Intergeo Beta Testers Manual
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1. 2 Indicate how you are going to provide for the resource currently there are six options interoperable interactive Geometry for Eur I G Welcome Santiago Administraci n Dejar la sesi n INTERGEO HOME Home About Contributing B squeda Avanzada Ne gt FIND About Finding amp Collecting About gt CONTRIBUTE About Contributing gt CONNECT g MII2GEO Solos YSPC What would you like to add AYUDA ACERCADECI Something already have or know about A file from my computer ESSN iomon andsa Eanna This platform is bro A video want to upload by the interc under the tent programme of the E commission and b ADD TO CURRIKI AE ee ae oe A link for a great web resource Something want to make on Curriki Alesson plan I ll create using a template Interac E eE_ Aresource I ll create from scratch A video I ll capture with my webcam Add Your Best Curriculum Create a Resource a Upload an existing file without video b Upload a video file c Provide a web link d Edit online a lesson plan e Edit online a resource Capture live a video using a webcam 3 Fill in a form with Information Settings describing the resource You have to provide INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 10 of 17 2 USER MANUAL 12G INTERGEO SET REQUIRED INFORMATION PART 1 What details will best describe and present this resource in sea2. of INTERGEO mails You have the option of not letting other INTERGEO members see your personal profile e You can add learning resources to the INTERGEO repository e You can create add to and organize collections of learning resources When a new account is created it contains only one empty collection called Default Collection but you can create any number of collections and organize them by course subject homework set etc Collections can contain sub collections called folders e You can comment on resources that you find in the INTERGEO repository or on other members blog entries e You can edit resources that you find in the INTERGEO repository some permissions or ownership may be required e You will have a personal blog You can create a new blog entry anytime telling stories about your usage of the platform and the related technolo gies The world of blogs creates a gigantic discussion board each entry having its own URL e You can join groups of users with common interests and create mail lists e You can participate in the creation of a global education community INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 4 of 17 12G 2 USER MANUAL INTERGEO It is necessary to be a member to have a blog and to add comments to other members blogs however you don t have to be a member to read blogs To register as a member click Become a Member at the top of the INTERGEO platform home page http draft i2geo net
3. to specify to which roles is your message addressed to 2 5 3 Roles Each group has a set of roles to organize the activities of their members By de fault a group has only three roles leader affiliate and Contributor Participant An affiliate is a member which does not intend to participate often but just wants to keep an eye and be informed A Contributor Participant is a mem ber that expects to be active within the group Every member defines itself as affiliate or Contributor Participant upon joining the group and this classifica tion can be modified later Every group has at least one leader leader When a group is created its leader is its creator The tasks of the leaders of a group are the following e Edit information about the group e Accept or deny membership requests only for closed groups e Control special content sections that are displayed in your group s pages INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 16 of 17 12G 2 USER MANUAL INTERGEO e Help to define and document best practices for the group e Edit and delete any group collections messages or specific member set tings in case it is needed e Customize the group A group leader will see more links and options when visiting the group pages typically Edit buttons You can edit and delete anything created in the group resources collections messages You can remove members from the group see current members and pending invitations and in clos
4. Access Privilege to Private or Protected so that no one except you respectively your group members will be able to view and edit it A particular kind of resource is a Lesson Plan which is a document explaining the contents of a lesson the amount of detail provided is up to you Lesson Plans are created just like normal resources but you have to fill a different form which includes new fields such as Learning Objectives and Procedures A resource collection can be used to group together several lesson plans forming a course plan 2 5 Groups A group is a place where some people can exchange messages and files related to a subject This subject can be very different from one group to another an open public group might be devoted to discussing the ideal curriculum for a course while a closed private group might be formed by teachers from a particular region sharing their local news Some groups have a lot of traffic number of messages per day but other groups might have only one message a month such a reminder of a monthly meeting A group provides e a messageboard INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 14 of 17 12G 2 USER MANUAL INTERGEO space for storing tools and resources collaboration tools for curricula creation options to include new members options to make group resources available to the whole INTERGEO com munity Roles can be defined within a group to organize the acti
