Holyoke Public SchoolsHolyoke Public Schools

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

By, Judy TaylorBy, Judy Taylor

http://massone.mass.edu/

AgendaAgenda

Welcome and Welcome and IntroductionsIntroductions

What is MassONE?What is MassONE? Who can use Who can use

MassONE?MassONE? What tools does What tools does

MassONE offer?MassONE offer?

What are some What are some benefits of using benefits of using MassONE?MassONE?

How do we register How do we register

for for MassONEMassONE?? Tools for Learning Tools for Learning

CommunitiesCommunities Curriculum ToolsCurriculum Tools

Massachusetts Massachusetts Online Network for Online Network for

EducationEducation

What is MassONE?What is MassONE?

MassONE is the Commonwealth's set of MassONE is the Commonwealth's set of web-based tools for:web-based tools for: communicationcommunication collaboration, and collaboration, and curriculum planning, curriculum planning, which are designed to support PreK-12 which are designed to support PreK-12

standards-based teaching and learning.standards-based teaching and learning.

http://massone.mass.edu/

http://massone.mass.edu/

Who can use MassONE?Who can use MassONE?

Massachusetts students, teachers, Massachusetts students, teachers, administrators, members of educational administrators, members of educational organizations, and Department of organizations, and Department of Education staff can get accounts on Education staff can get accounts on MassONE, creating ONE statewide MassONE, creating ONE statewide learning community.learning community.

How can MassONE be used?How can MassONE be used?

Students can participate in online Students can participate in online discussion forums set up by their teachers.discussion forums set up by their teachers.

Teachers can use MassONE to create and Teachers can use MassONE to create and store high quality, standards-based lesson store high quality, standards-based lesson plans.plans.

District staff can collaboratively develop District staff can collaboratively develop documents such as grant applications and documents such as grant applications and budgets using the MassONE.budgets using the MassONE.

How can MassONE be used?How can MassONE be used? Host online workshops or courses. Host online workshops or courses. Store files on MassONE so you can work at Store files on MassONE so you can work at

school, at home, or anywhere they can access school, at home, or anywhere they can access the Internet.the Internet.

What tools does MassONE What tools does MassONE offer?offer?

MassONE offers a collection of tools that MassONE offers a collection of tools that educators can use to enrich classroom learning, educators can use to enrich classroom learning, provide online instruction, and enhance their provide online instruction, and enhance their ability to collaborate with their peers.ability to collaborate with their peers.

What tools does MassONE What tools does MassONE offer?offer?

AnnouncementsAnnouncements Discussion ForumsDiscussion Forums Calendar ToolCalendar Tool Virtual Hard Drive Virtual Hard Drive

(VHD)(VHD)

Curriculum ToolsCurriculum Tools Teaching and Teaching and

Learning ResourcesLearning Resources Survey ToolSurvey Tool Technology Self-Technology Self-

Assessment Tool Assessment Tool (TSAT)(TSAT)

What are some benefits of using What are some benefits of using MassONE?MassONE?

Users can communicate and collaborate in a Users can communicate and collaborate in a secure online environmentsecure online environment

Take advantage of technology’s ability toTake advantage of technology’s ability to engage students, engage students, increase productivity, and increase productivity, and provide increased access to resources.provide increased access to resources.

How do we register for How do we register for MassONE?MassONE?

Membership in MassONE is open to students, Membership in MassONE is open to students,

teachers, administrators, staff of registered teachers, administrators, staff of registered

educational organizations, and Department of educational organizations, and Department of

Education staff. To learn more, click the Education staff. To learn more, click the

appropriate link on the MassONE web site: appropriate link on the MassONE web site:

http://massone.mass.edu/http://massone.mass.edu/

Tools for Learning Tools for Learning CommunitiesCommunities

WorkgroupsWorkgroups

MassONE is structured around learning MassONE is structured around learning communities, called workgroups. After logging in to communities, called workgroups. After logging in to MassONE, users select a workgroup to interact MassONE, users select a workgroup to interact with, using the drop-down menu. with, using the drop-down menu.

They then see the workgroup’s main page, which They then see the workgroup’s main page, which contains all of the announcements for that contains all of the announcements for that workgroup. They also have access to the workgroup. They also have access to the workgroup’s discussion forum, Virtual Hard Drive, workgroup’s discussion forum, Virtual Hard Drive, calendar, and any surveys created for the calendar, and any surveys created for the workgroup.workgroup.

WorkgroupsWorkgroups

Teachers, school administrators, and Teachers, school administrators, and organizations can set up their own organizations can set up their own workgroups, allowing them to run workgroups, allowing them to run workshops, courses, discussions, and workshops, courses, discussions, and collaborative projects.collaborative projects.

Announcements ToolAnnouncements Tool

The administrator of a workgroup can post The administrator of a workgroup can post announcements, which users see when they announcements, which users see when they select the workgroup from the drop-down menu.select the workgroup from the drop-down menu.

