The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 1 The Savvy Cyber Teacher: Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 2 Week 4: Real Time Adventures on the Internet Introduction to Internet Based Real Time Data Some Important Concepts Associated with Real Time Data A Review and Discussion of the Wonderful World of Weather Project Exploring Real Time Data Projects Assignment: Developing a Project Management Plan

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 3 Introduction to Real Time Data What Is Real Time Data? –Any information or data which is available soon after it is collected. The internet is revolutionizing the ways in which regular citizens can gain access to this type of information. Although a Wide Range of Real Time Data Is Available Via the Internet, There Are Some Academic Subjects Areas for Which There Is More Data Than Others The Use of Real Time Data Can Be a Very “Compelling” Application of the Technology

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 4 SURFING CHALLENGE For Each Web Site That You Visit, Determine How Old the Data Is and When It Was Collected

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 5 Important Concept Time and Date Stamps “Time and Date Stamps” - These Tell You When the Data You Are Looking at Was Recorded. Most Real Time Data Is “Stamped” Using the Same Time Zone. This Makes It Easier to Determine How Old the Data Is. Knowing How Old the Data Is Can Be Very Important When Analyzing Real Time Data

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 6 Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich Mean Time can be expressed using several different abbreviations. These include: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Zulu Time (Z) Universal Time (UT) Universal Coordinate Time (UTC)

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 7 Converting from GMT to Local Time If you are in the Eastern Time Zone then: –From April 6 to Oct. 26 Subtract 4 hours from GMT time to get your local time. –From Oct. 26 to April 6 Subtract 5 hours from GMT time to get your local time. If you are in Central Time Zone then: –Subtract 5 or 6 hours from GMT depending on the date to get your local time.

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 8 Converting from GMT to Local Time (Cont.) If you are in the Mountain Time Zone then: –Subtract 6 or 7 hours from GMT depending on the date to get your local time. If you are in the Pacific Time Zone: –Subtract 7 or 8 hours depending on the date to get your local time.

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 9 Time and Date Stamps Practice Convert these to your local time: 1. 11/29/ GMT 2. 03/05/ UT 3. 07/15/ Z 4. 5/20/970300GMT

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 10 Wonderful World of Weather Students Measure and Observe the Weather Through Hands-on Experiments and Internet-based Real Time Data Module Includes Several Pre-activities Which Introduce Basic Weather Concepts Can Be Implemented in a Range of Classroom and Technology Settings Is Interdisciplinary in Nature

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 11 Week 4 Assignment Developing a Project Management Plan A Project Management Plan Addresses How to Manage the Implementation of A Project Within the Context of Your Own Classroom and School Your Assignment Is to Select a Project, for the Next Workshop, That You Are Interested in Using in Your Classroom In the Week 5 Workshop You Will Get a Chance to Develop a Project Management Plan for This Project

The Savvy Cyber Teacher  Using the Internet Effectively in the K12 Classroom 12 Week 4 Assignment Developing a Project Management Plan You Should Select One “Unique and Compelling” Internet-based Project, Such As: –A Collaborative Project –A Real Time Data Project –A KeyPals Project –An Ask-an-expert Project Once You Have Selected a Project It to Your Instructor Before The Next Workshop