5. e Help Help pages including the Help Collection a resource collection on help a list of tutorials and contacts to provide for help e About i2geo Contains an overview of i2geo and a section with an nouncements about incoming features e Sponsors A small text block about the sponsors with links e Featured Member A small text block providing a short description of a member and linking to its page 2 3 Finding resources A resource is a file or set of files that can be located within the INTERGEO repository A resource could be a program some class notes in doc format an INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 7 of 17 12G INTERGEO 2 3 Finding resources HTML page containing links or many other things Files are displayed with icons indicating their type of document doc avi pdf etc There are multiple methods for finding resources in INTERGEO These methods will depend on exactly which page you are on within the INTERGEO platform i e whether you are in the main site or working in the Currikulum Builder From the main site you can look for a resource in the following ways e Use the simple text search available in the orange rectangle at the top of every screen Enter terms you wish to match and click Go e Click Advanced Search under the simple key word search to bring up a search screen where you can further define your search criteria Enter or refine your search terms in the open field make
6. search for resources Instead 12GEO classifies resources by using topics and competencies A topic is something like triangle it looks like a keyword but is a mathe matical entity which appears so often in geometry books in all languages that translations and synonyms are well defined A competency might be regarded as an ability that is intended for the student to develop for instance Use triangle similarity Most competencies start with verbs such as identify use calculate decompose understand represent etc Resources are described through the use of topics and competencies later they can be searched through topics and competencies of course but also through keywords This is done through a complex process which uses I2GEO s database of translated topics and competencies to decide which competencies are better related to an introduced keyword This is necessary so that people not familiar ized with competencies and curricula can find quickly what they are searching for 2 4 2 How to contribute a resource In order to create a new resource you have to be a registered member be logged in you know that you are logged in when you can see your username in the header instead of the Become a Member option and follow these steps INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 9 of 17 12G INTERGEO 2 4 Creating and uploading resources 1 In the left menu click on CONTRIBUTE then on Add a resource
7. 5 of 17 12G INTERGEO 2 5 Groups e Default License Policy it will become the default for anything done within the group e Default Access Privileges it will become the default for anything done within the group After a group is created it may be customized by its leader The masthead contains an image which will be used as a logo to identify the group You can also create an optional Welcome section for your group s Home tab You can also edit the About messages at the top of the Messages Curriculum and Members tabs You may also wish to modify your personal profile to be seen within a group on the Members tab click on Edit Settings by your name to insert a bio 2 5 2 Searching for a group and joining Any member of INTERGEOcan join any open group just search for the group and click on the Join this group button You can request membership into a closed group which will be accepted or denied by its leader just by searching for it and clicking on its Request membership button You may receive an e mail invitation to join any group whether open or closed When you join a group you can choose to be an affiliate or a Contributor Participant Once you have joined a group you can see the messages from other members by going to the messages tab and clicking on View you can also send a message by clicking on Create after you click on Send you will be offered the option
8. A set of trained topics and competencies that is you have to choose some topics and competencies which describe what your resource is about This is extremely important in order for other users to be able to find your resource Trained Topics and Competencies ws type words of a topic or competency choose it with the arrow keys then choose it with enter In order to select topics and competencies just type some related words a search will be performed immediately and the results dis played INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 11 of 17 2 4 Creating and uploading resources 12G INTERGEO Trained Topics and Competencies rT type words of a topic or competency choose it with the arrow keys then choose it with enter identify parallel lines 8 Q identify parallel lines BE solve problems using angle propertiesof intersecting and parallel lines 7 Use_properties_of_angles_formed_by_parallel_lines_cut_by_transversal Be linear equation 1 Ex ae ah You can choose a competency from the list just by clicking on it or by using the arrow keys to select it and then press Enter If you click on the book icon next to a competency a new window will open with information about it Fields with t are required Q identify parallel lines x tiange x triangle Cd identify parallel lines Selected topics and competencies are displayed in a list you can remove one item by clicki
