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Ben SmithBen Smith

www.edtechinnovators.comwww.edtechinnovators.comRed Lion Area School DistrictRed Lion Area School District

Thursday, October 29, 2008Thursday, October 29, 2008

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About Us

Ben Smith:Physics TeacherK-12 Science CoordinatorTechnology Resource TeacherKeystone Technology IntegratorDoctoral Student in Instructional TechnologySTAR Discovery EducatorISTE ConsultantBlendedSchools Consultant

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Jared Mader:Director of Technology

Former Chemistry Teacher

Technology Staff Development Trainer

Keystone TechnologyIntegrator

Masters Student in Instructional Technology

STAR Discovery Educator

BlendedSchools Consultant

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

The trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy, and leadership for innovation.

www.iste.org

Nonprofit international membership association.Focuses on improving teaching and student learning using technology as a tool.Connects educators to learn from each other.Promotes best practices from the field.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

Presents:The National Educational Computing Conference

(NECC)

Washington DC

www.iste.org/necc

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

2009 NSTA PresentationsNew Orleans

Creativity and Innovation in ScienceFriday, March 28, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, Room 258 C

Communication and Collaboration in ScienceSaturday, March 29, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Room 258 C

Critical Thinking, Research and Information Fluency in ScienceSaturday, March 29, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Room 258 C

Problem Solving & Decision Making in ScienceSaturday, March 29, 11:00 - 12:00 PM, Room 258 C

Tech Savvy Science Teachers Panel DiscussionSaturday, March 29, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Room 258 C

Digitizing the Science Classroom - Prepare Students for the Global SocietySaturday, March 29, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Room 258 C

What Should Teachers Know and Be Able to Do With Technology in the Classroom?

Saturday, March 29, 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Room 258 C

Working Digitally

All notes available online:www.edtechinnovators.com

Take all classroom activities and put them in a digital format

Storage

Access

Sharing

Linking Together

Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

Then …Then … NowNow …

telecommunications telecommunications

audio tapesaudio tapes

video tapesvideo tapes

simulations simulations

emailemail

web projectsweb projects

problem-solving problem-solving

multimedia multimedia

mobile access

laptops (1:1 access)

GIS/GPS systems

instant messaging

wikis / blogs

MUVEs

cell phones

virtual reality

How we work

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Digitizing the Science ClassroomIntegrating Tools

What you needStudent Response SystemHomeworkOur WebsitesPrint to PDF Snapz Pro / CamtasiaAudacity / PodcastingInteractive WhiteboardiMovie / VideocastingiPodsMicrosoft OfficeWeb 2.0 AppsScience ProbesPeripheral Devices

End NETS Standard

Student Response Systems

eInstruction (our brand)

Check for understanding

Pre-assessment

All students, all the timeTeacher Reports

WebAssign

Unique problems for each student

Immediate feedback

Faster grading

Our Websites

PurposeProvide students with access to:

Grades

Labs/Activities

Online Resources

Class Notes and Answer Keys

SitesJared’s Site

Ben’s Site

Print to PDF

Mac OS X: Print…Save as PDF

Win XP: PrimoPDF (www.primopdf.com)

Create Read-Only documents from Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Screen / Video Capture

Snapz Pro X (OS X)/Camtasia (XP)Tutorials for Programs

Instructions for Handouts

ApplicationsVideocast using iTunes

Reference Material

Podcasting / Movies

Homework Help

Lectures

Explanation of Solutions

Hints on Labs / Activities

Student Advice

Interactive Whiteboard

Demonstrate programs prior to allowing student use

Create and archive all board notes and lessons

iMovie / VideoCasting

Teacher UseUsing digital video to capture lessons, demonstrations, etc.

Student UseDigital Video Projects

Video iPods

Distribute MediaPowerpoint Movies

United Streaming Videos

Tutorials (Snapz Pro)

Mega VCR

Microsoft Office

Comments

Tracking Changes

Forms

Tabbed View

Web 2.0 Applications

Google Forms to quickly collect feedback from students

Wikis to post course content

Blogs to record daily content

Science Probes

Vernier and Pasco probeware used to collect and plot data

NETS-T 3

NETS-S 3, 5, 6

Peripheral Devices

Digital Camera

Scanner

Digital Camcorder

Wireless Slate

NETS-T 1, 5

NETS-S 1, 3, 4

Questions

Email: info@edtechinnovators.com

Website: www.edtechinnovators.com