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1. Click to save write your entries and edits j Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 35 Class Administration and Maintenance Instructor chuck_kinzer Working bookmarks from McMinn case Enter Archive Code Retrieve Bookmarks Master list from McMinn case case screen Click to return to General access control toggle switch Enter numbers here for specific access control Bookmark distribution list window List area Students names go here Assigned passwords go here Your master list of bookmarks created on the normal access screen appear here 3 Type students names into the list area in the far left column of the screen that is displayed Names must be entered without spaces that 1s John_Smith not John Smith 4 Assign each student a password which you will write in the second column from the left margin of the screen that is displayed Passwords must be entered without spaces that 1s Educ_2215 not Educ 2215 Students can change assigned passwords by going to the URL http ctell1 uconn edu CTELL_changePW html and following the on screen directions 5 After adding names click the green add button to save your work Names will not be saved until the add button is clicked When you add students you will know that your changes are being saved when a flashing gray window with the red word writing appears in the middle of the screen The flashing message
2. QuickTime player http www apple com quicktime download Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 9 If your computer has earlier versions of QuickTime and Shockwave already installed you may need to uninstall either of those two programs in order to upgrade them On Windows and Macintosh systems if QuickTime is already installed there is a program called QuickTime Updater that will check to see if the currently installed version is the latest one and allow you to download the latest version On Windows machines there is a program called QuickTime Uninstaller already installed if the respective computer has previously downloaded a version of QuickTime Using this uninstaller should clean out any earlier QuickTime versions On Windows or Macintosh systems the latest version of QuickTime can be ascertained by opening the QuickTime control panel on either system On a Macintosh system the control panel can be found by going to the Apple Menu selecting the Control Panels item and selecting the QuickTime item from the resulting choices On a Windows system you need to go to the Start Menu select the Settings item select Control Panels from the resulting list and then double click the QuickTime item On both Windows and Macintosh systems once the QuickTime Control panel is open select the About QuickTime item from the drop down menu and it will display the current version Tips For Contacting and Working with Technology Suppo
3. 3 29 03 p 14 Student interview Interviews with the selected student Clicking on this menu item will show a list of questions in the display area in the middle of the screen Clicking on the text of a question will cause a corresponding video clip to play in the video window see Figure 5 Figure 5 Sample of student interview information Children Class Interviews fF Lindsay Rachel Theo Interview with student Interview response Student Work z A Do you have a favorite book What is it Why is Student Interview it your favorite Click on a question to view the interview response Show Anchor Movie infomail Do you read at home Email Header Set start Current 00 02 35 EH set end Title Notes Teacher Student What do you do when you are reading and you omeer come to a word you don t know P EOE ee A E E E Informal assessment An informal assessment using running records is available for each central student Choose a specific running record from the scrolling field that is provided by clicking the running record option Each video of a running record showing the student reading has the word video in its title While the running record video is playing in the video window an unmarked copy of the text being read is shown in the display area To view the marked scored text copy select the running record with the corresponding title in the scrolling field T
4. 3 29 03 p 25 Figure 15 Expanded email window Class Interviews _ _Uindsay Rachel Theo Smoking essay Smoking essay rubric Student Work Student Interview KICKS a Assesament Email Header Bookmark Tether student Tor 4 Attached Bookmarks Parent Interetewe Subject z s 4 ToachaMarmnt Message H Expanded email A f window fase aina qs ee a Select Case mra g Trash 3 Drag the bookmark that you would like to mail by its icon not its title into the white square beneath the words attached bookmarks 4 To send the bookmark type an email address in the To field a descriptive subject phrase in the Subject field and any message you would like to include in the Message field 5 Click Send to send the bookmark information and message to the person s email account as noted in the To field Retrieving and Playing Emailed Bookmarks Email messages sent from inside the CTELL interface will appear in your regular email account as noted in the To line of the address If you receive a CTELL email follow these steps to retrieve emailed bookmarks and display their contents see Figure 16 Figure 16 The Email window Email Header Bookmark To 4 Attached Bookmarks Subject 3 Message S g a 2 u Drag bookmarks here before sending Drag Paste or write from here to your bookmark list to retrieve code here Interface Manual 3 29 03 p
5. Instructional activities that develop children s phonemic awareness increase reading achievement 5 Decoding Instruction Instruction in the sound symbol correspondences of language often called phonics instruction is positively related to student achievement in reading 6 Comprehension instruction Instructional activities that develop children s abilities and strategies for comprehending written language enhance reading achievement 7 Independent reading The more young children read a variety of texts that interest them the more likely they are to achieve well in reading 8 Fluency Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 4 Supporting the development of reading fluency through appropriate instructional activities and extensive opportunities to read fluently is associated with higher reading achievement 9 Integrating writing and reading Providing writing instruction linked to reading instruction enhances achievement in reading as well as in writing 10 Technology and early literacy development Integrating computer and Internet technologies into reading instruction in the early grades of school provides the foundation for continued learning of both conventional and digital literacies as children proceed through school 11 Early assessment and instructional intervention Monitoring children s early reading development and providing appropriate instructional intervention to children who fall significantly behind enhan
6. issues as needed Plug ins are items that support audio video animation and text manipulation over the Internet through your browser All plug ins for using the CTELL cases are available through the Internet as free downloads and will install themselves on your system by following directions at the download site Speed of Internet Connection To access and use the cases as intended on the Internet you need a connection that is faster than a dial up modem which is usually 56k Unfortunately the video will not play back well through a modem connection as the connection is just too slow Thus for optimal Internet use you should access the cases through a cable modem Ethernet connection or other high speed connection through a computer lab or at home To check your bandwidth and download rate logon to the URL http webservices cnet com bandwidth This site will help you determine what the rate of your connection is from the computer you use to connect Your connection should be in the range of 120KB s 120 000 bytes per second or higher You can also do the following to test your Internet connection e Through Netscape 4 75 or newer or Explorer 5 0 or newer please log on to the URL http promos mcafee com speedometer test_0150 asp Once you have tested your connection speed you can provide this information to your technical or support staff Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 8 Connection speed should be tested on
7. responses and populate the portfolio The portfolio is populated by collecting bookmarks that illustrate instructional principles and by writing about the instructional principle and illustrative bookmarks as well as general thoughts that pertain to the principle being worked on Thus in its typical use students would open the portfolio and add information about each of the principles This information is then stored under each students username This is done by dragging bookmarks from the case specific master bookmark list to the example bookmark area that is tied to each principle of effective instruction Once bookmarks are moved from the case specific window to one of the portfolio bookmark windows they can be accessed at any time Thus one could have excerpts from any of the cases in the portfolio bookmark area and each would be accessible However just as in the case area it may take some time for video to download This will become most noticeable when you are accessing segments across cases To populate a given principle follow these steps 1 Decide which principle you wish to work on Do so by running your mouse over the numbered tabs across the upper right part of the screen see Figure 19 Each tab represents a principle of effective reading instruction Running the mouse cursor over a tab results in a descriptive phrase appearing under the row of tabs Clicking on a tab turns that selected tab blue and results in the entire
8. writing will change to done then disappear after your additions have been saved 6 To delete students names from the list highlight the name s you would like to delete then click the delete button under students to save your changes Your work will not be saved until you click the delete button When you delete students you will know that your changes are being saved when a flashing gray window with the red words deleting students appears This message will quickly change to finding student data and then to downloading student data as the names you ve not chosen to delete reload one by one After your new list of students is complete the downloading student data message will change to done then disappear Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 36 Providing and Changing Passwords Instructors can assign passwords to students by typing them into the second column from the left beside each student s name Students can change assigned passwords by going to the URL http ctell1 uconn edu CTELL_ changePW html and following the on screen directions Any changes they make to their passwords will be reflected beside their names on the administrator page Thus as a course instructor you will always know what the current password is for each student We recommend strongly that initial passwords be constant across students such as using your course number for the password and that students be told to change their password af
