MAST II Sessions - Week One

Week One Sessions

Monday, June 17

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: Catching the Best of the Web - Highland School of Technology
Create Yahoo! e-mail accounts.

10:00 - 10:15

Break

10:15 - 12:00

Managing bookmarks/favorites
Overview of Yahoo! Groups, join MAST II Group/QuickPlace.

Introduction to IrfanView, freeware graphic editor.

12:00 - 12:45

Lunch

12:45 - 2:15

Graphic editing of participant photographs by IrfanView
Taking a look at Sony CD-ROM Mavica

2:15 - 2:30

Break

2:30 - 4:00

Overview of Dreamweaver 4 and creation of introductory page
Search for graphics - Annette Lamb's Visual Resources: Photos and Clip Art
Daily feedback and reflection

Tuesday, June 18

	8:30 - 10:00	Completion and presentation of participant pages. Continue exploration of Yahoo! MASTII2002 Group. 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 - Tutorial and Examples Probeware: Temperature and Light (Logger Pro)
	10:00 - 10:15	Break
	10:15 - 12:00	Using Inspiration/Kidspiration as planning tools. Browsing tips Discussion of search engines, educational portals, and databases. Target LEARN NC, Marco Polo, NC WISE OWL, GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials), Teaching and Learning on the Web Using Inspiration to link to the web... creating a collection of resources for MAST II Project topic.
	12:00 - 12:45	Lunch
	12:45 - 2:15	Looking 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 19

	8:30 - 10:00	Spinning 360 - Creating panorama of MAST II lab with participants Discussion of CyberStorage and File Management - Yahoo's Briefcase - 30 megs of storage
	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 See 2002 projects
	12:00 - 12:45	Lunch
	12:45 - 2:15	Project clarification (MAST II Project). Introduction to multitasking, Geometry example, and hands-on activity - three groups create workstations - see biome workstations created in 2001 and MAST II 2001 workstations
	2:15 - 2:30	Break
	2:30 - 4:00	Multitasking activity continues and 2001 team presentations Daily feedback and reflection

Thursday, June 20

	8:30 - 10:00	New Technology Tool: QuickCam Uploading to Photos and Files on Yahoo! Groups Completion of Scavenger Hunts
	10:00 - 10:15	Break
	10:15 - 12:00	Ordering of classroom resources. 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 21

	8:30 - 10:00	Presentation of Scavenger Hunts. Project clarification (MAST II Project). Example projects created in MAST II 2001 - Seventh Grade Science Units - Genetics, and Density. MAST II 2001 workstations Using AIMS, GEMS, and Internet-based lessons as resources. Working in teams, begin creating a workstation using technology in the lab.
	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/ Annette Lamb's Visual Resouces Links
	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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