T-Spider.Net: Internet Activities

Team up.
Think higher.
Put it out there.

Teachers: want a great long-term activity featuring higher-level thinking tailored to YOUR curriculum?

Students: want an opportunity to learn Web design skills that will prepare you for a job in the the world of high-tech?

The purpose of this web site is to help teams build Internet activities for use in the classroom. Eventually, T-Spider.Net will assist teams with the construction of six different types of Internet activities originally created by Dr. Bernie Dodge and Tom March.

The only activity that is available for training at this time is WebQuest. You can access that training by selecting the WebQuest link on the left side of this screen.

Teams are usually made up of a teacher working with a small group of middle school or high school students. Participants will learn together how to plan and build cutting edge technology for the classroom through a four-step process: scanning, training, planning and designing.

This site is best viewed on any computer running the 4.0 version (or later) of either Netscape or Internet Explorer. Some sections make use of Flash technology. You will need the Flash plugin to correctly view these pages. Click on the "Get Flash" button to the right to open a new browser window to the Macromedia Web site. Instructions will lead you through the installation process.

Any link with the symbol § in front of it means that a new browser window will open when the link is clicked. Simply close the new window to return to T-Spider.Net.

Types of Internet activities

There are six types of Internet activities T-Spider.Net can help a team create. These six activities are listed on the site map below. The only activity that is available for training at this time is WebQuest.

WebQuest is the creation of §Dr. Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University. §Tom March worked closely with Dr. Dodge in the development of the WebQuest concept. In addition, Mr. March created and developed the §other five activities: Concept Builder, Subject Sampler, Insight Reflector, Knowledge Hunt, and Topic Hotlist.

Soon after you enter new sections of T-Spider.Net, a picture like the one above will appear to help you keep track of where you are in the site. You can also click on an activity title in the graphic to go to that section of T-Spider-Net.

On all screens, to move around the web site, use either the page name links at the top along the navigation bar or links in the bright colored border along the left. As you "drill down" through the sections of T-Spider.Net, links will build across the navigation bar at the top. The last label on the right will tell you what page you are on in the site.

Sometimes you'll see a red arrow like this below one of the links in the navigation bar at the top of the page. This arrow will show you what page you should go to next once you've completed the activities on that page.

"Help"

There is also a "Help" link at the upper left, if you get stuck. Much of what's on this page is on the Help page. The Help page also has a glossary and some helpful links.

Thanks for using T-Spider.Net. Try clicking "WebQuest" on the site map right now.