Also available in Curriki.org as a training module NRTA Curriki Training Outline Draft Target Dates: TBD Audience: Internal NRTA and AARP Staff Modules 1 - 3 An Introduction to Curriki: Tools and Techniques in Open Source Education Also available in Curriki.org as a training module

Curriki Training: Module 1 Discussion/Lecture/Feedback

Discussion, Lecture and Feedback (Introductory Module 1) Overview of the Curriki and its Mission Goals for Today What is OpenSource? Curriki and NRTA Working Together What Can I Do? Assessing Directions for the NRTA/Curriki Collaboration

Take a quick video tour of Curriki Click Here An Overview of Curriki Take a quick video tour of Curriki Click Here Place holder for new video from Noah You may stop, pause, exit or rewind this short video at any point during the presentation by using the buttons at the bottom of the screen

A Global Challenge The United Nations’ “Millennium Goal” By 2015 every child in the world can complete primary school

Curriki’s Mission & Promise Our Mission: To Eliminate the Education Divide Our Promise: Every student and educator in the world will have access to quality learning resources

Who is Curriki? Curriki is the only Internet site in the world for community-created, K-12, free curricula A single repository for validated curricula With review & comments by subject matter experts It was founded by Sun Microsystems in 2004 It became an independent 501(c)(3) in 2006

Goals for Today: Shaping the future of the partnership What is Collaborative Curricula? How Will Curriki and NRTA Work Together What Roles Can I Play Assessing the Directions Demonstration and Hands-On Activity: Module 2 Using Curriki and Practice Session: Module 3

What is Collaborative Curricula What is Collaborative Curricula? Collaboration with others to create or modify curriculum units that enhance teaching with new Internet technologies. Features include: Support to help you integrate content into your classroom Collaborative tools to help you work with a team of designers The ability to add resources and standards into the design

In the beginning…. The Evolution of the Internet Web 1.0 Originally a powerful research tool Today there are over 1 billion people on the Web The Internet contains a trillion links on 100 billion Web pages, with an estimated 7 million pages being created daily

The Read/Write Web Web 2.0 Users want to be the source of the content YouTube and MySpace are good examples. MySpace has over 70 million members.

The Read/Write Web Web 2.0 More than just posting music and videos Blogging Wikis Other equally simple and powerful technologies

Blogging A blog is a chronological, online journal Others may subscribe to a person's blog Only a handful of people blogged in 1999, today over 50 million blogs

Wiki Literally Wiki Wiki – or “quick” in Hawaiian Type of Web site that can be edited by anyone Users add to the work of others The community polices itself The best known example is Wikipedia, the Open Source encyclopedia

What is Open Source? Software and content created and developed by a community rather than a single individual or company Programmed by volunteers from many organizations Free and available to anyone who would like to use it or modify it

What Does This Mean for Education? High quality content can now be made widely available for free

…High Quality Free Content Isn’t that a contradiction in terms? Let’s take a look at some examples…..

Ecology Click Here Click Misc. Ecosystems Biotic ? Vocab! 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Where the buffalo roam? What is a grassland!

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Gutenberg Project And here…

With Curriki and NRTA Working Together We Can Revolutionize Education by Allowing Qualified Educators to: Create Publish Edit Comment Improve OpenSource Curricula

NRTA/Curriki Together Building a High Quality Repository for Open Source Curricula Establish a Community of Educator Volunteers in NRTA and the State REAs Engage our Partners to Participate in Education Locally, Nationally and Globally

Contribute & Create Together Share what you already have Create content Lesson plans Assessments Textbooks Worksheets Build from other people’s content Create your own collections

What Can I Do? NRTA/REA members will use Curriki to: Share content Share expertise Evaluate and review content Lead group projects Build an Online Community of Educators

Why Work with Curriki? Lend your expertise and wisdom to the world Be part of the mission Move your commitment to education into the future Lead important projects Learn new technologies Work with like-minded educators Get recognized for effort and contribution Leave your mark on education locally and globally

Assessing the Directions of the NRTA/Curriki Collaboration What are your thoughts?

Curriki Training: Module 2 Demonstration and Hands-On

Demonstration and Hands-On (Module 2) The Curriki Tool Set: A Detailed Overview Navigating Curriki Setting up an account and logging in Creating a Profile Exploring and adding content on Curriki

The Curriki Tool Set: A Detailed Overview Become a Member Search the Site Browse Resources Contribute Resources Add a Learning Resource Create a Learning Resource Build a Collection Member Community Featured Members Volunteer About Curriki News Board Leadership Team Donate Help Join Curriki Primary Curriki Tools Curriki Information About Curriki Help

Navigating Curriki Join Login Your Profile Search Browse

Click here to join Curriki Click here to Browse Curriki Type terms here to Search Curriki Click here to join Curriki Click here to login to Curriki after entering your name and password Click here to Browse Curriki

Setting up an account and logging in Selecting a User Name Choosing a Password Logging in for the First Time Creating your Profile

Start Here

Click here to join Curriki Click here to login to Curriki after entering your name and password

Exploring content and material on Curriki Searching Browsing

Type terms here to Search Curriki Click here to Browse Curriki

Adding to Curriki Adding Content Creating Material Building Collections

Click here to Add a Learning Resource Click here to Create a Learning Resource ….. and here to Build a Collection of Material

NRTA

Click here to Create a Learning Resource

Watch out for POP UPs here!

Click here to Add a Learning Resource Click here to Create a Learning Resource ….. and here to Build a Collection of

Review Can you describe the Curriki Tool Set Are you comfortable navigating Curriki? Can you help someone in setting up an account and logging in? Do you know the steps in creating a Profile Will you be able to demonstrate how to explore and add content on Curriki

If so…. You are ready for the next Module

Curriki Training: Module 3 Using Curriki and Practice Sessions

Using Curriki: A Practice Session (Module 3) Creating Curricular Content Practice Working With Content

Creating Curricular Content Word Documents Links Images Video http://www.aarp.org/nrta

… and here to Add a Learning Resource Here to Create a Learning Resource Remember? Here to Build a Collection

To add a document, image image or a link…. Bill Gates Pushes

A wonderful resource for teachers! Word Documents A wonderful resource for teachers!

Click here to Create a Learning Resource

Watch out for POP UPs here!

Video TBD

Curriki Training: Module 3 Con’t Working With Content

Working With Content My Curriki My Collections Editing Content Collaborating with others Blogs Groups

My Curriki

My Collections

Editing Content

Collaborating with others Can be done with all content Groups may be organized to facilitate this Teams can be formed to work on parts of a curriculum Students can be involved as well Others can use your work as a stepping stone for additional developments

Blogs

Groups TBD

Following Modules and Slides are Still Under Development Modules 4, & 5 / Slides 77 - 83

Curriki Training: Module 4 Advanced Tools …Coming Soon

Reviewing material TBD

Grading material TBD

Curriki Training: Module 5 Review and Assessment

Review, Assessment and Further Training TBD

The End …………………………………..thus far!