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What learning technologies should be obsolete?
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/obsolete_learning_technologies
http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/
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January 11th/12thDigital Footprints
Digital Literacy SurveyStart Pages
Webinars
In Cyberspace…
Don’t assume anything you send or post is going to remain private.
There is no changing your mind in cyberspace—anything you send or post will never truly go away.
Don’t give in to the pressure to do something that makes you uncomfortable, even in cyberspace.
Consider the recipient’s reaction.
Nothing is truly anonymous.
Way Back Machine
Social networks have been used to post content to embarrass or intimidate students, so it is important for learners to understand that the consequences of such actions may last even longer than they expected. Not only may content remain in caches and backups, but it can be copied to third party sites or be captured in archives without your knowledge or permission, such as the Wayback Machine.
Movie: Digital Dossier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79IYZVYIVLA
Guidelines for Posting Anything to Internet
1. Only post things that you would want everyone (in school, at
home, in other countries) to know.
2. Do not share personal information. Ask yourself: Could someone find me or the person I am posting about (in real life) based on this information?
3. Think before you post. Ask yourself: What could be the consequences of this post?
4. Know who you’re communicating with. Ask yourself: Who is going to look at this, and how are they going to interpret my words?
5. Consider your audience and that you’re representing your school and your professional self.
Guidelines for Posting Anything to Internet
1. Treat other people the way you want to be treated. When you post a comment, make sure you are respectful.
2. Use appropriate language and proper grammar and spelling.
3. Only post information that you can verify is true (no gossiping).
4. Anytime you use media from another source, be sure to properly cite the creator ofthe original work. Ask yourself: Who is the original creator of this work?
5. You may not post any media (photos, audio, video, school work) of ANYONE withouttheir WRITTEN or RECORDED VERBAL permission (this includes your students,colleagues,friends, other teachers...etc).
Digital Literacy Survey Assignment
At least 10 questions
Give to your students (between now and March 1st)
Present Findings on March 2nd/3rd How would you develop lesson plans with this
knowledge? What did you learn? What surprised you?
Create with Google
http://google.com
Start Pages
What is a Start Page?
Personalized Start Pages are websites designed to allow you to customize them however you want. They are often used to replace the home page of the web browser.
The goal of a personalized start page is to take multiple tasks that you would ordinarily carry out on different websites and put them all in the same place. The start page can display the news for you, read blogs, check the mail, and let you search the web.
Examples of Start Pages
Netvibes
http://www.netvibes.com http://www.netvibes.com/crimsonconnect#Ho
me
http://www.netvibes.com/coolcatteacher#Ad4dcss
http://www.pageflakes.com/Room307
iGoogle
http://igoogle.com
Adding Content
Most websites will spell it out by having a link or button called "add content" at the top of the page, usually at the top-left or top-right.
There are two basic types of content you can add to the page: web feeds and widgets. A web feed, also known as an RSS feed, is used to read the news
and can bring you the latest entries from your favorite websites The second type of content provided are
components called widgets. Popular widgets used on include widgets that check email, a notepad for writing down reminders, a local weather checker, a scheduler, and search features for various websites or even the entire web. Some personalized start pages even allow you to add your favorite custom widget.
What can start pages do for students and teachers?
Help students to organize online search materials, calendars, counters etc. With some services students can access pre-prepared tabs that teachers have created for them to give them access to research.
For the teacher or for students they provide a place to track news, events and personal feeds. They assist in bringing the research to the user as soon as they start their browser.
Let’s Get Started!
We will use iGoogle
Log in to http://google.com
Watch Tutorial Here
http://classroom-technology.weebly.com/personalized-start-pages.html
Homework!
Make sure you email your startpage URL to Liz
On Your Start Page:
Link to your Podcast
Information about your upcoming Podcasts
Webinars
How can knowing how to Teach Virtually be helpful?
The rise of virtual schooling Michigan Virtual High School
Job opportunities for teachers
Include home-bound students
Create professional development opportunities
Conferencing
Committee work
Online Education beats face to face!
http://www.diigo.com/annotated/f87840d29cfb76df420daf3f86a70930
School District Proposes Eliminating Face to Face High School Math
http://www.annarbor.com/news/plan-would-have-eliminated-saline-high-schools-math-department-in-favor-of-online-classes/
Virtual Teaching Environments
Webinars
Skype
Course Management Systems Blackboard Moodle
What is a webinar?
