Technology At-a-Glance
Mix and match help for active learning
in the Cultural Connections program
Technology
Benefits
Needed Support
Teacher Workload
Electronic Mail Direct Communication 

Assignments never hit paper

Free mail system   
  
Assistance w/enrollment   
and software use
Timely feedback (same as voice)
Forum - Bulletin Board Threaded discussions allow easy student choice   
Guest "Speakers"
Password   
Demonstration of use
Set up with network administrator  

Moderate discussion

Listserv - Email discussion group Easy announcements   

Student community - actively helping each other 

Teachers highlight resources "just in time"   

Students can use transferable skills to enroll in other listservs on desired topic

Email access   

Instructions for enrolling   

Instructions for posting

Set up with network administrator   

Monitor activity   

Post resources & announcements

Chats Real time access to instructor/other students for timely help Internet access   

Instructions on use

Set up with network administrator   

Attend scheduled meetings

Shared Workspace All resources available 24 hrs/day   

Student posts work for instructor comment   

Easy feedback   

Students  work in teams 

Easy activity tracking 

Private spaces available

Internet access   

Email account   

Password required   

Training session   

 

Create workspaces   

Invite students through email   

Use as desired – a little or a lot

Web Page Read Only info available 24 hrs/day   

Forms for limited interactivity 

Secure grade retrieval

Internet access  
 
Knowledge of html useful
 
Resources for giving students online access to class information and for collaborative activities.
 
 List of online journals and listservs: http://edweb.cnidr.org/lists.html
 
 Template for creating course homepage. Free download.Web Course in a Box: http://www.madduck.com/madduck.html
 
Free Basic Support for Cooperative Work  http://bscw.gmd.de/ lets teachers create a workspace on BSCW server or   software can be downloaded to store files on school server.

Free Easy Web Group Interaction Enabler software for computer conferencing (chat): http://foodmark.sju.edu/ewgie

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                                                                                                        Bonnie Rowe -  updated May 14, 1998
Background graphics courtesy of ITA