Using Web 2.0 Tool Stixy in the Classroom Instructional...

Using Web 2.0 Tool Stixy in the Classroom

Instructional Unit

by

Georgina Salas

Project #1

In partial fulfillment of

EDTC 6323.61 Multimedia/Hypermedia

The University of Texas at Brownsville, College of Education

Department of Teaching Learning and Innovation

Dr. Maria Corbeil

September 16, 2012

Instructional Goal

Upon using Stixy teachers at this Brownsville ISD campus, and throughout the district, will learn

how to post notes, photos, appointments, files, documents, and insert links to a webpage onto

their Stixy board. The teachers will also be able to know how to change the font style, color, and

size. Teachers will also learn how edit their photos. The teachers will then be able to share with

their students, faculty, and parents.

Learner Analysis

Pre-requisite Skills

To successfully complete this IU, each participant must be able to access the internet from any

place internet is available. They should be able to access either the district website or their

campus website. Every participant must have some basic computer knowledge and know basic

computer vocabulary. Participants must be able to navigate the internet.

Prior Knowledge of Instructional Topic

Teachers on this campus should be know and be able to access the website they will be trained

on. The teachers should have a basic understanding of how to access the internet and locate any

website requested.

Attitude towards Content and Delivery System

Participants were very receptive to the instructional unit. They were ready to learn more about it

and how they could use it in their classroom.

Learner Motivation

Participants will be highly motivated to learn about a new Web 2.0 tool to help them make

learning fun and creative. Of course participants must be understandable of the ups and downs

of technology.

Educational Background and Ability

All participants have a school issued laptop or will use their own personal laptop. The

participants either hold a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or are in the process of obtaining

their master’s degree. As the participants proceed through the instructional unit there will be a

trainer or TST person available to help them go through the process.

Learners’ Preferences and Learning Styles

The participants learning styles vary across the board. Some prefer to learn visually with step by

step instructions. Others prefer to learn with a video and written down steps. Others prefer to

learn with written down steps of the whole process. Finally, others prefer someone to show them

the process step by step.

Attitudes Towards Management

Participants have a good attitude towards this new educational tool. They understand that new

material introduced to them should be used in the classroom to make learning fun. They also

understand they will need to complete an anticipation guide before and after the training. They

will also have to complete the check list at the end of the training to make sure they understood

and were able to complete the steps of the training.

Group Characteristics

On this campus the participants will include teachers in grades 1-5, special programs teachers,

paraprofessionals, special education, and technology teacher. There are 10 male teachers, and 33

female teachers. The majority of the teachers are Hispanic with about 3 white female teachers.

The range of teacher’s age would be from 23-60 years old.

Design / Development Risk

This instructional unit assumes the participants have some moderate level of computer skills.

This unit will show a different and new way of creating lessons in the classroom. This unit may

leave out small details that the designer has inadvertently left out because h/she feels or assumes

it is prior knowledge that the participant must have in order to proceed with some of the steps.

Context Analysis

The instructional unit will be available on the district and school website. The learning context

and performance context will be happening in the same place during this training. For this unit

the training will occur at the campus level during one of the teacher in-services in the beginning

of the school year. In order to make sure everyone gets the same training the training will take

place in the cafeteria where there is wireless internet available. The teachers will be using their

own school issued laptops during this training. There are two constraints that could possibly be a

problem. One would be the wireless internet is down or very slow and the battery runs out from

the laptops. The campus would need to provide power surgers so the laptops could be plugged in

so the battery does not run out. The training program will be available on the school website if

any teachers need to go back and do a retraining refresher. Teachers can also contact the

technology teacher or the teacher in charge if there are any questions about the program.

Performance Objectives

1. Using the Stixy program the teachers will create and log into their own account without any

errors.

2. Given access to a computer with Internet access the teachers will navigate to the Stixy

website (B) without any assistance or errors (CR).

3. From the Stixy home page the teachers will register for a new account without any assistance

or errors.

4. From the Stixy home page the teachers will click “sign in” without assistance or errors.

5. Upon completion of this instructional unit the teachers will create fun and creative bulletin

boards to save and share with faculty, staff, parents, and students without any errors.

Assessment Strategies

The following chart corresponds with the performance objectives from above. Participants will

complete a self check list of their training and submit it to the trainer in charge.

Task Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs

Improvement

Score and

Justify

Access the

Internet

Without

assistance

With some

assistance

With a lot of

assistance

Couldn’t do it

without

assistance

Find address

bar on

Internet

Without

assistance

With some

assistance

With a lot of

assistance

Couldn’t do it

without

assistance

Click “sign up

now” on Stixy

Without

assistance

With some

assistance

With a lot of

assistance

Couldn’t do it

without

assistance

Save, share, or

create new

Stixy board

Without

assistance

With some

assistance

With a lot of

assistance

Couldn’t do it

without

assistance

Instructional Strategies

According to Gagne, learning is comprised of a nine step process. The instructional strategies in

this instructional unit are based on Gagne's model.

