Google Teacher Academy - Vicki Davis - Keynote Part 2

7 Steps to a FLAT Classroom

This is not CRUSHING a classroom

It is about EXPANDING a Classroom

7 Steps
CONNECTION
COMMUNICATION
CITIZENSHIP
CONTRIBUTION & COLLABORATION
CHOICES
CREATION
CELEBRATION

Connection Step #1
Yourself
Your Administration
Your Students

Step 1A: Connect yourself
Professional Development
Get an RSS Reader - www.netvibes.com
Share bookmarks - http://groups.diigo.com/groups/educators
Listen in – http://www.edtechtalk.com
Online Conferences
K12 online – http://k12onlineconference.org
Networking Organizations
Google Teacher Academy

The Connection Function

Rules
Examples – http://ad4dcss.wikispaces.com
Discipline
Monitoring
Academics
Purpose & Plan
Sites
Don’t forget!
Honest assessment of preparedness for this!

Policies, Filtration, Admin

2 choices:
Remove the obstacle.
Be the obstacle.

Step 1C Connect your students Five Phases of Flattening your classroom

Backchannel Jumps In Here!

Step #2

Communication Continuum

What does a flat classroom communication look like?

TWO types of communication methods: SYNCHRONOUS and ASYNCHRONOUS

Synchronous
Definition: at the same time
Examples:
Instant Messaging
Voice over IP (Skype)
Video Conferencing
Face to Face Interactions
Webcasts
Webinars

Asynchronous
Definition: NOT at the same time
Examples:
Blogs
Wikis
Podcasts
Virtual classroom recordings
Recorded Video

Traditional Classroom Austria Qatar USA Separated by Time

Flat Classroom Student in Austria writes a blog post USA student responds Group Blogging Platform Unified by asynchronous communications

Traditional Classroom Austria Qatar USA Separated by Space

Flat Classroom Wiki Cooperating Teachers unified space via Internet

vs. Traditional Classroom Flat Classroom Separated by LOCATION Unified by the INTERNET Separated by TIME Unified by ASYNCHRONOUS communications tools

Principle The effective FLAT classroom structure has BOTH ASYNCHRONOUS and SYNCHRONOUS communications methods.

Step 1C Connect your students Five Phases of Flattening your classroom

Unified by asynchronous communications (wiki)

Students wonder WHERE DO I GO?
Structure
Create a “launch page” or PLN for each project
Establish Communication Habits

Students need a “home base”

Step #3

'Digital Citizenship in Schools' by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey:

C itizenship Why did you delete stuff off the wiki? BTW I didn’t delete anything Sorry for accusing you, the history makes it look like you OMG I JUST SAW THE HISTORY ON THE WIKI..Really sorry for any problems Presenter Julie Lindsay Qatar Academy

Digiteen Julie Lindsay, Presenter http://digiteen.wikispaces.com

Digiteen Activities

Privacy
Photography
Problems (how to handle them)
Have a common knowledgebase
Join educators in staying abreast – http://ad4dcss.wikispaces.com

Affection
Gender
Language Awareness
“ analyze” vs. “analyse”
Cultural Sensitivity
Responses to others
Copyright & Fair Use

Create a “contract” page Spell it out!

Everyone needs to be “on the same page”
Talk about issues before they happen
Understand that issues WILL happen but can be minimized
My school uses:
Linda Criddle – Look Both Ways

Contribute & Collaborate Step #4

Collaboration with individual contribution

C ontribute Wiki history

Accountability: Every student has their own ID!

C ollaborate Ning discussion

Taken with permission from Student Reflections Westwood Schools Horizon Project 5/26/07

Teacherpreneurs are researchers!

Message to students…… Contribute to your team by recording short video clips for your partners to use in their videos. Do not be a non-contributor and lurk somewhere in the darkness. Come out and be part of the construction. C ontribute

Choice Step #5
Acquire knowledge
Produce artifacts
Discern

Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller

The Fallacy of excellence

Excellent students learn the way we tell them to MYTH:

Excellent students learn the way we tell them to.

