Transcript STARnet - ALOHA INTERACTIVE

TCC World-Wide Online Conference
April 18, 2007
“ Starnet NCLB Case
Study in Science
Curriculum and
Distance Learning Enrichment
Adventures.”
The STARnet Presenters:
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John Southworth – UH Manoa – CRDG
Marlene Hapai – Science FUNdamentals
Donna Kohara – DOE, KKP Complex
Carol Brennan – UH Manoa CRDG
Kyle Brown – DOE, KKP Complex
John Thatcher – Connections New Century School
Richard Crowe – UH Hilo Astronomy and Physics
Kathleen Andreson – Phi Delta Kappa
The STARnet Partnership:
 Hawai`i District DOE Kau, Kea`au and Pahoa
Complex; Connections New Century Charter
School; St. Joseph School
 University of Hawai`i at Hilo
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
 `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i
 University of Hawai`i at Manoa Curriculum
Research & Development Group
 Phi Delta Kappa International Education
Association
STARnet Introduction
Main goal: increase science proficiency at
the 8th grade level
Focus on addressing 8th grade science
standards and benchmarks
Partnerships vital to reaching goal
Class for teachers
Use of DLE and resource people
Use of informal assessment venue/Imiloa
Field Trip Guide
DLE and DOE STARcarts
STARnet Project Goals
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Develop a professional development course for
teachers focusing on the use of standards-based
curriculum for 8th grade Earth/Space Science
Use research-based teaching and learning in
professional development to aid in increasing
science proficiency
Incorporate Distance Learning Enrichment as a
mechanism to bring resources into classrooms
otherwise unavailable due to time, monetary and
transportation challenges
Involve parents and family members in standardsbased education
Use informal, engaging assessment
to measure learning
ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space
Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers
Course Goals:
 Address State of Hawai`i 8th Grade Science Standards
for the Physical, Earth and Space Sciences (HCPS III)
using lessons from FAST 3, Change Over Time, and
Teaching Science as Inquiry: Astronomy
 Experience exhibits developed by ’Imiloa Astronomy
Center of Hawai’i exemplifying some of these standards
to enhance formal learning experiences
 Use distance learning technology and enrichment to
bring resources into classrooms and expand interactions
between learners
ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space
Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers
The Resources:
 Address State of Hawai`i 8th Grade Science Standards
for the Physical, Earth and Space Sciences (HCPS III)
with resources from the Curriculum Research &
Development Group of the University of Hawaii-Manoa
Curriculum Research & Development Group
University of Hawai‘i
ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space
Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers
CRDG Resources:
 Lessons from FAST 3, Change Over Time, and
Teaching Science as Inquiry: Astronomy as
Inquiry
 Introductory overview of
distance learning, DL-E
 Distance
 Learning
 For Every
 Student
What it is not:
 Standard distance teaching of courses
 Limited to high bandwidth, high cost systems
 Concerned with course administrative costs and
credits
 Normally involving large
numbers of
students
What it is:
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Focused on the local classroom
Live synchronous and/or recorded asynchronous virtual resources
Provides enrichment experiences to existing curriculum
Relatively short-term experiences
Addresses educational standards of technology, communication,
and subject being studied
 Something any teacher can use to
enrich course
content, career/college awareness, current events, or social
environmental concerns
 Introductory Asynchronous
Mode
 Nicenet Electronic Bulletin
Board
 Synchronous Mode
 Audio / Video
Teleconferencing
 Concluding Asynchronous
Mode
STARnet Tools/Technologies
• Asynchronous
• Nicenet (www.nicenet.org)
• NovaNET (CI: Curriculum Enrichment)
• Synchronous
• iVisit Videoconferencing (www.ivisit.com)
• Talking Communities (Voice Over IP)
Volunteer, non-profit organization
Free services to the Internet community
Supplement to allow greater communications
between teachers and their students
Instructors as well
Easy to use and adaptable
No formal training needed
 Nicenet Philosophy:
(http://www.nicenet.org/philosophy.cfm)
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Conferencing
Link Sharing
Documents
Class Schedule
Class Members
Personal Messages: view/send
Classes: join/create/drop/delete
Class Administration
Edit User Profile
 Combine video conferencing, voice calls, instant messaging, filesharing and web
co-browsing for richer online meetings with family, colleagues or customers
 Interact privately 1:1, in 8-way video conference rooms, 100 party channels or
with iVisit Plus up to 15 others
 Video conference, audio call, message and collaborate across Windows & Mac
Operating Systems and hardware
 Share pictures, videos, music or any file format during voice calls or video
conferences
 Transfer files and folders in the background; share your albums and movies with
family and friends; bypass email and experience the benefits of iVisit security
 Offer affordable video conferencing to your
community
team, school, or
 Create an iVisit account for free and see how
well it works for you
MAKING YOUR GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
AND COLLABORATION A REALITY!
Talking Communities offers a multimedia interactive
synchronous web conferencing tool that provides
numerous capabilities for both business and personal lives
at a very affordable rate.
Live Voice Over Internet Conference Rooms
are suitable for
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Business Meetings
Employee Training and Support
Family Get-togethers
Educational Purposes
Public and Private Interactive Events
Live Broadcasts
Web Presentations
High Level Text Chat
Talking Communities is much more than a cutting edge Internet
communications organization. It is people. Ordinary people with an
extraordinary vision. People who come from many walks of life,
people who come from a wide geographic area. They are united by a
common dream ... a dream to bring the world closer together ... a
dream to allow businesses to grow and prosper ... a dream to provide
education to the world ... a dream to draw scattered families together
... and a dream to facilitate the efforts of non-profit organizations in
the fulfillment of their missions.
