A Teacher's Perspective
Using SIR-CED CD-ROM in Classroom
(Step by Step Instructions for Teachers)

SIR-CED CD ROM

To Do Ahead of Time

1. photocopy pages of instructions
   one folder per computer to be used over again or
   one folder per group if using one monitor per class
   
2. photocopy student activity sheet for folder
   
3. copy images needed for each day into folder on desktop

• Macintosh basic instructions
  
• Netscape browser
  
• back, forward and stop buttons at the top of browser page
  
• txt. and pic. software (will load automatically in guided tour but explanation necessary)
  
  txt - simple word processing program
  pic - general purpose image processing program to display pictures
  

Guided Tour

• load CD-ROM, click on icon
  
• click on Guided Tour
• read down to and click on
  The SIR-CED03 Preview
  - Don't click on movies to show - takes too long. Go to QTMovies folder, load movies directly, and place on desktop ahead of time.
  Preselect movies: launch & land movie, gorilla movie
  At appropriate time, run movies from simple player (select simple player from upper right hand corner of screen)
  Click on photos or explanations then return to Guided Tour first page
  
• Scroll down to brief browser overview
  good explanation of browser
  Return to Guided Tour
  
• Click on How do I use the CD? (for teacher use only, skip in
  student demo)
  
• Click on Radar Images And What They Mean
  - General Information
  - Go to picture room and show what's available
  - Click on North America
  - Demo 3D View, Mammoth and Description
• Go back to Radar Images And What They Mean by going
  up to back command and clicking on it until you get there
  
• Click on What do color images mean? (details on color imaging)
  (can do now or explain later-depends upon ability level of
  student), click on back command at top of screen to get to -
  
• What Is Imaging Radar (how it works, might be a bit
  technical, good to understand how radar works,
  - click on back command at top of screen
  
• What kind of science can you do with imaging radar?
  good information (may be read ahead of time and paraphrased)
  
• Background Information - ( for teachers-skip in demo)
  - return to top of Guided Tour and scroll down to
  
• If You Want To Look At Cool Stuff Right Away
  - click on SIR-CED03 Screening Room (again, preload Ubar, or Global Warming movies)
  
  

End of Guided Tour

Before Students Get On Computers

• Check for understanding
  
• Demo how to do student activity by opening one folder
  
  - explain about undo operation (just click OK)
  - explain about hand in left margin with pic software to move picture around
  
• go back to original icon and demo where Data folder is
  
• assign each group a category in classification folder to investigate.
  

Students Projects:

• students will investigate their topic and report to class information learned
  
• students will present information to class on TV monitor
  
• restrict beginning students to only use txt and pic software
  
• Questions to be answered: (see next page to photocopy)
  
  1. Describe the area you are studying
     
  2. Of what particular interest is there to study in this area?
     
  3. What information is available about your area?
     
  4. How was this information obtained?
     
  5. What did you learn about your area?
     
  
  
• Project might require outside information to be presented as well, e.g. locate area on atlas, look for articles or additional info
  

SIR-CED CD ROM
STUDENT ACTIVITY

1. Describe the area you are studying.
   
   
   
2. Of what particular interest is there to study in this area?
   
   
   
3. What information is available about your area?
   
   
   
4. How was this information obtained?
   
   
   
5. What did you learn about this area?