9. INTERGEO I2G INTERGEO I2GEO Beta Tester Manual The INTERGEO Consortium September 2008 Version submitted version of August 7 2009 Main Authors Santiago Egido Maths For More S L INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 1 of 17 12G INTERGEO 1 Introduction Thank you very much for volunteering to beta test I2GEO the European lead ing site on Interactive Geometry associated to the INTERGEO project The INTERGEO consortium hopes that you will find this experience so rewarding that you will become a permanent INTERGEO member and keep using your testing account Beta testing is a risky activity in the sense that a system crash is possible you might lose all your work at any time and therefore it is recommended that you keep a copy in your computer of any valuable files The purpose of beta testing is that non experts try all possible web activities trying to find bugs and indeed you are likely to find errors in I2GEO When you find a mistake whether a bug an ugly page an incorrect translation etc you can report it by visiting http jira activemath org browse IG and clicking on create a new issue in project Intergeo Platform or you could send an e mail to the I2GEO beta testers coordinator Santiago Egido mathsformore com In reporting bugs it may be crucial to indicate which browser Internet Explorer Firefox etc and operative system Windows Mac Linux you were using But we are not only intere
10. acy policy The i2geo Help Collection a resource collection about i2geo help Contacts RSS feeds License Terms of use and Copyright The content area is the space dedicated to the actual presentation of informa tion as opposed to navigation The left menu contains the following options some of which may be available only to registered members logged in e Find Used to search for resources Currently there are five sub options About Finding amp Collecting A help page with several options Featured Resources A selection of the most notable resources and curricula Browse Resources by Subject An easy to use tool to search resources by field Advanced Search Not yet functional Reviewed Resources Resources getting good marks after evalua tion by the users e Contribute Contains three options for contributing to INTERGEO About Contributing An introductory help page Add a Resource Only for registered members i2geo Review System An introductory page explaining how the i2geo review system works Contains options to rate resources Not yet functional e Connect Embraces the four options related to group management and feedback none of them are functional as groups are not working in i2geo About Connecting An introductory page with help options INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 6 of 17 12G 2 USER MANUAL INTERGEO Featured groups Each month two groups ar
11. e described in detail Search Groups by Subject For each subject a list of groups is offered Create a New Group Only for members e My I2GEO Only for members The options related to account manage ment are reunited here My Profile Here you can view and edit the characteristics of your account My Favorites The links to resources that you have marked previ ously as interesting This may be very useful if you are hunting for resources with the intention of creating a new collection My Contributions Provides lists with all the material you have contributed to i2geo This includes your uploaded files web links and blog entries Options are provided to view modify and delete this content Before deleting you may investigate whether other members have linked to your contribution from their own collections This is a very convenient way to keep track of all the things you have contributed to INTERGEO My Collections The resource collections you have created with options to manage them create new collection delete collection add resource to collection remove resource from collection etc My Blog Displays your blog with options to create new entries My Groups Lists the groups you are subscribed to with the option of unsubscribing e Partners and Sponsors Contains options to view i2geo s partners and sponsors a featured partners section and a partner resources section
12. ed groups you can see the list of membership requests both pending and denied There is a group of group leaders used for INTERGEO staff to help group leaders to manage their groups New roles can be created For instance in a group dedicated to writing a book it could be convenient to have author illustrator and proofreader roles Group messages can be sent only to members with some particular role this is a way to eliminate traffic To create new roles the leader of the group has to click on the Manage Roles link on the members tab INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 17 of 17
13. edit it whether it should appear in search results etc The field Rights Holder is required and will show your registered member name by default SET REQUIRED INFORMATION PART 2 Review and update the six fields below as needed Fields with are required Access Privileges v A Select Private to keep your material in draft until it is ready to be released into the repository for general use Public Available to anyone and any member can edit Protected Available to anyone but only you or your group members can edit this copy Private Only you or your group members can view or edit Hide from Search 7 Some content is not suitable for display in search results because it does not offer value to the community as a standalone element If this is such an element for instance a table that only makes sense within the context of a larger resource like a lesson plan please click below so this element will not appear in search results 1 O Do not show this element in search results Key Words T plot function graphs Language 7 Espa ol Ml Rights Holder s v Santiago Egido License Deed 7 Ploace he cure wan hawa raad and undarctand the Torme nf Ilea and that wan hawa the rinhte ta enntrihiute thie onntant 6 Review your selections and entries to the form and click Submit If you have completed all the required fields your resource will be created in the reposi
