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As you continue to explore the Internet,  feel free to explore the links we have put together in the "Trainer's Toolbox."  As much as possible, Geoff, Ron and I would like to make the Internet become a greater part of your professional life.

As a reminder, please complete the homework assignment from Week1  (Steven's mirror Site)  for the next session.  The Steven's Institute, SAVVY Cyberteacher Web Site.

Our first two sessions will be more technical than the remaining sessions, with an increasing amount of time devoted to hands-on use of the Internet.    If during the next session you have problems making use of the Bookmark disks, rest assured we will spend more time reviewing this procedure.  We will try to make this Internet learning experience as meaningful and rewarding as possible.
 

Mike Baker

Week2  (Return to the Polaris' week 2 links)
For this session everyone will be setting up email accounts and doing a little mailing back and forth.  Experiment  with Yahoo if you can, make an address book, some folders, and maybe try a filter.

Your homework is to 1) sign up for the listserv, Activity #4; and 2) do the Homework for Week 2 - NOTE: emailing the listserv (Mentors or Mentees) has been discontinued, instead complete  3) take part in the week 2 discussion group. These two things take about 15 minutes.

If you have some extra time :-) look again at the site with the experts, bookmarking the ones you like and making a note somewhere on how you might use them in the next month in your class.

Ohio SchoolNet Performance Tasks:  If you are interested in completing the SchoolNet Novice Networking Tools Requirements for certification as part of this coursework, (select SchoolNet's Novice Training Curriculum, Networking Tools links for clarification) you will need to join a listserv from this list.  Talk to Ron or Mike to complete necessary proficiencies for skill confirmation.

Call or email any of us (or each other!) for help. (Geoff Andrews,  Mike Bakerand Ron Goodwin)  Feel free to make use of the Alliance weekly discussion areas to pose questions or discuss frustrations as well as providing answers or comments to those posted by other members.  The real strength of a discussion group or listserv is the shared communications and ideas with people you will likely never meet!

As a measure of your reaching this page, let us know what you think of these links. This is an "extra" not found on the Steven's SAVVY Cyber Teacher pages.

NickNacks can help you explore exciting virtual horizons of
       learning via the Internet. Their primary goal is to encourage
       telecollaboration among educators and students around the world.
       Whether you want to participate in a telecollaboration or start
       your own, there's information at NickNacks to help you and
       exciting projects to join.

Mike enjoys the type of recreation basic to this site.  Mike was able to practice this activity with a friend, while living here, and teaching here.  Mike was also fortunate to be able to continue another hobby while teaching at Lake Ridge Academy.

Terry's home page, and Ron's home page.  Surprise Ron by asking him about the music at his site!

Geoff 's pastimes include surprise! and this surprise!

Please remember to visit the Steven's SAVVY Cyber Teacher site for your Week2 practice.

Weeks 4 & 5
Please come to session #5 with some Real Time Data Sites that you will use in class and your "Surfing Report" for the site(s) and the homework tally for tracking some Real Time Data.
Steven's Real Time Links (Mirror Site) and The ILT's Real Time Links.