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2. Phase 2 – Task 1: Identify and Discuss TW Collections Using LRE Teacher Community Forum Task 1 of Phase 2 begins: June 16, 2011 Work must be completed: July 6, 2011 Expected time to complete task: 2 hours (max) Description: Identifying, Describing and Discussing Collections and TW Criteria Task One can overlap with the start of Task Two (described in a separate guide available July 1, 2011). Platform: LRE Teachers Community Forum: http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/community Initial Requirements: Registration for an openID on http://lreforschools.eun.org – (see login instructions starting on pg. 13) Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 2 28/01/2009

3. Task One: Objectives and Process eQNet Teachers: Identify 2 collections potentially rich in TW resources Use LRE Community Forum Share their findings with each other Teachers discuss TW criteria development in the Forum Each eQNet partner will have recommended collections that lead to at least 300 resources per partner to be included in the LRE by October 15, 2011 EUN tasks: LRE team will review the collection to determine whether it is technically possible to include it in the LRE Some collections might be found ineligible because of copyright limitations or other issues Teachers will be asked to suggest a different collection if their collection is found to be ineligible Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 3 28/01/2009

4. Task One: Instructions for Teachers Identify 2 collections (can be more) Collections are a group of resources from one provider They share the same url address Example http://illuminations.nctm.org/ This is the collection homepage http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L646 This is an individual resource from the Illuminations NCTM collection For this task provide just the collection homepage url and a description of the collection and its TW qualities Collections can be made up of different subjects or the same subject. They can be for only one age group or many. Use the LRE Community Forum to share the url, describe the collections and discuss your recommendations and experiences with other teachers http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/community Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 4 28/01/2009

5. Task One: Requirements (1) At least one of the collections should originate either from Europe or have support for European languages other than English The collection must have at least 20 + individual learning resources that meet travel well criteria. What to look for: The collections can be something you already know well because this is where you found resources for the previous tasks. Collections that have a Creative Commons license or a Terms of Use page (usually at the bottom) explicitly allowing teachers to use and share this material at no cost. Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 5 28/01/2009

6. Task One: Requirements (2) What to avoid: Collections already in the LRE are not eligible It is ok if one or several individual resources are in the LRE because of previous eQNet work but not the whole collection You can see if the collection is in the LRE with search by provider name Collections that have a lot of advertising or that require payment to use the resources Look at the terms of use statement usually at the bottom of the page. Does a teacher need explicit permission to use the resource in a class? If yes, the collection is not eligible. Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 6 28/01/2009

7. Task One: Requirements (3) Avoid Collections that are a mix of resources provided by another aggregator/federation How to tell if you are looking at an aggregator/federation: When you select a resource are you taken to a different site entirely? If yes, you are using an aggregator/federation. Does the site let you browse by collections of providers? If yes, you are using an aggregator/federation. If you are unsure, feel free to send your examples to elena.shulman@eun.org Example of aggregators/federation: http://www.merlot.org, http://free.ed.gov and http://nsdl.org It is ok to use an aggregator/federation to discover a collection but remember to provide the specific collection url and not the aggregator/federation pages. Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 7 28/01/2009

8. Task One: Using LRE Community Forum Use the LRE Community Forum to post collections http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/community You must be logged in with your openID Instructions for creating openID are at the end of this slideshow In the Community Forum in the LRE There are two ‘Categories’ Category called ‘Collections that Travel Well’ where the collections are to be listed and described by teachers http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/community/-/message_boards/category/14253 Category called ‘Developing TW Criteria’ http://lreforschools.eun.org/web/guest/community/-/message_boards/category/12780 Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 8 28/01/2009

9. Collections that Travel Well Forum Provide the title and url to the homepage of the collection Describe the collection How many resources do you think meet TW criteria? Subjects, age ranges, types of resources, and any other relevant information Which TW criteria are applicable to resources in this collection? If you are able to find the license or terms of use page, what kind of legal restrictions did you find? Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 9 28/01/2009

10. Discussion: Developing TW Criteria Forum Use this category in the forum to: Describe the process and challenges you and fellow teachers encountered in developing TW criteria. Requirements: Each Teacher answers the questions about the challenges and process they undertook to develop TW criteria (3-4 sentences minimum) Each Teacher should reply to at least one other post from a fellow teacher (1-2 sentences) See following slides for examples Powerpoint template - Patricia Munoz King 10 28/01/2009

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