GenYES Program & Curriculum Guide - Units and Activities
This section of the GenYES Curriculum Guide consists of 10 units that cover the technology and pedagogy skills of the GenYES course. Each unit contains multiple activities, each containing complete preparation and procedures, teacher tips and leveling activities.
Using the units, the GenYES teacher can deliver a GenYES class that contains the elements of success proven by research.
| UNIT 1 - GETTING STARTED WITH GENYES | Activity 1 - Establishing a GenYES Student Account Activity 2 - What is GenYES? Activity 3 - Resources for GenYES Success Activity 4 - The YES!Blog |
| UNIT 2 - PLANNING AND DELIVERING THE GENYES PROJECT | Activity 1 - What is a GenYES Project? Activity 2 - The PORT Activity 3 - Working with the Partner-teacher Activity 4 - Delivering the GenYES Project |
UNIT 3 - WRAPPING UP (This unit is delivered at the end of the course.) |
Activity 1 - Completing the PORT Activity 2 - Completing GenYES Surveys Activity 3 - What It Means To Be a GenYES Graduate |
UNIT 4 - ONLINE RESEARCH (Units 4-10 can be delivered in any order depending on the school needs and hardware.) |
Activity 1 - Web Search Tools and Strategies Activity 2 - Evaluating Web Resources Activity 3 - Copyright and Citation |
| UNIT 5 - ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS | Activity 1 - Safe and Effective Online Communications Activity 2 - Email Activity 3 - Forums Activity 4 - Blogs, RSS, and Podcasts Activity 5 - Instant Messaging and Chat Activity 6 - Telecollaborative Learning Projects |
| UNIT 6 - DIGITAL MEDIA | Activity 1 - Computer Graphics and Animation Activity 2 - Digital Photography Activity 3 - Desktop Video Activity 4 - Digital Audio |
| UNIT 7 - DIGITAL AUTHORING | Activity 1 - Planning Multimedia Presentations Activity 2 - Creating Multimedia Presentations Activity 3 - Delivering Multimedia Presentations |
| UNIT 8 - WEB PUBLISHING | Activity 1 - Web Page Design Activity 2 - Web Page Construction Using HTML Activity 3 - Web Page Construction Using Web-authoring Software Activity 4 - Advanced Web Page Development Skills |
| Unit 9 - ADVANCED UNIT - STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE | Module 1: Leadership in the 21st Century
Module 2: Personal Leadership Style and Presentation Skills
Module 3: Community Leaders
Module 4: Community Service
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Unit 10 - Mini-Units (These mini-units can be delivered as part of the GenYES class or used by students when they are working on their projects.) |
Mini-Unit 1 - Handhelds Mini-Unit 2 - Teacher and Student Help Guides and Video Tutorials Mini-Unit 3 - Digital Storytelling Mini-Unit 4 - Inspiration and Kidspiration Mini-Unit 5 - ImageBlender, MediaBlender, VideoBlender, SimplyVR, Clay Animation Kit, Recipes4Success |
InfoPages
Every activity links to one or more InfoPages. InfoPages present information in a variety of ways for GenYES teachers and students. They are crucial components of the lessons and activities described in the guide.
InfoPages present information to the students in simple, yet organized ways. They may provide more background on topics or procedures unfamiliar to the GenYES teacher or students. In other cases, the teacher may wish to present the entire contents of the InfoPage to the students during the instructional presentation, or to make copies of the InfoPage for students to file in their GenYES Student Notebooks, where they will serve as useful reference material. InfoPages reside on the GenYES Web Portal so that they can be continually updated. InfoPages may contain URLs pertinent to the lesson, which are updated frequently. Sometimes, an InfoPage may require action or completion by students, for example, a worksheet, quiz or graphic organizer.
