The Role of
Technology in
Schools
Lucy Gray
The University of Chicago
Urban Education Institute
elemenous@gmail.com
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Hello!
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The Context
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The 21st Century Student
Connected in innovative and new ways
New Communities
New Connections New Content
Connected Individuals Collaborative Communities
Virtual Communities
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Millennials Want to Learn…
With technology
With one another
Online
In their time
In their place
Doing things that matter
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Transformational Learning
Classrooms are using
technologies that are:
Personal
Powerful
Pervasive
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Tools
Blogs Social Networks
Wikis Simulations
Podcasts Virtual Reality
Photosharing
Chat
Video
Google Tools
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Blogs
individual web-based journals
Types Examples
From the The MUS
Cool Cat
Teacher/Admin Principal’s Lower School
Teacher Blog
Desk Blog
Consumer Collaboration
Student Newly Ancient
Math Class Nation
Professional Dangerously
Weblogged ITM
Development Irrelevant
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Wikis
collaborative web pages
Type Examples
Educational AWNM 50 Ways to Tell
Teacher/Admin
Wikis Liveblogging A Story
Global
Student 6th Grade CS Flat Classroom
Collaborations
Alabama Best School
Professional Digital Native
Practice Computing
Development Wiki
Center Wiki
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Media Sharing
web-based tools for organizing & publishing
Tools Examples
iTunes iTunes U Coulee Kids Room 208
Map of Best Word Merode
Flickr
Migrations Book Ever Altarpiece
YouTube Did You Know? TEDTalks Women in Art
Poems by Ms.
Knuffle Bunny K-20 Educators
VoiceThread Gross’s
Stories Exploring SL
Students
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Google
online collaborative software
Tools Examples
Summer Teacher Google Lit
Google Earth
Tomatoes Project Trips
Docs & Scavenger Palo Alto High Alex Ragone’s
Spreadsheets Hunt School Skype Preso
Mrs. Gray’s Elementary
Custom Search Global Voices
Sites Language Arts
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Beyond Our Imaginations
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immersive technologies
Groups in Second Quest Atlantis
Life The River City
ISTE Project
Discovery
Education
Second Life Teen
Grid
Skoolaborate
Global Kids
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Participatory Pedagogy
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other programs and projects
Digital Youth Network
Science Leadership Academy
Generation YES
Flat Classroom Project
MoLLIE
The School at Columbia
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Advice
make a plan
Develop a work flow for your students and
staff.
Utilize a network of other professionals.
Know your curriculum.
Focus on professional development.
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Network Resources
Global Education Collaborative Ning
Classroom 2.0 Ning
Laptop Learning Ning
ISED Ning
ISED-L listserv
Twitter
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Examples
The Apiary wiki
Mr. Cook’s Wikispaces
Karl Fisch’s AWNM Liveblogging Project
KF’s Constructivist Teaching with Technology
Thousand and One Flat World Tales
Michelle Bourgeois’ Digital Learning Summer Institute
MB’s Camp DoDifferent
Apple Learning Interchange
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A Final Thought 18
“... if we teach today as we taught yesterday, we
rob our children of tomorrow.”
-John Dewey
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