Effective Communication Tools for Educators

1. Effective Communication Tools for Educators Using Microsoft Education Application Solutions

2. What course participants have said: • Great course and great instructor! Participant, College of DuPage, Chicago, IL 8/13/09 • I learned a lot…. I will definitely use what I have learned. Participant, NECC, Washington, DC 6/29/09

3. Setting the Stage – Teaching in the 21st Century Sit tight! Fasten your seat belts. It’s the 21st Century! Have you seen the new classrooms of the 21st century? There are no walls, no buildings, and no geographical limitations to accessing information. You probably already knew that, but did you know that collaborative student projects can also transcend those traditional barriers?

4. Effective Communication Tools for Educators: Project Based Learning at Its Best The Space Day Project • Incorporates national and international standards • Cross-curricular, interdisciplinary • Math • Science • Social Studies • Language Arts • Uses 21st Century communications tools • Learn the use of technology for planning, delivery, and assessment.

5. Examples of Cross-Curricular Project Objective for the Space Day Project Learn how MS tools make the design and implementation of cross-curricular projects easier!

6. Communicate  Think  Apply Higher Order Skills in the Class Learn how to integrate new tools and teaching methods into activities. Space Day is celebrated in May of each year and is sponsored by NASA and Lockheed Martin. • Learn how to use MS communication tools through relevant hands-on activities. • Project models single-class cross-curricular reinforcement of concepts • Activities model state-of-the-art classroom instruction

7. Discuss How Project Planning WorksFive Dynamic Principles Reach today’s students with authentic, cross-curricular units built on rich ideas. Motivate students to do their best plus a little bit more. Design Principle #2 Develop the Driving Question Design Principle #5 Manage the Process Design Principle #1 Begin with the End in Mind Design Principle #4 Map the Process Design Principle #3 Plan the Assessments

8. MS Tools Facilitate Planning and Implementation Use PC, Web, and server based applications with the active learning unit: the Space Day Project.

9. Creating Effective Communication Environments The Course book includes activities and sample unit and lesson plans aligned with the course content. Participants receive files for completion of activities and practice.

10. Course Structure • Hands-on activities align with standards. • Activities built around a seamless integration of technology within each unit. • Included are Test Your Knowledge, and Curriculum Connections sections, with relevant ideas you can put to use immediately.. • SETTING THE STAGE: Introduction • UNIT 1: Establishing a Foundation for Communications • UNIT 2: Brainstorm, Capture & Organize • UNIT 3: Using MS Office Templates • UNIT 4: Communicating with MS Learning Essentials • UNIT 5: Using Audio & Video to Enhance Communications • UNIT 6: Present & Publish • UNIT 7: Tying it All Together

11. Effective Communication Tools for Educators – Space Day Project

12. Learn How to Use 21st Tools

13. Project Activities Include Working with MS 21st Century Communication Tools

14. Project Activities Connect to Standards • Each sample lesson –aligned with activities in the course – provides links to national standards: • Science • Math • Language Arts • Technology

15. What Teachers and Students Use

16. The Space Day Project:Students Collaborate to Present & Publish

17. Tying It All Together • Apply what you have learned: • Examine several case studies to design project based units of instruction to meet unique student needs. • Select appropriate MS tools for a particular learning activity. • Learn through peer discussion about ways to change classroom practice and improve communications.