ECOMP 6106: Curriculum Unit Website

What is the purpose for creating a teaching website?

Your website should be designed to provide you and others (i.e. parents and/or students, other teachers, administrators, and colleagues with whom you collaborate) with access to information and documents that are part of the unit you will be designing during this course. Websites provide easy access to materials, hyperlinks, online resources, and assessment documents. Your website should become a compendium of information and resources for your curriculum unit. Plan your website to make use of the power of the Internet to assist with the storage, retrieval, and communication of information and documents.

Teaching Website: Internet Safety
Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Unit Goals
• Unit Questions
• Assessment Plan
• Unit Resources
• Instructional Procedures
• Introduction
• Cyberbullying
• Digital Footprint
• Internet Credibility
• Phishing
• Viruses
• Conclusion
• Technology Integration
• Differentiated Instruction
• Communication

What do I want to learn in this course?

As a result of taking this course, I'm looking to broaden my resume with respect to the list of web-based tools available via the Internet. As the instructor for the computer literacy course at my school I feel I need to, at the very least, be aware of the tools that are out there and being used by my students already. If I know about the tools and what they can do, then I can advise my students on how to use tools like blogs, wikis, etc. effectively, productively and ethically.

As the technology coordinator at my school, I feel it is part of my job description to be aware of the tools that are out there in case one may be a great addition to a teacher's lesson/activity. In this case, I see myself not just as a coordinator but as an integrator as well. And, whether I suggest the use of a web-based tool or a teacher comes to me with an idea of their own, I need to be ready to support both the teacher and the students in its implementation and use so that the experience is a positive one for all.