Integrated Classroom Student User Guide Updated June 2003

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1 Integrated Classroom Student User Guide Updated June 2003 I. Introduction. 2 II. How to Log In & Log Out... 3 III. Accessing Resources IV. Using bicmarks V. Finding Tests VI. Citation Guide. 24 Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 1

2 I. Introduction Welcome to Integrated Classroom, a special Web site that connects you and your teacher to newspaper and magazine articles, maps, audio and video clips, plus links to hundreds of great learning sites. It will help you do your homework, learn more about the topics you re studying at school and more. This user guide will teach you how to connect to Integrated Classroom (from school and from home), find good Web links, articles and other helpful resources, then cite the information you find in your assignments or research paper. Printable Materials Many of the materials you ll find in Integrated Classroom can be printed. However, all of the viewable content that you see on your screen may not fit on one printed page. Also, depending on your printer, the graphics or font styles may not appear in print exactly as you see them online. Check the properties and help section for your printer software to configure how it outputs Web content. System Requirements Operating System: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP; Apple Macintosh OS 7/8/9/X Processor: Memory: 486/SX or Pentium; Macintosh or PowerPC/G3/G4 24 MB RAM (32 MB or greater preferred) Screen Resolution: 1024 X 768 Internet Connection: 56K Modem required (LAN/Cable/DSL for video/multimedia clips) Web Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (5.5+ preferred) OR Netscape Communicator or Navigator 4.0 (4.7+ preferred) Software: Macromedia Flash & Shockwave QuickTime (5.0+ preferred) RealOne Player Windows Media Player Adobe Acrobat Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 2

3 II. How to Log In & Log Out There are two ways to access Integrated Classroom. 1. Open your Web browser, connect to and select click here at the top. Fill in your user name and password as provided by your teacher. (Note that user names and passwords are case sensitive, so be sure to type any capital letters by pressing the Shift key first.) You may choose to click the small box under password to save your user name and password on your computer. If you check the box, you won t have to enter your user name or password the next time you access Integrated Classroom on this computer. Click submit to continue. The Integrated Classroom browser will appear. 2. Open your Web browser, connect to and fill in your user name and password as provided by your teacher. (Note that user names and passwords are case sensitive, so be sure to type any capital letters by hitting the SHIFT key first.) Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 3

4 Click GO to continue. A list of your products will appear. Click bigchalk Integrated Classroom to begin. To log out of Integrated Classroom, click EXIT in the upper right-hand corner of a page. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 4

5 III. Accessing Resources a. Choose Grade 1. Browse by Textbook 2. Browse by Subject b. Search for Resources c. Integrated Classroom Resource Examples a. Choose Grade When you access Integrated Classroom, the first thing you ll see is a list of available grade levels. To access this top-level page at any time, click choose grade in the top-right corner a page. To begin using Integrated Classroom, select a grade level by clicking a number with your mouse. We clicked grade six (6) to continue. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 5

6 The Integrated Classroom main page for your selected grade appears. Here you can begin locating resources by using one of two methods: 1. Browse by Textbook Locate resources specifically correlated to the textbook, unit and chapter you're using in class. 2. Browse by Subject Find resources by topic and subtopic. 1. Browse by Textbook To browse by textbook, click on a link to the right of Choose a subject. We clicked Science. The available textbooks are listed under this subject area. We clicked Earth Science. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 6

7 A table of contents listing from the textbook appears. Under Unit 3: Earth s Internal Processes, we clicked Chapter 10: Volcanoes. A complete list of resources - known as a folio -- appears for your topic. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 7

8 Folio pages include Best of Web Links, bigchalk Library Articles and bigchalk Media Resources. Examples of these resources can be found on page 11. To return to the Integrated Classroom main page for your grade level, click browse in the upper right-hand corner. 2. Browse by Subject To browse by subject, click the small down arrow next to Choose a subject and click on a subject area. Click GO to continue. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 8

9 We selected Social Studies, then clicked GO. The topic tree for the subject area appears. Each main topic contains a list of subtopics. For example, note that the History topic at the top contains four subtopics: Early Peoples & Civilizations, Important Historical Periods, Individual & Group Contributions and Technology & Science. To open these subtopics, click the small arrow ( ) next to each. We clicked the arrow next to Important Historical Periods. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 9

10 A list of 17 resource links appears. We clicked Twentieth Century. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 10

11 The results folio includes Best of Web Links, bigchalk Library Articles and bigchalk Media Resources. To return to the Integrated Classroom main page for your grade level, click browse in the upper right-hand corner. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 11

12 b. Searching for Resources In addition to browsing for resources, Integrated Classroom also allows you to find things using keywords. Click search in the upper-right hand corner to begin. To begin, enter a word or words that describe what you re looking for in the search box. In this example, we re interested in weather. Type this keyword into the subject search box. Click GO. Several results appear. We clicked Weather to continue. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 12

13 A folio of Integrated Classroom resources appears. In most cases, the keyword(s) you searched for will be easy to find on this top-level results page. Note that the keyword earthquakes appears in several entries above. Sometimes the keyword(s) may also be found in the name of a Best of Web link under one or more subtopics. In these cases, open each subtopic by clicking the small arrows ( ) to find your keyword(s). Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 13