9. 26 shows an enlargement of this part of the administrator screen Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 38 Figure 26 Administrative area Bookmark and control buttons Working bookmarks from McMinn case Save customized lists of bookmarks or assign them to aclass from this window Assign bookmarks in this window to an entire class using this assign button Master list from McMinn case Assign names to bookmark BE 0 2 min lists and retrieve archived He 2 4 min bookmarks Hee 4 6 min Hee 6 8 min BBE 8 10 min T Master bookmark list from HEE 10 12 min the case being accessed Archiving Bookmark Lists for Later Retrieval The upper bookmark window is labeled Working bookmarks The lower bookmark window is labeled Master list see Figure 26 and contains the bookmarks from the case being accessed the case from which you clicked the admin button to access administrator functions To create a list of bookmarks that can be saved for later retrieval do the following 1 Click hold a bookmark s icon to the left of its title in the master list drag and then drop it into the upper Working bookmark window The original bookmark is copied into the upper window Itis not deleted from your master list Do this with other bookmarks that you want to archive or use in a list with other selected bookmarks until you have finished making the list that you want 2 Assign a name to your bookmark list by typing a name into the white
10. all of the machines on which you will be using the interface Often there will be a difference in the bandwidth between office machines and lab machines as universities may limit or allocate bandwidth differentially If your connection speed is too slow to access the CTELL case online please use the CD ROM version of the cases as discussed elsewhere in this manual Minimum Hardware Requirements as of 05 02 For a Macintosh system e RAM 64MB e CPU Speed 250MHz e Video 1024 x 768 16 bit color depth e Hard disk Minimum of 200MB free space the downloaded video uses some hard disk space while it is being viewed e PowerPC or better CPU e Mac OS 8 1 or higher Windows PC System e 250 MHz CPU 64MB RAM e 200MB free hard disk space available e Sound Blaster audio card or equivalent For both Mac and PC systems e 800 x 600 8bit color monitor Minimum browser requirements from the Macromedia Shockwave site Any of the following browsers will allow you to access CTELL cases For both Macintosh and Windows PC operating systems e Netscape 4 77 or greater e Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or greater QuickTime and Shockwave Requirements The CTELL cases require current versions of both QuickTime and Shockwave to work properly Both Shockwave and QuickTime can be downloaded for free off the Internet for Macintosh and Windows systems at the following URLs Macromedia Shockwave player http sdc shockwave com shockwave download
11. and headers Where to go for Additional Help As part of your CTELL training session you will be given the name and contact information for someone who can help with issues related to access and use of the CTELL program Write that person s name and contact information below for future reference Please try to find a solution to your problem in this manual before calling as personnel resources are limited Also before calling please have the following information available 1 The model of your computer and it s specific operating system e g Windows 98 2000 XP NT etc Macintosh 9 0 9 1 9 2 10 0 10 1 10 1 2 etc 2 The memory configuration of your computer amount of internal memory AND how much memory is allocated to your Internet browser 3 The speed of your Internet connection see the section of this manual called Speed of Internet Connection for information about testing your connection speed 4 Your connection type e g DSL cable modem Ethernet connection etc 5 The specific name and version of your Internet browser e g Netscape 4 75 4 77 6 0 6 2 etc Explorer 4 5 5 0 6 0 6 2 etc 6 The specific version of Shockwave and QuickTime that is installed on your computer When trying to problem solve we have found that inadequate connection speed and outdated versions of Shockwave and QuickTime account for most problems Before calling you may want to go to the Shockwave and QuickTime web si
12. and think back to the case s you have analyzed and the list of master bookmarks that you have made these appear in the window under the select case drop down menu see Figure 19 All of the bookmarks you created for that case you are in appear in the master case specific bookmark area This window duplicates exactly the bookmarks you have in the case that you were in before opening the portfolio So if you entered the Portfolio area from case 3 McMinn the bookmarks would be those that you had collected in the McMinn case area Choose a bookmark from your master list that you want to discuss in the context of the selected principle Drag that bookmark into the Bookmark Examples window Doing so links the bookmark to the selected principle To move a bookmark from the master list to the Bookmark Examples window do the following Click hold the icon for the bookmark that you want to move the icon is to the left of its title and drag then drop it into the Bookmark Examples window This places a copy of the bookmark into the Bookmark Examples window It does not erase the bookmark from the master list Place a comment into the scrolling field As there is no spelling check capability in this program it is best to write your comments in a word processor then cut and paste your comments into the scrolling text field above the Bookmark Examples window There is no limit to the amount of text you can enter The comment field has a promp
13. bookmark s information and contents will appear in the information display window at the bottom left of the window This window will show the bookmarks title associated notes and start and stop times see Figure 22 If the bookmark contains a video segment click the View button to play the video If the bookmark is a student s work sample or other non video item it will be replace the video window and be displayed above the bookmark information window Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 33 Figure 22 The playing viewing area inside the portfolio window 2 4 7 11 2 email emk eS chuck_kinzer s Teacher knowledge insight and orchestration of instruction The teacher s knowledge ability to make principled insightful instructional decisions for individual children and ability to orchestrate effective instruction for the group of children being taught are more influential factors in student literacy achievement than knowing particular procedures for instruction or following scripted lesson plans Use items from the cases students work interview comments anchor video lesson video etc to illustrate this principle Explain in this text window why you chose each item and how it relates to the above principle Then discuss what you would do in your classroom to address this principle Click on a bookmark s title not its icon to display its contents in the viewing area Bookmark Examples Start 04 00
14. define you can start and pause the video by clicking on the small play triangle at the left side of the playback bar under the video window click the Set Start button This will set the beginning of the bookmark at the beginning of the clip you want you will see a time code entered into the box beside the Set Start button To find the end of the segment that you wish to define either let the video play to that point or drag the slide button on the playback bar under the video window to the end of the segment that you want to define Click the Set End button you will see a time code entered into the box beside the button Provide a name for the bookmark by typing a name in the Title space Write any notes or comments that you would like to make in the Notes field Check the bookmark by clicking on the View button under the Notes field Clicking View will play your segment so that you can confirm that you have captured what you wish but the View button does not save your segment for later use Save your bookmark by clicking the green Save button Some hints and cautions about bookmarks The bookmarks that you define are not saved automatically so it is important to click save after you create each one To move in small increments to define your start and end points for a video segment use the two arrows to the right of the playback bar under the video window To reset the start and end boxes after you hav
15. edit has been activated click the Edit button 3 Change the items that you wish for example the title description or start and stop points 4 Preview your changes by clicking the View button 5 Save your changes by clicking the Save button Creating Bookmarks for Documents In addition to video bookmarks can also be archived to refer to a document such as a child s writing sample or class test scores Each document that appears in the display window has an accompanying bookmark which bookmark appears at the bottom of the display window Document bookmarks have a scanned graphic icon and contain the title of the document if the menu text is too long to fit it is truncated See Figure 14 Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 23 igure 14 Document bookmark Children Interviews Student s Background sson Material EST OIA k aR wor Ee Brad smok 1y Students Should Not Smoke Why should students not smoke Smoking is bad Smoking Essay for your health First students should not smoke because Vacation Essay they can get lung cancer and other bad diseases Smoking auia a aa Serpia o soc sets a bad example for kids If kids see adults smoking Email Header CIOTTI MET they wil think if all ight to smoke In addon smoking Bookmark linked Secret Objects Hey costs a great deal of money Not only are cigarettes Ea Vantaa Current 00 00 00 to the displayed expensive but they can increase the cost o
16. text of the principle being displayed Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 29 Figure 19 Interactive Portfolio sections nals A 2 2 a ee Tabs relating to principles of 1 00 00 I 2 e Teacher knowledge insight and orchestration of instruction effective instruction The teacher s knowledge ability to make principled insightful instructional decisions for individual children and ability to orchestrate effective instru _____ sor Ser quae of hdres being VaN are trams IAA faders tx NIA The full text of the principle related literacy achievernent than knowing particular procedures for instruction or to the clicked blue tab following scripted lesson plans Use items from the cases students work interview comments anchor video lesson video etc to illustrate this principle Explain in this text window why you chose each item and how it relates to the above principle Then discuss what you would do in your classroom to address this principle Scrolling field for text entry related to the clicked principle Text can be entered by cut and paste from a word processor Bookmark W Lindsays Secret objects essay draft 2 Examples Scrolling field holding bookmarks relating to the clicked principle Drop down menu of available cases used to change cases within the portfolio area Select Case Master bookmark list for the selected case Read the principle that you have selected
