Week 4 Professional Uses

Housekeeping
iTunes U & Pre-lecture activities
Digital story
May vary depending on lab instructor…
Professional development plan
Any other questions?

Professional Development Plan
General
Be specific
SMART
Goals | Action Plan | Evidence
Short-term goals
Long-term goals
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✔ Specific
✔ Measurable
✔ Achievable
✔ Realistic
✔ Timely

Common Goal Mistakes
I want to use technology better.
Learn how to integrate technology into my classroom.
Learn how to edit audio, video, and images.
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Short-Term Example
Learn to locate the best elementary resources
Improve searching strategies
Evaluate whether elementary resources are useful
Establish 15 websites with high-quality elementary level games for assessment
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Long-Term Example
Learn how to manage a classroom
Establish classroom management strategies
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Lecture #4
Teacher Professional Uses of Technology

Overview
Teacher Responsibilities
How Do Teachers Use Technology?
“Professional” Uses
Assessment
Administrative Tasks
Classroom Management

Teacher Responsibilities
What do these include?
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Teacher’s Responsibilities
Student learning
Plan learning activities
Meeting standards
Assess student learning
Track student learning
Report and communicate
Classroom management
Varying student abilities
Varying student interests
Actual instruction time
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Teacher’s Typical Workday
7:45 – 8:15 Begin (Voluntary Free Labor)
8:15 – 8:45 “Official” Start of Contract Day*
8:45 – 2:45 Responsible for students
2:45 – 3:50 Planning time (Generous!!!)*
3:50 – 4:15 Bus Duty
*Typically lost 1-2 times per week to meetings, conferences, phone calls, principal’s requests, minor/major disasters

The Moral of This Story
Everything teachers do OTHER than teaching has to get done in about 5-7 hours per week (unless you’re willing to offer free extra labor)

Pre-Lecture Activity
Provide a SPECIFIC example of how you might use technology to address Administrative Tasks, Classroom Management, or Assessment in your future classroom...
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Lecture Question #1
What was the most innovative teacher use of technology in your group?
Let’s share…
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Here are some of the themes…
Classroom website and post assignments online communicating with students and parents
in case students forget assignments
parents won’t bug me
Automatically graded quizzes
frees up time
Seating chart for classroom management
don’t forget names
Create worksheets, quizzes, etc
quick
looks nice
targets my specific learning objectives
Online tests
to prepare students for class
Track students
to determine concepts needing to cover
Engaging media, PPT, “clickers”
keep kids interested
can provide feedback
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Overview
Assessment
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Overview
Assessment
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Assessment
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Assessment
Checking for learning, how much, and what’s missing

Tests/Quizzes
Projects/Essays
Presentations
Interviews
Journals
Portfolios
Asking Questions

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How Many Have Used Track Changes in Microsoft Word?
Poll Everywhere
This is an assessment tool…
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Essays and Feedback
Word processing: Microsoft Word, Google Documents, Zoho Writer, Scribd, Revizr, and Open Office
Allows teachers to comment on student work directly in student documents
Create more professional worksheets tests and other instructional materials

Evaluations
Quizzes
Rubrics
RubiStar
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Overview
Assessment
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The annoying (but important) stuff you do when you’re not teaching.

Planning
Tracking/Managing
Deciding

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Administrative Examples
Planning lessons
Gather data
Student reports
Academic decision making
Reports
Report required student information
Prepare required reports (IEPs)
Track
Student information
Compute and report grades
Prepare IEPs
Others
Create seating charts, rolls, and other classroom tasks
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Using Datato Improve Instruction

Specific Examples
Gradebook
Online (Subscribe | Free)
Software
Learning Management Software
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Planning and Research
Deli.cioi.us, Google Scholar, Google Notebook, ThinkQuest, my-ecoach, Poster4Teachers, EduBlogs, PortaPortal
Collect and organize resources
Access to a wider range of resources

Creating Instruction
Don’t do more work than you have to…
Post, share, and rate
Global School Network
Open Education Resources
Curriki (curriculum + wiki)
CampusHippo
Freebies for your classroom

Finding Instructional Materials
Don’t do more work than you have to…
Templates
Microsoft templates
Flashcards
Book report templates (hidden text)
Software templates (Inspiration)

Example: Searching for Resources
3.3.5 Observe and describe the physical characteristics of Indiana using words and illustrations and compare them to the characteristics of neighboring states.
Physical characteristics (such as state capital, major cities and rivers in Indiana)
Cultural characteristics (such as population characteristics, communication and transportation networks, religion and customs, and how people make a living or build homes and other structures.)
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Example:Searching for Resources
State Kidspiration templates
State word processing report templates
State presentation templates
Book and worksheets
Fact booklet (from state website)
Webquest on Indiana and neighboring states (see ppt)
Search engine website (Kids Search)
Websites
World Almanac for Kids
50 States.com
Indiana government website
United Streaming presentation
Wikipedia
Animaniacs state song
50 states song
Map
Library books (5 total)
30 textbooks

Overview
Assessment
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Classroom Management Tools
Scheduling
Substitute teachers
Unique ideas
Photos on desks
Variety of Templates
Education World
Educator Templates
Classroom management tools

Overview
Assessment
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Teacher Productivity Tools
Why should we use these?
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Lecture Worksheet Question #2
Describe the benefits of teachers using technology for productivity purposes.
Be specific
Use content-specific examples
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Technology for Professional Purposes
Helps teachers do more
increases efficiency, effectiveness, or enhances teaching
How does this help?
Decreasing time to do a task frees up time for other teacher activities that promote learning

For Lab This Week
Professional Development Plan Due
Check with lab instructor
Bring a link to a useful website
We will use and share these in lab
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For Lecture Next Week
Review pre-lecture #5 podcast
iTunes U
Pre-lecture #5 activity
Test/Survey Tool
Print up lecture #5 worksheet and bring to class September 28th
Resources >> Lecture Resources >> Week #5