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Day 5 Overview:
Today participants will learn how to create and use the folder feature on Edline to maintain your Edline page and encourage student participation all year. Teachers will have time to practice skills they learned in the computer lab and will be able to add the products they created on their own Edline class pages.

Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
 * Increase their understanding of the Edline online system is and how it can be effectively used in enhancing student engagement and achievement (through e-learning opportunities).
 * Create and effectively use the interactive features of Edline.
 * Create assignments that improve students’ critical thinking skills.

Prerequisites:
Completion of Day 4 activities, including the homework.

Materials:

 * A computer with internet access for each of the participants
 * SMART board and SMART notebook
 * Access to the shared G: drive
 * Each teacher will need to be able to access their individual storage on the H: drive or have a flash drive
 * Edline ID and password

Day 5 Schedule:
8:30-9:30 9:30-9:45 9:45-11:00
 * Outline today’s objectives and activities
 * Review of the interactive features: The instructor will quickly review what was taught during the previous two days and ask if there are questions or concerns. If there are questions, then the instructor will answer them. When there are no more questions the instructor will move on with the day’s lesson.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Discussion: Based on the [|article] and their own experiences in teaching, participants will engage in a discussion based on the questions below in class (which may continue in the Discussion area of the wiki if more ideas would like to be shared).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">How will you maintain your Edline page?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What can you do to encourage student participation and engagement on Edline all year long?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What are some tips and strategies that can be used to maintain student participation and engagement?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Break
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tutorials & Practice # 1: Folder Feature
 * Through progressive displays using the SMART notebook software, the instructor will show how to create and add a folder to maintain your Edline page.
 * The instructor will give a lecture on how to create and add a folder using the progressive displays. A handout showing the progressive displays with the procedures next to the graphics will be included in the notes packet passed out at the beginning of class.
 * The instructor will then give participants time to create and post at least two folders that encourage students to participate in online learning. The instructor will go around helping participants with questions and reminding them to create folders that will help organize their Edline pages and create an online environment that encourages student participation.
 * The instructor will ask participants to either share their work with the class or a fellow participant close by sharing and filling out the evaluation form. When participants share with the class, the class will evaluate if the questions are engaging students in critical thinking skills.
 * The instructor will teach participants how to view and manage the folders through progressive displays using the SMART notebook software.
 * Before moving on there will be time for participants to ask questions.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">11:00-11:15 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">11:15-12:30
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Break
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Discussion: Wrap-up: Based on their experiences from this workshop, participants will engage in a discussion based on the questions below in class (which may continue in the Discussion area of the wiki if more ideas would like to be shared).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">How will you maintain your Edline page?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What features will you use in your classrooms?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What problems do you foresee when implementing these features in your classes?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">How do you plan to overcome these problems?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Further Support: The instructor will discuss the Support Wiki: Workshop Support Page that will be available for all educators to post problems, solutions, and suggestions to help implement effective interactive online assignments that foster student achievement on Edline.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Debrief & Evaluations:
 * Before wrapping up for the day, the instructor will ask if there are any questions about Edline and will answer them.
 * The participants will complete a short survey regarding the activities of the day before they leave and complete the end of workshop survey using an online survey.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">12:30
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Dismissal

Discussion Area:
include component="comments" page="Day 5"

Day 5 Evaluation:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Please complete the Day 5 survey given by the instructor or print out the survey here.

Workshop Evaluation:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Please complete the workshop evaluation survey found on the @Workshop Evaluation page in this wiki.