NYCDOE EMAIL
The New York City Department of Education
Judith Chin, Regional Superintendent
Linden Place Learning Support Center
David Erdil, Lead Instructional Technology Specialist
Angela Lambert, Technology Specialist
30-48 Linden Place
Flushing, NY 11354
derdil@nycboe.net
alambert@nycboe.net
VLC Agenda - Spring 2004 (beginner)
     The Virtual Learning Center program has a long range goal of creating robust school websites that contain students' work, teachers' lessons and technology activities, as well as disseminatiing important information to teachers, staff, parents and the community at large.  Web sites will eventually be posted from the Region 3 website and be accessable from anywhere. School web sites will be rated as to their content and style but more importantly by their use by students and to what extent standards based education is enhanced and enriched.
   The VLC program will train technology representatives from participating schools to eventually become school web masters. We hope that this course will ignite a creative technology spark and show the technology trainee how to overcome technological obstacles.
    Blackboard will be used for some lesson assignments, discussions and transfer of files. Blackboard is a program typically used at universities and colleges.
Create a sound file introduction for Dodge Square (**dodgesq\**dodgesq.wav) and save it into your folder. Create a link from your Dodge Square page to your sound file.

Now try the same for your folder **animalname.

Try making a video introduction. Save it and Link it from the lesson page.
LET'S SEE WHO CAN PRODUCE THE MOST ENGAGING AUDIO FILE?

Sesion 4 Blackboard Homework

Review the sound files on Dodge Square from othe VLC websites. Which do you think is the most engaging and WELL DONE.
Save the best Dodge square sound file from their website (Save Target As) and place it in MY DOCUMENTS. Send it to me using the Digital drop box.
To Get Credit the Suject line must start off  **dodgesq.
Session 3
Let's Review Blackboard Discussion Board
Show your VLC portfolio (cover, side, sections)
-----Sections are not limited to Website Math Lessons, Literacy, Art Lessons, Students Work, etc.)
Create a Math Lesson "DODGE SQUARE"- Graphing - and a Contest!!
-Start with your html header.
-Open my file Dodge Square.
-Steal what you like..... Make it Yours.
-Make more than 1 lesson (**dodgesq\**dodgesq.html )  and (**dodgesq1\**dodgesq1.html )
-Create a link from your **tocgeneral.html page
-Have a compatriate test your local site.
-Print the page(s) place it in your portfolio
-HAve Mr. Stein post it

Sesion 3 Blackboard Homework

On the Blackboard discussion board in the forum **dodgesq, write your reaction to the lesson, write your account of using it with your students, Do you wish to modify the lesson, if so how (contest, rounding off, etc.
Session 3
CREATE A WEB LESSON - LANGUAGE ARTS
Students will navigate to your page, complete an activity, print screen, open a new program (WORD), write a 5 line computer heading (School, Name, Class, Day and Date, Time)
1. Create a web page for Switchzoo ( http://www.switchzoo.com )

THIS IS HOW TO CREATE THE WEB PAGE (Review):

  • Start with your header. 
  • Make a change and save it into a new folder **animalname\**animalname.html
  • Add a title and directions.
  • Tell your students to Print the Screen and then Paste it onto a Word Document with their computer heading (5 lines)
  • Create a task, for example "Name the animal" (you can ask for more depending on the grades)
  • If you choose (and they are GREAT) show them borders and WordArt.
  • Tell them to print and submit it.
  • MOST IMPORTANT...... Now open your page **tocgeneral and edit it to make a link)
Session 3
1. Review of NYCDOE Teacher Email
2. What is NYCDOE Blackboard? Discussion Boards? Digital Drop Box?
3. How do I access and use Blackboard?
4. Add an absolute link to your website. Discuss why youchose that link in an educational, standards based environment.
Session 2
1. Overview of NYCDOE Teacher email. What is my email address? How do I access it? Write Mr. Stein a message. Look up your principal and 2 other people.

2. Add a remote (Absolute) link to your table of contents using Netscape composer. You may choose one from The Emaginatorium. Save the new file (with the same name). Ask Mr. Stein to post it for you. 

3. Create your autobiography for the children to see ( Create a master folder ***auto) The file  will be ***auto.html 
To Start Open one of your pages in Netscape composer with your header.  Make a slight change and save it to the correct folder with the correct name (***\***auto\***auto.html) Delete the table and add a table (1 row 2 colums with no border. Get and rename your file to " ***mypic1.jpg". Place your picture into your **auto folder. Insert your picture file into the left side of your table. Write yoour autobigraphy in the right side. 

HOMEWORK
TASK: Use a hyperlinked file from your website with a group of students. Email Mr. Stein with your results (Dstein2@nycboe.net)
Session 1
Review of the EMAGINATORIUM website and use of it in school.....This is the model.
Assessment of your computer expertise in compared with the group.
Assess your schools needs and obstacles (platform, condition of lab,  technology expertise of students and staff, Internet Access from school and from homes, etc.).
Learn to use NYCBOE Email - make a distribution list of all VLC members.
IMPORTANT----- FOLDER/FILE NAMING and HIERARCHY
Receive your copy and learn to install and use Netscape 4.7
Learn the skills while developing a technology plan (long range and short range).
How can you get the lab up and running and the children excited about technology.
  • Please bring with you a photo of your school, a photo of your principal (should they permit), and a notebook.
  • We will learn file/folder naming techniques.
  • File/folder hierarchy and architecture
  • Bring 2-3 simple lesson plans for lessons that you have used successfully. Please note the standards for these lessons.
  • You will need a 1"binder with a page protector cover as well as 25 page protector inserts.