What NROC Members Need to Know for Fall 2010
What you need to know for Fall 2010…
It’s hard to believe that the summer is flying by and soon classes will be starting. With this in mind, we wanted to update you on changes within the NROC project that you may want to be aware of.
NOW AVAILABLE AS PART OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP
· Content and Curriculum
Two additional lessons are available for the NROC US History courses.
̵ Lesson 81- The Bush Administration – Post 9/11
̵ Lesson 82 – The Obama Presidency
COMING THIS FALL: Semester 1 of the New NROC Algebra I course – Pilot opportunities will be available for all members.
· Technical Support at NROC Network.org
Moodle Archive Files are available for the following NROC courses:
̵ Algebra
̵ AP Biology
̵ AP Calculus
̵ AP Environmental Science
̵ AP Physics
̵ AP US Government
̵ AP US History
COMING THIS FALL: Blackboard ver. 9.0 Archive files - Updated files for the most commonly used NROC courses with integrated links to the NROC-hosted content.
· Member Services at NROCNetwork.org
̵ Tools for Building Awareness of your branded HippoCampus including customizable posters, postcards, etc.
̵ NROC’s Professional Development Webinars – archives and announcements for upcoming events.
̵ New Orientation Modules to support implementation efforts:
̵ Overview of NROC Membership
COMING THIS FALL: Additional Orientation Modules
Intro to HippoCampus
How to Customize HippoCampus
Overview of NROC Courses
Overview of Member Resources site
New Institutional HippoCampus Features:
Your institution’s branded HippoCampus website now offers these enhanced features:
̵ Annotation Tool - Allows instructors to add notes to course media at the topic level. The annotation will be visible only to those students accessing the instructor’s HippoCampus page.
̵ Alerts - Reported errata are now readily viewable at the topic and course level.
̵ Standards – View correlations to state standards and to the new Common Core at your branded HippoCampus site.
̵ Textbook Correlations - Textbook correlations now include the ISBN number. In addition, instructors can also add their own correlations to a textbook or other resource.
̵ Discipline-Specific Mini-Sites and Blogs: Check out teacher-moderated blog postings for additional activities, resources and tie-ins to current events to enhance instruction.
COMING THIS FALL: HippoCampus “Collections” Additional multimedia resources to support a variety of STEM disciplines from trusted educational partners:
̵ Khan Academy
̵ NOAA
̵ PhET
Learn more at www.nrocnetwork.org.
All new content is posted in the NROC Member Services website (www.nrocnetwork.org) as soon as it becomes available. If you do not have credentials for the NROC Network or have forgotten your password, please email support@montereyinstitute.org.
In addition, our Membership Department will be happy to host a personalized webinar with your institution to assist you with your implementation. To request more information, please email membership@montereyinstitute.org.