1. Also available in Curriki.org as a training module
NRTA Curriki Training Outline Draft Target Dates: TBD Audience: Internal NRTA and AARP Staff Modules An Introduction to Curriki: Tools and Techniques in Open Source Education
Also available in Curriki.org as a training module

2. Curriki Training: Module 1
Discussion/Lecture/Feedback

3. Discussion, Lecture and Feedback (Introductory Module 1)
Overview of the Curriki and its Mission
Goals for Today
What is OpenSource?
Curriki and NRTA Working Together
What Can I Do?
Assessing Directions for the NRTA/Curriki Collaboration

4. Take a quick video tour of Curriki Click Here
An Overview of Curriki
Take a quick video tour of Curriki
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You may stop, pause, exit or rewind this short video at any point during the presentation by using the buttons at the bottom of the screen

5. A Global Challenge The United Nations’ “Millennium Goal”
By 2015 every child in the world can complete primary school

6. Curriki’s Mission & Promise
Our Mission:
To Eliminate the Education Divide
Our Promise:
Every student and educator in the world will have access to quality learning resources

7. Who is Curriki?
Curriki is the only Internet site in the world for community-created, K-12, free curricula
A single repository for validated curricula
With review & comments by subject matter experts
It was founded by Sun Microsystems in 2004
It became an independent 501(c)(3) in 2006

8. Site Status Update Quick Facts Total members: ~30,000+
Total Asset: ~1400 (And about to go exponential)
Traffic: Slightly under 1000 visitors and 5K page views in a day sustaind in April and May
A 50% reduction in traffic form January time frame.
North America dominance in traffic diminishing. Significant up-tick in traffic as a percentage from India in particular, but Asia, Australia and other regions as well. Global reach is extending.
Rate of asset contribution seems to be steadily increasing, and we expect to see exponential growth in the coming quarter as users discover the new tools.
New memberships rate steady but slow at around 100 to 200 a week.

9. Goals for Today: Shaping the future of the partnership
What is Open Source and Collaborative Curricula?
How Will Curriki and NRTA Work Together
What Roles Can I Play
Assessing the Directions
Demonstration and Hands-On Activity: Module 2
Using Curriki and Practice Session: Module 3

10. What is Open Source?
Software and content created and developed by a community rather than a single individual or company
Programmed by volunteers from many organizations
Free and available to anyone who would like to use it or modify it

11. What is Collaborative Curricula
What is Collaborative Curricula? Collaboration with others to create or modify curriculum units that enhance teaching with new Internet technologies. Features include:
Support to help you integrate content into your classroom
Collaborative tools to help you work with a team of designers
The ability to add resources and standards into the design

12. In the beginning…. The Evolution of the Internet Web 1.0
Originally a powerful research tool
Today there are over 1 billion people on the Web
The Internet contains a trillion links on 100 billion Web pages, with an estimated 7 million pages being created daily

13. The Read/Write Web Web 2.0 Users want to be the source of the content
YouTube and MySpace are good examples.
MySpace has over 70 million members.

14. The Read/Write Web Web 2.0 More than just posting music and videos
Blogging
Wikis
Other equally simple and powerful technologies

15. Blogging A blog is a chronological, online journal
Others may subscribe to a person's blog
Only a handful of people blogged in 1999, today over 50 million blogs

16. Wiki Literally Wiki Wiki – or “quick” in Hawaiian
Type of Web site that can be edited by anyone
Users add to the work of others
The community polices itself
The best known example is Wikipedia, the Open Source encyclopedia

17. What Does This Mean for Education?
High quality content can now be made widely available for free

18. …High Quality Free Content
Isn’t that a contradiction in terms?
Let’s take a look at some examples…..

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Misc.
Ecosystems
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21. Where the buffalo roam?
What is a grassland!

