Web Feats Workshop II Schedule
Sunday, July 21
7:00 PM Supper at the Bear Mountain Lodge: During supper, groups will meet for the first time in project teams.
Monday, July 22
8:30 AM Transportation leaves Bear Mountain Inn for USMA
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome by Colonel B. Forsythe, Vice Dean for Education (Math Conference Room)
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Logistics (Math Conference Room)
9:30 AM-10:30 AM Remarks on Online Materials in Mathematics (Math Conference Room)
10:45 AM-Noon Project groups look at web sites to examine material and develop opinions of what works, what does not, and why. (Computer Labs)
Noon-1:00 PM Project group discussions continue over lunch. (Community Club)
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM What characterizes good online materials in mathematics? by Judy Spicer (Math Conference Room)
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM General discussion: What characterizes good online materials in mathematics? (Math Conference Room)
2:45 PM-3:00 PM Break (Math Lounge)
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Using Word to create HTML pages and an introduction to Dreamweaver by David Smith (Math Conference Room)
4:00 PM-5:00 PM Experimentation with Word and Dreamweaver (Computer Labs)
5:00 PM Transportation leaves USMA for Bear Mountain Inn
Evening: Project groups meet to decide on projects (Bear Mountain Inn)
Tuesday, July 23
8:30 AM Transportation leaves Inn for USMA
9:00 AM-9:30 AM Small groups report on project ideas -- 5 minutes for each project.
9:30 AM-10:30 AM Working digital cameras
and images by David Smith (Math Conference Room)
| imageN | Universal digital camera tool | free |
| AdGif | Advanced GIF Animator | $35/free trial |
| BatchThumbs | Thumbnail page creator | free |
| Paint Shop Pro | General image tool | $99 |
10:30 AM-10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM-11:15 AM Obtaining applets from Geometer's Sketch Pad by Jon Choate (Math Conference Room)
11:15 AM-Noon Project groups will plan work strategies (Math Conference Room and Math Lounge)
Noon-1:00 PM Lunch:
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Two simultaneous tutorials
3:00 PM-3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM-5:30 PM Groups work on projects (Computer Labs)
Wednesday, July 24
8:30 AM Transportation leaves Inn for USMA
9:00 AM-2:30 PM For most of the rest of the day, the groups will work on their projects. Breaks will be informal. Lunch will be from Noon to 1:00 PM.
2:30 PM-3:30 PM General discussion of issues that surfaced during the day (Math Conference Room).
3:30 PM-5:00 PM Bus tour of West Point
5:00 PM Boat excursion on the Hudson and supper
Thursday, July 25
8:30 AM Transportation leaves Inn for USMA
9:00 AM-9:30 AM Interactive Spreadsheets by Bart Stewart (Math Conference Room)
9:30 AM-Noon Groups will continue to work on their projects. Breaks will be informal.
Noon to 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM-5:30 PM Groups will continue to work on projects. Breaks will be informal.
Friday, July 26
8:30 AM Transportation leaves Inn for USMA
9:00 AM-9:30 AM Groups put final touches on materials (Computer Labs)
9:30 AM-10:0 AM TI Calculator Applications and Voyage200 by Margo Mankus (Math Conference Room)
10:00 AM-12:30 PM
Presentations by groups (Math Conference Room)
Lunch will be brought in at Noon and can be eaten in the Conference Room during
the presentations.
12:30 PM- 1:00 PM Evaluations and other paper work (Math Conference Room)
Revised 7/29/02