Connecting Rural Schools

Connecting our Rural CommunitiesMaking the case for why rural schools need the best technology available

Ginger LewmanDirector, f2f ProgramTurning Point Learning CenterEmporia, Kansas GingerTPLC@gmail.com

12 miles outside town, population 92

Town burned down 40

years earlier

Who are you?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/russell-higgs/267060301/in/set-72157594379908106/

Why connect our kids?Digital Immigrant and Digital Native?

STEM skills?

Cultural sharing leads to understanding?

Student engagement?

“Discover,” not “cover?”

Other?

Audience Choice

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49024304@N00/47244105/

Tools it is!

Poster Session at NAGC

http://tinyurl.com/ykal8bt

Skype, FlashMeeting, Nings, Gifted Ed 2.0

So you want Projects!

...for Independent Learning?

iTunes U

LiveMocha (learn a language)

More Project ideasavailable for you!

Monster Projects (elem - MS) www.monsterexchange.org

Skype in Schools (elem - HS) http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com

Virtual Life Programs: www.teachingwow.org

Composer Project (elem - HS) http://composerproject.wikispaces.com

Digital Poetry Slam (MS - HS) www.kigluaitadventures.com/poetryslam

ArtSnacks (elem - HS) www.artsnacks.org

DrawSpace www.drawspace.com

Skype an Author wiki: http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/

Projects requiring H.323

MAGPI (the Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2): http://www.magpi.net/

Global Nomads Group: www.gng.org

Collaborations Across the Planet: www.twice.cc/read

Need more ideas?

Get involved in a network, ie www.Plurk.com or www.Twitter.com or www.giftededucation.ning.com and ask around or just pay attention. Folks are asking for collaborations all the time!

Find me on there, GingerTPLC and remind me where we met. I’ll get you started with a great group of educators!

Access is the concern, huh?http://unmaskdigitaltruth.pbworks.com/

Teach them!http://digicitizen.wikispaces.com/

Lost Generation(Click to play video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewilhelm/2675826564/in/set-72157605697472653/

Digital Diet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberslayer/1308311326/in/photostream/

Be an oasis of learning for your kids!