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iTouch EducationalTechnologys Future

1iDefineEducational Technology is the selection, design, implementation and study of learning through the use, management and assessment of appropriate technologiesLEARNINGSelectionDesignImplementation

2iLeadTechnologyProfessional DevelopmentIntel EssentialseSemblerJust -in-TimeFeatures TrainingBackward Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 1998)

3iTrainCyberSafetyIncrease in inappropriate materials = Educator fear to use tools (Fleming, Greentree, Cocotti-Muller, Elias & Morrison, 2006; Shariff, 2005; Tynes 2007; Wishart, 2004)5 Keys to Internet Safety (Willard, 2009)Educational useSupervision & MonitoringMeaningful ConsequencesAddress Accidental AccessTake Away Inappropriate Blocking

4iTrainCyberBullyingTechnology has allowed bullying to escalate to new levels (Beale & Hall, 2007)Yet, there are no research-based best practices in place to prevent (Willard, 2007)

5iTrainCyberEthicsISTE NETS*SASL Standards for 21st CenturyLiterature=What students do wrong (Newman, n.d.; Baum, 2005; NCSA, 2008)

6iTrainIntroduction to Web 2.0Becoming Cyber-Savvy (Because no one wants to be Cyber-Stupid)!CyberSafetyCyberSecurityCyberEthics

7iInnovate

I GOT THE GRANT!!!!

8iInnovateMultiliteracies (New London Group, 1996)ColorMusic & SoundBody LanguageMulti-ModalOutside of school, students are already creating these texts & making meaning from them. (Heron-Hruby, Hagood & Alvermann, 2008)

9iInnovateConsumernomics (Cuff & Statz, 2009; Wilkinson, 2009)ConsumerismFinanceTechnologyIndustryWith 51% of the level two students in the class of 2013 classified as economically disadvantagedthe skills above become essential knowledgeEducationLiteracy

10iInnovateInstead of Being Literate, we are each forever Becoming Literate(Leu & Kinzer, 2000)

11iFutureCapstone IdeasCyber-SavvyiPod GrantWhat impact will a professional development course on cybersafety, cybersecurity and cyberethics have on how teachers and students use technology?Can a multiliteracies pedagogical approach raise standardized test scores?Can the introduction of ubiquitous technology increase student technology skills? How? Which skills?

12ReferencesAmerican Association of School Librarians. (2007). Standards for the 21st-century learner. [Pamphlet]. Chicago, IL: Author.Baum, J.J. (2004). Cyberethics: The new frontier. TechTrends, 49(6), 54-55, 78.Beale, A.V. & Hall, K.R. (2007). Cyberbullying: What school administrators (andparents) can do. The Clearing House, 81(1), 8-12.Cuff, S. & Statz, H. (2010). The story of stuff: Reading advertisements throughcritical eyes. English Journal 99(3), 27-32.Fleming, M.J., Greentree, S., Cocotti-Muller, D., & Elias, K.A. (2006). Safety incyberspace: Adolescents safety and exposure online. Youth & Society, 38(2),135-154.Heron-Hruby, A., Hagood, M.C., & Alvermann, D.E. (2008). Switching places andlooking to adolescents for the practices that shape school literacies. Readingand Writing Quarterly, 24, 311-334.

13ReferencesLeu, D.J. & Kinzer, C.K. (2000). The convergence of literacy instruction withnetworked technologies for information and communication. Reading ResearchQuarterly, 35(1), 108-127.

Newman, A.M. (n.d.). 21st-century cheating. Retrieved May 12, 2010 from http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/grade5/homework/cheating.htm.

Shariff, S. (2005). Cyber-dilemmas in the new millennium: School obligations toprovide student safety in a virtual school environment. McGill Journal ofEducation, 40(3), 467-487.

The New London Group. (1996). A pedagogy of multiliteracies: Designing socialfutures. Harvard Educational Review, 66(1), 60-92.

Tynes, B.M. (2007). Internet safety gone wild?: Sacrificing the educational andpsychosocial benefits of online social environments. Journal of AdolescentResearch, 22(6), 575-584.

14ReferencesWiggins & McTighe. (1998). Understanding by design. New York: Prentice Hall.

Willard, N. (2007). Cyberbullying: Q & A with Nancy Willard. The PreventionResearcher, 14, 13-15.

Wilkinson, R. (2010). Teaching dystopian literature to a consumer class. EnglishJournal 99(3), 22-26.

Wishart, J. (2004). Internet safety in emerging educational contexts. Computers &Education, 43, 193-204.

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