17. the item and attach notes to it as well as to keep a list or index of segments through a list of bookmarks NOTE 1 To create a video bookmark the video from which it will be drawn must be completely downloaded in the video window You can check to be sure that the video is completely downloaded by looking at the bar under the video window Downloading is complete when the play bar below the video window is completely gray If you do not download all of the video before creating or accessing a bookmark the bookmark may be Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 21 incorrectly created may not play back your segment correctly or may freeze your computer requiring a re start NOTE 2 To create a new bookmark after viewing an existing bookmark click New and follow the instructions listed under Creating a bookmark below Creating a bookmark 1 7 Once the video has completely downloaded into the video window click on the bookmark tab see Figure 13 above Play the video in the video window until you reach the place you want to start your segment If you have a rough idea of where you want to begin your segment you can drag the slide control on the playback bar under the video window to move to that approximate location That is you can click hold and drag the circle below the video window to move through the video once it has downloaded completely With the video paused at the beginning of the segment that you wish to
18. 0 Layer 1 RGB Portfolio for chuck_kinzer Teacher knowledge insight and orchestration of instruction The teacher s knowled to make principled insightful instructional di div Case remains open in asson vidae ate no iustae Wie pencple Explain in Wie tat original window di liscuss what you would do in your dassroom to address Bookmark Examples Portfolio opens in second window on top of case window Current 000000 lee Sg Select Case Mrs McMann z Trash Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 28 Populating Using the portfolio The portfolio section has many of the same components as the case interface but it has a different role It is used to collect bookmarks from different cases and to make notes and save them in a common place for cross case comparisons Bookmarks from different cases can be placed in the portfolio and when a bookmark is clicked from within the portfolio there is no need to open a given case to see a particular bookmark Instructors may find particular relevance for the Portfolio as a space that is populated throughout a course a space that ultimately can be a window into students understanding of the principles of effective reading instruction on which CTELL cases are built The Portfolio area contains a viewing area on the left where bookmark contents are displayed video students work etc and an interactive tools area on the right where students type
19. 00 End 06 00 00 Current 00 00 00 Title 4 6 min Notes E j j Information display for selected bookmark Shows View button Click to play the the title associated notes and start amp stop times for selected bookmark s video the selected bookmark You cannot edit or create new bookmarks in this window A Note on Email in the Portfolio Area This feature is not yet supported However when it is activated emailing the contents of a portfolio will work very much like email in the case area An email window will open and be used to send the portfolio to someone e mail address When that message is received it will contain a code The email s recipient will need to either cut and paste or remember the code The recipient will log into the CTELL program and then 1 type the code while in the email window of the Portfolio area and 2 click a Get button to retrieve the Portfolio message Note that course instructors can access students portfolios from within the administrative area Thus while email is one way to share portfolios it is probably most appropriate for student peer to peer sharing Special Instructions For Course Instructors The Administrator Area Administrator vs Student Functions Course instructors have access to administrator functions These functions allow instructors to grant CTELL access privileges to their students and to create permanent bookmarks that will be available to their students Thus when a giv
20. 26 1 Access your email message which will contain a code identifying the CTELL bookmark and message 2 Copy this code using the Copy command within your email application or write down the code for reference You will need the code to access the email message once you are inside the CTELL case interface 3 Close your email application and open the CTELL case interface 4 Activate the email function in the CTELL interface by clicking on the email tab 5 Click on the small green arrows to the right of the email window to expand that area into the display space 6 In the square text box marked Code use your browser s Paste command to place the previously copied code into this box You can also manually type the code into this box 7 Click Get to bring the bookmark into the email area 8 Click hold the bookmark s icon not its title and drag it into your bookmark list 9 Click the bookmark s title not its icon while it is in the bookmark list window to access its information Once in the bookmark list window it can be edited or discarded in the same way as other bookmarks The Portfolio Function The Portfolio function allows users to capture and store bookmarks and to access these archived items across cases It also provides a space where effective principles of reading instruction can be illustrated across cases to demonstrate understanding of these principles and to store and send portfolios via email to others u
21. CTELL Case I nterface Manual This page contains the complete CTELL user and administrative help for the CTELL early literacy teaching case study interfaces This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No 0089221 Any opinions findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation Table of Contents Introduction Principles Regarding Literacy Instruction and General Comments 0 000 3 SASH UIC COIN ressent EE esh ya ica los Nabil E R ne ai Getaa anes a 5 Working On and OM Dries ss cc szasncisassacsicians ii hsxansisdtisa assayaheds a a a a E i 5 Finding CTELL Cases with a Direct Online Connection vicieisisssscisisisasisiesiasthositaoishotdeossosntasunionanoenes 5 Using the CD ROM CTELL Cases with a Slow Internet Connection s sss sssisssirssiesierrirsiessesn 6 Working with CTELL Cases Oline isssccsravsyesnseindvansviencsvoucuneeisnonubethspievouetysvaadnvesndavonnsbniyudne inden soueayin 6 Basic Equipment Requirements Components Browser Plug Ins wu cece eeeeeeseseeeeneneeeeees 7 Spe diot Internet Connect sisikii piii Sigri iasi en ha a eae iai eika 7 Minimum Hardware Requirements as Of 05 02 iss ssasonctclsiavieshaisn shades inaiebphigssodej tebsbensisbadaiasivinniaunl 8 Minimum browser requirements from the Macromedia Shockwave Site ccceseeeeeee 8 Quick
22. This allows you to work online with a slow Internet connection which will allow you to save your work for future use Figure 1 Login screen Welcome to CTELL Please enter your user name and password Work Offline Working with CTELL Cases Offline Working offline will not allow you to save your work for future access Thus working offline is suggested only in an emergency when Internet access of any kind is unavailable Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 7 To work offline be sure that your equipment browser and browser plug ins meet the basic requirements for CTELL case use see the section entitled Basic Equipment Requirements Components Browser Plug Ins Then follow these instructions 1 Insert the CD ROM version of the CTELL cases into your computer and wait until you see the CD ROM s icon appear on your desktop 2 Double click on the CD ROM s icon for Macintosh systems or go to My Computer and from the resulting window double click on the CD ROM to open it 3 Double click click_to_begin to access the login screen see Figure 1 4 Click the Work Offline button With the exception of saving your work the instructions throughout this manual apply to the use of CTELL cases offline Basic Equipment Requirements Components Browser Plug Ins This section presents information about hardware browser and browser plug in requirements We encourage you to consult with your campus technical support about these
23. Time and Shockwave Requirements 2h aii Gerace saadoiiderndigt shades ssniidgnenoaiean donbivelevanskosnadieestan 8 Tips For Contacting and Working with Technology Support Personnel at Your Site 9 Getting Started Logging in and Accessing the Cases ia mira mianienteomionm am nemtnamaanuaee 9 A Word About Login Names and Passwords sss ssssssssssssssisssisssisssisssisssesntessiesniessisninsrinssesnsesnrens 9 Accessino the asessorina a E trae E A A 10 Interface Components ess mirenan ii iia ra agii Nagle gai igini pianin 11 Changing Case 8 si enginy iina i i i A A o e is 12 The Children Tab Information on Central Children 0 cccccccecccccescescesscsscesceseesscescescessessesseeeeeaes 13 Saeka S1 01AN d A E E E A E A A TE A 13 Student Intervie Wanie aa aN ERRO a a 14 Informal assessment osaa ne Sec cee daw ea sae a e a N dae a a a a 14 Teacher student conference naniii a a a a a aa a a Se 15 Pae LGTY Oa te cate Waa tere Naser Aad A A hate a O A a 15 Teacher parent CONTE De TIC eas kenn a n ae e a a toes aaa 15 The Class Tab Information Available About the Class cccccccceccesccsscsscesceseescescesesseessesseeseeaes 15 BACKS OUI ARRET TASA E aeual uae danas 16 ISS SONSuiiey ees eed eet a eteuie lence in ae hai eel es 16 ELN o A ALCL AM RERE al coed ETE E EE EEE EEE I A EE eae Raa 17 St dent Work eae arataa aa a aa a a a ote a A A 17 The Interviews Tab Information Available Through Interviews ssessesssesisssiss
24. al 3 Move back to the Portfolio window by clicking on the still open window 4 Use the Refresh button see Figure 21 to update your Portfolio list Figure 21 Saving and updating your portfolio The save and Refresh buttons Select Case Drop down menu of available cases used to change cases within the HEH 0 2 min portfolio area HEH 2 4 min REE 4 6 min Refresh button used to update the master list of bookmarks after creating E 8 10 min a new one in the case area E a 10 12 min Save button used to save your work Master bookmark list for the selected on the Portfolio before exiting the case CTELL program 5 Find your newly created bookmark in the master list the lower bookmark window in the Portfolio section 6 Click hold the icon for the bookmark that you created and want to move the icon is to the left of its title and drag then drop it into the Bookmark Examples window This places a copy of the bookmark into the Bookmark Examples window It does not erase the bookmark from the master list Switching between the case window interface and the portfolio window to create bookmarks An example Suppose you were working in the McMinn case and wanted to go to the portfolio to add some bookmarks you Just created in the case to the decoding instruction tab 5 principle You would open your portfolio move to tab 5 note that the principles are displayed for each tab as the mouse is ove
