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? 1.What is NROC? 2.What is my “NROC Membership”? 3.What does my membership provide? 4.How could I use my membership with my students and colleagues 5.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. 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! Unlimited

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

14. Three Main Types of Content

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

16. Objects and Standards

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

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. More detailed info on this 5 minute video: http://bit.ly/hippoplaylist Playlist descriptions you enter can become directions to your students. Playlists: Add Descriptions to Guide 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. 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. What Else: Share with “Deep” Links

27. 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 Questions?

28. Use Cases: Class Demonstration With A Playlist

29. Use Cases: Great Way to Try Flipped Learning

30. Use Cases: Jigsaw – Students Collaborate

31. Student Homework Resource Supplemental or Extension to Class Textbook Support Independent Studies Links Within Your LMS to Support Online & Blended Instruction Use Cases: Other? 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 8 th and 9 th 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.orgmemberservices@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.http://bit.ly/nrocmap

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

42. Remember: It’s YOUR Membership! Need help? Can’t find your HippoCampus URL? Need something else? We’re here for you: memberservices@thenrocproject.orgmemberservices@thenrocproject.org 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 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.NROC Network’s members-only LinkedIn group  Extra Credit: Visit http://nrocmath.org to learn how others are using NROC math resources.http://nrocmath.org