Introduction
hello and welcome to the brief overview
of the features in the making
connections EGU interactive teacher
resource in this video we will discuss
unit and chapter opening icons hotspots
on your eext page icons within the eext
pages and baskets under the leftand
Opening Icons
menu
for teachers opener icons appear on the
first page of each chapter and unit in
making
connections let's take a minute to
explain the information included under
each
icon teacher set of icons include the
following as s for assess PL L for
planning material l e for lesson support
i n for inquiry and en en for
engage assess contains the question Bank
assessment Masters and performance tasks
and culminating task
rubrics planning material includes unit
or chapter planners curriculum
correlations inquiry Frameworks and a
link to the teachability
website lesson support provides sample
lesson plans osslt activity support
Geographic thinking cont concept support
and skills activity support and line
Masters inquiry contains Geo inquiry
activities chapter big question support
appropriate line Masters and rubrics and
teacher tip
sheets engage provides arcgis geof
flight Web 2.0 a link to the geoc
careers website go online activities and
additional web
resources students have access to
different opener icons which only appear
at the beginning of each chapter and
include the following re for
review n for inquiry GT for geoth
thinking SK for skills and en n for
engage review contains chapter summaries
and osslt
activities inquiry includes Geo inquiry
activities and rubrics chapter big
question support and skill line
Masters Geo thinking provides activities
and rubrics appropriate for Geographic
thinking Concepts
activities skills offers tip sheets
related to maps and skill focus
activities and applicable line
Masters engage contains arcgis geof
flight Web 2.0 and go online activities
and a link to geoc careers
features teachers can view the egide in
two modes instructor view which shows
all of the hotspots icons and features
of the IDE or student view which shows
only the hotspots and icons accessible
to students in the eext let's zoom in
for a closer
Hot Spots
look hotspots refer to clickable areas
on the page that bring up further
information images or activities there
are 13 types of hotspots available in
making connections
all images within the eext are hotspots
clicking on them opens the image in a
larger window for closeup
viewing image captions that ask
open-ended questions are hotspots as
well teachers can click on these to find
answers and support for these
questions thinking critically features
ask students to critically analyze an
issue or concept presented on the page
teachers can click these features to
find answers and support for
them activities that utilize argis an
interactive map building tool can be
found under argis online hotspots like
this
one click on the big question at the
beginning of every chapter for support
in answering abstract Geographic
queries go online features are also
hotspots you can click on them for links
to more information about the content
content on the
page click on any of the phrases in the
key terms box to jump directly to the
page on which the term appears read
definitions discover uses and understand
context by clicking on geoc careers
features students and teachers can gain
valuable insight into geography related
jobs Awards and associations by visiting
the geoc careers
portal both students and teachers can
access geolight files scripts and
student and teacher support notes by
clicking on the geof flight features in
the
margin clicking on Geo inquiry hotspots
brings up activities that support and
enhance the inquiry
process osslt icons are placed within
image captions chapter questions and
text paragraphs they link to activities
and support that prepare students for
the Ontario Secondary School literacy
test skills Focus Features are hotspots
they include notes and activities that
hone students ability to ask effective
questions evaluate information sources
interpret data and
More in reflect and analyze Activities
The Heading analyze an issue is a
hotspot students can find advice on
answering these questions here while
teachers can find support and Sample
answers
some resources are found under icons on
the page Making Connections includes
three types of icons and its
Pages it is important to note that icons
appear in both the student eext and the
teacher EEG guide however icons for
teachers will include answers and
supplementary information that their
student counterparts will
not support under the literacy tip icon
helps students improve their reading
comprehension and writing skills
there are notes to guide teachers
too when in instructor view answers to
chapter questions are located under this
check mark
icon note that only teachers can see
this clicking on this icon gives you Web
2.0 activities featuring online tools
applications and
Baskets
resources notice the left hand menu to
the left of the eext this is where most
of the support for teachers is housed
let's zoom in for a closer
look in the left hand menu users have
what we refer to as
baskets the list of available baskets
for teachers includes the table of
contents getting started line Masters
printables notes and
bookmarks students have access to the
table of contents getting started line
Masters notes and
bookmarks a more detailed look at the
information included in each of these
baskets can be found in our how to use
your EGU video and our locating
resources in your EGU
document and that wraps up our overview
of The Making Connections EGU features
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watching