“ According to Dyslexia Research Institute, 60% of those diagnosed with ADD are, to some degree, dyslexic. Yet, because only five percent ever receive the proper diagnosis and assistance, many children grow up illiterate, thinking they aren't intelligent.”
“ Demystifying Dyslexia - The Challenge and the Gift “By Sonia Weir

Who are we missing?
“ Entrepreneurs five times more likely to suffer from dyslexia than the average UK citizen.”
http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/media/stories/story_8_45816_44300.html Nov 2004

Creative students learn differently

ALL students learn differently

We need …

Excellent schools accommodate learning differences.

Excellent schools differentiate instruction

An auditory learner stuck in a text-only classroom is like Helen Keller stuck in a classroom where the teacher only lectures .

Digital Storytelling
Script Writer
Call Sheets
Production Schedule
Asst Director
Acting
Presenting
Lighting
Flow & movement
Camera
Editing
Lighting
Storyboarding
Audio Editing
Music Selection
Sound Capture
Scene Scout
Scene set up
Storyboarding
Acting
Directing
Movie Ideas
Vision Casting
Reflecting
Status Reporting
Journal process
Ideas

Wikis
Wiki Composition
Writing
Research
Programming
Organizing
Widget finding
Mentoring
Acting
Presenting
(Get on film)
Camera
Photography
Graphic Design
“ looks”
Record audio files
Audacity editor
VoiceThread
Animoto
Outdoor dig storytlng or photography
Maps
Environmental research
Discussion mgt
Cell phone enabled
Blogging or pics, twitter
Live streaming
Reflecting
Opinion
Reporting on group issues

Social Network (Ning)
Blogging
Forums
Administration
Organizing Site
Linking sharer
Acting
Presenting
(Get on film)
Photography
Camera Op
VoiceThread
Animoto
Record audio files
Audacity editor
VoiceThread
Animoto
Photography
Outdoor video
Gcast remotely
“ Roving” reporter
Google Earth
Forums
Cell phone enabled
Blogging or pics
Discussion facilitators
Reflections
Reading & opinion
Debates

Integrating their Interests

The Gordian Knot

New Ways to Solve Problems

Many Voices for Darfur Project http://stopgenocide.wikispaces.com/

Students responded in their way
Unblocked facebook and myspace and signed petitions and shared w/ friends
Blogged
Created Photos
Videos to CNN and Fox
Called the White House

What if the world could see what is happening in Darfur?
Doodle For Google

Give Students Choices!
Wiki Assignments with choices
Question of the week with choice of text response (blog post),
audio response (podcast) or
video response (digital storytelling)

Technology is our vehicle! But not the ONLY vehicle!

Good Teaching is Not Platform dependent
Online & Offline
Oral & Written
Video & Audio
One on One & Groups
Inside classroom & OUTSIDE!

What students want!
Leadership
Self-Organization
Empowerment
Meaning

Discernment The Internet is our library of Alexandria and our trash heap.

Create Step #6

21 st Century Learning Objectives Blooms Revised Taxonomy

Creating Content

Student Artifacts

Convergence as We Speak http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Chapter+1A+-+The+Digital+Revolution http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Chapter+1A+-+Convergence+As+We+Speak

Invent This! http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/09/see-my-student-inventions.html

Celebrate Step #7 Presenter Julie Lindsay Qatar Academy

Student Summit and Awards Ceremony http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/Student+Summit Presenter Julie Lindsay Qatar Academy

Westwood Schools Summit http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/Summits Presenter Vicki Davis Westwood Schools

LACHSA Summit http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/Summits Presenter Vicki Davis Westwood Schools

Vienna International School Summit http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/Summits Presenter Vicki Davis Westwood Schools

Popcorn Conversations

7 Steps
CONNECTION
COMMUNICATION
CITIZENSHIP
CONTRIBUTION & COLLABORATION
CHOICES
CREATION
CELEBRATION

Why do we still need a Teacher?

Obstacles to Learning Stress Lack of Sleep Brain Rules John Medina

My most important Teaching Tactic

As they enter class Eye contact Call by name

My most important Teaching Strategy

Finding individual Strengths

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Gs02ZmUmE

Secret:

Secret: Paul Potts is you & me!

Pick your Big Three Share in the Backchannel

Don’t change me!

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