The+Instructional+Environment

Phase 5 - The Instructional Environment

Day One
 * What equipment, software, media, and materials will I need to carry out the instructional strategies?**
 * 1) Whiteboard-either interactive or traditional
 * 2) Laptop with projection screen display group media.

Day Two
 * 1) Laptop from media center for each student group

Day Three
 * 1) Laptop from media center for each student group

Day Four
 * 1) Laptop from media center for each student group

Day Five
 * 1) Laptop from media center for each student group

Resources should be varied in order to maintain interest. They should include as many of the modalities as possible; visual, auditory and tactile. The physical arrangement of student resources is not a concern although an instructor computer should be viewable by the class either through projector or placement.
 * How should resources be arranged to support instruction and learning?**


 * What planning is required to make sure technology resources work well?**
 * 1) Teacher laptop needs to be ready with external applications and media.
 * 2) If an interactive whiteboard is used, care must be taken to ensure that it is calibrated and functional.
 * 3) Student laptops must be charged with the WebQuest accessible on the desktop.
 * 4) Student computers should have access to an Excel-like program