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0 MATHPLETS 2000

The above photograph and all the others of Barcelona used in this presentation were taken during the visit.

The photographs feature the architectural works of Antoni Gaudi, and include La Sagrada Familia, Casa Mila, Caso Batllo and Parc Guell .
Visit Gaudi Central for more.
 This is an extended version of a talk given at the education ministry for Catalonia in Barcelona on September 15th, 2000.

The talk was given by Bryan Dye in response to being awarded a Sun Workstation for first prize in the competition MATHPLETS 2000. The competition was organised by the European Schoolnet and sponsored by Sun. His winning entry was "Transformations", which uses the dynamic software Cinderella to create interactive geometric for students.

Thanks to Carles Romero for his hospitality during the visit.




























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1 A vision for future online materials

A seamless interactive online medium
A school service Customizability; teacher control.
A home service
Customizability: student control; MY learning.
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2 Four criteria
A good educational website will be the product of a coordinated team of teachers, advisers, editors, designers, programmers and users.
Is an educational website making good use of new interactive technology?

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Technology 		Minimal technical knowledge required. Focus on curriculum content. An issue for web programmers .
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Design
Transparent design. Access to the curriculum content not be limited by language or design. An issue for web designers and editors.
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Content 		Width and depth. Must be enough content to make worth the teacher/student's time accessing. An issue for teachers and advisors.
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Development 		The website should be constantly developing. A user can develop content further on their own website or intranet. May require downloading dedicated software or customizing existing material to create their own Online material.



















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3 Current examplars

la sagrada familia Technologies JavaScript
Java
VRML
plug-ins
applets
Flash
Shockwave
Exemplars
Examples of these technologies.
Exemplar websites