25. ces the chances that these children will by the end of elementary school achieve satisfactorily in reading 12 Enthusiasm for reading Teaching in ways that foster young children s enthusiasm for and engagement with reading enhances the likelihood that they will learn to read successfully and become lifelong readers CTELL cases contain a wealth of information that is accessible through a sophisticated user interface The content of CTELL cases relates to aspects of classroom instruction and teacher decision making and includes school community information information on school demographics interviews with various people including teachers in the target school parents the school administrator and other individuals knowledgeable about literacy instruction video of aspects of classroom instruction including an anchor video lesson plans ancillary lessons teacher commentary and information on student aspects of the case Three central children are highlighted in each case running records are available for these children standardized test scores are available for all children in the class and children s interviews and writing samples are also available In all each CTELL case contains approximately an hour of video and hundreds of pieces of additional material from test scores to students work to teacher commentary CTELL cases are based on an instructional model that combines case based pedagogy with anchored instruction Explorin
26. crolling field contains a list of the examples available for example drafts of written work final written products scoring rubrics that were applied to students written work brainstorming concept webs and so on After selecting the title of a work category from the left margin scroll through the available items they are listed by student in the scrolling field to find the sample you wish to view Clicking an item in the scrolling field shows that item in the display area Moving from page to page in the case of multiple page written items is done by clicking the next arrow in the window at the bottom left of the interface see Figure 10 The print function is not available at this time Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 18 Figure 10 Information displayed through the student work tab Mrs McMinn s Third Grade Class interviews Student Work Scrolling field of available items T Jolson Titles categories of students work Secret Objects E The Interviews Tab Information Available Through Interviews Clicking the Interviews tab provides links to information from video interviews with school personnel and others knowledgeable about literacy education It also contains commentary on classroom activities by the teacher and discussants Clicking the Interviews tab brings up three sub tabs Anchor Commentary Discussants and School Interviews see Figure 11 When you click on a person s name to access their interview commen
27. e absent then you would set those two students access privileges to 0 and the rest of the classes privilege to 1 e Ifstudent joins your class after for example drop add period after other students had worked with the case then those students access privileges would differ from the rest of the class Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions What do I do if I can t login Check your login username and password carefully Passwords and login names are case sensitive so if the caps lock key on your keyboard is activated or the password or login name does not match the one assigned exactly it will not allow you to log in As well it may take a little longer than you expect to login as the number of users accessing the interface at a given time can affect access speed Try waiting a full minute for authentication of your username and password before asking your technical support staff for help What do I do if I can t view the anchor Once you login to the interface and choose a particular case the anchor has to download completely This will take more or less time depending on the speed of your connection and the bandwidth available You can check on the progress of the download by watching the play bar directly underneath the video window It will turn progressively gray as the video downloads What do I do if the video window doesn t display video or turns white This could indicate that your QuickTime or S
28. e area to assign this name the program will automatically add chuck_kinzer case3 before your chosen filename Thus to retrieve an archived bookmark you will need to enter the entire name not just the name that you entered Retrieving Archived Saved Bookmark Lists 1 In the upper bookmark window labeled Working bookmarks see Figure 26 above type the name of a previously saved bookmark list Note that filenames for archived bookmarks all follow this format lt login_name gt lt case number gt lt your name of choice gt Each of the variables is separated by a colon and there must not be any spaces anywhere in the name For example if a user had the login name chuck_kinzer was accessing the administrative area through case 3 and assigned his bookmark list the name first_bookmark_list the archive filename would be chuck_kinzer case3 first_bookmark_list Note that there is never an underscore between the word case and the case number that all other spaces have been replaced by underscores and that there is no space between the colons that separate the various parts of the filename Even if you simply typed first_bookmark_list into the name area to assign this name to your list the program will automatically add chuck_kinzer case3 before your chosen filename Thus to retrieve an archived bookmark you will need to enter the entire name not just the name that you entered 2 Click the get button and your li
29. e assigned bookmarks they will see these bookmarks you ve sent them The bookmarks you assign will appear in the window at the bottom right of the screen where students bookmarks are normally listed Deleting Bookmarks from the Working Bookmarks window When you are creating bookmark lists to send to your students or to save in an archive file for later retrieval you may change your mind and want to delete a bookmark To do so click hold the bookmark s icon to the left of its title and drag it to the trash can Deleting bookmarks from the Working bookmarks window will not delete bookmarks from your master list or from your case bookmark list the list that appears on the main case screen Hints About Student Roster Password and Access Privilege Data Entry 1 As you enter names and passwords using the lt Return gt key on your keyboard moves your cursor down to the next line 2 While counterintuitive the tab key on your keyboard does not work to skip across columns In fact trying to do so can cause your student roster list to malfunction You must use your mouse and click in each column as you move across the page to enter data in the Administrator area 3 While counterintuitive using the enter key after typing a filename to save an archived bookmark list will not work Doing so simply moves the filename field down one line You must use your mouse to click on the save button manually 4 The student roster does
30. e saved the bookmark click the reset button to the left of the view button Once you have created and saved a bookmark it will appear in the bookmarks list below the Reset button This list will contain all of the bookmarks made and saved under your login name and will be available for your use whenever you login using your password until you throw away a bookmark by moving it to the trash can at the lower right corner of the interface Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 22 To delete a bookmark click on it s icon to the immediate left of each bookmark s title in the bookmark list and drag it to the trash can in the lower right corner of the screen You can make bookmarks from the anchor video any of the ancillary videos the other video available under the class tab under lessons and any of the interview videos To play a bookmark 1 Click on the title of the bookmark in the bookmark list not the icon that appears to the left of each bookmark s title that you would like to display Clicking on a bookmark s title will display the bookmark in it s appropriate area video will be displayed in the video window bookmarks for student work will be displayed in the display area 2 Click the View button in the case of a video segment bookmark to play the defined segment To edit a bookmark 1 Determine the bookmark you want to edit and display play it by following the instructions noted above 2 Once the bookmark you wish to
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32. ed out then that information is not available in the case you are viewing To get to desired information click on the black text links in the left margin of the interface Options for information about the respective child with a brief description follow Student work Available documents are listed in a scrolling field underneath the tabs at the top of the screen This is a scrolling field thus only two of the available document titles will show at any given time You can scroll through the list of available documents to see what is available Figure 4 provides an example Clicking on a document s title will show the document in the display area To move through pages of a document use the next and back buttons in the window at the bottom of the display area Figure rs Mc le screen showing student work Theo Scrolling field containing available items He know OF something thar Can Open and has buttons T L cam ig a as black as aight Who he moan o Student Work Sian Jhe real ones of me are worth more than the fake one Dm rectangle shapes with a poir ontop Lm Forte L m as small as a bore ofsoap Usually E dome look shiny pbut in the sun T deTeenagers wah me You can be garrolus on me in he can Student s work Select Case Quiz Control to move across pages Note The print function is not available Lindsay s Secret objects essay draf p 1 Interface Manual
33. ee MS Title University of Memphis vith graduate coursework at interviewed Trevecca University 26 years of teaching and Notes A administrative experience k Select Case B 0 2 min Mrs McMinn 3 mrs Meminn 2 4 min Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 20 Tools and Tool Functions Within the interface several tools are available for teacher and student use These appear directly under the video window see Figure 13 This area contains tabs which activate each of the tools As with the other tabs the active tab is white text on blue and the inactive tabs are black text on gray To use a tool click on one of the descriptive tabs Email Header and Bookmark and then use the buttons as appropriate for the area selected as described below Figure 13 The tools area Email Header PL HE Set start Current 00 05 54 Title t Title box Notes Notes box Bookmarks list window Drag unwanted Trash bookmarks here Bookmarks Bookmarks allow you to capture information in the case and archive your captures for easy access For examples you might want to bookmark a portion of a larger video a specific item of students work or other information for later use This feature allows you to show a portion of a larger video to a class or to save a video segment or an item of students work for later in depth analysis In short a bookmark marks an item for later use It also allows you to name
