Resources for Teaching Via ATM

When teaching via ATM there are ideas and strategies to consider that will increase both your effectiveness as a distance learning instructor and the resulting learning outcomes for students.

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Ideas for the ATM Classroom



Ideas for the ATM Classroom

This web page presents ideas for incorporating ATM into school curriculum and other uses for the system.



Virtual Field Trips

This web page lists links to sites that provide details about virtual field trips that are available for the creative teacher.



Virtual Field Trip Checklist

This PDF document is a checklist for steps to complete before, after, and during a virtual field trip.

Print: PDF (64KB)



Interoperable Sessions

This web page provides information about interoperability (connections between MDLP ATM sites and videoconferencing systems outside of our network) - including virtual field trips.

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Teaching Strategies



Teaching Strategies

This web page uses basic principles of distance learning to provide stategies on preparing for instructional delivery via ATM, incorporating successful teaching techniques during a session, and extending the learning continuum beyond a session.



Keys to Teaching via ATM

This PDF document summarizes keys to teaching in the ATM room.

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The who, what, where, when, why, and how of effective participation via ATM

This PDF document offers techniques for increasing the effectiveness of participation during ATM sessions.

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Developing Materials



Guidelines for On-Screen Presentations

This web page provides guidelines for materials to presented on-screen during an ATM session, including screen area, fonts, and color.



General Rules of Thumb

This web page offers a few rules of thumb to bear in mind as you create materials for use in an ATM session.



PowerPoint 101: Creating a Presentation

This PDF document takes you through a step by step process for creating a PowerPoint presentation.

Print: PDF (972KB)



Planning Sheet for an ATM Session

This PDF document is a template that can be used to plan an ATM session, including materials to be used and camera positions.

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