Key Challenges - PetSmart Charities

Humane Education Online
Patty Finch
Manager of Grants and Research
PetSmart Charities
Naperville Area Humane Society
http://www.napervillehumanesociety.org/progr
ams_presentations.cfm
Animal Adventures Online
Through the magic of the Internet,
children will learn about animals and
nature through a variety of interactive
websites. Some examples include:
What You Will Leave With
1. Four online formats for teaching classes from the
comfort of your office
2. Two online formats that can help you be more
effective as you teach a class in person (or help a
teacher be more effective without you)
3. Examples of educational technology already in
action
For each format
What is it, example
How to do it
Key Challenges
Key Benefits
How might you use this?
Ask Questions
With a little help from technology…
Common Situation
Limited amount of contact
Desired Situation
Ongoing contact
One offsite humane educator
Expands to many staff
Students listen, discuss
Students actively engaged
Clone yourself via technology; engage students
Let’s visit a fake webinar!
http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/sld001.htm
How To
3. Put the
presentation
on the web
Several ways are
described here:
OR: Simply email
it to the class
ahead of time!
http://www.webaim.org/technique
s/powerpoint/media/ppt_slides/ind
ex_files/800x600/Slide1.html
1. Must have a
website
2. Create a
powerpoint
presentation for
30 minutes plus
questions
5. The 45 minute
presentations
take place
4. Coordinate with teachers and test system.
•Way to see
•Way to hear
•Way to ask questions
Schedule 45 minute presentations
Key Challenges
Must have web page
Must have powerpoint uploaded on web page
Must have the right set-up on the other end to drive
slides, hear your voice and ask questions
(e.g. speaker phone in a computer lab)
Can overcome first two challenges by
emailing the powerpoint to the class (big
file, but can be done!)
Key Benefits
X Saves time, can do more
Y Teacher can do next time
Z Other staff can do
CLONED!
Teacher is forced to be an active
participant
How might you use a (fake) webinar?
Let’s visit an Ask an Expert site!
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm
Let’s visit a
“Fake” Ask an Expert site!
http://www.monticello.org/education/asktj/instruction
s.html
How To Create Ask an Expert
3. Put up on your
website, ask
students in one class
to help test it.
5. Set aside time
each week to
respond
1. Must have a
website
2. Format, who
will answer, who
will you accept
questions from,
how do they ask,
archives, etc.
4. Go live!
Advertise to local teachers
Key Challenges
Must have web page
Takes some quality web design
Continuous answering of questions
May get flooded with questions!
Key Benefits
X Ever expanding resource for
teachers, parents and students (and
other humane educators!)
Y Great volunteer project
Z Other staff can do, no set time
CLONED!
How might you use Ask an Expert?
Let’s visit a chat!
Current Chats
http://www.tesan.vuurwerk.nl/diaries/t7/newslett
er42.htm
Past Chats
http://www.tesan.vuurwerk.nl/diaries/t3/authors.
htm
How to Host a Chat
1. Decide who to
feature (can be
fictional
character), who
and how many to
invite
Create
instructions.
3. Schedule tests and
chat
Decide whether to
print or archive or
neither.
2. Set up a yahoo
group…that will
give you a chat.
Or work with web
master
5. Conduct real
chat. Post or send
out transcript if
desired
4. Conduct test chat
Key Challenges
Must have access to chat room
Must coordinate tests and actual chats
Must have the right set up on the other end
including a teacher able to keep class engaged
and controlled.
Key Benefits
X Can bring in outside
speakers with an authentic
voice
Y Teacher is actively
involved
Z Volunteer can learn to do
scheduling, test, and
sessions
Cloned!
How might you use a chat?
Other tools
Listservs
Discussion boards
Let’s log on to a blog!
http://petsmartcharitiesblog.org/grants/?q=
https://www.feedblitz.com
Education blogs
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blog_id=6
3240&mode=comment&blogger_id=8718#comm
ents
http://classblogmeister.com
Great articles to read
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voi
ce123.shtml
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech
217.shtml
(And the “how to” link on the next slide!)
How to Blog
1. How to start a
blog and get
an aggregate
reader
http://www.inf
otoday.co
m/MMScho
ols/jan04/ri
chardson.s
html
3. Get your blog up
and running
2. Decide the
purpose of your
blog and who will
be blogging
5. Keep your blog
current
4. Spread the read and aggregate!
Key Challenges
First must determine a compelling use
Must set up on web, but that’s pretty easy!
Keep the blog current
Key Benefits
X Can stay in regular contact with a
group of students, teachers, donors
Y Volunteers/staff can blog instead
Z Real feedback from kids leads to
teachable moment
CLONED!
How might you use a blog?
Let’s visit an online lesson!
http://www.masters.ab.ca/bdyck/Homeless/Content/i
ndex.html
http://rivapprod2.riverdeep.net/portal/page?_pageid
=336,77482&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
How To Create an Online Lesson Plan
3. Publish it
1. Must have a
website
2. Create your
lesson plan
5. Advertise it to
the world!
(and keep up to
date)
4. Test it in classrooms yourself
Key Challenges
Must have web page
Must plan carefully to make it compelling
Key Benefits
X Saves time, can do more
Y Volunteers can use in
classroom live
Z Available to teachers and
humane educators worldwide
CLONED!
How might you use an online lesson plan?
Let’s visit a webquest!
It also can be an online lesson, but is a special type.
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/educ
ation/projects/webquests/drgreen/index.html
How To Make Your Own Webquest
3. Upload your
webquest to your
website.
1. Must have a
website
2. Create a webquest!
http://webquest.sdsu.
edu/
5. Advertise!
Share!
4. Test with a class
Key Challenges
Must have web site (or use school’s or questgarden)
Takes a lot of time to create it
Takes some time to maintain it…and a key website
you are depending on can disappear!
Key Benefits
X Students are actively engaged
Y Teachers love these and don’t
need us
Z APHE could house a library of
great webquests we all could use…if
each made just one!
CLONED!
How might you use a webquest?
Major Learnings
Clone yourself with technology
Actively engage students with technology
SHARE what you create!
Questions
Thank you for your time!
pfinch@petsmartcharities.org