Course Title:

Syllabus for Creating Web Pages I Teaching with Interactive Web Pages

Course Number: EDU 67109-01 (3)

Dates: Saturdays: September 8, 15, 29, October 6, 13, 27, 8:00am – 1:30pm

Credit Hours: 3

Session: Fall 2001

Location: Ottawa University, Phoenix Center, 2340 W. Mission Lane

Attendance: Attendance is mandatory at all class sessions.

Instructor: Michael Mann, teacherz@earthlink.net, (480) 423-1735

Course Description:

Learn to create a web page using MS FrontPage. Use web page to teach K-12 students. Create interactive games and other learning activities. Design your project to meet the educational needs of your classroom!

Course Prerequisites:

No prerequisites, though basic Internet experience is recommended.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

· Design and create multiple web pages that support his/her teaching responsibilities.

· Design Web Quest activities to be used in their classroom.

· Upload and update web pages to a web server.

Course Methods and Procedures:

Direct instruction, examples, modeling, guided practice and independent practice will be used to reinforce skills presented.

Course Outline:

Basic skills for creating interactive web pages using Front Page 2000
Introduction to the Web Quest
Begin Project: Web Quest

Complete Web Quest Project

· Create interactive games

· Post Web quest to internet

Share Web Quest with Class

Course Materials:

All necessary course material is posted online at: www.teacherz.net/ottawa

Students will also need one 3-½ inch floppy disk

Evaluation:

Students will be evaluated based on participation and completion of the in-class assignments as well as an outside project. A second Web Quest or similar interactive project using the Internet will be due three weeks after the course completion. This Web Quest or interactive project should reflect a minimum of 15 outside hours of work.

Outside Project:

All students is to develop a “long-term” WebQuest (using FrontPage 2000). A “long-term” WebQuest is one that will take the student approximately 5-10 class periods to complete. If you are able to post your finished WebQuest to the web, email the instructor the address to your web site. If you are not able to post your WebQuest on the web, email completed project as an attachment to the instructor. The outside project is a requirement described on page 7 of the Ottawa University catalog.

Student Handbook/Catalog:

Participants should refer to the Ottawa University Student Handbook for all University Regulations.

Disclaimer:

Course content and schedule may vary from this outline to meet the needs of a particular group of participants. The instructor will explain the rationale for any variance as it occurs.

EVALUATION

· The attached rubric will be used to evaluate student success on all projects created for this class. Rubric scores will be determined through successful completion of the in class project as well as the outside project. Percentages obtained from the rubric assessment will be applied to a grade using the following scale.

A	90-100%
B	80-89%
C	70-79%
D	60-69%
F	0-59%

Teaching with Interactive Web Pages: EDU 67109-01 (3)

Evaluation Rubric

Student:__________________________________________ Date:________________

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Score
Overall Aesthetics (This refers to the WebQuest page itself, not the external resources linked to it.)
Overall visual appeal	0 points Background is gray. There are few or no graphic elements. No variation in layout or typography.	1 point There are a few graphic elements. There is some variation in type size, color, and layout.	2 points Appealing graphic elements are included appropriately. Differences in type size and/or color are used well.
Introduction
Motivational effectiveness of Introduction	0 points Introduction is purely factual, with no appeal to relevance or social importance.	1 point Introduction relates somewhat to the learner's interests and/or describes a compelling question or problem.	2 points The Introduction draws the reader into the lesson by relating to the learner's interests or goals and/or engagingly describing a compelling question or problem.
Cognitive effectiveness of the Introduction	0 points Introduction doesn't prepare the reader for what is to come, or build on what the learner already knows.	1 point Introduction makes some reference to learner's prior knowledge and previews to some extent what the lesson is about.	2 points The Introduction builds on learner's prior knowledge by explicitly mentioning important concepts or principles, and effectively prepares the learner for the lesson by foreshadowing new concepts and principles.
Task (The task is the end result of student efforts... not the steps involved in getting there.)
Cognitive level of the task	0 points Task requires simply comprehending web pages and answering questions.	3 points Task requires analysis of information and/or putting together information from several sources.	6 points Task requires synthesis of multiple sources of information, and/or taking a position, and/or going beyond the data given and making a generalization or creative product.
Technical sophistication of task	0 points Task requires simple verbal or written response.	1 point Task requires use of word processing or simple presentation software.	2 points Task requires use of multimedia software, video, or conferencing.
Process (The process is the step-by-step description of how students will accomplish the task.)
Clarity of Process	0 points Process is not clearly stated. Students would not know exactly what they were supposed to do just from reading this.	1 point Some directions are given, but there is missing information. Students might be confused.	2 points Every step is clearly stated. Most students would know exactly where they were in the process and what to do next.
Richness of process	0 points Few steps, no separate roles assigned.	3 points Some separate tasks or roles assigned. More complex activities required.	6 points Lots of variety in the activities performed. Different roles and perspectives are taken.
Resources
Quantity of resources	0 points Few online resources used.	1 point Moderate number of resources used.	2 points Many resources provided, including off-line resources.
Quality of resources	0 points Links are mundane. They lead to information that could be found in a classroom encyclopedia.	2 points Some links carry information not ordinarily found in a classroom.	4 points Links make excellent use of the Web's timeliness and colorfulness.
Evaluation
Clarity of Evaluation Criteria	0 points Students have no idea on how they'll be judged.	1 point Criteria for success are at least partially described.	2 points Criteria for gradations of success are clearly stated, perhaps in the form of a rubric for self-, peer-, or teacher use.
Unit Length	0 points Completion of WebQuest will take 0-1 class periods.	4 points Completion of WebQuest will take 2-3 class periods.	10 points Completion of WebQuest will take at least 5 – class periods.
Total Score				/40