TIP PROFILE

School:   Sportfield Elementary

TIP Title:   Electronic Self-Guided Welcome Packet

Participation:  Pilot Teacher

Project Starting Date: 	01-SEP-1995

Completion Date:  31-MAR-1996

Number of Students:	 25

Grades:  2

Special Populations:
Low aptitude
Low achievement


Student-improvement Emphasis:
 Collaboration
 Leadership Skills
 Classroom Behavior
 Study Skills
 Attendance
 Motivation

Curriculum Emphasis:
 Foreign Language
 Interdisciplinary
 DoDDS Content Standard(s) Addressed
 Performing Arts
 Mathematics
 Reading
 Language Arts
 English
 Social Sciences


Instructional Strategy Emphasis:
 Individualized Instruction
 Small Group
 Large Group
 Project-Based Learning
 Hands-On Approach
 Cooperative Learning


Technology Types:
 Computer
 Multiple Technologies
 Telecomunications
 Camcorder
 Multimedia
 Video


Student Technology Applications:
 On-Line Research
 Video Production
 Graphics
 Animation
 Research Reports/Projects


Teacher Technology Applications:
 On-Line Research
 Telecommunications
 Grading
 Information Management
 Wordprocessing
 Record Keeping
 Home-School Communication




INTERVENTION PLAN

Student Outcomes:
1. Write storyboards for multimedia presentation
2. Give presentation using one or more modalities to give factual  
    information about their community
3. Demonstrate increased comfort level towards using technology 
    to execute and share research
4. Access the Internet
5. Generate at least five key words or phrases to be used in a search 
    on the Internet
6. Use a scanner to insert graphics into a presentation
7. Access and use PowerPoint or HyperStudio to develop presentation

Teacher Outcomes:
1. Identify at least three differenct multimedia software programs 
    available to IBM or Apple computer systems
2. Load and use at least PowerPoint and/or HyperStudio to create an 
    electronic welcome for new students
3. Impart these skills to her students in a way that will allow the 
    students to create their own electronic message
4. Access at least three micro-breweries in the United States through
    the Internet
5. Use the Teacher Associate to professionally manage learning


Instructional Plan:
The curricular and instructional focus of this TIP is to develop an electronic 
self-guided welcome packet for second graders.  This product, once designed and 
implemented in the classroom, will be expanded to the community.  The students 
will identify elements that are needed to welcome new people to the classroom, 
including a map of the room, schedules of the teachers, identification of students, 
the different roles of the people in the classroom, and rules and norms of the 
classroom.  The students will learn the components of a multimedia presentation 
including storyboarding, script writing, using graphics, adding sound, and 
integrating information.  The Internet will be accessed to provide students with 
resources to add to their multimedia presentations and to contact other students 
developing similar projects. The final product will be student designed and produced
electronic welcome packets to share with other classrooms and the community.

Technology Integration:
The unit is almost completely dependent upon technology.  From camcorders to 
computers to monitors to display the finished product to a large group, the unit 
will rely heavily on the knowledgeable use of the various forms of technology.


TIP Assessment:
Student Demonstration of Work
Portfolios of Student Work
Student Surveys
Teacher Surveys
Student Journals
Student Projects

Existing Resources:
 Pentium computer w/ CD-ROM
 Laser printer (HP?)
 LCD screen
 Apple GS
 Computers (2)
 Apple Imagewriter II printers (2)
 VCR

 PowerPoint
 HyperStudio for Apple GS computers

 Collegues who have had some experience with these particular programs or who
 have had ongoing experience with PC's

 
New Resources: 
 Enough additional Pentiums to reach a 1:4 ratio in the classroom
 Laptop for portable work (field work)
 Inkjet color printer (1)
 Laser color (1)
 Black and white laser or inkjet printer (1)
 Scanner
 Large sceen AV Monitor (large enough to allow more than 2 or 3 viewers)
 Digital camera
 Super Story Tree (Scholastic)
 The Writing Center (Learning Co.)
 Slide Shop (Scholastic)
 Storybook Theater (Sunburst/Wings)
 Storybook Weaver: World of Make-Believe (MECC)

Professional Development Resources:
1. Assistance in using technology applications
2. Identification of cirriculum and instructional resources including 
    courseware and software
3. Training in integration of technology into the curriculum
4. On-line CAETI support to identify resouces


On-Going Support:
1. Support of field trip requests to gather information about the local community
2. Help in getting technical assistance to set up various components of the system
3. Someone to answer questions via email, etc.,  as the unit begins

Estimated time needed to design and implement your TIP:
5 - 10 full days
4 hours per month
1 hour per day

Resources Needed:
 We will need to gather information about local community and to access
 software programs available in our school, such as the following:

 Hanau Tourist Bureau
 Grimms Brothers Museum curator
 Doll Museum curator
 Steinau
 Puppet Theatre Director
 Local school headmasters/teachers
 Swimming pool managers
 Recreational site managers




IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

Develop Lesson Plan:  August, September 1995
Collect Literature: January, February, March, April, May, September 1996
Make Graphics: January, February, March 1996
Present Lessons:  September, October, November 1995; March 1996
Welcome packet ready:  September, 1995
Presentation ready:  April, 1996