34. en instructor s students log in to the interface the predetermined bookmarks set by their instructor will be available to them In this way a Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 34 course instructor can identify video segments or documents that s he wishes the class to access for discussion or analysis purposes and distribute those items to the entire class Accessing the administrator function opens a different part of the interface and allows instructors to enter class members names assign passwords create permanently displayed default bookmarks for the class and make active or inactive certain parts of the interface e To open the administrator area click the Admin icon in the left margin see Figure 23 The software will access and load existing students records this must be completed before the Administrator functions become available for use Figure 23 Administrator icon Mrs McMinn s Third Grade Children E Lindsay T 1 f an ad Student Work Click for administrator access and functions Only appears for login names tied to course instructors Providing Access to CTELL Cases for Your Students Course instructors need to provide their students with access to CTELL cases by adding students names to a roster and entering a password for each person To provide your students with access privileges follow these instructions 1 Log in and select a case as described elsewhere in this manual Use yo
35. f health setend care Smoking is habit forming The reason is once ee work Drag to otes A people start smoking the nicotine creates an addiction the bookmark Admin Addiction is very difficult to overcome So now do you want to smoke aren list window if desired for later access Brad Select Case m Brad smoking essay o HEE 10 12 min Trash rasi Bookmark list window To place and save a document s bookmark into the bookmark list for later access follow these steps 1 Click the Bookmark tab to activate the bookmark tools Or if having previously viewed a bookmark click the New button to activate the bookmark tools 2 Drag the document s bookmark from where it initially appears at the bottom of the display window into your bookmark list window It will appear with its icon and title To drag or move a bookmark you must grab its icon not its title icon with you mouse pointer 3 Save the document s bookmark for later access by clicking the Save button 4 To activate display the document referenced by a particular bookmark click on the bookmark s title to the right of the respective bookmark s icon Organizing Bookmarks Bookmarks can be reordered so that similar items can be grouped together in the bookmark list window Move bookmarks by clicking on their icon to the left of their respective title and dragging them up or down within the bookmark list Bookmarks can al
36. g the rich content of the cases allows preservice teachers to understand the contexts in which instructional decisions are made and in which instructional procedures are implemented CTELL cases are not intended to be used as examples of what to do Video is immediate and powerful and there is a danger that preservice teachers will approach the cases with a do what is shown mindset To mitigate this and to facilitate problem solving and decision making Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 5 multiple cases in each of the grades K 1 2 and 3 are provided Suggested instructional procedures include using more than one case so that preservice teachers will come to understand how different classroom situations require modification of similar instructional procedures to best instruct children in a given situation Any and all of the information provided about a class in a particular case can be used to discuss and analyze the teaching of literacy in the respective classroom being accessed Information including standardized test scores scans of student work and teacher lesson plans can be printed out and used as artifacts in preservice literacy classrooms As well bookmarks can be created to mark video and printed material These bookmarks can be organized under a heading viewed edited emailed to someone else and used as an artifact in an electronic portfolio Students can also view an informal reading assessment of any of the central students and co
37. header around in the bookmark list I m trying to click and dras its Olein e ae ea EE E Eae E a a A eaaa E Ea aa 42 Where to go for Additional Help s ssssssssssssssisssssssisssessressressisssissinssesntesntenntesnissninnninstinntenninintsninsseetet 42 Introduction Principles Regarding Literacy Instruction and General Comments CTELL cases are available online for use by instructors in preservice literacy education classes The cases were constructed based on an extensive literature review that identified twelve principles of effective literacy instruction 1 Teacher knowledge insight and orchestration of instruction The teacher s knowledge the ability to make insightful instructional decisions for individual children and the ability to orchestrate effective instruction for the classroom are more influential factors in student reading achievement than knowing a specific procedural routine for instruction or following tightly scripted lessons 2 Language Culture Home Background and Reading Instruction Providing school reading instruction that builds on students language culture and home backgrounds enhances children s chances for success in learning to read 3 Emergent Literacy foundations Basic early literacy concepts skills and positive attitudes that form the foundation for subsequent literacy achievement are developed by immersing young children in literacy rich environments 4 Phonemic awareness instruction
38. his will not include video in its title and the scored running record will be shown in the display area Figure 6 provides a sample screen of running record information Figure 6 Sample informal assessment screen running record Scrolling field of available assess ments Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 15 Mrs McMinn s Third Grade a Interviews Lindsay Slavery in America America is often called the land of the free But everyone in America was not gt lt 4 always free Starting in the 1500s about 10 million African people were kidnapped r aT from their homes and take to America to AATE AET be sold as slaves Rich people in the Southern states bought slaves to work on Email Header ETES their large farms called plantations E essart Current 00 05 47 Plantation life was horrible for slaves They were the property of the plantation T Text of runnin g owners Slaves had no rights Even though they worked very hard they were record being read Video of running record Informal Assessment whipped and beaten Many slaves tried to escape to the North where most people were against slavery Select Case One amazing woman helped many slaves to escape Her name was Harriet wi She believed in freedom for Controls to move across pages Lindsay s Harriet Tubman Informal Asse To scroll from one page of the running record to the next click the
39. hockwave browser plug ins are out of date Check the pertinent sections of this manual for upgrading instructions What do I do if I don t have the correct versions of QuickTime or Shockwave See the section in this manual under Information on upgrading your browser s plug ins for instructions Also you might want to provide the instructions to your technical support people and work with them to solve this issue Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 42 What do I do if the bookmark I created is not playing the correct piece of video If you see something displayed in the video window or display area but it s not the correct item or if the correct item doesn t play to its end before stopping then check to be certain that the anchor video has downloaded completely You can do so by checking to see if the playback bar under the video window is gray all the way across from left to right If not then wait until the entire bar turns gray Why isn t a bookmark displaying its information Nothing comes up in the video window or the display area You must click on bookmark s title not its icon to access a bookmark s information Why can t I move a bookmark or header around in the bookmark list I m trying to click and drag its title Clicking on a bookmark s text title will activate the bookmark and display its contents but will not allow you to move it Click a bookmark s icon to the left of its title to move or reorder bookmarks
40. indow and move it slightly to the right Once a portion of the case window becomes visible you can toggle from one to the other by clicking the respective window Only the bookmarks you have created or create by moving from the Portfolio window to the case window leaving both open can be used in the portfolio If you wish to create a new bookmark for use in the Portfolio 1 To create a bookmark for the selected principle from the case that is open move to the case window If you don t see the case window click hold and drag the upper margin of the Portfolio window and move it slightly to the right Once a portion of the case window becomes visible you can toggle from one to the other by clicking the respective window To create a new bookmark for use in the selected principle from a different case then use the Select Case drop down menu to move to another case see Figure 20 Figure 20 Saving and updating your portfolio The save and Refresh buttons Select Case Drop down menu of available cases used to change cases within the il 0 2 min portfolio area HE 2 4 min REE 4 6 min a new one in the case area E a 10 12 min Save button used to save your work Master bookmark list for the selected on the Portfolio before exiting the case CTELL program Refresh button used to update the master list of bookmarks after creating HEH 8 10 min Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 31 2 Create the bookmark as usu
41. line 4 Once you have entered your login name and password click the button to login If you click the login button and nothing seems to happen wait a few minutes because the logon computer may be busy Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 11 After you login you may see one or more security warnings that access to a web site is being attempted Go ahead and click to allow access and video to be downloaded from this site These warnings are a normal part of the authentication process Should you receive these messages you can also click an option that will disable these messages from the CTELL site in the future When the login has completed the program begins If at any time in the login process you get a message telling you to upgrade software such as QuickTime or Macromedia Shockwave go to the section in this manual entitled Information on upgrading your system for instructions When you want to leave the case click the Quit Logout button in the lower left corner of the interface Do not simply quit using the control shortcut keys or the browser s quit command Doing so may cause you to lose information that you have entered into the case To ensure your work is saved for future sessions you must leave the case using the Quit Logout button in the lower left corner of the interface Interface Components The interface is built of basic components that make use of the information available in each case see case descriptio
