Title: NVAA Learning Activity: Chapter 21: Innovative Technologies and the Information Age Series: Training Manual Author: Office for Victims of Crime and National Victim Assistance Academy Published: June 2002 Subject: organizational leadership 2 pages 2,608 bytes ---------------------------- Figures, charts, forms, and tables are not included in this ASCII plain-text file. To view this document in its entirety, download the Adobe Acrobat graphic file available from this Web site. ---------------------------- NVAA Learning Activity Chapter 21: Innovative Technologies and the Information Age INSTRUCTOR GUIDELINES Key Concepts/Objectives to Emphasize in Instruction and Learning Activities: 1. Benefits of innovative technologies and their implications for victims and service providers. (21-10 to 21-14) 2. Five ways to access victim resources in the Information Age. (21-31 to 21- 33) 3. Useful and effective Web sites for victim assistance. Objectives: 1. Identify each student's favorite web site that helps improve service delivery to victims of crime--and share with fellow students. 2. Identify the web site's sponsoring agency and the reason the Web site is so helpful. 3. Provide student body with a summary handout of their collective favorite Web sites. Description of Activity and Faculty Guidelines: The instructor provides students with the worksheet, and asks them to identify: o Their favorite Web site (including the URL address) specific to victim assistance. o The site's sponsor. o Why the Web site is helpful. The instructor collects the student worksheets, develops a summary handout that contains this information for distribution to all students prior to the closing of NVAA 2002, and sends the summary to Morna Murray at VALOR. Can Be Utilized As: __X__ Individual Activity _____ Small Group Activity __X__ Large Group Activity Anticipated Amount of Time Required: 7 Minutes o 02 for distributing worksheets. o 05 to complete and return worksheets. RESOURCES NEEDED (Please check all that apply:) _____ Tear sheets and felt pens _____ VCR/monitor _____ Overhead projector and screen/LCD and laptop _____ Blank overhead transparencies and overhead pens _____ Masking tape _____ Index cards __X__ Individual or group worksheets _____ Timer _____ Other (please describe): ---------------------------- STUDENT WORKSHEET is not included in this ASCII plain-text file. To view this document in its entirety, download the Adobe Acrobat graphic file available from this Web site.