NROC Membership 101: An Introduction for Teachers Teaching with the Power of Digital Media

1. NROC Membership 101: • An Introduction for Teachers • Teaching with the Power of Digital Media • with Ned Zimmerman-Bence, NROC Member Services • Thursday, September 26 at 2pm ET

2. Your Membership: The What and How? • What is NROC? • What is my “NROC Membership”? • What does my membership provide? • How could I use my membership with my students and colleagues • How do I get started?

6. What is my “NROC Membership?” • Unlimited Access to an Ever-Expanding Library of Quality Digital Resources • A Community of Like-Minded Educators

7. Unlimited • Use however you need – no “per seat” restrictions. • Use what works for your students and teaching style – cut up, rearrange, re-use, re-purpose. • Share your changes with your colleagues. Please!

8. Member-branded sites offer: • NO Advertising • Standards Correlations • “Deep” Links for seamless integration into favorite apps • Institutional Rights of Use

9. A Growing Library of Over 8,000 Learning Objects, Screened by Experts … and “branded” just for you!

10. Search • Playlists and Sharing • Use links outside of HippoCampus • Courses

11. HippoCampus: Two Pathways to Content

12. Account: Customize for Your Classroom

13. Account: Customize for Your Classroom

14. Three Main Types of Content

15. Browse or Search by Topic, Textbook, or Standard

16. Objects and Standards

17. Playlists: Creating a list More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist Playlists are created and linked to under any TOPIC page.

18. Playlists: Adding an Item More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist To add to a playlist, just click, hold and drag the object over to the destination playlist. The same playlists are available across all subjects on HippoCampus.

19. Playlists: How to Share More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist Playlist links are permanent and can be shared any way you share a URL: e-mail, Google doc, etc.

20. Playlists: What Else? More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist Use this text box to include instructions, descriptions or other text that would provide students with context.

21. Playlists:Add Descriptions to Guide Students More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist Use these fields to include a description and link to any resources outside of HippoCampus: website, video, Google doc, etc.

22. Playlists:Add Descriptions to Guide Students More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist Playlist descriptions you enter can become directions to your students.

23. Playlists: Add Descriptions to Individual Items More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist Use each item’s “description” text box to include additional description or individual instructions for the students.

24. What Else: Add Annotations to Any Object

25. What Else: Share with “Deep” Links

26. What Else: Share with “Deep” Links • Hint: Click on the screenshot above to view an example. • Ideas for using a URL to an Object or Playlist with your students: • Use a URL shortener and post it to a classroom whiteboard • Embed it in a Google or word processing doc • Email it to a colleague • Use in a Learning Management System – goes right to the content • Any way you share URLs.

27. Questions? • Search for individual presentations, simulations, and worked examples by topic, textbook, or by standard • How to link to learning objects • How to create and share playlists

28. Use Cases: Class Demonstration With A Playlist

29. Use Cases: Great Way to Try Flipped Learning

30. Use Cases: Jigsaw – Students Collaborate

31. Use Cases: Other? • Student Homework Resource • Supplemental or Extension to Class Textbook • Support Independent Studies • Links Within Your LMS to Support Online & Blended Instruction Join our member-only “NROC Network” LinkedIn group and find out what others might be doing!

32. NROC Courses • Project Development: • Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation • Developed with members: through 100’s of focus groups and other member input • Common Assumptions: • High Quality Interactive Media • Keep It Simple • Real World Examples and Problems • Multiple Instructional Formats • Flexible Use Cases

33. Algebra 1 – An Open Course • Funding: • $ 2.3M from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation • Project Audience: • Algebra students: first-time, advanced, remedial • Primary audiences are 8th and 9th grade students • Flexible use-cases: online, flipped, hybrid, blended • Standalone or as a supplement

34. … available as standalone… Developmental Math – An Open Program • Funding: • $5M from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Three Modules: • Arithmetic with Geometry and Statistics Topics • Beginning Algebra • Intermediate Algebra with Trigonometry Topics • Project Audience: • Pre-Assessment and “Standard” versions • Adaptable for a variety of use-cases: online, hybrid, flipped, after-school lab • Students who are preparing for college entrance assessments • Allows students to focus on proficiency gaps • Standalone or as a supplement

35. The topic home page orients learners to the objective and learning activities.

36. Available on HippoCampus for Review ( no student tracking or assessments)

38. Imagine the Possibilities…Open Resources for Personalized Learning • Flipped classrooms • Independent, self-paced study • Online Programs • Emporium/Lab classrooms • One-to-one programs • College placement exam prep • HS/College bridge programs • Credit recovery • Accelerated learning • Alternative and adult education

39. NROCmath.org: Explore Use Cases

40. So…How Do I Access My NROC Resources? • Use your membership’s HippoCampus site: • Don’t know your login information? E-mail memberservices@thenrocproject.org • If you want a whole course installed: • Contact the implementation manager at your organization. • Post a question in the questions area if you don’t know who that is. • Not sure if you’re a member? • Check out http://bit.ly/nrocmap to find an organization you belong to.

41. What is my “NROC Membership?” • Unlimited Access to an Ever-Expanding Library of Quality Digital Resources • 8,000+ Reviewed Learning Objects • Correlations to Standards and Textbooks • Playlists • Fully Customizable Courses • A Community of Like-Minded Educators • Monthly webinars • Annual membership meeting • Member sharing resources site Need something else? Tell us: memberservices@thenrocproject.org

42. Remember: It’s YOUR Membership! • Get Started and Get Involved in 9 minutes: • 2 minutes: Create an account on your BRANDED HippoCampus site. • 5 minutes: Watch how to create and use playlists: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist • 2 minutes: Set up your own playlist and share with students and colleagues. • Extra Credit: Join the NROC Network’s members-only LinkedIn group – to find out how others are using NROC’s resources and share your ideas. • Extra Credit: Visit http://nrocmath.org to learn how others are using NROC math resources. Need help? Can’t find your HippoCampus URL? Need something else? We’re here for you: memberservices@thenrocproject.org