14 c. Integrated Classroom Resource Examples After completing a search, a folio of resources appears. Note than when you click a link, it will be displayed in a second browser window. When you re finished exploring the material, close this second window to return to your results. These results include: Best of Web Links Click a topic on the left (or click the small arrow) to display a list of sites. We clicked Bill of Rights. Click a link next to each bullet point to access a site. We clicked Adding the Bill of Rights. A new window will appear with the Web site inside. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 14

15 To return to your search results, click close window near the top. (A small number of the sites that we link to will appear in a new window without this link at the top. To return to your search results in this case, simply close the window.) bigchalk Library Articles Click a document title to display a document or resource from bigchalk Library. We clicked Hamilton, Alexander. A new browser window will appear with the document inside. To return to your search results, close the new window by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window. bigchalk Media Resources Click a link to display an image or audio/video clip. We clicked Inauguration of George Washington. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 15

16 A new browser window will appear with the media inside. To return to your search results, close the new window by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window. Link to bigchalk Reference Database If your school subscribes to a bigchalk reference database like bigchalk Library or elibrary, you can connect to a larger collection of articles related to the topic by clicking GO in the bottom right-hand corner of any results page. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 16

17 IV. Using bicmarks Integrated Classroom contains links to thousands of articles, maps, photographs, sound bites, video clips and more. After completing a few searches, you ll want to bookmark the resources you find so you ll have an easier time returning to them later. That s where bicmarks come in. You can save links to two things using bicmarks -- folios and individual resources. 1. Folios (also known as bicfolios) are collections of resources related to a textbook chapter or subject/topic. These resources appear together on a search or browse result screen, as in this example: Note the small green icon in the top-right corner. Click add to insert a link to this folio on your bicmark clipboard. As soon as you click the icon, a new one will appear, allowing you to remove this folio from your clipboard: Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 17

18 2. Resources are individual Best of Web links, bigchalk Multimedia clips and bigchalk Library articles. These resources appear when you click a link to an item within a folio. For instance, here we clicked a Best of Web link to Lipids: General Properties. Note the small green icon in the top-right corner. Click add to insert a link to the current resource on your bicmark clipboard. (A small number of the sites and lessons that we link to will appear in a new window without a bicmarks link at the top. In this case, you can use the standard bookmarking function of your browser. However, resources recorded in this manner will not appear on your bicmark clipboard.) As soon as you click the icon, a new one will appear, allowing you to remove this resource from your clipboard: Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 18

19 To access your bicmarks, click bicmarks in the upper right-hand corner of a page. Your bicmark clipboard will appear. Here you may click each link to connect to a folio or resource, or remove items from your clipboard. To remove an item, click a check box to the far right of the item under select. Click DELETE near the top. You may click the boxes next to several folios or pages and click DELETE to remove them simultaneously. (Plus, you can click the select all box to the right of DELETE to check all of the boxes to remove them all at once.) Once your bicmark clipboard contains your final selections, save it immediately. IMPORTANT: The bicmarks you create as a student user will go away when you leave (log out of) Integrated Classroom. To keep your bicmarks for later use, be sure to save your results or them to yourself every time you finish using Integrated Classroom. Click SAVE near the top to continue. A Save As box will appear. You may save your bicmark file to a diskette or your hard drive to continue. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 19

20 You may also click to send a copy of your bicmarks to any address. You ll be asked to type your name, the address you re sending it to and any message you wish to include. Click GO to send the . Sending yourself a copy of a bicmark file via gives you the power to save direct links to folios and resources on your computer. The ed bicmark files are formatted in HTML, which means you can open and use the links at a later time through your Web browser (Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer) or most word processing programs (Microsoft Word, Word Perfect). You can also access a menu of bicmark files created by teachers in your school. Click PUBLIC bicmarks near the top of the bicmarks screen. You may sort this menu by title, subject or creation date. Click these words to re-sort the list. Click the down arrow next to each name to access that person s stored public bicmarks files. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 20

21 Click a title to open a file. You may click on the folios and resources stored in this bicmarks file, select Save As to save a copy of the file to your computer or click to send a copy of the file to any address. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 21

22 V. Finding Tests Integrated Classroom makes it easy for your teachers to create assignments and tests that you can print or . These tests may contain learning resources and questions that are directly related to the state or national learning assessment tests you ll take this year. To access the tests your teacher has created, log into Integrated Classroom, click your grade level then select the bicmarks link in the upper right-hand corner. A list of your school s bicmarks files will appear. Click on the name of your teacher to continue. You ll see a list of both bicmarks and tests. (The tests have small orange T s next to them.) Click a test link to continue. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 22

23 You may choose to print the test, or it to yourself or a classmate. Your test may contain only questions for you to answer, or it may also have links to articles, Web sites or other items to help you learn more about the topics covered in the assessment. Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 23

