Steps to Using the Idaho PLATO Courseware for - Individualized ....ppt.ppt

Remember: Planning, Communication, Consistency are the Building Blocks for a Successful Implementation. Real learning. Real results.? * To Advance to the rest of the presentation-click-edit slides-then run the presentation. Steps to Using the Idaho PLATO Courseware for Instructional Centers Materials Needed Teacher Computer Projector Curriculum Objectives Student Computers Speakers/Head Phones Offline Activities Center Activities Answer Keys Willingness to Step Outside the Box Idaho PLATO Courseware You have a full range of Curriculum that has been provided to you. This courseware is aligned to the State Standards. Curriculum Guides You can access the Curriculum Guides through the materials provided to your District, the Idaho CD or the PLATO Documentation CD. Choosing the Lesson Each Module comes with the Objectives being taught, so you can easily align the courseware to each Subject Area you are Teaching. Recommendations for Success Assign the Module to your Students Run all Courseware through the Teacher Management System of PLATO Run the Tutorial as an Interactive Lesson in front of your class Demonstrate all Tools and Features of the Courseware in the Tutorial Run the Application as a Group to Check for Understanding Have your students rotate through the classroom computers for completion of the Mastery Tests Those Students awaiting computer time need to rotate through the different centers Set up 3-4 Centers around the Room using the Curriculum Materials Available Benefits of Using PLATO Courseware for Centers Interactive Lessons Meets the needs of all Learners Follow-up activities Computer Testing and Grading Instant Results and Feed Back Aligned to the State Standards Lessons on all Concepts can be taught Daily Variety of Centers for Rotation already to be used All Students will be working on the same concept, but having it reinforced in different ways Each Module in levels K-2 will have an Introduc