Ann Marie Froehle, Mimme Wallace, Keva
Jones, Peter Montel
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The following is a list of comments made during the Inter-Institue
Break out session,on July 14, 1998.
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Activity B: Web Site Project
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THINGS THAT WORK:
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*Working from a template is beneficial to the construction process.
*SubHeadings found useful included: Introduction and Framework,
Identifying banner, consistent background color and design, Eye catching
title, names of participating teachers linked to e-mail and personal
web page.
*One possible format included a "cell format" which could be linked to
further information within the cell heading. Headings included:Web
resources, Photo Gallery, Background, Activity and Inquiriies, and
Classroom Applications and Activities.
*Having high quality equipment such as the digital camera is helpful.
*Having guidlines with the freedom to interpret them as needed was
experienced by those groups who were given instructions on how to use
the template.
*Items which were considered helpful were having many internal links,
and having a Summary Abstract as a way to generate more ideas about the
project.
*Descriptions of the Web site author's experiences while constructing
this page were seen to be an interesting insight into the background of
the process.
*Using the remote sensing program STELLAR was found to have useful
applications for the classroom.
*Netscape Composer is valuable to all parties.
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THINGS THAT NEED WORK
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*The institute's time element could be considered a limiting resource.
*All equipment should have more availability.
*Some groups would like to be able to use thumbnails on their web pages.
*Allowing for more time to work on individual projects would incorporate
all the various working styles of the participants.
*It would be very helpful to the Visual Learners of the group if more
Graphic Aids, Agendas, And Hand-Outs were made available.
*Some of the participants definitely felt a need for more instructions
on how to align to National Standards while writing Curriculum.
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Activity A
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The Following comments compared the Rutgers Institute experience with
the Princeton Institue
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*had great field trips
*had limited computer lab time
*Having the daily schedule end at 5:oo
*need more guidance coalating large quantities of information for the
web site
*teachers were all able to focus well as researchers
*some teachers had vastly different background experiences with
computers and this created challenges for some groups
*in general, it was noticed that the experience levels and backgrounds
of the participants were quite diverse
*some participants really were interested in learning more about the
inquiry based approach-others really wanted to have more content
presented during the institute sessions.
*Rutgers participants were at a disadvantage interms of inaccessible
shopping, marketing, and refreshments
*strong mentorship of project groups
*current participants volunteer to mentor next year's program
*No Dr Suess movies were shown
PRINCETON PRINCETON PRINCETON PRINCETON PRINCETON PRINCETON PRINCETON
PRINCETON PRINCETON PRINCETON PRINCETON
*Dr Suess movies are shown
*strong mentorship of project groups
*current participants volunteer to mentor next year's program
*No fieldwork is offered
*There is 24 hour access to on-line computers
*Tues. and Thur. Open Space sessions
*Local Shopping Marketing and Refreshments are easily accessible
*terrific libraries
*terrific video library
*excellent speakers and guest presentors
*excellent hands-on activities presented
*many activities are easily applicable to both the middle and high
school classroom