Course Sections
This online environment will take a bit more exploring than the first time you walked into a face to face classroom. To get a sense of where you are in this web site, read the green text at the top of the page to determine what section you are in. The other green buttons with white text listed in this navigation bar indicate the course sections you can access. On the left side of each page, you will see a navigation bar listing the various pages within a particular section.

To explore other sections or the pages within a particular section, just click on the button with the words of the page you wish to visit. You may also navigate to other sections and pages within the course by clicking on the links that are located at the bottom of each page.

This online, collaborative course is composed of four different sections: Intro (where you are reading this page), Guide, Outline, and Classroom. Below are the four sections of the course with a list of what you will find in each one.

Intro
The Intro provides an overview of the course. It includes:

• Welcome
• Earth's Spheres
• Earth System Science
• PBL Model
• Use of Technology
• Science as Inquiry
• Participation
• Assessment Overview
• Course Sections

Guide
The Guide provides you with helpful tips to help you adjust to this online environment. The various pages include:

• Where to Start
• Joining the Community
• Knowing Your Facilitator
• How to Sit in the Front
• Virtual Cooperative Learning
• Being an Online Learner
• Learning in an Online Environment
• Virtual Study Spaces

Outline
The Outline provides links to each of the 16 weeks of the course. You will use the Outline each week to link to the various assignments you need to complete. You will also find links to the appropriate virtual Classroom spaces where you will submit your individual and team activities.

Classroom
The Classroom graphically depicts the web-based, collaborative environment. From this location you can access any of the virtual spaces:

• Teacher as Problem Solver
• Teacher as Model Builder
• Teacher as Designer
• Portfolio
• Course Space
• Resource Space

All course communication, except private emails, takes place in the virtual spaces.

[ Welcome ] [Earth's Spheres] [ Earth System Science ] [ Use of Technology ]
[ Science as Inquiry ] [ Participation ] [ Assessment Overview ]
Course Sections


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