Wednesday, June 27, 2012

ISTE 2012 - Sites to visit

Tammy Worcester
http://www.tammyworcester.com/TWHandouts/TW_Handouts/Entries/2012/6/24_Cool_Collaborative_Activities_with_Google_Tools.html


100 Incredible Virtual Tours You Don't Want To Miss
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/100-incredible-educational-virtual-tours-you-dont-want-to-miss/


Flipped Classroom Scoop-It
http://www.scoop.it/t/the-flipped-classroom


Flipped Classroom Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oby0pn3YItkgTj_SZltX-6GCcBkUi7KO8UPSnzo3boE/present#slide=id.p14


PBL Meets STEM
http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/


Teacher Technotopia
http://www.teachertechnotopia.com/


Diigo ISTE 2012 Sites
http://groups.diigo.com/group/diigo-iste12





ISTE 2012 - Tammy Worcester Cool Tools

http://www.tammyworcester.com/TWHandouts/TW_Handouts/Entries/2012/6/24_Cool_Collaborative_Activities_with_Google_Tools.html

Tammy Worcester

Quiz bowl activity you can use it like clickers.  
Use this!!!
Delete Rows instead of hitting backspace. 

ISTE 2012 - Flipped Classroom the Full Picture

Jackie Gerstein
http://jackiegerstein.weebly.com
http://goo.gl/KMhDY

Learning should change behavior and thinking.

http://www.groupboard.com/board/147289

http://youtu.be/26pxh_qMppE video explaining the Flipped Classroom - Common Core Video

General Thoughts on the Flipped Classroom Model:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17V_GD5pOl6I7sPVEif9TJPetA1NQywMncvgbS7v0TPE/mobilebasic?pli=1

An example  of a flipped classroom lesson:
http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/flipped-classroom-full-picture-an-example-lesson/

"I am" .... http://www.slideshare.net/jgerst1111/i-am-poems

ISTE 2012- Blended Learning - Yes You Khan

Los Altos School District
http://www.tinyurl.com/lasd-innovation
http://www.lasdschools.org


Jeffrey Baier
Courtney Cadwell
Alyssa Gallagher
Kelly Rafferty
Kami Thordarson

Worked with Khan Academy Team in the intial setup

Data Driven Instruction
http://www.khanacademy.org/coach/demo
Sign up for a coach account in Khan Academy so you can track your students and see their progress.
Can see a snapshot per student and per class of the progress.

Students can track their own progress.  

Teacher toolkit:
http://www.khanacademy.org/toolkit




From Website~~~~

Instructional strategies

Strategies to help meet each student's individual needs in a dynamic classroom environment

In an ideal Khan Academy classroom, students are not all silently working on laptops. Instead, classrooms are dynamic, social, and joyful! A few students may attend a seminar with the teacher while others work on a project; other students tutor their peers while some work alone. Every day is different, but there are some common elements that make this work well:



Strong classroom management
Clear expectations for each student for the entire class period
Strategic use of classroom space
With these three elements in your classroom, use the instructional strategies below when appropriate for your students.

1-on-1 (Teacher to student)

Use when…

You see a student has been struggling based on his/her data
You want to provide additional guidance and motivation
You want to check in on a student’s individual progress
You want to set goals and acknowledge accomplishments
Examples of implementation:

Look at a student's answer history on an exercise on which he/she is struggling, diagnose the errors or misconceptions, and prompt the student to discover the answer
Use the student’s individual KA data reports to review goals, discuss how the student has spent his/her time on KA, or talk about other relevant topics
Peer to peer

Use when…

A student is struggling with a topic that another is proficient in, and you're busy helping someone else
You want to enable many levels of differentiation in the class
Students start to plateau when working on their own
You want to reinforce students' knowledge by having them explain concepts to others
Examples of implementation:

Use the progress summary to pair up students
A classroom board that has two columns ("I need help with…" and "I can help with…") enables students to reach out and help each other
Small groups

Use when…

You want to tailor a lesson to meet the needs of a specific group of students
Examples of Implementation:

Use the progress summary to figure out which students need a seminar to reinforce certain concepts
Create groups based on skill-level and allow each group to work together on the concept with which they are struggling
Create mixed-ability groups with “experts” in each and have the “experts” to guide their peers in learning specific concepts
Projects

Use when…

You want students to apply the concepts mastered in KA and deepen their understanding
You want to develop real-world skills in leadership, teamwork, and problem solving
Examples of Implementation:

Using class data, create groups based on skill level and have each group work on a different project
When students finish a set of KA exercises, have them start a related project. You can prepare several projects ahead of time and have students complete them when ready
Stations

Use when...

