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1. Project WET
Generation 2.0
Online Training
2012
Lecture 4
Thinking Outside the Book:
The Project WET Educator’s Portal
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2. Interactive Lecture
For this lecture you will
need your new Guide 2.0
and access to the Internet.
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3. Educator Portal
Searchable Databases
Correlations
Professional
Development
Downloadable
Resources
Discussion Groups
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4. http://portal.projectwet.org
Every Guide 2.0 has a
unique code on the back.
This is your personal key
to the Portal.
http//:portal.projectwet.org
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5. Portal Homepage
Anyone (with or
without a Portal
account) can submit
a tip about Project
WET Activities
Visit our interactive online
map to find further
training in your area.
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6. Activating your
Portal Account: Sign Up
Click on
“Sign Up”
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7. Create a username
and enter a valid
email address.
¹The portal is open on a limited basis to others
who do not have a Guide 2.0. They should
create a “General Membership.”
Choose “Guide
Membership”¹
Activating your Portal Account:
Username & Email
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8. Activating your
Portal Account: Checkout
Use the stamped
code² on the back of
your Guide 2.0 for
your initial access.
²If your code is missing or unreadable, please send an
email to wetusa@projectwet.org and provide us
with the details of your Guide 2.0 workshop
(date, location/online, workshop leader).
The code on your Guide 2.0 provides a
$25 value for 100% savings on your Portal
membership only.
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9. Activating your
Portal Account: My Account
You will receive a new password
via email immediately upon
registering with your code. You
can now log in to the Portal,
create your own password and
personalize your account.
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10. Navigating the Portal
Most content within
the Portal is grouped by
activity.
The main sections
are accessed via the
left-hand tabs.
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11. Groups
In the Groups tab you
can join groups about a
particular topic.
My Unread caches
new posts from
your Groups
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12. My Account
Besides managing your profile, in the My
Account tab you can send messages to other
Portal users, manage uploads and favorites
and choose discussions to follow.
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13. My Relationships
Pending and
established contacts
within the Portal
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14. Uploading Materials
¹All uploaded videos and images must be accompanied by a
Project WET photo release. Please contact us for more
information (wetusa@projectwet.org).
We encourage you to upload and share your
tips and ideas. In the Create Content tab you
can upload documents, videos and images.¹
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15. Projectwet.org
Projectwet.org is the
Project WET Foundation’s
main website.
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16. Guide 2.0
The Guide 2.0 link at the top of
the Homepage includes an
activities tab where summaries
of all the Guide 2.0 activities are
listed by framework. The
activities are searchable by
subject, framework and grade
level.
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17. Guide 2.0: Activities
Procedures for activities are not provided on the
Portal—for those you will need Guide 2.0.
Other information about each activity is
provided, including downloadable Student
Copy Pages (in grayscale and color), Teacher
Resources and the Reading Corner.
There are sections for media uploads and
discussions associated with each activity.
Standard correlations will be uploaded as
completed.
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18. Guide 2.0:
Reading Corner
Each activity has a section called the
Reading Corner¹. Recommendations
are linked directly to Amazon.com
for purchase. A portion of the
proceeds for products purchased
through the Portal go to fund future
projects.
¹Searchable database
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19. Guide 2.0:
Glossary
Also found in the Guide 2.0
section is an interactive
glossary¹ of terms found in
Guide 2.0 book.
¹Searchable database
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20. Discussion
The Discussion tab
lets you see all
groups and the ones
to which you belong
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21. Library
The Library is a list of all
uploaded documents—
those associated with
activities and others.
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22. Project WET
Store
Visit the Project WET Store
to purchase educators
guides, Kids in Discovery
series (KIDs) activity
booklets, educational kits
and more.
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23. Moving on to Lecture 5
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The next lecture in the Online Training
focuses on interactive experiences such
as DiscoverWater.org and Extensions.