wimba and the virtual school: embracing the digital age presenters: yahrasiel colbert amanda brooks
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Wimba and the Virtual School: Embracing the Digital Age
Presenters:
•Yahrasiel Colbert
•Amanda Brooks
Wimba and the Virtual School: Embracing the Digital Age
Presenters:
•Yahrasiel Colbert
•Amanda Brooks
Embracing the Digital Embracing the Digital AgeAge
The Virtual School: DeKalb Online The Virtual School: DeKalb Online AcademyAcademy
DeKalb Online DeKalb Online Academy (DOLA) is a Academy (DOLA) is a part of the DeKalb part of the DeKalb County School County School System (DCSS)System (DCSS)
DCSS serves DCSS serves 102,000 student in 102,000 student in 143 schools and 143 schools and centers. centers.
The Virtual School: DeKalb Online The Virtual School: DeKalb Online AcademyAcademy
Conceptualized in Conceptualized in 20032003
Launched in 2004 Launched in 2004 with 74 students and with 74 students and 12 course offerings 12 course offerings
Currently serve over Currently serve over 2,250 students and 2,250 students and 40 course offerings 40 course offerings including six including six Advanced Advanced Placements courses Placements courses
The Virtual School: DeKalb Online The Virtual School: DeKalb Online AcademyAcademy
Dr. Regina Merriwether- PrincipalDr. Regina Merriwether- Principal Meta Lee- Instructional Technology SpecialistMeta Lee- Instructional Technology Specialist Angela Robinson- Computer Support SpecialistAngela Robinson- Computer Support Specialist LaSonya Kirkland- Instructional Paraprofessional LaSonya Kirkland- Instructional Paraprofessional Amanda Brooks- Social Studies Instructor Amanda Brooks- Social Studies Instructor Yahrasiel Colbert- Health/Physical Education InstructorYahrasiel Colbert- Health/Physical Education Instructor Dr. Diane Langston- English/Language Arts InstructorDr. Diane Langston- English/Language Arts Instructor Sharon Sutton- Career Technology InstructorSharon Sutton- Career Technology Instructor Ashleigh Thacker- World Languages Instructor Ashleigh Thacker- World Languages Instructor Steven Thedford- Science Instructor Steven Thedford- Science Instructor Melissa Walker- Mathematics InstructorMelissa Walker- Mathematics Instructor
The Virtual School: DeKalb Online The Virtual School: DeKalb Online AcademyAcademy
The The VisionVision of DeKalb of DeKalb Online Academy and all Online Academy and all stakeholders is to create stakeholders is to create a virtual K-12 school a virtual K-12 school that prepares students that prepares students to be global learners in to be global learners in the digital age, ensuring the digital age, ensuring their individual potential their individual potential to become contributing to become contributing citizens and life-long citizens and life-long learners. learners.
What DOLA Offers…What DOLA Offers… English/Language ArtsEnglish/Language Arts MathematicsMathematics ScienceScience Social StudiesSocial Studies Health/Physical EducationHealth/Physical Education World LanguagesWorld Languages
Latin Latin Spanish Spanish FrenchFrench
Business/Instructional Business/Instructional TechnologyTechnology
AP Courses AP Courses CalculusCalculus English Lit/CompEnglish Lit/Comp World HistoryWorld History U.S. HistoryU.S. History Computer Science Computer Science
The Many Facets of DOLA…The Many Facets of DOLA…
““During the Day” During the Day”
““Beyond the Day”Beyond the Day”
““Credit Recovery”Credit Recovery”
Senior 20-Day Mini Senior 20-Day Mini SessionSession
How Wimba Enhances DOLA…How Wimba Enhances DOLA…
Wimba Bridging the Gap: Benefits Wimba Bridging the Gap: Benefits of the Wimba Classroomof the Wimba Classroom
PowerPoint Guided InstructionPowerPoint Guided Instruction Multi-way and follow the speaker videoMulti-way and follow the speaker video Polling and survey capabilitiesPolling and survey capabilities Application Share feature: Application Share feature:
WebquestsWebquestsSimulationsSimulationsAccess to desktopAccess to desktop
Web Share featureWeb Share feature E-Board featuresE-Board features
Wimba. (2009). Wimba Classroom for K-12 and Schools. Retrieved from www.wimba.com on March 23,2009.