42. mation Background Pssons p Material ent Work available through lat E the Class tab SAA Background Provides links shown on the left margin of the interface to a class roster classroom diagram children s standardized test scores and other information This information varies somewhat across cases Clicking on these links will show the respective information in the video or display areas For example clicking on the standardized test scores link will show a scrolling field under the navigation tabs that contains titles of available test score pages Clicking on one of the titles in the scrolling field will show the respective test score page in the display area see Figure 8 The students test scores cannot be printed at this time Figure 8 Information displayed through standardized test scores link Mrs McMinn s Third Grade Standardized test TCAP scores Scrolling field Accelerated Reader scores by duarte of available test items READING LANGUAGE GRADES 3 4 5 18 STUDENTS 18 STUDENTS BRIAN LEEANN DONOVAN LINDSAY ADVANCED FISHER SAMMI Standardized Test Scores DANE RRAM FY Lessons Provides links shown on the left margin of the interface to ancillary videos of classroom activities that are not included in the anchor video Each of the items in black text in the left margin of the interface corresponds to a different video Clicking on one of those items provides a short descriptio
43. mns labeled Portfolio 1 and Portfolio 2 see Figure 25 above Ifa student has created a portfolio or two you can click on the Portfolio 1 or Portfolio 2 and a separate window will open taking you to a given student s respective portfolio There you can see how the student is making connections across cases with regard to understanding principles of effective reading instruction Please refer to the previous Portfolio Function section for more information about student portfolios Each student is granted enough space to create two separate online portfolios If the second portfolio has not been developed you will see the word open in the Portfolio 2 column to indicate that this space has not yet been used Bookmarks in the Administrator Area On the right side of the administrator screen are two bookmark windows The top bookmark window allows course instructors to create customized lists of bookmarks and save them for later use For example an instructor might want to create a list of bookmarks specific to each class that she or he teaches Each class specific bookmark list can be saved and used for the respective class rather than leaving all bookmarks across classes in one potentially unwieldy list The top bookmark window also allows an instructor to send a list of bookmarks into the case bookmark window of all registered students in a class thus assigning bookmarks to an entire class for discussion or other purposes Figure
44. mplete their own copy of the running record as well as view a completed running record online as well as complete a portfolio relating to the instructional principles which are reflected in the cases The Help Function This manual provides help and information allowing successful access to CTELL cases Online help is available by clicking on the Help button available on within the CTELL program Doing so will open a separate window where an online version of this manual or specific portions of it are displayed The Help button on the main case window provides access to the entire help manual The help buttons in other areas e g in the Portfolio or Administrator windows provide help specific to that respective area Working On and Off Line CTELL cases are intended for online use through a high speed Internet connection However if a high speed Internet connection is not available it is possible to use CTELL cases through a CD ROM version The CD ROM allows connection to the Internet and allows saving one s work within a case using connection speeds as slow as 56K modem The CD ROM also allows working completely offline but thts zs recommended as an emergency measure only as one s work within a case when offline cannot be saved for future use Finding CTELL Cases with a Direct Online Connection Each of the CTELL cases can be found through accessing the URL below Note that the first part of the address is ctell1 with the numbe
45. n of that video in the display area and a green View button below that description Clicking the green View button will play the selected lesson in the video window see Figure 9 Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 17 Figure 9 Inform Mrs McMinn s Third Grade ation displayed through the Lesson tab About this lesson Adjectives Lesson description The students first independently then in small groups are generating adjectives to describe a dog and then characters from their reading Principles Adjectives Comprehension instruction Eo o a Instructional Email Header LL principles a inbstars current 04 05 37 targeted setend g Notes Click to view lesson Lesson Material Provides links shown in the left margin of the interface to lesson planning information provided by the teacher For example this section contains questions lesson plans graphic organizers and other information used in the class Clicking on one of the links in the left margin of the interface provides a scrolling list of items available Clicking on an item in the scrolling field will show the item in the display area The print function is not available at this t me Student Work Provides links shown in the left margin of the interface to samples of students work The links in the left margin show the titles of different assignments available Clicking on one of these links opens a scrolling field This s
46. nd personalize the passwords initially provided to Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 10 them by course instructors Passwords must be entered without spaces that is EKduc_2215 not Educ 2215 Accessing the Cases This section assumes use of the CTELL cases as intended i e through a high speed Internet connection If your high speed connection is not available please go to the section of this manual entitled Using the CD ROM CTELL Cases with a Slow Internet Connection That section also describes how to work offline in an emergency Working offline is not recommended as your work cannot be saved for future access Instructions for accessing CTELL cases through a direct high speed Internet connection are shown below 1 When in your browser go to the following URL http ctell1 uconn edu ctell_2 0 ctell_case_place html You will see a list of available cases and should click on the one you would like to work with NOTE The examples throughout this manual are taken from Case 3 Mrs McMinn s Third Grade Classroom 2 You will be shown a screen that tells you the case is downloading Once downloading is complete a button will appear that asks you to click to start case Click on this button 3 You will be taken to a screen that asks you to type in your login name and password Figure 2 These will have been provided to you Figure 2 Login screen Welcome to CTELL Please enter your user name and password Work Off
47. needs to be fully downloaded before you can attempt other activities that require its use such as making a bookmark see bookmarks in the tools section below The three navigation tabs across the top of the screen correspond to the information available in the case Changing Cases To move between cases after you have logged into the interface simply click on the up down arrows under Select Case and scroll to find the case you want By clicking on a new teacher s name a blue Load button will appear Click this blue Load button to load a new case After the new case loads children class information interviews and bookmarks for the new case will Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 13 appear As when you initially enter any case the new case s anchor video will take a few minutes to load ion the video window You can see that the anchor movie has finished loading when the gray bar under the video window has filled in all the way to the right The Children Tab Information on Central Children The Children tab lists the three central children for each case Clicking on this button will show a row of tabs directly beneath the Children tab that provides the three children s names Clicking on a particular child s tab will show you a screen with that child s picture and directly below that picture a list of the information that is available for that child Items shown in black text are links to that information if the item is gray
48. next arrow at the bottom left Texts of the running records cannot be printed at this time Teacher student conference Clicking on the teacher student conference menu item brings up a window containing a list of questions links in a scrolling field in the display area Each of the items corresponds to a question asked during the conference Clicking on a question will show the response in the video window Parent interview Clicking on the parent interview menu item brings up a window containing a list of questions links in a scrolling field in the display area Each of the items corresponds to a question asked of the parent Clicking on a question will show the parent s response in the video window Teacher parent conference Clicking on the teacher parent conference menu item brings up a window containing a list of questions links in a scrolling field in the display area Each of the items corresponds to a question asked during the conference Clicking on a question will show the response in the video window The Class Tab Information Available About the Class The Class tab leads to information available about the class at large as opposed to the three central students When you click on this tab the interface presents four sub tabs Background Lessons Lesson Materials and Student Work see Figure 7 Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 16 Figure 7 Items available through the Class tab Mrs McMinn s Third Grade Infor