This is a good place to post instructions and This is a good place to post instructions and general information about using the online general information about using the online environment for a class or collaborative project.environment for a class or collaborative project.

Announcements ToolAnnouncements Tool

Calendar ToolCalendar Tool

The workgroup’s administrator can also create a The workgroup’s administrator can also create a custom calendar for the workgroup.custom calendar for the workgroup.

Teachers can create class calendars with items Teachers can create class calendars with items such as assignment due dates, historic events, such as assignment due dates, historic events, and birthdays. and birthdays.

Calendars can also be created for entire schools Calendars can also be created for entire schools or districts, as well as teacher study workgroups or districts, as well as teacher study workgroups and extracurricular workgroups.and extracurricular workgroups.

Calendar ToolCalendar Tool

Discussion ForumsDiscussion Forums Each workgroup has its own discussion forum, Each workgroup has its own discussion forum,

which only they can access.which only they can access. Teachers can use the forums to host online Teachers can use the forums to host online

discussions or debates with their students.discussions or debates with their students. Districts and educational organizations can use Districts and educational organizations can use

the forums for professional development the forums for professional development workshops.workshops.

Educators can also participate in statewide Educators can also participate in statewide forums on specific topics.forums on specific topics.

Discussion ForumsDiscussion Forums

Virtual Hard DriveVirtual Hard Drive

Each workgroup has its own Virtual Hard Drive Each workgroup has its own Virtual Hard Drive (VHD), where members can store and share (VHD), where members can store and share documents.documents.

Students can use the VHD to work together on Students can use the VHD to work together on projects such as multimedia presentations.projects such as multimedia presentations.

Educators can use the VHD to collaboratively Educators can use the VHD to collaboratively develop documents such as grant applications develop documents such as grant applications and lesson units.and lesson units.

Virtual Hard DriveVirtual Hard Drive

My FolderMy Folder

Every individual MassONE user also has a Every individual MassONE user also has a personal Virtual Hard Drive, making it possible to personal Virtual Hard Drive, making it possible to store and access files from home, a local library, or store and access files from home, a local library, or any place with Internet access. Students and any place with Internet access. Students and educators can use their folders to access their educators can use their folders to access their work outside of school hours without the need to work outside of school hours without the need to carry disks or other storage media.carry disks or other storage media.

Teachers and students can also use their personal Teachers and students can also use their personal folders to develop portfolios of their work.folders to develop portfolios of their work.

More Tools for More Tools for Learning Learning

CommunitiesCommunities

Survey ToolSurvey Tool

MassONE also offers a survey creation MassONE also offers a survey creation tool. This tool makes it possible to quickly tool. This tool makes it possible to quickly construct an online survey, offer it to construct an online survey, offer it to members of a workgroup, and then access members of a workgroup, and then access survey results for the workgroup. survey results for the workgroup.

Survey ToolSurvey Tool

A workgroup’s administrator can create online A workgroup’s administrator can create online surveys for the workgroup.surveys for the workgroup.

Administrators can use this tool to gather input Administrators can use this tool to gather input from staff throughout the district.from staff throughout the district.

Professional development providers can use this Professional development providers can use this tool to assess the knowledge of participants prior tool to assess the knowledge of participants prior to a workshop.to a workshop.

Survey ToolSurvey Tool

Other Uses of the ToolOther Uses of the Tool

Teachers can use the survey tool to create Teachers can use the survey tool to create quizzes that students can complete online.quizzes that students can complete online.

Teachers can also use surveys in math and Teachers can also use surveys in math and science lessons in which students need to science lessons in which students need to gather and analyze data.gather and analyze data.

Other Uses of the ToolOther Uses of the Tool

Surveys can include up to eight types of Surveys can include up to eight types of questions: true-false, multiple choice, short questions: true-false, multiple choice, short answer, long composition, check all that apply, answer, long composition, check all that apply, numeric response, data table, and Likert Scale.numeric response, data table, and Likert Scale.

Other Uses of the ToolOther Uses of the Tool

Technology Self Assessment Technology Self Assessment Tool (TSAT)Tool (TSAT)

Specialized survey just for educatorsSpecialized survey just for educators Can aggregate teacher data (anonymously) Can aggregate teacher data (anonymously)

for a school or district, allowing technology for a school or district, allowing technology leaders to see where the need for leaders to see where the need for professional development is greatest.professional development is greatest.

Districts can also aggregate data for Districts can also aggregate data for specific workgroups, such as teachers who specific workgroups, such as teachers who took part in a series of technology took part in a series of technology workshops, and compare data from before workshops, and compare data from before and after the workshops.and after the workshops.

Reports the percentage of teachers in a Reports the percentage of teachers in a workgroup who report mastery of each of workgroup who report mastery of each of the skills.the skills.

Technology Self Assessment Technology Self Assessment Tool (TSAT)Tool (TSAT)

Technology Self Assessment Technology Self Assessment Tool (TSAT)Tool (TSAT)

The TSAT allows individual teachers The TSAT allows individual teachers to quickly find out which skills they to quickly find out which skills they need to acquire in order to best use need to acquire in order to best use technology in their teaching. technology in their teaching.

