).

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

Notify administration of your plans Acceptable use form

Signed by parent and student Video release form

Signed by parent

GETTING STARTED If your school does not already have an

e-mail program Gaggle is a free e-mail system that allows student email accounts that are accessible at school.

To sign up- see your Technology Administrator and go to www.gaggle.net to sign up for you free account.

Your students MUST have email to participate in and

LESSONS FOR WIKISPACES

WHAT IS A WIKI

A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation

and editing of any number of interlinked web pages

via a web browser using a simplified markup language

DISCUSSION BOARD..NOT BORED Choose a current event article that is

short, relevant and interesting. Students will read article an post in

discussion room..this gives the students who do not feel comfortable speaking in class an opportunity to have a voice.

Prepares students for taking on-line courses.

Discussion Board

Discussion Board

Discussion Board for classroom introductions.

• Hobbies• Sports• Basic Demographics

• Age• Grade• Social Interests

Partner Sign up Page Two column table created by teacher Students edit and add their names

Students not pro active on discussion boardShyDifficult to motivateStudents who may have been absent

Using and the WIKI

Create a Google docs account

Invite your partner to Edit the page.

CO-TEACHING THROUGH SKYPE

Utilizing Skype to have guest educator’s present lessons for cross-curriculum and inter-curriculum objectives. Computer Applications – VLOOKUP

Civics and Economics - Identifying Phases of the Business Cycle

Résumé – Several CTE classes teach Resume and Applications, Skype the lesson to all the classes at once

Academic Reports – English, DCS and Computer Apps Classes

CO-TEACHING THROUGH SKYPE

I thought that the Skype and the VLOOKUP lesson went well. ……………………  I think that in the future we should do this more often.  This activity let us interact with Ms. Haney and her class rather than just our class.

~Shelby Tart 

  ……. A suggestion would be to have a faster Internet connection. Maybe have the state install a secondary internet connection just for computer classes. Maybe that would help increase connection speeds……….

~Brandon Lee

Student Reflections

SHARING GUEST SPEAKERS VIA SKYPE

New Hanover County Police Department/ Cyber Investigations Unit.

Spoke about Internet Safety, posting pictures to social networks such as Facebook, sexual predators 2.02

Wilmington PD Video

SHARING GUEST SPEAKERS VIA SKYPE

Using Skype with another class was a cool experience. That is the first time I have ever had the chance to do that.…………~Wesley Barefoot  ………..It was interesting that we could ask questions from where we were sitting to people in a different location…………~Colby Blackman

I personally find Skype very educational and intriguing. It gives us the chance to reach beyond just our class room and interact and learn new teaching methods…………..It also has to do with the curriculum we are studying now with technology and computers.~Nina Gregory

……….I think it’s a new way of learning different things. I liked it because it was new and fresh. Ms. Kyle was the first to do the video out of all my teachers……….. I would love to do this again.~LaTina Harria

Student Reflections

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GROUP EDITING DOCUMENTS Post Non-Examples… One example is to

post a resume that was incorrect and had students open, correct and then print or email to submit.

Using Non-Examples offers students an opportunity to use their higher-order thinking skills to make concrete skills you are trying to teach.

Using Google Docs to Encourage Participation Teaching students to edit spreadsheets

and enter formulas can be challenging. Opened Googledocs spreadsheet and

invited class to share editing. Students each had an opportunity to

edit document and provide help when someone had trouble.

Enabled leadership abilities and encourage participation.