You want to focus on a small group of students at a time
You want students to apply the concepts mastered in KA and deepen their understanding
You want to re-invest students in using KA
Examples of Implementation:

Create different stations that students rotate through during the class period (e.g., Station 1: watching KA videos, Station 2: working on a group project or challenge, Station 3: completing exercises, Station 4: small group with teacher)
Energizers

Use when…

You want to give students an opportunity to show off their math skills
You want to re-invest students in math/KA
Examples of Implementation:

“Rocket Runs”
Class is divided into teams at teacher’s discretion (e.g., split the room in half). Teacher chooses an exercise based on dashboard data or students each choose an exercise. One team is given 3 minutes to earn as many energy points as possible while other teams watch. Teacher projects dashboard data showing average energy points earned in real time. Repeat for all teams. The team with most points wins. (Thanks to the LASD teachers for this!)
Class vs. Class
Charts that track the amount of energy points earned by class are kept and updated daily or weekly. The class with the highest amount of energy points by the end of the week wins. Energy points should be measured and reset every week so that classes stay invested.
Next: Different learners →

ISTE 2012 - Strategies for using iPods in Math Classroom

Ten Strategies for Effective Use of iPods in Math Class 
http://www.mathtappers.com/

Tim Pelton
Leslee Francis Pelton
University of Victoria

Outline:
getting set
exploring
collaborating
consolidating
creating
ex: MathTappers
Getting set:
class sets vs. BYOD (good if your activity is web based)
Choose your apps/resources what purposes do they serve?
Establishing routines
great expectatioons and respect
show and tell
ask 3 before you ask me
iPods down (face down), eyes up
Ex: MathTappeer: FindSums

Exploring:
Let them play
appropriate scaffolding
manageable challenges
what if?
share what you discovered
ex: MathTappers: Estimate Fractions


ISTE 2012 From Good to Awesome

From Good to Amazing
Jason Ohler

21st century project
http://www.committedsardine.com

 Presentation located at http://www.jasonohler.com

Tips:
Start with computers OFF - think first!
Green screen
http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/index.cfm
Illustrate different music with the same action to show kids the importantce of music choice

Building blocks:
We are mobile - let kids use their cell phones to take videos
We are connected - talk to others in other countries
No define place of where school is actually held
We are all immersed in stories everywhere 

Literacy- students need to write well whatever they read. 
Art is the next of the 3 R's since we are living in a high,y visible society. 
We need to value writing more than ever.  

Turn concerns into goals.  

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Monday, June 25, 2012

ISTE 2012 We Need More PD and Other Myths of technology integration

We need more PD and other myths about technology integration  
Sylvia Martinez
President, Generation YES

http://www.genyes.org

free resources online

Most teachers aren't being stubborn about technology they are just waiting for it to work.

Seymour Papert is the Father of Educational Technology

Teachers are more apt to use technology if they are trained onsite.

You beome a better teacher by reflecting on your own practice.

Why not teach students how to provide technology support for teachers.

Have we ever told the students why we went 1:1?

Students can do tech support at the schools.

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ISTE 2012 A funny thing happened on the way to the future

Adam Bellow
http://www.edutecher.net/index.php

bit.ly/ISTE12
http://bit.ly/ISTE12

technology evolves and so should education
used to be about how you presented education, now its all about how you access information
 
any teacher that can be replaced by a robot should be

we use SMART technology stupidly

https://app.gosoapbox.com/

you can't be a life long learner if you already have all the answers
teachers don't have all the answers anymore


a SMART board is NOT interactive unless we let the kids use it!

talk less and do more

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ISTE 2012 Google Slam

Google Certified Teachers
https://sites.google.com/site/iste2012slam/

Creating a clickable table of contentsin google docs in Google presentation
Insert - table of contents
Insert a new slide - make the names of the pages clickable
Form emailer script
Email the contents of a google form to other recipients 
Good for admins to email walk throughs
Exit tickets for kids - cc the parents 

Google form - script gallery -look for form emailer
Hgabreu@gmail.com
10 step procedure
Http://goo.gl/cdAla
Try it http://goo.gl/XF1FL
Integrate a google form into a google site
Can create a scavenger hunt

YouTube annotations
Can only do it on your own videos
Editing then Click on annotations
Make a choose your own adventure
Www.YouTube.com/slam/create to make a video slam - 2 videos against each other

Google calendars
Click on lower right google button
Subscribe calendars you want to follow

Google form
Make a form
Insert apps into the form
Can incorporate your twitter and google circles onto the form

Google voice
Www.alicekeeler.com
Free phone number that will ring several phones at once
Email or text messages
Use it for student clickers
Students can text you their questions
Have students leave you a message on your voicemail and you can embed it as a podcast

First year being a google apps school
Start with a google doc and upload to google docs and share with students and teachers
Then collaborate docs
Download as a google doc or a word doc
It's a download plug-in
If you are the only one one computer set it to automatic
Https://tools.google.com/dlpage/cloudconnect

Spreadsheets gadgets
Makes data interactive
Make blank spreadsheet
Words and definitions
Insert gadget
find the flash card gadget
Can publish the gadget using the HTML and embed it on a website
Or can make it full page
Word study gadget
Use type in so students have to spell words correctly
The hint is the definition or could be a google image
Gauges gadgets and a google form is great for a mock election
You can post real time results throughout the day