The TSAT is not a test but a checklist The TSAT is not a test but a checklist of skills divided into four levels. of skills divided into four levels.

Technology Self Assessment Technology Self Assessment Tool (TSAT)Tool (TSAT)

Curriculum ToolsCurriculum Tools

Curriculum ToolsCurriculum Tools

MassONE offers a suite of curriculum tools to help MassONE offers a suite of curriculum tools to help educators create standards-based lesson plans. educators create standards-based lesson plans.

They include a template where users can enter They include a template where users can enter information such as key concepts, activities, and information such as key concepts, activities, and assessment strategies. assessment strategies.

Also included is a standards database, which Also included is a standards database, which allows users to quickly identify the curriculum or allows users to quickly identify the curriculum or vocational standard(s) that the lesson focuses on. vocational standard(s) that the lesson focuses on.

Lesson Plan ToolLesson Plan Tool

In the first screen of the lesson-planning In the first screen of the lesson-planning template, the teacher enters information such as template, the teacher enters information such as key concepts, activities, and assessment key concepts, activities, and assessment strategies.strategies.

Entering keywords will make it easier for Entering keywords will make it easier for teachers to search through large collections of teachers to search through large collections of lesson plans. lesson plans.

Lesson Plan ToolLesson Plan Tool

Lesson Plan ToolLesson Plan Tool

On the next screen, the teacher will select the On the next screen, the teacher will select the standards that are the focus of the lesson.standards that are the focus of the lesson.

This screen links to MassONE’s database of the This screen links to MassONE’s database of the state curriculum frameworks.state curriculum frameworks.

On later screens, the teacher will enter On later screens, the teacher will enter information about standards, assessments, information about standards, assessments, instructional strategies, and related resources. instructional strategies, and related resources.

Lesson Plan ToolLesson Plan Tool

Standards Search ToolStandards Search Tool

Massachusetts curriculum standards are Massachusetts curriculum standards are integrated into the lesson-planning tool, allowing integrated into the lesson-planning tool, allowing teachers to quickly identify the standard(s) for a teachers to quickly identify the standard(s) for a lesson plan they are creating.lesson plan they are creating.

Educators can search by discipline, grade, Educators can search by discipline, grade, strand or course, and topic.strand or course, and topic.

Standards Search ToolStandards Search Tool

Standards Search ToolStandards Search Tool

This next screen shows the results of the This next screen shows the results of the standards search. Here the teacher will select standards search. Here the teacher will select the standards that will be the focus of the lesson. the standards that will be the focus of the lesson. The selected standards will be automatically The selected standards will be automatically inserted into the lesson plan.inserted into the lesson plan.

Standards Search ToolStandards Search Tool

Standards Search ToolStandards Search Tool

Educators can also use the standards database Educators can also use the standards database independently of the lesson-planning template. independently of the lesson-planning template.

A teacher can do a search for all of the A teacher can do a search for all of the standards for a particular grade and subject, standards for a particular grade and subject, while a curriculum director might want to search while a curriculum director might want to search all of the standards in a strand, in order to view all of the standards in a strand, in order to view the progression from one grade to the next.the progression from one grade to the next.

More Curriculum More Curriculum ToolsTools

More Curriculum Tools More Curriculum Tools

MassONE offers a rich collection of lesson MassONE offers a rich collection of lesson plans, activities, and other curriculum resources. plans, activities, and other curriculum resources.

The statewide Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) offers The statewide Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) offers resources that educators can browse by resources that educators can browse by curriculum area, while Teaching and Learning curriculum area, while Teaching and Learning Resources (TLR) offers a searchable resource Resources (TLR) offers a searchable resource collection.collection.

Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning Resources Resources

Educators can search over 35,000 high quality Educators can search over 35,000 high quality educational resources by subject, keywords, educational resources by subject, keywords, format and resource type. format and resource type.

The U.S. Department of Education sponsored The U.S. Department of Education sponsored the development of this database of resources. the development of this database of resources.

Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning Resources Resources

Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning Resources Resources

The next screen shows partial results of the U.S. The next screen shows partial results of the U.S. History and Constitution search conducted History and Constitution search conducted above.above.

Clicking “details” will Clicking “details” will access a page with more information. Typically access a page with more information. Typically the details page includes a the details page includes a URL for the resource.URL for the resource.

Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning Resources Resources

Summary SlideSummary Slide

Welcome and Welcome and IntroductionsIntroductions

What is MassONE?What is MassONE? Who can use Who can use

MassONE?MassONE? What tools does What tools does

MassONE offer?MassONE offer?

What are some What are some benefits of using benefits of using MassONE?MassONE?

How do we register How do we register

for for MassONEMassONE?? Tools for Learning Tools for Learning

CommunitiesCommunities Curriculum ToolsCurriculum Tools

Holyoke Public SchoolsHolyoke Public Schools

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

By, Judy TaylorBy, Judy Taylor

http://massone.mass.edu/