24 VI. Citation Guide Here are step-by-step instructions for citing the information you find using bigchalk research products and the Internet in your assignments or research paper. Step One: Keep track of the information you find. Write everything down in a notebook or create a marked list. To save paper and time, try sending yourself the information via . Keep everything in a single folder on your computer, or in a three-ring binder for safekeeping and teacher review. Step Two: Create your citations. Ask your instructor whether she prefers standard MLA or APA formats or if our updated, simplified bigchalk citation format below is acceptable. I. BIGCHALK PRODUCTS & SERVICES Integrated Classroom, Library, ProQuest, elibrary, etc. Newspaper Article bigchalk Style Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title." Name of Newspaper. [Database Name] Date. Coker, Margaret. "Fiery end drawing near for Russia's obstinate Mir." The Palm Beach Post. [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] MLA Style Coker, Margaret. "Fiery end drawing near for Russia's obstinate Mir." The Palm Beach Post. 15 March 2001, 1A. bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 22 March APA Style Coker, Margaret. (2001, March 22). Fiery end drawing near for Russia's obstinate Mir. The Palm Beach Post. p. 1A. Magazine Article bigchalk Style Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title." Name of Magazine. [Database Name] Date. Hayden, Thomas. "A prelude to the big big one?" U.S. News & World Report. [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] MLA Style Hayden, Thomas. "A prelude to the big big one?" U.S. News & World Report. 3 March 2001: 37. bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 15 March APA Style Hayden, Thomas. (2001, March 3). A prelude to the big big one? U.S. News & World Report. p. 37. Newswire Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 24

25 bigchalk Style Source."Newswire release title." [Database Name] Date. Reuters. "White House to release fundraising documents." [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] MLA Style "White House to release fundraising documents." Reuters. 25 Feb bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 30 Nov Book bigchalk Style Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. [Database Name] Copyright date. Williams, Bard. The Internet for Teachers. [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] If there's more than one author invert only the first name as in Jones, Tom, and Mariea Berryman. MLA Style Williams, Bard. "The Internet for Teachers." 1995: 54. bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 27 March APA Style Williams, Bard. (1995). The Internet for Teachers. Foster City, CA: IDG Books. Map bigchalk Style Description of map location. Source. [Database Name] Date. Quebec City Central Canada. MGMapsOfTheWorld. [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] MLA Style Quebec City Central Canada. Map. 1 Jan bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 27 March Audio/Video bigchalk Style Source. "Description of audio/video." [Database Name] Date. Knight Ridder/Tribune: News in Motion. "Knee replacement is a billion dollar industry in the United States." [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] MLA Style "Knee replacement is a billion dollar industry in the United States." Knight Ridder/Tribune: News in Motion. 9 May bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 29 March TV/Radio Transcript Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 25

26 bigchalk Style Reporter/source. Description of programming. Source. [Database Name] Date. Edwards, Bob. "Profile: Quality of education in America." Morning Edition (NPR). [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] MLA Style "Profile: Quality of education in America." Morning Edition (NPR). 6 June bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 5 July Picture bigchalk Style Source. Description of picture. [Database Name] Date. Reuters News Pictures Service NASA. Space station in view during shuttle docking operation. [bigchalk Integrated Classroom] MLA Style Space station in view during shuttle docking operation. Photograph. Reuters News Pictures Service NASA. 11 Sept bigchalk Integrated Classroom. Anytown School Library, Anytown, CA. 30 Nov II. INTERNET SOURCES World Wide Web bigchalk Style Web site author. Title of Web page. [Web] Date of retrieval from the Internet. [Full Web address]. National Public Radio (NPR). President Bush appoints new cabinet. [Web] [ U.S. Congress Citation Structure Originating body, Name of Sponsor, Person or Authority with their state, what they are sponsoring or speaking about. Date or Number of Congressional Session. [Web] Date of retrieval from the Internet. [Full Web address]. House of Representatives of the United States, Sen. Shelia Jackson-Lee, Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to increase penalties on perpetrators of hate crimes. 107th Congress. [Web] [ ~bdht8n:: /bss/d107query.html ] APA Style National Public Radio. (2001). President Bush appoints a new cabinet. All Things Considered. Retrieved January 20, 2001, from the World Wide Web: (Electronic Mail) Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 26

27 bigchalk Style Sender Name [sender's address]. Subject line of message. Recipient Name [recipient's address]. [ ] Date of message. The Math Forum Re: Question about the history of algebra. Chris Noonan Sturm [ ] Online Images bigchalk Style Image creator/source. Brief description of image. [Internet Image] Date of retrieval. [Full Web address of graphic/image]. bigchalk.com. Animated image of ballerina dancing. [Internet Image] [ Online Sounds bigchalk Style Sound creator/source. Brief description of sound. [Internet Sound] Date of retrieval. [Full Web address of sound]. SoundLibrary.com. Sound of a clock chiming the hour. [Internet Sound] [ Online Video Clips bigchalk Style Video clip creator/source. Brief description of video clip. [Internet Video] Date of retrieval. [Full Web address of video clip]. NASA. Video clip of STS-26 space shuttle launch. [Internet Video] [ Integrated Classroom Student User Guide 27