Gives ideas for developing a class area in Knet

1. FAQs about developing your class pages in Knet How does the class area work? What is the filing cabinet for? How do I organise my class pages? What can I put on my class pages? What skills do I need to build my class pages? BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! How can I use the E-portfolio in my class? Saving for another day…

2. Your class pages aren’t the only great feature of KnowledgeNET – Don’t forget that you also have E-PORTFOLIOS and a range of TOOLS! But we’ll deal with those later…

3. 3 Key functions of the class zone Class Pages Portfolioof student work Assignments Learning Journals Learning Stories Forums Tools Polls Gallery Calendar Noticeboard Bookmarks Resource Zone How does the class area work?

4. You create pages and subpages How does the class area work?

5. To upload any document, file, image, etc… basically anything you can save so that you can use it within knowledgenet What is the filing cabinet for?

6. How do I organise my class pages?

7. Class Pages: Welcome Page

8. Work out your class area structure here

9. What can I put on my class pages? The list is endless… anything you can save or embed!

10. Word documents or PDFs Powerpoints or Slideshows Spreadsheets or graphs Video – youtube, teachertube, metacafe… Collaborative Documents – google docs Voiceovers, Voicethreads… Website links Resources from KNet Photos Brainstorms, Mind maps E-Books Avatars

11. Link games and activities to specific learning outcomes

14. Inquiry Journeys

15. Links to websites Students’ ideas Embedded Video Link to learning skill Game that practices key ideas

16. Learning Outcomes Embedded Media A module subpage Activity Explanation

17. Find and Add Resources - Research Zone Reviewed by Teachers Digital Learning Objects Images + Digital Media Within Knet In global and cluster zones 1 2 3 4 5 Some Digital Learning Objects “Volcanoes”

18. Volcano Webquest Volcano Digital Learning Objects Some resources from Knet resource search Volcano Field Trip

19. Create Webquestsusing template provided

20. What have I got already that I could put on Knet for students to have access to? What else could I add to my pages?