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Week 8: Filamentality (2)

1) Visit the Filamentality site again. Check out this introduction which should help you as you do your first activity. Bookmark it so you can find it again later if you have any questions.

(2) You have probably decided on one specific type of activity. Just follow the instructions at the Filamentality site and post your activity on the Internet. You can then go to your webpage and add a link to the activity.

(3) Choose an activity from below then visit the recommended sites to get more ideas and then follow the step-by-step instructions given at the site.

 

HotList Read about these activities on the Filamentality page and then visit the example site (Democracy Online In America Today). 

Here are some links to additional Hotlists:

A Hotlist of Class Activities (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listclassacjo.html)

A Hotlist on Corporate Environmentalism (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listenvironmjo.html)

Developing a Professional Presentation (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listprofessijo.html)

These activities take time to prepare, but can serve as sources for later projects or assignments. In fact, students can develop one of these activities in Filamentality as a class project .

Now write a similar activity. 
Design the activity specifically for a particular course (book and unit). If possible, do it for a course  you are now teaching. Submit it to Filamentality so it will be put on the web (It’s easy—Just go to the Start a New Topic link at the bottom of the page and fill out the information as you go. Remember, have your links prepared before you start.).
If you are teaching the course now (preferable), use it in the class. 
Post a report of the activity and a critique of student response and any problems you might have had. 
Include the following information:
Site link. (It will be something like this: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webtolerancja.html
Description of target students                  

If you used it in class, include a report of how you used it, how it went and a critique of student responses and any problems. Also let me know if you had to rewrite it after using it.
If you couldn't use it in class, how would you use it?

Multimedia Scrapbook Read about these activities and then visit the example site (Democracy on-line in America Today). 

These activities take time to prepare, but can serve as sources for later projects or assignments. In fact, students can develop one of these activities in Filamentality as a class project .

Now write a similar activity. 
Design the activity specifically for a particular course (book and unit). If possible, do it for a course  you are now teaching. Submit it to Filamentality so it will be put on the web (It’s easy—Just go to the Start a New Topic link at the bottom of the page and fill out the information as you go. Remember, have your links prepared before you start.).
If you are teaching the course now (preferable), use it in the class. 
Post a report of the activity and a critique of student response and any problems you might have had. 
Include the following information:
Site link. (It will be something like this: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webtolerancja.html)
Description of target students                  

If you used it in class, include a report of how you used it, how it went and a critique of student responses and any problems. Also let me know if you had to rewrite it after using it.
If you couldn't use it in class, how would you use it?

 

Treasure Hunt Read about these activities on the Filamentality page and then visit the example site (Black History Past to Present). 
Here are some links to some additional Treasure Hunts:

Hunt for Companies (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntcompaniejo.html)

New York, New York: A virtual vacation (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntnewyorkjo.html)

These activities take time to prepare, but can serve as sources for later projects or assignments. In fact, students can develop one of these activities in Filamentality as a class project .

Now write a similar activity. 
Design the activity specifically for a particular course (book and unit). If possible, do it for a course  you are now teaching. Submit it to Filamentality so it will be put on the web (It’s easy—Just go to the Start a New Topic link at the bottom of the page and fill out the information as you go. Remember, have your links prepared before you start.).
If you are teaching the course now (preferable), use it in the class. 
Post a report of the activity and a critique of student response and any problems you might have had. 
Include the following information:
Site link. (It will be something like this: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webtolerancja.html)
Description of target students                  

If you used it in class, include a report of how you used it, how it went and a critique of student responses and any problems. Also let me know if you had to rewrite it after using it.
If you couldn't use it in class, how would you use it?

Subject Sampler Read about these activities on the Filamentality page and then visit the example site (Exploring Chinese Culture).

Here are some links to some additional Samplers:

What's in a name sampler (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/samnamesjo.html)

I've never heard of that! (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/samfoodjo.html)

These activities take time to prepare, but can serve as sources for later projects or assignments. In fact, students can develop one of these activities in Filamentality as a class project .

Now write a similar activity. 
Design the activity specifically for a particular course (book and unit). If possible, do it for a course  you are now teaching. Submit it to Filamentality so it will be put on the web (It’s easy—Just go to the Start a New Topic link at the bottom of the page and fill out the information as you go. Remember, have your links prepared before you start.).
If you are teaching the course now (preferable), use it in the class. 
Post a report of the activity and a critique of student response and any problems you might have had. 
Include the following information:
Site link. (It will be something like this: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webtolerancja.html)
Description of target students                  

If you used it in class, include a report of how you used it, how it went and a critique of student responses and any problems. Also let me know if you had to rewrite it after using it.
If you couldn't use it in class, how would you use it?

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