LIVE web-based seminar (course, presentation or conference)
Flexible Communication: It can include: Interactivity White board (doodle board) Polling Chat Room Screen Sharing Media & Documents (Videos, PPT, Word, Excel) Private or Public Archived/Recorded Video and/or Audio
Where can I find some examples online?
ETLO-Education Technology Leaders Online
http://www.edtechleaders.org/Resources/chat/default.asp
ISTE
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ProfessionalDevelopment/WebinarSeries/20082009Webinars/Webinar_Series.htm
Classroom 2.0
http://www.classroom20.com/
Ideas for using webinars in teaching and learning?
Study/review session for interested students before big tests
Give students who miss school (illness, etc) a chance to make-up a class presentation assignment
Recordings of webinars can be used to re-teach material as needed.
Allows for students to teach other student - have them attend webinars as homework assignments
Students can develop their own webinars on a particular research topic.
9 Things Learned for Teaching Online
Teaching online is a lot of work.
Students appreciate regular communication and timely feedback on their progress.
Many great tools exist but aren't always necessary.
Assignments and activities take more time online.
Students need extrinsic motivation.
Give deadlines.
Online courses are not right for all students.
Ask students what works and what doesn't.
Teaching online can inform what you do in the classroom if you have opportunities to teach both online and classroom-based courses.http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=best_practices&article=57-
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Webinar Requirements
Working with one partner
teach your fellow classmates about a best-practice lesson that you have taught, will teach, or have observed someone else teaching using technology.
Your webinar will run 30 minutes in length and will include; the lesson plan images from the lesson and/or sample student products Allow classmates to participate in the 30-minute webinar (pretend
they are students doing a portion of the project, question/answer session, polling them…etc).
Must be conducted between January 24th-30th
Sign up on Blackboard for 2 other webinars to attend (include your preferred email)
An Example
http://recp.dimdim.com/view/dimdim/bb7f2bac-37d3-102d-9515-003048642bd7
Podcasting and RSS
What is a Podcast?
iPod + Broadcast=PodcastAn audio recording that is distributed via the
internet.It can be downloaded and listen to via a PC or
mobile deviceIt has a syndicated feed that uses RSS to pull
the files to the user
Types of Podcasts
Audio (MP3 format) Enhanced Audio-with images (Mv4 format) Video (mpg4 or mov format) PDF (ebooks)
Ideas for Podcasts Personal Narratives, Original
Work..Poetry Mock Conventions or Science Fairs Oral histories Vocab and/or concept practice Brainstorming Sessions Overview of unit Oral Reports or Speeches Radio Theater or broadcasts Radio commercials Interviews Newscast-Information for parents
Podcasting Process
Decide on the “type” of podcast Radio broadcast, Radio Theater,
Interview…etc Write a pitch
Paragraph on “this is a podcast about…” Get it approved by teacher, then…
Write a script Get the Media
Images, sounds, music…etc Practice, Practice, Practice Record the Podcast Post to the web
Podcasting Rubric
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/podcastrubric.html
Sample Classroom Podcasts
Educators Podcasting Networkhttp://epnweb.org
Tony Vincenthttp://learninginhand.com/podcasting/find.html
Podcasts for Teachershttp://www.podcastforteachers.org/
Wes Fryer’s Podcasting Sitehttp://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/podcasting
How can I listen to a podcast?
RSS Rich Site Summary OR Real Simple
Syndication.
Assignment: Live Podcast
You and a partner will be in charge of creating a podcast two times.
You will create an account at http://blogtalkradio.com
Each podcast must be 30 minutes The topic (theme) of each podcast should
relate to education (but does not necessarily need to related to technology).
Post a link to your podcast on your startpage. Post the date/time of each podcast on your
startpage (at least 1 week before the podcast)
Sample Podcast
• 0-.30: Introduction Music and overview of agenda• .30-5:00: Current Events in Education• 5:00-25:00: Interview with School Principal on how
they deal with cell phones and students.• 25:00-30:00: Closing article—select a few quotes
(something to wrap up discussion on topic of cell phones)
Sample Blog Talk Podcasts
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mac09
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/soe0910
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/elikeren
Our Podcasting Site
Blog Talk Radio http://blogtalkradio.com
Create an accountSet up your podcastPost a link on your startpageDecide on two dates/timesDecide on “themes” or “topics”