More Resources
 Comprehensive online curriculum to extend
individualized learning beyond the classroom and
help every student reach graduation
 Individualized instruction for alternative education,
distance learning, dropout retrieval, credit recovery,
and more
 Online user community to support
and inform ongoing product evolution
Hawaii Content & Performance Standards III
Standard 8:
Physical, Earth and Space Sciences
Novanet Demo
Welcome Screen
Novanet Demo
Curricula Listing
Novanet Demo
Lesson Description
Novanet Demo
Earth & Sun Lesson
Novanet Demo
Earth & Sun Lesson
Hawaii DOE Distance Learning
Multimedia Carts
 Used STARnet prototype to created more flexible and versatile
system for everyday classroom use. They can video-conference,
surf the web, play DVDs and more wirelessly.
 Incorporated new components that make the system easier to
control from anywhere in the classroom like ergonomics
adjustable LCD monitor, DLP projector and wireless keyboard
and mouse.
 Added new content components such as software and a digital
microscope with slide and training kits for all
appropriate science grades.
Hawaii DOE Distance Learning
Multimedia Carts
 Units are being delivered to all 9 schools in the district. Each will
get at least 2 and possibly up to 4 per school depending on their
integration into lesson plans and usage by teachers.
 A main goal of this project is to get teachers enthused about the
world of information, resources, multimedia and other classes
just like theirs happening out there and we want to bring that to
some of the remotest classrooms in the country.
 Another is to introduce our kids to the world in a live and
interactive way not available to us at their age. The
age of Video Conferencing has begun and they
should be on the forefront of tomorrow’s business
by learning how to use this technology.
Hawaii DOE Distance Learning
How We Are Using Them
 We plan on these carts being used in many ways. A few uses
should have the most immediate and noticeable effects in the
classroom and they involve online content supplementation and
video conferencing collaboration.
 With an online community bulletin board we are beginning to
share links to video, animations and other resources that apply
to lesson plan standards for each grade year. We hope to create
an online resource of all kinds of multimedia enriching education
that all the teachers in Hawaii would have access to. Thereby
allowing you to integrate captivating multimedia into your lesson
plan and better illustrate the semantics behind the
syntax.
Hawaii DOE Distance Learning
The Online Community
 With the development and popularity of websites like MySpace
and other youth oriented online community sites children are
embracing a digital identity while most people over 25 have no
clue what’s going on there.
 While the pitfalls of these kinds of online communities can be
troublesome and inappropriate for school time they are
generally blocked from school computers. So, these kids are
creating these pages even if they don’t own a computer! They
make it on their cellphones or any computer they can get their
hands on. What does this say?
They want to be part of online communities not
only for the sense of connection but also for
the recognition and accomplishment of their
webpage or its design.
Hawaii DOE Distance Learning
Online Resources
 There are many new online sites and search engines that can
provide appropriate, high quality streaming video to you on
demand which are easy to access and completely free.
 They include:
www.video.aol.com
www.video.yahoo.com
 www.video.google.com www.video.msn.com
 www.youtube.com
www.rocketboom.com
 These are just a few, there are literally millions of clips out there
to choose from that can greatly increase the impact of a lesson.
 Think about explaining Armstrong landing on the
Moon to your class and then imagine showing
those first steps and letting them hear those
timeless words “ One small step for man…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QX3mE6N-2c
Hawaii DOE Distance Learning
Bringing Everyone Together
 As paths and resources to these online wellsprings are shared
in the online community we will have an instantly available new
catalog of information that can be integrated into the lesson
plan.
 As we forge these new connections a greater level of
collaboration between the schools in our district will be possible
and new connections with schools and places all over the world
will begin to emerge.
 As we develop these techniques and technologies into our
classrooms we will surpass our expectations and set our goal
beyond nation standards when it comes to distance
learning education. Logistically there is no place
better to champion distance learning technology
than here in Hawaii!
ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space
Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers
The Assessment:
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Field Trip Guide for 8th graders created using exhibits
from ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center as an informal venue
 AHA!– guide became a student friendly assessment
piece for pre-test engaging students in the assessment
process
 Use distance learning technology and enrichment to bring
resources into classrooms and expand interactions
between learners via use of STARnet computer carts
Future STARnet Assessment
 Use Field Trip Guide for 8th graders as post-test to
assess if course had an impact on increasing
science proficiency in 8th graders
 Monitor use of distance learning technology and
enrichment to bring resources into classrooms and
expand interactions between learners via use of
STARnet computer carts
 Continue to use Field Trip Guide for 8th graders in
subsequent years
 Encourage and monitor continued use of distance
learning technology and enrichment via use of
multimedia computer carts in other content areas
STARnet Future: Still STARbound
Use STARnet prototype to increase
science proficiency at other grade levels
Encourage training of students and
teachers in using the STARnet carts
Measure impact making it easier for
teachers to use classroom technology
integration applications as stepping
stone to student use of technology
PHI DELTA KAPPA
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2006 Teacher of the Year
Pahoa High School Special Education
Teacher Cynthia McAnish
STARnet Project
Questions/Discussion?