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Presentation made at 210 Southern Illinois Technology Showcase, March 18, 2010.
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Web 2.0for
Administrators
Dr. Richard Voltz, Associate DirectorIllinois Association of School Administrators
Chatterous
http://chatterous.com/iasa/
Objectives of Academy
• To become aware of the changing educational technology landscape
• To sharpen your skills about how technology can increase your productivity, communication, leadership and student achievement
• To encourage you to critically evaluate your paradigm for education
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"If you are a thought leader and you are running a school system, then you should be technologically on the front lines and you should be the voice of that school system," she said. "I urge you to blog, to use the Web anyway that you can to get the great news about your schools out."
Ustream video with your iPhone
http://ustre.am/cOSn
Google YourselfWhat are the
results?
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What I’d Buy Instead of an Interactive Whiteboard by Bill Ferriter, The Tempered Radical
• Give me $5,000-$6,000 to spend on a middle school classroom with 25 students and I’ll buy:
– 5 Netbook Computers Cost: $1,250
• Give me one netbook for every 5 kids in my classroom and I can create instant workstations for groups.
– 5 YEARS of VoiceThread for my Students Cost: $300
• With little digital skill, kids of all ages can interact in Socratic style conversations on school related topics with one another both in and out of school.
– 5 YEARS of Brainpop Access for my Classroom Cost: $731
• Brainpop is a service that creates short (3-5 minute) animated videos on topics across the curriculum.
– 5 YEARS of Access to Poll Everywhere Cost: $645
• What makes Poll Everywhere—an online application that allows teachers to create and deliver quick surveys—unique is that students can respond to surveys via text message from their cell phones, making the need for student responders obsolete in most middle school classrooms considering the number of students carrying cell phones to school each day.
– A Mid-Range Data Projector Cost: $595
– Total = $3,521– Camtasia Screencasting Software Cost: $179
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Which app would you like to do?
• Go to http://bit.ly/acWVfK and rate the 10 apps from 1 to 10 with 1 being most important that you would like to learn.
5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2010by Bridget McCrea THE journal 12/10/09
1. eBooks will continue to proliferate2. Netbook functionality will grow3. More teachers will use interactive
whiteboards4. Personal devices will infiltrate the classroom5. Technology will enable tailored curricula
What do you think of these predictions?
Webpage for technology for administrators is
http://iasa4u.ning.com
Webpage containing tutorial for various technology
functions ishttp://iasa.wikispaces.com
The single most important factor in a student's
achievement is the quality of his or her teacher.
Reports by:The National Council on Teacher Quality ("Increasing the Odds," 2005) and
The New Teacher Project ("The Widget Effect," 2009)
Web 2.0 Enables
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey
Socialization – Through socialization our students can use the language and skills they are learning to build networks and develop relationships with real people.
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey
Collaboration – They can work together with others to construct
and share real knowledge.
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey
Creativity – They can create genuine products, in a wide range and
combination of media to high standards, that will have a real audience.
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey
Authenticity – The tasks and activities they do and the people
they communicate with to do them are real and motivating.
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey
Sharing – They can share what they create and learn from each other.
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey
And this…
Senior Emily Smak, 20, tries out the treadmill workstation in one of the study lounges in the new Education and Human Services Building at Central Michigan University. There is a new iMac computer attached to it so students can get a little exercise while doing homework or other things on the computer.
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Do you think students are
more engaged outside of school than in school?
What is your school doing
about it?
Did You Know 4.0
Go Tohttp://bit.ly/7tGT7W
To participate in the discussion…
Education, Today and Tomorrow
What are your initial reactions to what you saw in the presentation?
How are these changes manifesting themselves in your personal lives?
professional lives?
What do we think it means to prepare students for the 21st century? What
skills do students need to survive and thrive in this new era?
What implications does this have for our current way of doing things?
Change is difficult…make it fun
Student Voices on Technology
Infrastructure & Connectivity
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What do teachers and schools need to do to stay in front in this race toward 21st Century learning?
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Get infrastructure in place
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Have a plan
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If public education spends $ on technology then we cannot
still teach the same.
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Train Teachers
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RV Ideas
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Technology costs, where can you save?
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Try new teaching strategies
Mathtrain-1.TV Probability with Ben and Jerry
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Determine what works for you...
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Remedial Software
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Response generators
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polleverywhere.com
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http://bit.ly/9vvv4B
Will paper copy library books ever be replaced with digital
books?
How close are we to 1:1 classroom
computing?
Intermediate School Increases Math Scores in 1:1 Program
Virtual Textbooks
This month, the Texas Education Agency is taking the first step by calling for bids for online material from both traditional publishers and online content providers.
Officials there expect to have the first open-source textbooks and other
materials online for students next fall.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=2&ref=education
At Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, a select group of freshmen received Kindles, an online book reader, instead of the textbooks.
Reading on the Kindle will get students to read
books independently, but it is also all-inclusive and boosts their reading and critical thinking skills
regardless of reading level, said Deanna Isley.
eDGe has an e-reader screen on the left and an LCD screen on the right for color displays
iPhone Book
Under $200 (Netbook & Linux)
Would you allow students to have their own mobile devices in
school?
English Via Cell Phone
Marzano Study
• Evaluation Study of the Effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on Student Achievement
• Results clearly show that technology … makes a positive impact on learning
• Content, and knowing what you're trying to teach, is key.
iTunesU
WolframAlpha
Should we teach differently today because students learn differently?
What is this?
Virtual Book Study
How young professionals say they learn.
“I can look it up on-line, find an expert and then collaborate with that person on a solution.”
When I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.”
---Thomas Friedman, 2005
A Classroom Today
Scribes Team:Have students use Google Docs
to take class notes
Google Documents
Google Forms
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How would you use Google Documents?
