Training+Day+3



=** Workshop Title: ** Using a Website to Engage all Students and ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. = toc =**Day: 3** = Subject of the day's workshop: =**Prerequisite knowledge:** =
 * 1) Web-site critque
 * 2) Adding multimedia elements
 * 3) ensuring compliance with ADA
 * 1) All skills and lessons learned in previous class sessions
 * 2) Basic computer and software skills.
 * 3) Knowledge acquired from required class readings
 * 4) Positive Attitude and Can do Spirit.

=**Content:** = =**Objectives:** = =**lesson Details:** =
 * 1) Evaluating websites on the following
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Answer the following questions:
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What do you want from your Web site?
 * 4) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How will your site be viewed and by whom?
 * 5) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will work in groups of 3 to complete a website critque.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The following site offers some very helpful guidelines for critiquing websites. http://www.ehow.com/how_5079043_critique-website.html
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will use their class website to set up features that engage students in exploration and discovery.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will also ensure that their websites meet the basic guidelines outlined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will work in groups of 3 to complete a website critique.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will be randomly grouped by emailing each teacher a number. That number will determine their grouping, with like numbers working together.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Today's starter will involve teachers critiquing a teacher website that was found online. Teachers will not know the teacher whose website is being critiqued as it will be pulled from a different state and will have no affiliation with the county.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will list the pros and cons of the website and will then find a way to post this information on their Yola site. Each group member must post the same information under a new page called "__This is not busy work".__
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors will discuss with the teachers what they found during their critique. Teachers will learn what some common mistakes of website design are, including typography errors, color usage errors, and graphical errors.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors will use a random teacher website pulled from the internet to demonstrate common mistakes that people make when creating a website. They will discuss how to make their website accessible using web accessibility tools such as typography guidelines, images, sounds, and video.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors will provide guidance on ensuring that their web-sites comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilites Act.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will work independently to finish the basic design of their website.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teacher practice: Using knowledge and skills gained from the day's lesson, teachers will make sure that their basic website design is completed. They should make sure to follow all typography guidelines, as well as avoid errors in color choice and image selection. Teachers should also make sure their website takes into account all styles of learning and are in compliance with ADA guidelines. They should include audio and video.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have done with audio and video.

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Additional materials needed:** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Evaluation:** = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">media type="custom" key="11336302"
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Web-site critue guidelines
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Americans With Disabilities Act
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teacher email accounts
 * 4) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructor Yola site
 * 5) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Random Teacher web-sites to be critqued.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">http://www.vendorseek.com/how-to-critique-your-website.asp
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">http://www.compuaccess.com/ada_guide.htm
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete a questioneer detailing their prior knowledge of the Americans with Disabilites Act and their level of understanding of the ADA after attending this class (as it applies to public education and technology).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will submit their results by email to the instructor.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete the following evaluation and reflection survey. This will be used by the instructors to guide further training.

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Day 3 schedule:** = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Meet and Greet: 7:30-8:00 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Introduction to web-site critque 8:30-9:00 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">session 1: small group activity random web-site critque 9:00-10:00 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Break: 10:00-10:15 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Session 2: Adding multimedia elements to a web-site 10:15-10:45 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Independent work adding multimedia elements 10:45-11:30 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ensuring compliance with ADA 11:30-12:00 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Relection and evaluation 12:00-12:30

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Questions or Comments: = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">email Don Bierschbach at mrbhistory@yahoo.com