FAQs about developing your class pages in Knet

1. How does the class area work?2. What is the filing cabinet for?3. How do I organise my class pages?4. What can I put on my class pages?5. What skills do I need to build my class

pages?BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

How can I use the E-portfolio in my class?Saving for another day…

Your class pages aren’t the only great feature of KnowledgeNET – Don’t forget that you also have

E-PORTFOLIOS and

a range of TOOLS!But we’ll deal with those later…

3 Key functions of the class zone

1.Class Pages 2. Portfolio of student work

– Assignments– Learning Journals– Learning Stories– Forums

3. Tools– Polls– Gallery– Calendar– Noticeboard– Bookmarks – Resource Zone

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You create pages and subpages

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To upload any document, file, image,

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Welcome

Topics

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

Maths

Investigation& Inquiries

Number & Algebra

Subpages:1. Basic Facts2. Reading, Ordering & Place Value3. Strategy

Geometry & MeasurementStatistics

Literacy

PURPOSES

Subpages for each writing

purpose with exemplars, success

criteria, tips and hints , etc.

to narrate a story, to recount a personal experience, to argue a point of view, to persuade to do or not,

to explain why or how, to report the facts, to reflect or evaluate,

MECHANICS

Subpages:

1. Spelling and/or Alphabet2. Grammar3. Punctuation4. Comprehension5. Vocabulary

GET READING

E-books, Student Writing,

Knet News

Learning Qualities

Learning Skills

How do I organise my class pages?

Class Pages: Welcome Page

Welcome Page

Literacy Maths Topic

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What can I put on my class pages?

The list is endless… anything you can

save or embed!

• Word documents or PDFs• Powerpoints or Slideshows• Spreadsheets or graphs• Video – youtube, teachertube, metacafe…• Collaborative Documents – google docs• Voiceovers, Voicethreads…• Website links• Resources from KNet• Photos• Brainstorms, Mind maps• E-Books• Avatars

Link games and activities to specific learning outcomes

Inquiry Journeys

Links to websites

Embedded Video

Link to learning skill

Game that practices key ideas

Students’ ideas

Learning Outcomes

Activity Explanation

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Find and Add Resources - Research Zone

Some Digital Learning Objects“Volcanoes”

1. Reviewed by Teachers2. Digital Learning Objects3. Images + Digital Media4. Within Knet5. In global and cluster zones1 2 3 4 5

Volcano Field Trip

Volcano Digital Learning Objects

Volcano Webquest

Some resources fromKnet resource search

Create Webquests

using template provided

What have I got already that I could put on Knet for students to have access to?

Literacy Maths Topic

What else could I add to my pages?

Literacy Maths Topic