Google Documents
• Staff meeting agendas and follow up notes• Grade level or subject area team planning• Share a template for classroom observations• Weekly Announcements• Shared listing of upcoming school events• Revise long documents where each teacher edits one particular section
• Back up important documents• Save a tree and turn in an assignment using Google Docs instead of printing. Easy for the teacher to make comments - just go to Insert / Comment.
Google Forms• Principal's use forms for classroom observation with
entry from an iPod Touch.– technology inventory– feedback on mentoring and lead teacher programs– staff development surveys
• Forms for morning lunch count, students enter selections and teacher sees totals.
• Business Manager is working on one for her OSHA building walk-throughs.
• To do list: enter jobs for my assistant as I identify what needs to be done... all of the assignments are in one place.
• Collect data before a workshop:
Research team:Use Google
and AltaVista for students to do research
So, what is a "Google-proof question?" It is a question that can
not be directly answered via Google (or any other search engine) because it requires, analysis,
interpretation, and investigation. Writing such questions can be challenging. A helpful tool is
Bloom's Taxonomy.
Tutorial Team:Students and teachers can use Jing to Create
Screencasts
Jing
Mathtrain-1.TV Probability with Ben and Jerry
Student made Common Craft like video
How would an administrator
use Jing?
Teachers can make screenshot
tutorials
Teachers can record lessons
• Put on web site• Absent students can view• Students on homebound instruction can view• Students who need to see and hear for further
understanding can view• When teacher is absent, real teacher is actually
teaching
Record Lecture Using ProfCastSave to GarageBand
Embed in iWebUpload to WebPage
Curriculum Team:Have Students Make
Video and Audio Podcasts
YouTube
• Started in February 2005• Bought by Google in November 2006 for
$1.65M• Already has more content than TV and TV
started in 1940’s.• If TV played 24/7 since inception, YouTube still
has more content.
Administrators Can Make Video
Podcasts
Carmel Clay IN Superintendent
Superintendent Video On Referendum
Citizens Video On Referendum
Administrators Can Make Audio Podcasts
Educational Videos byDeveloper of Wikipedia
Evergreen Park HS Uses Audioboo
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Evergreen Park HSUses
YouTube
How would you use audio or video
podcasting?
Introduction to Web Page
Strategic Planning…involve community
Start Your Own BlogBlog
Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher
literacy levels and greater confidence in writing.
Superintendent BloggingMark J. Stock
The School Administrator; August 2009 Number 7, Vol.66
• You can get news out more quickly.• You can respond to traditional media.• Your message can be accessed by readers on
their schedules.• You can increase coverage in the traditional
media.• You can build a sense of community.
Would you blog?
Read Blogs
• Look for blogs written by people who share your interest
• Who do these bloggers follow?• Who comments to these blogs?• Comment to the blog yourself
Blogs to Read
Superintendent Principal News & Content Technology
Kent Bugg Principals Page – The Blog
TED Talks Dangerously Irrelevant
Scott Kuffel The Principal and Interest
TWIT Free Tech for Teachers
Don White Practical Principals Podcast
Mashable 2 Cents Worth
Administrators, Teachers and Students can make
their own web pages using Ning, Wiki, WordPress,
and others
Ning
http://iasa4u.ning.com/
Wiki
http://iasa.wikispaces.com/
Global team:Teachers can use e-pals and Skype to connect to
others all over the world.
Teachers can use SkypeIn their classrooms
How could administrators use
Skype?
How does digital text (hypertext) change education?
YouTube - Hudson Flight 1549 HD Animation with audio for US Airways Water Landing-1
Poll Everywhere
How open should the Internet be for teachers?
How open should the Internet be for students?
Social Networking in School
NSBA Survey (July 2007)
• 52% of schools prohibit social networking• Problem is student safety on-line• List of Educational Networking sites at
http://www.educationalnetworking.com/List+of+Networks
http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/09/16/social-networking-in-schools-incentives-for-participation.aspx
Add Twitter To Your Communication
Follow me on Twitter at rvoltz and IllinoisASA
Teachers use Twitter
• To communicate with students and parents on homework and class activities
• To link up with other teachers in a type of professional learning community
http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/
Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning
“We should instead use technology funding to bolster new learning models and innovations, such as online-learning environments, to level the playing field and allow students from all walks of life -- from small, rural communities to budget-strapped urban schools -- to access the rich variety that is now available only to children in wealthy suburban districts.”
Inspiring Idea
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2009 Rank Program Description Web Address
1 Twitter Micro-blogging tool www.twitter.com
2 Delicious Social bookmarking tool www.delicious.com
3 YouTube Video hosting and sharing tool www.youtube.com
4 Google Reader RSS Reader www.google.com/reader
5 Google Docs Online office suite www.google.com/docs
6 WordPress Blogging tool www.wordpress.com
7 Slideshare Presentation sharing site www.slidechare.net
8 Google Search Web searching tool www.google.com
9 Audacity Audio/podcasting tool audacity/sourceforge.net
10 Firefox Web browser with extensions www.mozilla.com/firefox
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2009 Rank Program Description Web Address
11 Ning Private social networking tool www.ning.com
12 Skype Instant messenger and voice call tool www.skype.net
13 PowerPoint Presentation software office.microsoft.com/powerpoint
14 Blogger Blogging tool www.blogger.com
15 Moodle Course management system www.moodle.org
16 iGoogle Personal start page tool www.google.com/ig
17 Wikipedia Collaborative encyclopedia www.wikipedia.org
18 Flickr Image hosting and sharing tool www.flickr.com
19 VoiceThread Collaborative slideshow tool www.voicetread.com
20 JingScreen capture and screencasting tool
www.jingproject.com
http://bit.ly/7fyVVs
To join IASA4U.NING.COM