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NROC Membership 101:An Introduction for Teachers
Teaching with the Power of Digital Media
with Ned Zimmerman-Bence, NROC Member Services
Thursday, September 26 at 2pm ET
Your Membership: The What and How?
1. What is NROC?
2. What is my “NROC Membership”?
3. What does my membership provide?
4. How could I use my membership with my students and colleagues
5. How do I get started?
What is my “NROC Membership?”
Unlimited Access to an Ever-Expanding Library of Quality Digital Resources
A Community of Like-Minded Educators
• Use however you need – no “per seat” restrictions.
• Use what works for your students and teaching style – cut up, rearrange, re-use, re-purpose.
• Share your changes with your colleagues. Please!
Unlimited
Member-branded sites offer:• NO Advertising• Standards Correlations• “Deep” Links for seamless integration into favorite apps• Institutional Rights of Use
A Growing Library of Over 8,000 Learning Objects, Screened by Experts… and “branded” just for you!
• Search• Playlists and Sharing• Use links outside of HippoCampus• Courses
HippoCampus: Two Pathways to Content
Account: Customize for Your Classroom
Account: Customize for Your Classroom
Three Main Types of Content
Browse or Search by Topic, Textbook, or Standard
Objects and Standards
Playlists: Creating a listPlaylists are created and linked to under any TOPIC page.
More detailed info on this 5 minute video:
http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist
Playlists: Adding an Item More detailed info on this 5 minute video:
http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist
To add to a playlist, just click, hold and drag the object over to the destination playlist.
The same playlists are available across all subjects on HippoCampus.
Playlists: How to Share More detailed info on this 5 minute video:
http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist
Playlist links are permanent and can be shared any way you share a URL: e-mail, Google doc, etc.
Playlists: What Else? More detailed info on this 5 minute video:
http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist
Use this text box to include instructions, descriptions or other text that would provide students with context.
Playlists:Add Descriptions to Guide Students
More detailed info on this 5 minute video:
http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist
Use these fields to include a description and link to any resources outside of HippoCampus: website, video, Google doc, etc.
More detailed info on this 5 minute video:
http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist
Playlist descriptions you enter can become directions to your students.
Playlists:Add Descriptions to Guide Students
Playlists: Add Descriptions to Individual Items
More detailed info on this 5 minute video:
http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist
Use each item’s “description” text box to include additional description or individual instructions for the students.
What Else: Add Annotations to Any Object
What Else: Share with “Deep” Links
Hint: Click on the screenshot above to view an example.
Ideas for using a URL to an Object or Playlist with your students:
• Use a URL shortener and post it to a classroom whiteboard• Embed it in a Google or word processing doc• Email it to a colleague• Use in a Learning Management System – goes right to the content• Any way you share URLs.
What Else: Share with “Deep” Links
• Search for individual presentations, simulations, and worked examples by topic, textbook, or by standard
• How to link to learning objects• How to create and share playlists
Questions?
Use Cases: Class Demonstration With A Playlist
Use Cases: Great Way to Try Flipped Learning
Use Cases: Jigsaw – Students Collaborate
• Student Homework Resource• Supplemental or Extension to Class Textbook• Support Independent Studies• Links Within Your LMS to Support Online &
Blended Instruction
Use Cases: Other?
Join our member-only “NROC Network” LinkedIn group and find out what others might be doing!
NROC CoursesProject Development: Funded by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation and The William
and Flora Hewlett Foundation Developed with members: through
100’s of focus groups and other
member input
Common Assumptions:• High Quality Interactive Media• Keep It Simple• Real World Examples and Problems• Multiple Instructional Formats• Flexible Use Cases
Algebra 1 – An Open Course
Funding: $ 2.3M from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Project Audience: Algebra students: first-time, advanced,
remedial Primary audiences are 8th and 9th grade
students Flexible use-cases: online, flipped, hybrid,
blended Standalone or as a supplement
Developmental Math – An Open Program Funding:
$5M from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Three Modules: Arithmetic with Geometry and Statistics Topics Beginning Algebra Intermediate Algebra with Trigonometry Topics
Project Audience: Pre-Assessment and “Standard” versions Adaptable for a variety of use-cases: online,
hybrid, flipped, after-school lab Students who are preparing for college
entrance assessments Allows students to focus on proficiency gaps Standalone or as a supplement
The topic home page orients learners to the objective and learning activities.
Available on HippoCampus for Review ( no student tracking or assessments)
Imagine the Possibilities…Open Resources for Personalized Learning
• Flipped classrooms
• Independent, self-paced study
• Online Programs
• Emporium/Lab classrooms
• One-to-one programs
• College placement exam prep
• HS/College bridge programs
• Credit recovery
• Accelerated learning
• Alternative and adult education
NROCmath.org: Explore Use Cases
So…How Do I Access My NROC Resources?
Use your membership’s HippoCampus site:• Don’t know your login information? E-mail [email protected]
If you want a whole course installed:• Contact the implementation manager at your organization.• Post a question in the questions area if you don’t know who that is.
Not sure if you’re a member?• Check out http://bit.ly/nrocmap to find an organization you belong to.
What is my “NROC Membership?”
Unlimited Access to an Ever-Expanding Library of Quality Digital Resources
A Community of Like-Minded Educators
• Monthly webinars• Annual membership meeting• Member sharing resources site
• 8,000+ Reviewed Learning Objects• Correlations to Standards and Textbooks• Playlists• Fully Customizable Courses
Need something else? Tell us: [email protected]
Remember: It’s YOUR Membership!
Need help? Can’t find your HippoCampus URL? Need something else?
We’re here for you: [email protected]
Get Started and Get Involved in 9 minutes:
2 minutes: Create an account on your BRANDED HippoCampus site. 5 minutes: Watch how to create and use playlists: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist 2 minutes: Set up your own playlist and share with students and colleagues.
Extra Credit: Join the NROC Network’s members-only LinkedIn group – to find out how others are using NROC’s resources and share your ideas.
Extra Credit: Visit http://nrocmath.org to learn how others are using NROC math resources.
