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Innovating Education with Tech Gadgets at MEC Conference

Explore new learning experiences with interactive gadgets & tech demos at the Foundations for the Future (F3) program by Georgia Tech. Boost collaborative learning, cyber safety awareness, and academic resources for K-12 schools.

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Innovating Education with Tech Gadgets at MEC Conference

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  1. Promoting New Learning Experiences with Gadgets MEC Conference • March 14, 2007 Therese Turman & Margie Brown

  2. Overview of Presentation • Foundations for the Future • Professional Development - Explorers Guild • Interactive Gadgets Demonstrations

  3. Foundations for the Future (F3)

  4. Foundations for the Future • Foundations for the Future (F3) is a collaboration of Georgia Tech researchers that helps accelerate the application of technology for K-12 schools for collaborative learning, promotes cyber safety awareness for parents, students, and teachers, and provides summer educational opportunities • A successful program that can be replicated in any state with school administrators, government agencies, and industry partners.

  5. Potential Program Focus • Help accelerate technology applications for collaborative learning, remote access to educational facilities, and Internet-based resources for the K-12 community.

  6. F3 Services Provided • Technical assistance and resources • Proposal writing assistance • Professional development workshops • Monthly award-winning community newsletter “Outta Site!” • Training and information outreach to K-12 schools in Georgia

  7. F3 Outreach • Provided over 80 county and city school systems across Georgia with various outreach efforts.

  8. Explorers Guild www.f3program.org/explore

  9. Objectives for Explorers Guild • Opportunities for teachers/administrators to learn: • new technology tools • cutting-edge applications to assist in the classroom • strategies for increasing funding base • Georgia Tech researchers and other K-12 specialists lend their technical expertise in an informal setting

  10. The Concept • The Explorers Guild mission is to conduct teacher-driven professional development workshops for F3 • Teachers can implement new technology concepts in the classroom for student, parents, and community use • Explorers Guild attendees receive PLU credits

  11. Digital Photography Making Excel Accessible for All Users Web Design Principles Evaluating Websites for Learning Test Taking Skills PowerPoint Projects in the Classroom How to Find, Extract and Use Digital Resources Online Resources for the Classroom Gadgets Math and Science Websites Computer Troubleshooting Using Photoshop Elements in the Classroom Interactive Whiteboards Introduction to Editing Video Firewalls and Filters Workshop Topics

  12. Outta Site! • Helps families explore the Internet together, safely and effectively. • Aimed at parents of children in upper elementary to middle school. • Distributed monthly during the school year by The Friends School of Atlanta, Foundations for the Future (Georgia Tech), and the Family Technology Resource Center (DeKalb County School System).

  13. Interactive Gadgets Demonstrations

  14. Web Cams • Enhance online experiences • View real-time events and bring far a way places to life • Inspire curiosity and imagination • Virtual Field Trips • * Address safety concerns *

  15. PDAs • Small and portable • Wireless communication • Classroom management • Use in different subject areas • “Beam notes to students”

  16. Wireless Digital Hotspotter • Inexpensive, small and convenient • Wi-Fi detection with a LCD display • Provides network information

  17. QuickLink Pen Scanner • Provides electronic note-taking capabilities • Moderately priced • Stores up to 1,000 pages of text • Scans and captures addresses, Internet links, and tables • Creates Word and Excel documents from notes. • 97% accuracy rate

  18. Wireless Adaptor • Teachers can connects a desktop or notebook to a high-speed wireless network • Instantly creates an access point • Very compact and easy to store

  19. Contact Information Therese Turman 404.407.6305therese.turman@gtri.gatech.edu Margie Brown 404.407.6069margie.brown@gtri.gatech.edu www.f3program.org

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