session_01-creating_and_sharing_instructional_materials_powerpoint.ppt

An introduction on the different uses of instructional tools

1. Instructional Tools for
Teachers:
Creating & Sharing
Instructional Materials
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2. What is Classrooms?

Classrooms is a module of Schoolnet that:
Provides teachers with standards-based instructional tools,
lessons and best practices
Delivers class and student level data to the teacher’s desktop
Provides teachers the information they need anytime and
anywhere 24/7
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3. Instructional Materials
In Classrooms, ‘Instructional Materials’ refers
to:
Curriculum
Curricular Units
Instructional Units
Lesson
Resources
Assessments
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4. HOW CAN I CREATE MY OWN
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS?

5. Creating Instructional Materials
Teachers can create:
Resources & Assessments
Lesson Plans
Instructional Units
Linking
Resources & Assessments can be linked to Lesson Plans and
Instructional Units
Lesson Plans can be linked to Instructional Units
Saving
All materials are saved in your “My Materials” bank
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6. Not all fields
are required,
but including
standards is
essential.
Creating an Instructional Material
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7. HTML Editor Toolbar
Formatting options
Math/Science Equation Editor
Include images
Table formatting options
Paste from Word
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8. Navigating to My Materials
Add items to my materials from
the overview or detail view
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9. My Materials
My Materials is a combination of materials
you have created and those you have
saved from the Materials Search
Default suggestions pushed to users
Same browsing/filter options as with
Materials Search
Sorting options
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10. Try It Out: Creating a Lesson Plan
Questions for Understanding
How can you add a file attachment to a lesson?
Can you reuse the resource you created for the lesson?
What formatting options are available?
Practice
Locate a good lesson on the Web. Add it using the URL
template.
Add a resource. Then edit a lesson created with the
‘Recommended Template’ to link this resource.
Apply Your Knowledge
Create a lesson with a resource aligned that you locate in My
Materials or the Materials Bank.
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11. HOW CAN I SHARE
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS?

12. Submitting a Lesson (or other
material)
Once you submit a lesson:
•The lesson goes first to school
materials approver.
•If approved, it is available to
other teachers at your school and
can be submitted to district.
•When approved at district level,
it is available district-wide.
•District can submit material to
the state for review/approval
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13. Approving Pending Materials
School-level users set up with the ‘Review
instructional materials’ operation can approve
materials submitted to their school and submit
approved materials to the district level bank.
Once approved at the school, materials are available
in the Materials Bank to other users in the school.
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