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Technology in the Classroom

Technology in the Classroom. For Cabrini College Springfield High School, October 12, 2011 Robert.Nelson@ssdcougars.org David.Jurkiewicz@ssdcougars.org. The Times They are a- Changin ’. Why is it important to incorporate technology in the classroom?. Our students are Digital Natives .

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Technology in the Classroom

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  1. Technology in the Classroom For Cabrini College Springfield High School, October 12, 2011 Robert.Nelson@ssdcougars.orgDavid.Jurkiewicz@ssdcougars.org

  2. The Times They are a-Changin’

  3. Why is it important to incorporate technology in the classroom? • Our students are Digital Natives. • Computers have changed how and what we teach. • We need to help our students be safe and responsible online. • Technology can actually engage individuals and create community in a classroom. • Free online tools can re-open doors that have been closed by budget cuts. • Technology can restructure your classroom without renovations. • Technology has changed the expectations for communication between students, parents, and teachers.

  4. Why is it important to incorporate technology in the classroom? (continued) • Technology allows for a higher level of collaboration in small and large group activities. • Technology provides more opportunities for Project Based Learning. • Students hold the quality of their work to a higher standard when they know someone other than the teacher is seeing it.

  5. Simple Rules for using technology in your classroom… • DO NOT… • Plan your lessons solely around technology. • Use resources that you have not tested. • ALWAYS • Find tools that are compatible and complementary to your curriculum/subject area. • Test everything in your classroom, not at home. • Maintain the safety of your students’ identities. • Embrace Change!!!

  6. Online Safety for Teachers • Nothing online is private. • Nothing online ever really goes away. • Teachers have been disciplined and fired because of activities that were completely legal. • Unless it is a requirement of your school…NEVER “friend” your students. • Any electronic communication to students and parents should come from your work account. • If possible, students should contact you using their school-issued accounts. • Make sure you are fully aware of the policies in your school district. • For more information, click this link…http://www.psea.org/general.aspx?ID=828

  7. Basic Web Tools An abbreviated view of what is available…

  8. Google Docs http://docs.google.com

  9. Google Docs (continued) Above is an extreme example of what can be done with Google Docs.

  10. Moodle • http://moodle.org/

  11. Wikispaces • http://www.wikispaces.com • K-12 Educators can get a private account, for free.

  12. Blogger • http://www.blogger.com

  13. Cover It Live • http://www.coveritlive.com/ • This site allows you to create a real-time, interactive, live blog. • The “conversation” can be archived and viewed later. • Could be used to cover a special event, or as a backchannel in your normal classroom activities. • See an example here.

  14. Skype • http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home • Skype is free software that allows you to make phone calls and video calls over the internet. This can be used for discussions with other schools, virtual field trips, off-site guest speakers, etc.

  15. YouTube • http://www.youtube.com/ • Viewing – Videos can be embedded on other sites. You can use RealPlayer to download clips from YouTube to be played offline (No internet available or YouTube blocked). • Uploading – You can make videos public (available to all), or unlisted (only those with the link can see the videos).

  16. Other Media Sharing Sites Photo Sharing and Editing Video Sharing • Vimeo • SchoolTube • TeacherTube • Picasa • Flikr • Shutterfly

  17. What about Wikipedia? • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia • “Free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia…” • Accuracy is comparable to Encyclopedia Britannica. • Wikipedia is NOT acceptable as a sole or primary source of information for a research project. • It is a good starting point, and has links to external sources. • Wikipedia does contain some graphic and mature content.

  18. The Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine • The Internet Archivewww.archive.orgA large source of text, photos, audio, and video that are in the public domain. (Does contain some graphic/mature content.) • The Wayback Machinehttp://www.archive.org/web/web.phpThis allows you to search for a webpage and see how it has evolved over time, or to see a snapshot of a page that no longer exists.

  19. Some other tools… RSS Feeds Widgets • Small, self-contained application. • Can be embedded on a webpage. • Usually added by copying and pasting HTML code from the source to your site. • Really Simple Syndication • Allows you to create a “dynamic” bookmark/favorite list. • The feed will automatically update as new entries/articles are posted on the site. • Can be used in your web browser, or embedded as a widget on your website.

  20. For more information… • RSS Feedshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU • Wikishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY • Twitterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o • Blogshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI • All the videos above were produced by Common Craft and posted by various users on YouTube.

  21. You are never to old to learn!

  22. Questions???

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