22. Continue

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24. Gutenberg Project
And here…

25. With Curriki and NRTA Working Together
We Can Revolutionize Education by Allowing Qualified Educators to:
Create
Publish
Edit
Comment
Improve
OpenSource
Curricula

26. NRTA/Curriki Together
Building a High Quality Repository for Open Source Curricula
Establish a Community of Educator Volunteers in NRTA and the State REAs
Engage our Partners to Participate in Education Locally, Nationally and Globally

27. Contribute & Create Together
Share what you already have
Create content
Lesson plans
Assessments
Textbooks
Worksheets
Build from other people’s content
Create your own collections

28. What Can I Do? NRTA/REA members will use Curriki to: Share content
Share expertise
Evaluate and review content
Lead group projects
Build an Online Community of Educators

29. Why Work with Curriki? Lend your expertise and wisdom to the world
Be part of the mission
Move your commitment to education into the future
Lead important projects
Learn new technologies
Work with like-minded educators
Get recognized for effort and contribution
Leave your mark on education locally and globally

30. Assessing the Directions of the NRTA/Curriki Collaboration
What are your thoughts?

31. Curriki Training: Module 2
Demonstration and Hands-On

32. Demonstration and Hands-On (Module 2)
The Curriki Tool Set: A Detailed Overview
Navigating Curriki
Setting up an account and logging in
Creating a Profile
Exploring and adding content on Curriki

33. The Curriki Tool Set: A Detailed Overview
Become a Member
Search the Site
Browse Resources
Contribute Resources
Add a Learning Resource
Create a Learning Resource
Build a Collection
Member Community
My Curriki
Featured Members
Volunteer
About Curriki
News
Board
Leadership Team
Donate
Help
Join Curriki
Primary Curriki Tools
Curriki Information
About Curriki
Help

34. Navigating Curriki
Join
Login
Your Profile
Search
Browse

35. Click here to join Curriki Click here to Browse Curriki
Type terms here to Search Curriki
Click here to join Curriki
Click here to login to Curriki after entering your name and password
Click here to Browse Curriki

36. Setting up an account and logging in
Selecting a User Name
Choosing a Password
Logging in for the First Time
Creating your Profile

37. Start Here

38. Click here to join Curriki
Click here to login to Curriki after entering your name and password

39. Exploring content and material on Curriki
Searching
Browsing

40. Type terms here to Search Curriki Click here to Browse Curriki

44. Adding to Curriki Adding Content Creating Material
Building Collections

45. Click here to Add a Learning Resource
Click here to Create a Learning Resource
….. and here to Build a Collection of Material

46. NRTA

49. Click here to Create a Learning Resource

51. Watch out for POP UPs here!

54. Click here to Add a Learning Resource
Click here to Create a Learning Resource
….. and here to Build a Collection of

55. Review Can you describe the Curriki Tool Set?
Are you comfortable navigating Curriki?
Can you help someone in setting up an account and logging in?
Do you know the steps in creating a Profile?
Will you be able to demonstrate how to explore and add content on Curriki?

56. If so…. You are ready for the next Module

57. Curriki Training: Module 3
Using Curriki
Practice Sessions

58. Using Curriki: A Practice Session (Module 3)
Creating Curricular Content
Practice Working With Content
Licensing and Creative Commons
Creating Collections and Derivative Works

59. Creating Curricular Content
Word Documents
Links
Images
Video

60. … and here to Add a Learning Resource
Here to Create a Learning Resource
Remember?
Here to Build a Collection

61. To add a document, image image or a link….
Bill Gates Pushes

62. A wonderful resource for teachers!
Word Documents
A wonderful resource for teachers!

64. Click here to Create a Learning Resource

66. Watch out for POP UPs here!

69. Video
TBD

70. Curriki Training: Module 3 Con’t
Working With Content

71. Working With Content My Curriki My Collections Editing Content
Licensing and The Creative Commons
Collaborating with others
Blogs
Groups

72. My Curriki

73. My Collections

74. Editing Content

75. Licensing and The Creative Commons
Assets may be designated as:
Public domain
Creative Commons attribution
Copyleft (share alike)
Non-derivative works
Collections:
The greatest distribution possible
Your choice
Selecting a default asset designation

76. Collaborating with others
Can be done with all content
Groups may be organized to facilitate this
Teams can be formed to work on parts of a curriculum
Students can be involved as well
Others can use your work as a stepping stone for additional developments

77. Blogs

79. Groups
TBD

80. Following Modules and Slides are Still Under Development
Modules 4, & 5 / Slides

81. Curriki Training: Module 4
Advanced Tools
…Coming Soon

82. Reviewing material
TBD

83. Grading material
TBD

84. Curriki Training: Module 5
Review and Assessment

85. Review, Assessment and Further Training
TBD

86. The End
…………………………………..thus far!