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Web Resources for Computer Science Education Doug Peterson Greater Essex County District School Board Windsor, Ontario, Canada [email protected]

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Page 1: Web Resources for Computer Science Education

Web Resources for Computer Science Education

Doug PetersonGreater Essex County District School Board

Windsor, Ontario, [email protected]

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Why Web Resources?

• It’s the content• Staying Current• Lots of Superlative Resources• Contemporary Medium

• Why NOT use the Power of the Web?

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Sophistication of Internet Use

• Finding Resources• Bookmarking

everything in sight

• “Have you seen this site?”

• Promotes thoughtful student activities

• Scaffolding of concepts for success

• Shape student learning

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Stuff• Interesting Resources• Quick References• Ideas• Thoughts• Starting Points• Inspiration

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Examples of “Stuff”

• Hello World• Take A Course• Brewing Java• Java Programming• Programming Languages

Reference• File Formats• Web Scavenger Hunt

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Real Life Stuff

• Statistics Canada• World Factbook

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Even a Little Humour

• Internet Help Desk

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Contests• American Computer Science

League• Canadian Computing Competition• Yahoo Computer Science

Competitions• ECOO Programming Contest• St. Thomas Acquinas Online• Programming Contest Archives

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Webquests

Designed to use learners’ time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it

Encourages students to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information

Webquest PageSurvey of Computer Science Webquests

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Six Parts of a Webquest

• Introduction• Task• Information Sources• Process• Guidance• Conclusion

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Webquests

• To Filter or Not?• Early History of Computing• Basic Network Design• Hardware Webquest• Software Evaluation• Computer Security• Webquest for Software Tools• Webquest Locator

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Give Back…

• Thames Valley TIK Resources• St.Mary’s DCVI TIK Resources• St.Mary’s DCVI ICS Resources• Peter Been’s Home Page• Women of ENIAC• History of Computing Treasure

Hunt• ICS 4M Webquest• GEC Computers in the Classroom

CS Page

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To Ponder…

• Palm Corporation• POSE• Palm OS 5 Simulator• PDA Toolbox• CS Solutions• Tour Maker

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Doug Peterson

Greater Essex County District School BoardWindsor, Ontario, Canada

[email protected]

http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/