Introductions

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Todays Agenda March 1, 2006

• Introductions
• Courseware Overview
• Implementation Strategies
• Courseware Structure
• Reading Courseware
• Writing Courseware
• Math Courseware
• Science Courseware
• Social Studies
• Assessment Solutions
• User Roles
• Organizing Users in the System
• Group Tools
• Creating Users in a Group
• Class Tools
• Adding Users in a Class
• Creating Users in a Class
• Assigning Activities
• Checking User Progress and Performance

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PLATOs Instructional Model
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Courseware Features

• Standards Based Curriculum
• Researched Based
• www.plato.com/research/papers/asp
• Relies on Current Instructional Strategies
• Spiraling Curriculum
• Scaffolded Instruction
• Modeling
• Think Alouds
• Provides Individualized Instruction
• Students work at their own level and pace
• Promotes individual accountability
• Courseware is interactive
• Competency Based
• Mastery Model
• Produces timely data that helps drive instruction
• Flexibility
• Site
• Program
• Teacher/Class

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Traditional Strategies for Implementing
Educational Technology
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PLATO Learning Module
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A Learners Progression Through a Module
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Curriculum Structure
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Logging on to PWLN

• Open your internet browser
• Go to (enter URL)
• Enter account
• Enter your PLATO Name (user id)
• first initial first name, last name (all lower
  case, no spaces)
• Enter your Group Name
• Staff
• Enter Password
• Leave blank the first time you log on, click send

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Math Courseware

• Math Fundamentals (1-8)
• Applied Math (6-9)
• Algebra 1, Part 1 (Pre-Alg. 6-9)
• Algebra 1, Part 2 (Beg.-Alg. 6-10)
• Algebra 2, Part 1 (Int.-Alg. 6-9)
• Algebra 2, Part 2 (Adv.-Alg. 9-14)
• Math Problem Solving (3-12)
• Geometry and Measurement 1 and 2 (6-12,9-12)
• Data Skills (6-12)
• Trigonometry (10-12)

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Reading Courseware

• Essential Reading Skills (3-5)
• Fundamental Reading Strategies (5-6)
• Intermediate Reading Strategies (7-9)
• Advanced Reading Strategies (9-14)
• Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension (3-9)
• Reading for Information (7-12)

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Writing Courseware

• Writing Series (3-14)
• Writing in the Workplace (7-12)
• Writing Process and Practice Series
• Essential Writing Process and Practice (3-4)
• Fundamental Writing Process and Practice (5-6)
• Intermediate Writing Process and Practice (7-9)
• Advanced Writing Process and Practice (10-12)

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Science Curriculum

• Biology Series (8-12)
• Chemistry Series (8-12)
• Physics 1 and 2 (10-14)
• Science Fundamentals (6-10)

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WorldView Curriculum

• American History
• World History
• US Government
• Economics

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Assessment Options

• Module Mastery Tests
• Course Level Assessments
• Fastrack Advantage Assessment and Curriculum

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Organization of Users
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User Roles

• Account Coordinator Lab Coordinator/Lead
  Teacher
• Group Coordinator Teacher
• Learner Student

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Student Performance Reports
If you give individual assignments to your
students, it is usually easier to run the reports
through the group instead of through the class.
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Real learning.
Real results.
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