Super searching
To find a website
Site:free-tech4teachers.com/wordle
This will show all the wordle in the website
Advanced search
Will narrow down search results
Can search by creative commons rights
Image search for people
~ will show related searches
Define: 
Click on the sound next to the word and it will say it for you

Google voice
Does a transcription and voice recording
Google art project
Google took pictures of art from several famous art museums 
Can zoom in
Can drop yourself into the at like you do with google maps
Use images to illustrate history
Chrome
Allows you to log into other accounts incognito 
Google sites
G+n gets you to backside of google sites
Google Teacher Academy

ISTE 2012 Google Slam

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ISTE 2012 Flipped Professional Development

8:30 Flipped Professional Development

FlippedPD.org
Presentation will be online
#flippedpd

Kristin Daniels
Danielsk@stillwater,k12.mn.us

Wayne Feller
Fellerw@stillwater.k12.mn.us

Challenges for traditional pd
Time
Basics - everyone gets the same information
Personalization 
Follow through 
What should we do?
Face to face work time in small grous ith teachers
Connect teachers with each other
Utilize tools 
Plan > coach > implement > share

Plan
Share ideas
Define the vision
Communication
Collaboration
3rd grade is the lowest grade to start Google Docs
Creative media
Presentation
Use Google Docs to create form to find out interest and goals of teachers 
Coach
Tools/skills
Curriculum
Integration
Small groups meet once a month during the school day
Reformat groups based on skill levels
Made a Moodle course to upload the videos
Implement
Production
Documentation
Ongoing support
Put basics on video
Ongoing communication
Email, iChat, Skype, google apps, Dropbox
Classroom visits
Share
Showcase
Share short video of product
Recipe cards of how to use the tools and the product
Watch the videos before coming to the one on one coaching session
Products and ideas
ISTE Nets for technology coaches
"Technology, coaching, and community" white paper from ISTE

Coaching > Communities > Technology

Whole School Model - mandated
Voluntary Model - sign up if you want

Bit.ly/elabook 

Creat google doc of what teachers need help in and the flipped pd document link. 

3 types of videos
Proactive videos 
How tos
Reactive video
Produced as a result of a problem or need
Spontaneous videos
Capturing best practices 
Video teachers talking to each other and sharing ideas
Celebrating success by sharing ideas and activities
Total small group CEU hours - altogether for 136 teachers and specialists was 1494 hours

Difference between traditional and flipped pd
Traditional is spray and get, one pace for all, one time, passively engaged, non - coached without follow through
Flipped is small group and individualized pacing, ongoing and virtual, actively engaged, coached with follow through
"Flipped - the Stillwater experience" by Wayne Feller iPad book FREE in iPad bookstore 
Bit.ly/itunesflippedbook




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Sunday, June 24, 2012

ISTE 2012 Opening

Welcome to ISTE 2012 in beautiful San Diego, California! The weather is beautiful and our room is awesome! We spent the early afternoon touring San Diego. We're now ready to get started learning all we can at the conference. Over 20,000 people here for the conference from 61 countries! We are now awaiting to hear the keynote speakers. Unfortunately, we are in an overflow room since the main keynote room is full :(. Hearing from several ISTE leaders and Arne Duncan (Department of Education) Dr. Ken Robinson: Published a book 10 years ago called http://www.amazon.com/Out-Our-Minds-Learning-Creative/dp/1907312471/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340587744&sr=1-1&keywords=Ken+Robinson Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative Think about how much technology has changed in the past 10 years since the book was written. "We cannot afford to not personalize education. It's a catastrophe." 1/3 of students don't make it from 9th to 12th grade - would we accept that failure rate from doctors? #sirkenrobinson 1/3 dropout, if those were planes dropping, or patience dying we'd do something about it I knew Americans got irony the minute they created No Child Left Behind Teaching is the heart and soul of education. Not the curriculum. Mark Prensky: Key question for learning- what do we keep in our heads? Brain science is not making us better. Connecting our brains to technology is making us better. Digital wisdom -what our brains do better and what a machine does better. Teachers provide empathy. Students provide passion. Four things teachers must do: 1. Listen 2. Respect - mutual disrespect. One hundred years ago we overlooked the woman's point of view. Now we are overlooking the kids under 25 3. Over expect from kids 4. Empower al teachers to challenge kids Feel the fear and do it anyway. That is the definition of courage. Things that were great yesterday are old today. Technology can truly inspire kids but used poorly can do damage. Everyone needs a different curriculum,not just the same curriculum presented differently. "Helping kids find and follow their passion is the KEY to 21st century education!" Mayim Bialik: Homeschool teacher pd neuroscience, chemistry, and biology. Mayim: Wow, this is like Comicon, but with less chewbacca bikinis. Put a female face on STEM and technology. Connection is important to incorporating technology into education. The kids teach each other.

Friday, March 9, 2012

NCTIES 2012 - Best of the Web