Features

Built on a solid foundation of research in educational technology, social constructivism and inquiry-based learning, each workshop provides:

online survey tools in which educators collect, examine and interpret their own ideas about the topic
lively multimedia instructional tutorials that introduce the content, encouraging educators to extrapolate new information
The multimedia books were full of information.
Library Media Specialist High School, Roanoke Virginia

online discussion forums that encourage structured reflection, problem-solving, and collaboration around workshop content within a “culture of collegiality”
a unique interactive multimedia inquiry-based database of national experts designed specifically to support CyberSmart! Online Professional Development, allowing participants to delve into the specific areas of practical relevance to their own professional context and interest
I enjoyed the give and take in the online forums.
Elementary Classroom teacher, New York

chat and email communication between and among the participants and facilitator
a “practice” blog for publishing the culminating activity requiring educators to synthesize and reflect on workshop content creating an informative communique for their intended audience
a pre and post survey to measure changes in attitudes, content knowledge, and skills
a structured virtual environment modeling the positive and productive elements of an online learning community encouraging educators to adapt these tools and strategies into their own practice
direct reference to the CyberSmart! Free Student Curriculum lessons transfering workshop content into classroom practice
correlation of workshop weekly activities to ISTE NETS Students standards so that educators can easily pull activities into the classroom

Each workshop is built using Moodle, an open source software designed for educators and guided by a particular philosophy of learning.