Pre-Instructional Activities

A brief one–two minute vodcast using a talking avatar through Blabberize will be created to

introduce this instructional unit to the learners. Blabberize allows you to create a talking avatar.

This video will be led by “Winnie” who will provide a light hearted introduction to the training.

By listening to this vodcast, the learner will understand why this instructional unit is relevant to

their position, and will be more motivated to focus their attention on completing the training.

To ignite prior knowledge and skills the teachers will complete an anticipation guide. This guide

is a series of 15 questions which the teachers will respond to by placing a check mark in the

space if they agree with the statement. The anticipation guide is designed to give them

confidence about the material that is coming up, by showing them that they already know a little

about the topic. The first three questions pertain to entry level skills. If the teachers do not agree

with those statements, then the instructional unit should not get started until those skills are

obtained. This anticipation guide will be referenced again at the end of the instructional unit.

The intent is for the teachers to notice growth as a result of the instructional unit.

Anticipation Guide

Before After Statement _____ _____ 1. I am able to turn on a computer and know where to click to

access the Internet.

_____ _____ 2. I am able to access the Internet and type the Stixy address in

the address bar.

_____ _____ 3. I am able to provide and type in the information needed for

for Stixy.

_____ _____ 4. Each teacher has a valid email address and password to register

for Stixy.

_____ _____ 5. Every campus in BISD will have access the the Stixy training

program.

_____ _____ 6. I know where to log in when I get into the Stixy website.

_____ _____ 7. I know how to click and drag an icon onto the Stixy board.

_____ _____ 8. I know which icon to use to add texts to notes.

_____ _____ 9. I know what text means and how to add it to notes.

_____ _____ 10. I know how to add a photo to the Stixy board.

_____ _____ 11. I know which icon is the ToDo.

_____ _____ 12. I know you can add texts to some icons.

_____ _____ 13. I know where and how to save the finished Stixy board.

_____ _____ 14. Teachers will be able to create new Stixy boards once they are

done creating their first one.

_____ _____ 15. Teachers are able to retrieve already created Stixy boards.

Content Presentation

The training guide and all supplemental materials will be delivered electronically to the district

and campus technologists. Then it will be delivered to the teacher in charge of this instructional

unit training. The training guide can be opened through the districts website. Each campus will

also be able to link the training on their school website. The training guide will link to

supplemental media such as anticipation guide, screencast, and a diagram. The teachers will be

able to access the training documents anytime and anywhere they have internet access. The

teachers will also have the option of printing the training document if it is their better way of

learning. The training guide is going to include some light humor to keep the learner engaged,

such as a dialogue from “Winnie” the Stixy bear guide.

The training will be broken down into steps with an evaluation of each step as they go along the

training. Teachers will not be able to move onto the next step of the training until they are

comfortable with the previous step. There will be examples of how the teachers can go about

meeting their objectives.

As the teachers complete the training the trainer will have the training guide and a quick

reference flowchart diagram. The flowchart diagram will show the flow of the Stixy registration

process and how to use the program. This one page visual document will serve as support for the

skills the teachers learned in this instructional unit training.

Learner Participation

As mentioned before, throughout the content there will be application questions embedded into

the training guide. The questions will give the learners an opportunity to apply the skills read in

a particular section of the training. The learners will be provided with feedback for all the

questions including the correct answer and an explanation. Interactivity will be included in the

screencast of Stixy. During the video the learner will have to respond to questions correctly

before moving on to the next section. When combined, all the learner participation described

will provide adequate opportunity to practice the instructional objective before advancing to the

culminating assessment.

Instructional Goal Instructional Goal with

Performance Context Assessment

Goal: Teachers in BISD

will learn how to create

fun and creative

educational bulletin

boards using the Stixy

program.

Using the Stixy program (CN) the

learner will create and log into

their account (B) without any

errors (CR).

See Assessment Picture 1

Below

(A) Which is the correct place

to click to create your own

account?

A. Sign up now

B. www.stixy.com

C. New Stixyboard

Steps in Instructional

Goal Performance Objectives Assessment

I. Teachers will navigate

the internet and type in the

address bar

www.stixy.com to reach

the program.

Given access to a computer with

Internet access (CN) the learner

will navigate to the Stixy website

(B) without any assistance or

errors (CR).

True/False

You do not need the address

bar to locate stixy.

II. Once on the Stixy

program the teachers will

click sign up now to get

started.

A. From the Stixy home page

(CN), the learners register for a

new account (B), without any

assistance or errors (CR).

B. The learner then has to decide

(CN) if the sign up was done

correctly (B) without any


What 2 important items do

you need in order to sign up

for stixy?

A. picture and password

B. password and internet

C. email address and password

III. As the account is set

up by the learner, s/he will

sign into their Stixy

account.

From the Stixy home page (CN),

the learner will click “sign in” (B),

without assistance or errors (CR).

True/False

You do need your email

address and password to sign

in.

IV. The learner will then

click on the Post It Note

icon and drag it up to the

bulletin board.

