Presented byHeather Sparks, NBCT

2009 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year

S.O.E.A.University of OklahomaSeptember 16, 2010

Which kid is cuter? Kid A Kid B

Nearly every classroom in America has at least one computer.

-NCES, Internet Access in US Public Schools and Classrooms 1994-2005

A decade later…

And one of the most significant classroom technologies…

“In recent years, the Internet has morphed into an application-based tool that allows users to create content, post ideas, and share experiences.”

~High Tech Teaching Success (2009)

How can teachers leverage the possibilities the internet

provides for classroom use?

www.yola.com

Students can build a free website likethis one.

Other Free Website Hosts

www.limedomains.com

www.webs.com

www.blackapplehost.com

www.bravenet.com

www.animoto.com

Students can create free 30 second music videos from uploaded photos and video clips.

www.smilebox.com

www.webshots.comwww.photopeach.com

www.photobucket.comwww.slideshare.com

www.picasa.google.com

www.imagechef.com

Other photo/slide sites:

Students can build their free own comic books from templates.

www.makebeliefscomix.com

Other comic creator sites:

www.toondoo.com

www.bitstripsforschools.com

http://pixton.com

http://goanimate.com

The Pew Internet and American Life Project Survey found 93% of all US students between the ages of 12-17 reported using the internet, 87% use email, 75% have cell phones, and 97% play computer/video games.

~Rainey, 2009

Are teachers taking advantage of the skills and

technology students already possess?

www.pollanywhere.comTeachers and students can create polls to gather responses or other data via cell phone text or the web.

www.polldaddy.com

Other Poll Sites:

www.surveymonkey.com

Fluidsurvey.com

www.yarp.com

www.stellarsurvey.com

www.urtak.com

www.mindmeister.com

Teachers and students can create and share mind maps or diagrams

www.bubbl.us

Other Mind-mapping sites:

www.creately.com

www.cacoo.com

www.mind42.com

www.gliffy.com

www.xmind.net

“The internet has undergone a shift from something that one passively browses to something to which users are actively contributing.”

~High Tech Teaching Success (2009)

How can teachers help students ‘actively contribute’?

www.blogger.com

Teachers and students can create and share ideas through blogs.

www.wordpress.com

Other Blog Sites:

www.weebly.com

www.tumblr.com

www.onsugar.com

www.skype.com

Teachers and students can communicate with others from across the street or around the world.

www.tinychat.com

Other Video Conferencing Sites:

www.apideo.com

www.chatride.com

~High Tech Teaching Success (2009)

“Web 2.0 is a collection of Internet-based applications that allows users to easily create and post content.”

How will Web 2.0 help our students learn?

www.glogster.com

Students can create their own virtual ‘glogs’ (digital interactive posters) on any subject.

www.edmodo.com

Teachers create a social network for their classes and include photos, assignments, or links. Students can submit work, chat, or post ideas.

www.buzzdash.com Students can analyze existing data or create their own surveys to send out.

www.Museumbox.e2bn.org Students can gather artifacts and link content research to their boxes.

“An inherent characteristic of technology education is the continual development of new technologies and creating innovative applications of already existing technologies.”

~G.E. Hall, 2010

What innovative ways will you find to use technology in your classroom?

Read blogs about teachers’ experiences using Web 2.0 with their students at www.classroom20.com.Explore a free database of lessons and online curriculum housed at www.MERLOT.org (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching.

Search through curriculum resources from teachers around the world at www.curriki.com

Learn about creating electronic portfolios at www.electronicportfolios.org.

Technology In Action at Taft Middle School

Besnoy, K., & Clark, L. W. (2009). High tech teaching success. Waco: Prufrock Press.

Ertmer, P., & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. (2010). Teacher technology change: How knowledge, confidence, beliefs, and culture intersect. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(3), 255–284.

Hall, G. E. (2010). Technology’s Achilles heel: Achieving high-quality implementation. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(3), 231–253.

Internet access in US public schools and classrooms 1994-2005. (2005). Washington, D.C.: National Center for Educational Statistics.

Rainie, L. (2009). Pew Internet and American Life Project Survey. Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center.

For a copy of this presentation,visit Heather’s website:

www.hisparks.com