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Name: Jerry Dorris 12/11/05

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Navigating the Internet: A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the unique address which identifies a resource on the Internet for routing purposes. Know how to interpret URLs.

Use a "traceroute" program such as "WhatRoute" (Mac) or Neotrace (PC) to trace the route between your computer and a website outside of the United States. Include a screen shot showing a map and the text of the specific route taken when contacting the website. Compare your findings with those of others in the class. Are websites always located in the country in which they are registered? What does this show about the nature of Internet-based business and commerce?

Compare the connection in the CSUN laboratory with your connection at home or school. What are the IP addresses of the computers you are working with? What kind of connections are your working with (dial-up, DSL, cable, 100-Base TX (twisted-pair LAN), 100-Base FX (fiber LAN), etc.)? Compare are your connection speeds.

o The IP Address for computer A4 is 130.166.109.108o The IP Address for my home computer is: 24.24.191.229o The connection of this computer A4 is 1.156 seconds to downloado The connection of my home computer is in 8.082 seconds

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Most schools have developed Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) and have installed filters to keep student focused on education. Include text (scan or download is easiest) of your school's AUP and a description of the filters in place. If a school AUP is not available, provide a sample AUP, cite its source, and provide a link. If you are not working in a school, summarize how filters work.

Filters are use to block unauthorized websites from being accessed.

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(2) Knowing your School: Teachers should have a good understanding of their school, students, and thc communities they represent. Much statistical data can be gained using online resources. *TPE-tip You may wish to develop a case study of your school using this and you personal observations to meet TPE 8.

Develop a written profile of your school and students. Your profile should include the following: School distinctive: Study your school website and discuss school history,

distinctive and goals. Geography: Describe your campus and its community using satellite photos

and maps. Using the photos, describe the nature of the community (commercial, apartments, single family homes, industry, etc.)

Socioeconomic status: Include maps showing the socioeconomic status (SES) of the communities contributing students to your school. Discuss two or more prominent SES characteristics of the school population.

School performance: Include test scores and the Academic Performance Index of your school. Discuss the academic climate of your school, including test scores, API, change in scores, dropout rate, English learners, students requiring special education, etc.

School distinctive:

Create a secure environment

Develop a community of learners (including students, parents, community, teachers, staff and administrators) that will provide active support, as our students become life-long learners.

Promote all stakeholders as continual learners and facilitators of quality learning through professional development.

Function as a center for community resources.

Prepare all students to be successful and responsible contributors in a multicultural technologically advanced society.

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Geography

The community in which John H. Francis Polytechnic High School is located has a very large Latino population followed by Asians, African Americans, and White Students. There is some commercial business located in the area like gas station, ethnic restaurants, a few strip malls. The community that surrounds J.H.F. Polytechnic High have single family homes located to the northeast and south east of the campus, where as most apartments are located south of the campus.

Socioeconomic status:





The families that live in the surrounding area of the school have a low to moderate income.

High rate of single parents families in the area.

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School Performance

API score for John H. Francis Polytechnic High is 576 for 2004. API target for 2005 is 585

Drop out rate:

Grade Total Dropped out Compared to total enrolled9 83 1,53810 115 99511 106 80312 107 559

Total # 411 3,940

(3) College Advisement: Secondary teachers often have the opportunity to advise students on decisions pertaining to college. In many environments, teachers are the only individual’s students know who have been to college.

Describe a real or hypothetical student (interests, family SES, and personality) who is interested in pursuing a career in a field related to what you teach. Recommend a major and 4-year college and explain the rationale for your recommendation using information found on college websites. Provide active links to the colleges, and quote relevant information.

Provide a paragraph of advice to the parents of this student regarding financing college. Consider their financial and family situation.

This name is Charles, his interests is in sports, cooking, reading (sci-fi books), sings, and community service. Charles also have a learning disability he has a problem processing audio information. However, with help for his general and special education team Charles had made great progress and has very good grades. Charles comes from a single family home. He is the second oldest of three children, Charles is also a twin. The family SES is between lower and med level middle class income status. All three brothers work part-time jobs to help their mother pay house bills. Charles is interested in becoming a special education/ social studies teacher.

I recommend to Charles that he attend Pasadena City College first for one full year. Attend a community college will help ease him into academic and social demands of college life. Then I subjected he transfers to Southern Illinois University (SIU) for the reminder of undergrad college career. SIU has one the best learning programs for

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students with learning disables and a high graduation rate among those students. Another choice for college would be California State University, Northridge that is also highly recommended school for learning disable. It has the identical qualities that SIU has it only advantage is that is local and it doesn’t snow in the lower elevations of southern California.