Wimba Bridging the Gap: Benefits Wimba Bridging the Gap: Benefits of the Wimba Classroomof the Wimba Classroom
Anytime AccessAnytime AccessOffice Hours Office Hours Tutoring SessionsTutoring SessionsStudy Groups/MeetingsStudy Groups/Meetings
Call in featureCall in feature Text/Chat capabilities Text/Chat capabilities Eliminates Traditional Classroom DistractionsEliminates Traditional Classroom Distractions Engages Multiple Intelligences Engages Multiple Intelligences Archiving CapabilitiesArchiving Capabilities
Wimba. (2009). Wimba Classroom for K-12 and Schools. Retrieved from www.wimba.com on March 23,2009.
Wimba Bridging the Gap: Benefits Wimba Bridging the Gap: Benefits of Wimba Voiceof Wimba Voice
Voice RecorderVoice Recorder
Voice PodcasterVoice Podcaster
Voice PresentationVoice Presentation
Voice Discussion BoardVoice Discussion Board
Wimba in Action…Wimba in Action…
Polls and Surveys…Polls and Surveys…
IcebreakersIcebreakers Data CollectionData Collection Promotes interaction amongst studentsPromotes interaction amongst students
Simulations…Simulations…
PowerPoint GamesPowerPoint Games Flash GamesFlash Games Web LinksWeb Links Web QuestsWeb Quests
Breakout Rooms…Breakout Rooms…
Collaboration Collaboration Group Group
AssignmentsAssignmentsMultiple Content Multiple Content
ManagementManagement
The eBoard…The eBoard…
Acts like a white Acts like a white boardboard
Annotate SlidesAnnotate Slides Import ImagesImport Images Take ScreenshotsTake Screenshots Ability to enable Ability to enable
participants to use participants to use eBoard toolseBoard tools
Wimba Voice RecorderWimba Voice Recorder
Add instructor’s voice Add instructor’s voice to enhance presence to enhance presence
Verbally explain Verbally explain complex materialcomplex material
Add spoken Add spoken announcements to announcements to course sitescourse sites
Teach pronunciation, Teach pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and rhythm, stress, and emphasisemphasis
Wimba Voice PodcasterWimba Voice Podcaster
Create and Distribute Create and Distribute podcastspodcasts
Import/ Export Import/ Export Capabilities Capabilities
Subscribe Features Subscribe Features
RSS Feed RSS Feed
Wimba Voice PresentationWimba Voice Presentation
Vocal messages with Vocal messages with web contentweb content
Author Narrated Web Author Narrated Web Tours Tours
Wimba Voice Discussion BoardWimba Voice Discussion Board
Engage in audio Engage in audio based threaded based threaded discussions discussions
Verbal Assessment Verbal Assessment
The Benefits of DOLA…The Benefits of DOLA…
Enjoyed an 88% passing Rate!Enjoyed an 88% passing Rate!
Questions and Answers…Questions and Answers…
Contact Information Contact Information
Yahrasiel Colbert- Yahrasiel Colbert- [email protected][email protected] http://208.185.32.85/launcher.cgi?room=Health http://208.185.32.85/launcher.cgi?room=Health 678-676-1059678-676-1059
Amanda Brooks- Amanda Brooks- [email protected][email protected] http://208.185.32.85/launcher.cgi?room=ABrooksTutorialhttp://208.185.32.85/launcher.cgi?room=ABrooksTutorial
678-676-1145678-676-1145
ReferencesReferences
www.dekalbonlineacademy.orgwww.dekalbonlineacademy.orgwww.dekalb.k12.ga.uswww.dekalb.k12.ga.uswww.wimba.comwww.wimba.com