49. not alphabetize names You must enter names in alphabetical order if you wish the list to be in this sequence Similarly the list will not re order itself if you add or delete a name the list will in this instance remain out of alphabetical order 5 Assigning an initial constant password to a whole class is a good idea along with instructions for students to change and personalize their passwords for security purposes The easiest way to enter a constant password is to enter the first one then copy that password and paste it on each successive line in the password column This procedure removes repeated typing 6 Use the toggle access privilege box to set a constant access privilege for the entire roster Then change individual students access privileges as desired It s faster to set the entire list to one thing and then make several unique changes than to enter each item individually Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 41 Some considerations about access privilege settings are e If you decide to show the anchor video to an entire class as a common experience then you would want to set access to 1 thus making all resources available to everyone from the first time they enter a case If you want to assign case work for homework before viewing the anchor video together then you would set access privileges to 0 making everyone watch the anchor video first e Ifyou watched the anchor video as a whole class but two students wer
50. ns in the training manual for an index of information in each case Tabs in the interface allow you to navigate between the anchor video ancillary video of various classroom lessons interviews with teachers parents children and administrators student work assessment information and commentary on each class Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 12 Figure 3 Main Interface Screen Children Video Window Smokindessay Smoking amp ssay rubric Navigation Tabs Student Work a i 4 gt ab Informal Display Area Email Header IO Teacher Student Conference Current 00 00 00 Parent Interview Teacher Parent Conference A Select Case Crs meinn _ lt Change Case Control Bar Sz Lope Portote BE 10 12 min Once you are in the case you are presented with a screen that has tabs across the top a video window in the upper right corner a tools screen below the video window a bookmark list below the tools window and a blank display area in the middle of the screen see Figure 3 The anchor video will be shown in the video window and can be accessed from the first time that you use the case In order to watch the anchor video you need to allow it some time to download The progress of the download is shown in the gray bar directly beneath the video window which will grow longer to the right as video downloads While you can watch the video as it is downloading it
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52. r one following ctell and also that there is an underscore in ctell_2 0 ctell_case and case_place http ctell1 uconn edu ctell_2 0 ctell_case_place html Once you have entered the URL correctly you will see a screen that tells you the interface is downloading Follow the on screen instructions to start the case once it has downloaded you will be prompted to do so The instructions throughout this manual apply to the use of CTELL cases through both slow and high speed Internet connections Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 6 Using the CD ROM CTELL Cases with a Slow Internet Connection If a high speed Internet connection is not available be sure that your equipment browser and browser plug ins meet the basic requirements for CTELL case use see the section entitled Basic Equipment Requirements Components Browser Plug Ins Then follow these instructions 1 Connect to the Internet using your modem or other means of accessing the Internet 2 Insert the CD ROM version of the CTELL cases into your computer and wait until you see the CD ROM s icon appear on your desktop 3 Double click on the CD ROM s icon for Macintosh systems or for Windows systems go to My Computer and from the resulting window double click on the CD ROM to open it 4 Double click on click_to_begin to access the login screen see Figure 1 5 Enter your username and password in the appropriate areas and click the Login button
53. r that tab and open that principle You would see your McMinn master bookmarks in the lower case specific window and you could drag them into that principle s bookmark window Now you decide you want to go back to the McMinn case window to create more bookmarks Since the window is still open behind the portfolio window you click it to make it active You can then add more bookmarks to the case When you want to go back to the portfolio click on its window which should still be open and click the refresh button to update your master bookmark list in the portfolio area This will update your case specific window with the recently added bookmark Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 32 Changing the teacher s name Once in the portfolio you can move to other cases by clicking the teacher s name This opens a popup menu with all of the existing cases Highlight the case you want to open If it is different from the one you are currently on a load button will appear Clicking that load button will move you to that case replacing the case specific bookmarks with those from the new case Playing viewing bookmarks inside the portfolio window Bookmarks can be played viewed but not created or edited from the Portfolio area To create or edit a bookmark go to the case window see the section above called A Noted on Bookmarks in the Portfolio To play bookmarks from inside the Portfolio area click on the bookmark s title not its icon The
54. rectangle labeled Enter archive code Retrieve bookmark You will need to remember the name for later retrieval purposes If you do not assign a name of your choice then the program will assign a name for you However the assigned name will not be intuitive so be sure to write it down so that you will be able to retrieve your bookmark list 3 Click the green save button to save your bookmark list If you did not assign a name of your choice in step 2 above then the program will assign a name for you However the assigned name will not be intuitive so be sure to write it down for later retrieval purposes A Note on filenames for archived bookmarks Filenames for archived bookmarks all follow this format lt login_name gt lt case number gt lt your name of choice gt Each of the variables is separated by a colon and there must not be any spaces anywhere in the name Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 39 For example if a user had the login name chuck_kinzer was accessing the administrative area through case 3 and assigned his bookmark list the name first_bookmark_list the archive filename would be chuck_kinzer case3 first_bookmark_list Note that there is never an underscore between the word case and the case number that all other spaces have been replaced by underscores and that there is no space between the colons that separate the various parts of the filename Even if simply typing first_bookmark_list into the nam
55. rresponding passwords entered in their appropriate locations Figure 25 Administrator area with entries General access control toggle switch user name 1 dana_cammack 2 joanne_ratlit 3 mary_love 4 sallie_miller susan_keehn Roster entries no spaces Password entries no spaces Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 37 Immediately to the right of the password column is a small box that contains either a 0 or a 1 Clicking on this box toggles the number that you will see Each time you click on the box the number will change from a 0 toa 1 or from a 1 to a 0 When you click on the toggle box the number that appears there will appear in the resource column for the entire list of student names Thus clicking the toggle box can set access privileges for the entire list Use the following code to set the corresponding access privilege o zero the anchor video must be viewed before the rest of the case becomes available for use On initial login to a case the left side of the normal lesson window will be grayed out allowing access to the anchor video only Once the video has been viewed then the gray mask will disappear and all resources in the case become available 1 one all resources are immediately available without viewing the anchor video first not recommended Viewing Students Portfolios To the right of the access privilege numbers in the Administrator area are two colu
56. rt Personnel at Your Site Before using the cases in a computer lab or other site on your campus it is helpful to have the technology support staff check all the machines They need to check the bandwidth 1 e the download speed the availability and versions of QuickTime and Shockwave and the other minimum system requirements listed above before using the cases The information provided above under the sections on basic equipment requirements and information on upgrading your system should help provide information about the technology required to run the interface through the Internet successfully Getting Started Logging in and Accessing the Cases A Word About Login Names and Passwords Each course instructor is provided with a username and password for his or her personal use This allows administrative access to the interface and allows a course instructor to add or change his her students usernames and passwords see the section entitled Instructions for Course Instructors Instructors must create a roster of student names and assign an initial password to each student see the sections for course instructors entitled Providing Access to CTELL Cases for Your Students and Setting Students Access Privileges NOTE Students can change their assigned password by going to the URL http ctell1 uconn edu CTELL_ changePW html and following the on screen directions We recommend strongly that students change a
57. siessissseessesseess 18 Anchor Commentary sessment e E E A E A R ts 18 DISCUSSANUS EE EIE EEN BERE EEA EAEE AEEA AEE EE E E A EA E 19 Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 2 School Interyie WS ane eC ne te RE OO Rs Petree tO Oa ene RSS Ret Se Ran ee oR ene 19 Pols dnd Tool FU Gtr idesiu cdhs 5 kas sedi cobs el dans oinen eebo as inana adh add No asai tai Neesbaabosehad 20 BOOKA ES 5 cos 6858550 seck 8h sed hes chs TE EE Sta E E iaed sbopibccesed T E 20 Cr ating a bookmark ocenenia i acest E E A A aaaneranias 21 Some hints and cautions about bookmarks cece ceesseceessecessseeceseeeceeceecseeecssececseeecsseees 21 WO Play a bookmark naninira a date a Aa a ah Seen A E Aas 22 TOUT BOO aaae R AAEE EEEE EE E EEE A 22 Creating Bookmarks for DOCUMents ssssssssssssssisssisssisssissrisssessressissniesiessinssinnsisntesntennitsnienrensseetseet 22 Organizing Bookmarks es sctasivaive b es slehassens ctu uana E A E a i 23 Creating a Bookmark hedder a issssiirnierssnsini ini estosaladdund tea tanguadarascducsdateceadauedtaatseandgoetsiad 24 Emalmsa Bookmarks srao a cen numa Ne aa aR aoe 24 Retrieving and Playing Emailed Bookmarks ss sssssssisssssssssssessssssissrisssissnesssenssesnresniesniesninsresssesnens 25 Phe Porttoho HUNG tO A ie ae AE AEE AA Aa AE AA A ERS es OR 26 Accessing the Portfolio CH secsisireingiieigniunani reiini i ai e gba es geod 26 Populating Ui sire th portfoli s 15h da seian een i en ei enea ouaa Ne 28 A note