Helpful Links for Southern Illinois University:

Main site: http://www.siu.edu/Information for LD services: http://www.siu.edu/~dss/Financial Aid: http://www.siu.edu/~fao/Housings: http://www.housing.siu.edu/

Helpful Links for California State University Northridge

Main site: http://www.csun.edu/Information for LD services http://www.csun.edu/cod/Financial Aid: http://www.csun.edu/finaid/Housings: http://housing.csun.edu/

Helpful links for Pasadena City College

Main site: http://www.pasadena.edu/

My advise for the parent of Charles is to look into scholarship and federal grants to pay for Charles education. If the family has access to a online service, then Charles and his mother should check out FastWeb an online scholarship website. I also would recommend that they look at each schools websites to see what other finical assistants they may qualify given their SES.

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http://www.pasadena.edu/

http://housing.csun.edu/

http://www.csun.edu/finaid/

http://www.csun.edu/cod/

http://www.csun.edu/

http://www.housing.siu.edu/

http://www.siu.edu/~fao/

http://www.siu.edu/~dss/

http://www.siu.edu/


(4) Professional Growth: Teachers should model "life-long learning" by attending workshops, reading journals, and participating in professional organizations.*TPE-tip You may wish to research professional organizations and employment opportunities and include plans for professional involvement and career development as part of your Individual Induction Plan required for TPE 13.

Describe a professional conference (related to your field) you may benefit from attending. Describe the purpose and scope of the professional organization sponsoring the conference and provide a synopsis of the conference and one or more selected workshops or presentations you would like to attend. Include a link to the professional organization and to the specific conference.

Organization: National Council for the social Studies (NCSS) has annual conference every year it offers various workshops to it members. The conference is designed to aid it members in improving their curriculum and teaching skill by offering development type workshops and secessions. Attending a conference such as this would give me a greater opportunity to sharpen my skills and share what I learned with my colleague as an internal staff development.

Purpose of the NCSS as seen on it website: Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy. The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators. (www.socialstudies.org/about/)

Theme:

The Theme for the years conference is: “Social Studies: The heart of the Curriculum”

Focus of the conference:

There is a special focus on the position of social studies as the center of the curriculum, touching every other subject area.

Social studies are a key component in citizenship development.

The hart of good social studies teachers bring into the classroom.

Link for the Conference:

http://www.socialstudies.org/conference/

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http://www.socialstudies.org/conference/

http://www.socialstudies.org/about/


(5) Employment: Most schools and districts advertise job openings on the Internet. Teachers should use such resources not only to find employment for themselves, but also to attract others to their schools and thus build strong departments.

Find a job announcement for a teaching position for which you are qualified. Include a screen capture of the advertisement. Describe the school and community using information found on the Internet. Cite your resources.



When linked to the LAUSD website I was unable to obtain the needed information describing the schools and communities in which each of the 40 special education positions are adversities for.

Website use in search:

http://www.teachcalifornia.org/job/index.html

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http://www.teachcalifornia.org/job/index.html


(6) Multi-media resources: Numerous educational videos, sound clips, and animations are available on the Internet. Teachers should be able to find appropriate multimedia resources, and link to or download such files.

Identify an audio resource appropriate to teaching your subject (music, speech, animal sound, poem, newscast, etc.). Download the file and embed it in your portfolio, or provide an active link to it. Cite the source and describe how and why you will use it in instruction.

Identify a video or animation appropriate to teaching your subject. Download the file and embed it in your portfolio, or provide an active link to it. If you provide a link, also include screen captures of key sections of the video or animation. Cite the source and describe how and why you will use it in instruction.

Audio Link

Robert F. Kennedy announces assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (5:22)http://www.historychannel.com/broadband/clipview/index.jsp?id=v1t14

Audio clips are a great teaching tool, it allows the student here to speeches that defined a era in history.

Video Link

Video Clips of Dr. Martin Luther King for the History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/broadband/clipview/index.jsp?id=tdih_0828

The History Channel “This Day in History” series of clips are useful if used to help set up a lesson, but isn’t much useful otherwise. I prefer full length video or film if available.



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http://www.historychannel.com/broadband/clipview/index.jsp?id=tdih_0828

http://www.historychannel.com/broadband/clipview/index.jsp?id=v1t14


(7) (Skip)Interactive/Linked Unit Plan : Many application programs (including word processors, presentation managers and spreadsheets) allow users to hyperlink to local (e.g. movies, animations, presentations, text) and remote files. This can greatly facilitate the development and use of a unit plan. *TPE-tip You may wish to incorporate this material into a unit plan for TPE1.

Develop a unit plan (or augment an existing plan) for the subject you teach, incorporating as many resources as possible developed in this class.

Incorporate two or more good third-party lesson plans for teaching your subject. Cite the author and URL of the resources, and include screen captures of the relevant parts of the lessons.

Include links in you unit plan to at least five relevant external internet resources. Use a search engine with Boolean search features to locate web sites relevant to your subject. Embed the URLs for at least 5 excellent sites (or local files) that are related to a lesson you will provide.

Provide links to other relevant documents or resources you have developed.

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