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Participatory Workshop. Vicki Davis, Teacher, Westwood Schools Co-teacher Flat Classroom Project Winner – 2006 International Edublog Award for Best Wiki Camilla, Georgia vdavis@westwoodschools.org coolcatteacher@gmail.com. New Technologies in Ed. Global Collaborative Projects.
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Participatory Workshop Vicki Davis, Teacher, Westwood Schools Co-teacher Flat Classroom Project Winner – 2006 International Edublog Award for Best Wiki Camilla, Georgia vdavis@westwoodschools.org coolcatteacher@gmail.com New Technologies in Ed
Global Collaborative Projects Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com
Global Collaborative Projects Flat Classroom Project – http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com
Global Collaborative Projects Horizon Project http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com
Tools used in Horizon Project Karl Fisch has updated his 2020 vision and is delivering it as a keynote TODAY on our wiki! http://horizonproject .wikispaces.com 2020 Vision For Students
Tools Used (That I can think of) • Evoca • Elluminate • Ning (private areas for teachers) • IM • Skype • Twitter • Wiki - centric (Wikispaces) • E-mail • Wikipedia • Meebo • Second Life • Facebook! • Flickr • Youtube • Teachertube • Google Video • Blogs • Podcasts (evoca) • Odeo • Slideshare • PhotoStory • MovieMaker • Clustrmap • Grazr
Project Based Learning Old Model New Collaborative Model • Team assessment • Grade final project • Different rubrics between classes • Some “slip through the cracks” • Everyone does the same thing • Teacher driven • Measure individual contribution • Assess progress throughout • Same rubrics • All students participate • Different subjects that complement one another • Students driven
Why do we need global projects? NETS Standards • 4. Technology communications tools • Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. • Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html
Collaborate (or lose) Note: Use David Jakes’ model for pilot groups he listed this morning.
Collaborative Projects • Technospud – Elementary Age • ePals – Middle/High School • Pilot Programs – Teacherpreneurs!! Stop
Web 3D • Second Life • Xbox Live • World of Warcraft • Google Earth • The Sims
But is Web3D Real? • Literary Worlds • http://www.literaryworlds.wmich.edu/worldlist.htm • New Media Consortium in SL • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VZKTT6gZ8 • Virtual Rome • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ZeSAIVNMo
Why Web 3D has potential • You can go places that we cannot take field trips! • Overcome stereotypes (the avatar) • Student collaboration • Authentic Assessment/ Project Based Learning • Role Playing • Group Synergies • Storage, Legacy and a Global Audience • Scenario Simulation • Digital Storytelling (Machinima)
What is Learning? • There is no such thing as second person learning, only first person learning!
Rules for safety in Second Life • The Grid System • Teen • Adult • How Teachers Get on the Teen Grid • How your students can leave you! • What students can’t get to! • Read more - http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/03/frontier-of-education-web-3d.html Stop
Supercool Tools for Schools • Wiki Spaces • Bubbleshare • Share elementary artwork • Slideshare • Powerpoints in a wiki • Innertoob • Grading podcasts • Odeo • Recording podcasts • TeacherTube • Firefox 2 (has spell check) • Meebo Me (office hours! • NewsMap – the way to read the news! • iTunes • For Listening • Libribox • To download free books • Grazr • Make RSS reader and embed it on a website for your teachers (see horizon) • Classblogmeister • Skype • Toondoo – www.toondoo.com • Google Notebook – Term Papers • Office 2007 – Graphic organizers! See - http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/11/i_am_thankful_for_these_websit.php
Into the ocean! Get high schoolers out of the garden!
P(erformance) = p(otential) – i(interference) Teachers Students Tools available Sites available Poor filtration policies Administrators Time limitations Poor communications Limited understanding