14. left menu or from the visitor and member home pages e Go to the About Finding amp Collecting page by clicking Find on the home page or selecting this option under Find in the left navigation menu There you ll see various options for accessing resources in the IN TERGEO s repository INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 8 of 17 12G 2 USER MANUAL INTERGEO e If you find an INTERGEO member whose resources you consider valuable you can view that member s My INTERGEO area depending on the mem ber s settings there you will be able to view the member s available collections and contributions When you are working in the Currikulum Builder e Click the Build Up button under the Table of Contents and choose the option INTERGEO Resource This will bring up a search screen Enter or refine your search terms in the open field make selections for subject area educational level and instructional component type and click the Search button This method brings up a screen of search results Review the search results to locate pertinent resources 2 4 Creating and uploading resources 2 4 1 About resource classification and competencies When a resource is contributed whether created or uploaded it is necessary to classify it correctly so that other users will later on be able to find it I2GEO does not use keywords to classify resources because of the variety of languages which can be used to
15. ng on the x next to it If you click on the competency itself information about it will be displayed in a new window When a resource is contributed several competencies related to it should be mentioned so that the resource is adequately classified It may be difficult to find competencies which describe exactly what the resource is about but this is not needed several competencies that are partially related will be sufficient In order to find them do not think only of the topics involved but rather of which abilities the resource attempts to develop You may find very helpful to think of verbs such as recognize decide inscribe derive construct deduce draw prove etc A set of educational levels courses to which the resource is ad dressed This text box works very much like the above described for competencies just write a work describing the levels a search will be done and the results presented select all those that apply Finally you have to select one Instructional Component Type this is you have to classify your resource as exercise text book lesson plan presentation etc INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 12 of 17 12G 2 USER MANUAL INTERGEO 4 Edit the resource if you are creating it online You don t have to create and finish it in one go you can save it anytime and continue editing later 5 Complete the Information Settings that control who has the rights to this resource who can view or
16. rch results and other listings Fields with are required Subject amp 9 Click arrows to expand or collapse subjects indice tem tico Arte Carrera y Educaci n T cnica Tecnologia Educativa Lenguas extranjeras Salud Information amp Media Literacy Artes del Lenguaje 7 Matem ticas Ciencia Estudios Sociales v vyyyvyyVVY l Instructional Component Type ws Educational Level Select one or more level s 7 x lt Preescolar Edad 0 4 Gr K 2 Edad 5 7 Gr 3 5 Edad 8 10 Gr 6 8 Edad 11 13 Gr 9 10 Edad 14 16 Gr 11 12 Edad 16 18 Colegio y mas all Desarrollo profesional Educaci n Especial Otros Scroll to find the best option You can select multiple options by hitting the Ctrl PC or Apple Mac key as you click to select Click here for definitions Actividad Experimento Lab Actividad Organizador Grafico Hoja de tr Actividad Colocar Problema Libro Firri n lt al oo IS a A title If you have copied and modified the resource in any way the title should reflect your changes b A description This is the text that people will see when they roll their mouse over a list of resource titles generated as a search result it should explain what the resource is or does as briefly as reasonably possible c
17. selections for subject area educational level and or instructional component type and click the Search button e Click Browse Resources by Subject under Find in the left navigation menu On the next screen select your subject of interest Search Query Thales in space All G Results 1 19 of 19 Page Space Date Last Author Score Partage Thales Traces 2008 mar 24 at 19 09 Liouba Leroux ww ww EIA Reciproque Thales Traces 2008 abr 16 at 13 59 Liouba Leroux ww k amp 90 Thales Traces 2008 jul 25 at 14 26 DanielMentrard Ww Ww Ww W 90 thales geolabo Traces 2008 jul 28 at 15 11 Paul Byache ww we ww 90 Thales Geolabo tableur Traces 2008 feb 09 at 22 59 Paul Byache ww w w 890 Thales Geolabo tableur Traces 2008 feb 09 at 22 59 Paul Byache w w k 79 Fae EE ee 2008 jul 21 at 23 53 Jalil Haraki We We we 79 thales produit 2 nombres Traces 2008 jul 23 at 15 19 Paul Byache ww ww 79 Thales quotient 2 nombres Traces 2008 jul 23 at 15 22 Paul Byache ww WW 79 thales carre nombre positif Traces 2008 jul 23 at 15 23 Paul Byache ww ww 79 Darinraciin Thalan Tranne INNA ahr AR at 12 50 Finke arain b d dba All of the above methods bring you to a screen of search results Review the search results to locate pertinent resources You can also find resources by the following methods e Review curriculum offerings under Featured Resources and Featured Partners both accessible from the
18. sted in errors we want to know what is it that you like or don t like or would like to see We will value any concrete suggestion as well as your general impression on the website OK What to do You can start by going to http i2geo net and getting an account by clicking on Become a member You should also read some of the User Manual below You are encouraged to do anything that piques your curiosity As a suggestion try to do the following actions e Write an entry in your blog e Create a resource It is not necessary that you upload a fancy file a valid resource is just a word document containing a geometry problem e Download a resource INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 2 of 17 12G 1 INTRODUCTION INTERGEO e If available create a group post a message invite somebody configure it e Search for resources groups people Thank you very much and have fun breaking things INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 3 of 17 12G INTERGEO 2 User Manual 2 1 Registration Users interested only in searching for resources do not have to register Regis tered members can upload resources and have a personal account which gives them additional capabilities As a registered member e You will have a Personal Profile page that you can use to provide infor mation about yourself to other members photo name city topics of in terest e mail address with options to make it public and opt in or opt out
