University of Pittsburgh School of Education

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Institute for Practice and Research in Education
Course Description - IPRE 9071

 

IPRE 9071 - WIGGLING THROUGH THE WEB

THIS WORKSHOP INTRODUCES BROWSERS, SEARCH ENGINES, HYPER MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS, AND VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO FORMULATE SEARCH STRATEGIES AND USE SHORT CUTS TO ACCESS WEB RESOURCES. ALSO, STUDENTS WILL STUDY DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEB PAGES, AND HOW THEY CAN ENHANCE PER SONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND TEACHING PRACTICE. THE CULMINATING ACTIVITY FOR THE WORKSHOP IS A SMALL-SCALE PROJECT INVOLVING THE USE OF WEB PAGES FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION OR SCHOOL BASED INQUIRY.

Credits: 1

This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.