1. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College1 Filamentality Spinning Your Own Web Activity

2. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College2 Presented by Sandy Turner SCILnet - Fort Lewis College Adapted from Filamentality Presentation by Jodi Reed & Tom March - Pacific Bell Education First

3. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College3 What you will learn today: u What is Filamentality u Why you might use it u How to use it u How others are using it

4. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College4 Some questions... u How do I actually use the Web in the classroom or library? u How do I make Web pages and post them on the Internet?

5. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College5 Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/ wired/fil One possible answer...

6. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College6 What does Filamentality do? u Blends your learning goals with the many resources available on the Web u guides you through the complete instructional design process u lets you focus on instruction instead of HTML and graphics

7. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College7 Okay, Okay... we’ll tell you in real English: u provides you with a web-activity template that prompts you for Web site info., titles, introductions, questions, etc. u builds the Web page for you and posts it on the Web u provides online support that helps you pick a topic, search, write good questions, etc.

8. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College8 Who is supposed to use it? u teachers u students u media specialists/librarians u technology trainers for schools u Internet newbies u Web authors (for rapid prototyping)

9. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College9 Hit me over the head with it one more time!!! u You can create a Web-based learning activity that targets a specific kind of learning! u You get to create Web pages without knowing HTML! u Your page is immediately posted on the Internet (that’s right, you get your very own www-dot-thingy)!

10. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College10 The Filamentality Process: u start with a topic u choose a format based on your learning goal(s) u gather links u scaffold the links with instructions, questions, etc. see the “guided tour” once you are in Filamentality

11. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College11 Filamentality Formats: u Hotlist u Treasure Hunt u Sampler u Scrapbook u WebQuest see guides for details

12. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College12 How others are using Filamentality... u Web activities for students ( check out the Filamentality registry ) u Training ( see guide for Trainers ) u Student-created and published work u Collaborative activities

13. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College13 So what’s the idea behind the word “Filamentality”? u “Filaments” are the fine individual strands of a spider’s web. u “Mentality” is the brain’s thinking capacity. u So...”Filamentality” helps you spin pieces of the Web into your own Web-based learning activities.

14. SCILnet/Fort Lewis College14 Before we begin “the spin”, return to the tutorial: u Use the “Go” menu above and see if you can go all the way back to the Filamentality Module Intro page (should be toward the bottom of the menu) u If you have lost the this page, go to the following address: http://scilnet.fortlewis.edu/edtech/Filament/default.htm