From the Stixy bulletin board

(CN), the learner will click into

the note, add text and apply the

note options available without (B),



Below

(B) Which icon is the stixy

note that you will drag up to

the bulletin board?

A. ToDo

B. photo

C. document

D. note

V. The learner will click

on photo icon and drag up

A. From the Stixy bulletin board

(CN), the learner will click add


http://www.stixy.com/

to the bulletin board. photo, browse, and highlight

choice photo, then click add photo

to post on bulletin board (B),

without assistance or errors (CR).

B. Then the learner has to decide

(CN) if the photo was added to the

bulletin board and click Photo

Options (B) without assistance or

errors (CR).

Below

(C) Where do you click so you

can edit photos?

A. on photo icon

B. on share tab

C. on Photo Options

VI. The learner will click

on the document icon and

drag up to the bulletin

board.


(CN) the learner will click add

document, browse, and highlight

choice document, then click add

document to post on bulletin board

(B) without assistance or errors

(CR).


(CN) if the document was added

to the bulletin board (B), without


How do you choose a

document to add to the stixy

bulletin board?

A. browse for one, highlight it,

and click to add

B. copy, highlight, and paste

C. write on the document icon

VII. The learner will click

the ToDo calendar icon

and drag up to the bulletin

board.


(CN) the learner will click on the

TODO icon, add texts with the

“ToDo” Options (B) without



(CN) if s/he added texts (B) to the

“ToDo” calendar without


True/False

The “ToDo” icon is a calendar

to add important information

to your schedule.

VII. The learner will be

able to share, save, or

create new Stixy bulletin

boards.

From the Stixy bulletin board

(CN) the learner will share, save,

or create educational bulletin

boards (B) without any assistance

or errors (CR).

What steps can be taken once

you are done creating your

stixy bulletin board?

A. delete, create, post

B. share, save, create

C. share, delete, post

D. save, create, delete

Assessment Picture 1

Instructions: Go back to the assessment part and read question (A) to be able to answer

this picture.

A

B

C

Assessment Picture 2

Instructions: Go back to the assessment part and read question (B) to be able to answer

this picture.

D C B A

Assessment Picture 3 Instructions: Go back to the assessment part and read question C) to be able to answer this

picture.

Assessment

The materials needed to start off the training are a computer or laptop with internet access and

having a valid email address with a valid password. The prerequisite skills needed to perform

for this training are:

A

B C

1. Turn on computer and access the internet

2. Locating address bar

3. Typing in Stixy address in address bar

The materials and prerequisite skills needed to complete this training will be assessed with a

survey that will be emailed to all the teachers at the respective campuses a week prior to the

training. According to the data collected from the teacher’s surveys the trainings layout could be

modified. The teachers that do not possess the prerequisite skills there will be a quick, small

training in the computer lab on day after school days before the instructional unit training. This

side training, with screenshots, will also be available on the campus website for those teachers

who need a refresher right before the instructional unit training.

Once all teachers are on track and they go through the training there will be an assessment after

each step is performed to make sure they know how to maneuver through that part of the

training. At the end of the training there will be an overall assessment to complete.

Follow-Through Activities

The learners are not required to memorize all the steps in the training. The trainer will help the

learners remember the training and show them how to apply it to the “real world.” To promote

the learner’s memory skills of the process of Stixy they will be provided with a printable

flowchart. Memorization of the skills is not critical as long as they utilize the flowchart to aid

them throughout the process. The flowchart will be accessible at any time to the teachers

especially if they need it to refresh their memory from the training. They can use the flowchart

until they feel confident of their ability to use the Stixy program on their own.

Flowchart

-------------------------------------Entry Level Skills----------------------------------------------------------

Navigate Internet Basic computer

knowledge

Basic typing and

reading skills

Type in

www.Stixy.com

1

http://www.stixy.com/

Yes

No

Click sign up now

2

Click sign up

2.4

Provide email

address

2.1

Click box to Terms

of Service

2.3

Provide password

2.2

Go to step 3

2.7

Go back to provide

email address

2.6

Sign into Stixy

3

Provide email address

3.1

Provide password

3.2

Click “sign up”

3.3

Click on Post It Notes

and drag up

4

Click into note and

add text, note options

4.1

Click on photo and

drag up.

5

Click on add photo

5.1

Click Add Photo

5.3

Click Browse,

highlight choice

5.2

Photo

added

5.4

Go back to click on add

photo

5.5

Yes No

Click Photo Options

5.6

Sign up done

correctly

2.5

Click on document

and drag up

6

Click Add Document

6.3

Click Browse, highlight

document

6.2

Click add document

6.1

\

Yes No

No

Yes

Document

added

6.4

Go to step 7

6.6

Go back to click on

add document

6.5

Click ToDo and drag up

7

Add texts

7.1

Use ToDo Options

7.2

Add text to

ToDo icon

7.3

Go back to Add

texts

7.4

Go to step 8

7.5

Share, save, or create new

Stixy

8

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