58. sing the CTELL interface This section of the user manual provides information about accessing and using the Portfolio area Accessing the Portfolio Area To access the Portfolio area you must first log into a CTELL case When you are ready to view and interact with the portfolio click the portfolio button see Figure 17 There is no need to wait for the case to completely download while accessing the portfolio Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 27 Figure 17 Portfolio Access Button Children Class Interviews Lindsay Rachel Theo Smoking essay Smoking essay rubric Student Work Stude h i gt m a L aL Email Header CS Teacher Student Conforaree Ea Sager Current 00 00 00 Parent Interview setend Teacher Parent nes Conference Select Case Portfolio Access Button Si Trash After clicking the portfolio button you will see an Updating Portfolio message The message will disappear in a few seconds and a new window will open with the contents of your portfolio The case remains open in its original window layered behind the Portfolio window If you don t see the case window drag the Portfolio window a little to one side see Figure 18 The portfolio is a separate program from the case interface so you can leave both windows open while you work allowing you to toggle between the Portfolio and Case windows Figure 18 Portfolio open in second window Untitied 3 10
59. so be grouped and categorized under a header see below Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 24 Creating a bookmark header A header creates a title under which the bookmark titles can be organized The procedure for creating a bookmark header is l Click on the Header tab Click in the title or notes fields to place a cursor where you wish Type a title and any notes you would like Save the header by clicking Save The saved header will appear in the list of bookmarks with a unique icon a diagonal slash indicating that it is a header rather than a video film strip icon or document scanned graphic bookmark Place bookmarks that are to be grouped under the created header by clicking their respective icons and dragging them to a location under the header Conversely drag the header by clicking on its icon not its title to a location above previously grouped bookmarks Emailing a Bookmark Bookmarks can be emailed to others for discussion or other purposes To create and email and to email a bookmark do the following l Click on the email tab You will see a window that looks similar to an email window On the very right edge of the email window are two small green triangles with the phrase open bookmark window between them Click within that strip This will expand the email window into the display area creating space to append bookmarks and message text for email purposes see Figure 15 Interface Manual
60. st will appear in the upper Working bookmarks window Assigning a bookmark list to a class The upper bookmark window is labeled Working bookmarks The lower bookmark window is labeled Master list see Figure 26 above and contains the bookmarks from the case being accessed the case from which you clicked the admin button to access administrator functions You can assign bookmarks from the upper window to the students that have been identified in the left column of the Administrator area If you have previously saved a bookmark list and wish to distribute it then you must first retrieve that list see the section Retrieve Archived Saved Bookmarks Assign bookmarks by doing the following 1 Click hold the icon beside a bookmark in the master list drag and then drop it into the upper Working bookmark window The original bookmark is copied into the upper Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 40 window It is not deleted from your master list Do this with other bookmarks that you want to send to your students until you have finished making the list that you want 2 Click the green assign button to send your list to students who have been placed in the list on the administrative page the left column of the administrative area A flashing gray window that says writing will appear After the assignment has been sent this message will change to done then disappear Now the next time your students access the case for which you v
61. t to help you think about populating the Portfolio This is constant across principles and is reprinted here Use items from the cases students work interview comments anchor video lesson video etc to illustrate this principle Explain in this text window why Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 30 you chose each item and how it relates to the above principle Then discuss what you would do in your classroom to address this principle 6 Move on to the next principle by clicking the desired tab and reading the principle s text Selecting a new principle tab provides a blank Bookmark Examples window and text entry scrolling field This is because each principle has it s own discussion section and principles list Remember you can change cases by using the drop down Select Case menu above the master bookmark window see Figure 19 You can select bookmarks from the master list in any case by switching from one case to another using this menu A note on bookmarks in the portfolio Because the portfolio serves a separate function than the interface it also has different capabilities It is not possible to create new bookmarks within the portfolio window To create anew bookmark you must return to the case window interface which should have remained open and do so there The case window should have remained open behind the Portfolio window If you don t see the case window click hold and drag the upper margin of the Portfolio w
62. ter their first session with the cases Setting Students Access Privileges The theoretical underpinnings of CTELL instructional procedures come from a blending of case based and anchored instructional pedagogies A central tenet is that all students and instructors form a community of learners where all have shared a central experience This experience then serves as shared background knowledge and allows references and springboards to discussion to occur more easily Thus all users of CTELL cases are by a default setting in the administrator interface required to view the anchor video for the respective cases before other functions become available This has the added benefit of working with other aspects of the cases only after a basic understanding of the class that forms the case has occurred Once you have created your student roster and assigned passwords you have two options with regard to access privileges for your students One option allows you to set access privileges for the entire list of names in your student roster The other allows you to set access privileges for individual names within your student roster In either case you may want to wait on setting access privileges until you have completely entered your roster of names and their corresponding passwords Setting or Changing Access Privileges for Your Entire Student Roster Figure 25 shows an enlarged area from the administrator screen with five students and their co
63. tes and reinstall these programs to ensure that you have the most recent versions If the connection speed is too slow e g if your are using a telephone modem a faster connection will have to be used Other sections of this manual describe how to download and install QuickTime and Shockwave Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 43 If you need additional help please contact
64. ts a short biography of that person appears in the display area Anchor Commentary Provides links shown in the left margin of the interface to video comments about selected activities shown in the anchor video Comments are by the teacher as well as by others knowledgeable about literacy education The links in black text in the left margin of the interface show the names of those whose commentary is linked to the anchor video To activate their commentary click on a person s name A list of topics will appear in the display area To see the video and hear the comments related to those topics click on the topic you would like to access The corresponding video will play in the video window see Figure 11 Interface Manual 3 29 03 p 19 Figure 11 Information shown through the Interviews tab 7 Mrs MeMinn s hira Grae T i Children Class J Interviews r s Classroom Anchor Commentary Discussants School Interviews video with EPU F A Comments on the anchor voiceover Teacher book collection commentary Book shares Theo s book share Mrs McMinn Journal writing Comments list Mentor teacher List of people Mary Ann MeMinn Ea Current 00 49 58 commenting B S degree in Social Studies earned K 12 teaching Title certification University of Tennessee 30 years of teaching experience in grades K 4 Notes Select Case Tal Discussants Provides links sho
65. ur assigned username and password This identifies you to the interface as having instructor administrator privileges 2 Click the Admin icon in the left margin see Figure 23 The administrator area will open replacing the case lesson screen see Figure 24 Figure 24 The administrator screen user name password 1 dana_cammack 2 joanne_ratlitf 3 mary_love 4 sallie_miller 5 susan_keehn 6 barbara_carpenter 7 maryellen_cosgrove 8 victoria_ridgeway 9 ruby_sanny 10 kathy_wong 11 holly_mackley 42 francine_fakross 43 phyllis_merkin 14 bonnie_bums 15 marie_donovan 16 julie_coiro 47 ann_courtney 48 regina_chatel 19 jeri_gillin 20 diane_lowe 21 leann_seifert 22 jennifer_vest 23 erin_stracener 24 carole_stice 25 candace_mequeen 26 beth_christian 27 becky_alexander 28 beth_maloch 29 julie_justice 30 professori 31 macleta_clatk 2 ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell tell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell ctell Click to add or delete students portfolio portfoliot portfolio portfoliot portfoliot portfoliot portfolio portfolio portfolio portfolio portfolio portfolio portfolio portfoliot portfolio portfoliot portfolio portfoliot portfolio portfolio portfolio portfoliot portfoliot portfoliot portfolio portfolio portfolio portfolio portfolio
66. wn in the left margin of the interface to knowledgeable literacy educators who comment on various principles of effective practices in literacy teaching To access a particular interview click on the interviewee s name in the left margin of the interface and then click on one of the questions that appear in the display area similar to the example shown in Figure 11 School Interviews Provides links shown in the left margin of the interface to school personnel such as the principal other teachers in the respective school and various support personnel To access a particular interview click on the interviewee s name in the left margin of the interface and then click on one of the questions that appear in the display area see Figure 12 Figure 12 Information available through the School Interviews tab Children Class Interviews Anchor Commentary Discussants School Interviews Interviews a Interviews with school staff lt Y__ Interview ell us about your schoo Comment on the demographics of your school Li f What changes do you see happening in the Ist o 7 Mr Parman next three years interview rincipal What recent professional development 2 Me Benen initiatives with regard to literacy have your show anchor Movie questions faculty been involved in EE EE CE oes Email Header MO Mike Parman Ea Visti Current 00 05 54 setend List of people BS degree from University of Tenness

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