19. tory and you will see a confirmation message RESOURCE ADDED You have successfully contributed a resource You can now find this resource in My Contributions view Go to My Contributions INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 13 of 17 12G INTERGEO 2 5 Groups interoperable interactive Geometry for Europe G Welcome Santiago search Administraci n Dejar la sesi n B squeda Avanzada Navegar Temas HOME My Curriki gt Contributions gt FIND gt CONTRIBUTE gt CONNECT Santiago Egido My Profile Profile Favorites Contributions Collections Blog Groups Mis Favoritos Find any contributions in the list below You can sort the columns headed Mis Contribuciones gt Title Last Updated and Access You will only see Access for your own Mis Colecciones contributions Mi Blog AEC TITS l LASTUPDATED ACCESS FILETYPE Mis Grupos ict a 4 SOCIOS Y SPONSORS 22 Editar TAMA Applettest da ago 22 2008 Public ieee gt ACERCA DE CURRIKI Contributions 1 1 of about 1 SPONSORS You can modify your resources at any time The easiest way to find one of your own resources is to search for it in your My Contributions area within your My I2GEO area You will edit the resource together with its Information Settings and you will save them all at the same time You will get a warning if you try to leave the edition without saving your work There are the options of saving your work as a draft by setting the
20. vities of its members Each group has at least one leader who is in charge of its maintenance Also every group has a page with five tabs home the home page of the group messages used to view and send messages to the group curriculum used to create the group curricula members here you can know something about the group members documentation documents and files 2 5 1 Creation of a group You can create any number of groups but you should check first to see whether a similar group already exists see subsection on searching for groups below In order to create a group just click on the Create a group option in the left menu of any i2geo page When you create a group you will be asked the following data Name it should be descriptive but short Description a two or three lines description of the group Web Address you can leave this blank to use the default i2geo ad dress It may be useful if the group name contains unusual characters or is difficult to remember Membership Policy open public or closed private to be de scribed later Subject and Level this has to chosen from the list of subjects and will be used when someone searches for an existiing group Language it will become the default language for anything done within the group resources collections folders curricula etc In the future it will be useful for searching groups and resources INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 1
21. will be shown together with the option of ending the session logging out and also only if you are an administrator you will see a link to the administration area If you have not logged in the options available will be e two text areas to enter your username and password e a Remember me checkbox for your browser to remember your username and password on your computer so that you don t have to type them completely next time you visit i2geo e a Go button to log in with the username and password just typed in or filled in by your browser if you told it before to remember them INTERGEO Consortium 2008 Page 5 of 17 12G INTERGEO 2 2 Navigation through i2geo e a Forgot Login link so that if you cannot remember your username or password you can request them to be sent to your mailbox e a Become a Member link to register and become a member this oper ation is described in the Registration section Also if your session expires because of a long period of inactivity you will see a notice in this area Between the header and the content area there is a breadcrumbs bar a text line such as Home gt About Contributing it indicates on which page you are within i2geo and provides links to go back in this example there are two links one to the Home page and another to the About Contributing page The footer contains links to the resources related to the platform itself Pri v
22. xwiki You will next see a screen titled Register to Join INTERGEO Complete the form with the required information When you click Save Information and Register you complete your registration and become a member of INTERGEO s community You need to confirm your registration by clicking on the Complete Registration link you will receive via e mail 2 2 Navigation through i2geo The pages on i2geo are organized in an intuitive way which will quickly become familiar so it is faster to explore the site than reading about its structure However in order to move efficiently through the i2geo pages you may benefit from knowing that all pages are divided in five areas the header the left menu the footer a location bar and the content area as shown in the following image interoperable Interactive Geometry for Europe Administraci n Dejar la sesi n INTERGEO Connect Collect lesson plans Add or create Collaborate with other and curricula something new educators gt MIRGEO x gt Socios sponsors CONTENT AREA gt AYUDA gt ACERCA DE CURRIKI HIGHLIGHTS aso August 2Ge0 Platform Going Alpha Welcome to the first breaths ofthe intergeo platform Learn More LEFT MENU Privacy Policy Help Contact Us AII content licensed Creative Commons Terms of Use Copyright The header contains the options related to your account and current session If you are a member and you are logged in your username
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