d.
Developing Your Own Knowledge of the Resources
Having
made decisions about using some of the resources and opportunities
in tandem, it is important for the teacher in the case study to
get to know the resources well enough to feel confident about
using them in the classroom. It is also important that the pupils
will feel comfortable about using resources.
We
can focus on this with an exercise that should provide some focus
on the relations between focused web-based resources and the things
the teacher wanted to do with these resources. First, take a look
at the resources that you should have downloaded
earlier. They are: a folder of images of golf stars for use in
your own products, an Excel spreadsheet showing the comparative
earnings of three golfers and a Word document showing the transfer
of information from the spreadsheet as another way of expressing
it.
Then
answer the following questions - just to give you some focus to
begin with:
- How
far do the textual and graphical resources provide you with
teaching ideas you could make use of with ease in the school?
- Do
you know how to copy and paste elements of the resources into
your own worksheets, and are you aware of the legal constraints
on your activity in this respect?
When
you have done this, take a look at the search
engines featured earlier and at the web
sites listed in Case Study One, and answer the questions:
- If
you were able to look at the sites, how would you compare them
in terms of relevance to the objectives the teacher in the case
study wants to meet?
- Do
any other sites you know about offer opportunities for downloading
number-data, and how would you use this to the benefit of pupils?
When
you have looked at the web in the light of these questions, and
perhaps written some tasks or products of your own to go with
these resources, you should discuss with your mentor what you
want to do with the material in the classroom. This can be done
in a mentor visit, over the telephone or by e-mail, and should
serve merely to satisfy you that you are on the right track with
your use of the materials.
 e.
Planning the Work of Learners
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