AHA 2009 New York City Dr. Kelly A. Woestman Pittsburg (KS) State University

Greenbush Southeast Kansas Education Service Center Technology leader Reaching rural students and teachers Connecting them to the global economy

Greenbush

Southeast Kansas Education Service Center

Technology leader

Reaching rural students and teachers

Connecting them to the global economy

Project Mine (2001-2004) – Pocket PCs Unreliable and “clunky” wireless access Lack of wireless connecting points Still a bit ahead of the students

Project Mine (2001-2004) – Pocket PCs

Unreliable and “clunky” wireless access

Lack of wireless connecting points

Still a bit ahead of the students

Frustration Teacher time limitations Lack of technology use in college teaching Smart Classrooms too often seem to translate into “computerized overhead projector”

Frustration

Teacher time limitations

Lack of technology use in college teaching

Smart Classrooms too often seem to translate into “computerized overhead projector”

Intensive and Regular Systematic Use of New Tools Motivation?? And, of course, a grade at stake helps . . . . Graduate work Time will always be an issue Like students, teachers have to see that a technology will be useful.

Intensive and Regular Systematic Use of New Tools

Motivation??

And, of course, a grade at stake helps . . . .

Graduate work

Time will always be an issue

Like students, teachers have to see that a technology will be useful.

Project eHIKES [2003-2006] Delivered MA in History Constant contact with core cohort of teachers Summer Seminars Online courses during two school years

Project eHIKES [2003-2006]

Delivered MA in History

Constant contact with core cohort of teachers

Summer Seminars

Online courses during two school years

Blackboard CMS CMS: Content Management System Central portal for all grant activities Announcements Submission of work/reports Guided access to online databases and web portals Easily accessible online docs related to project activities

Blackboard CMS

CMS: Content Management System

Central portal for all grant activities

Announcements

Submission of work/reports

Guided access to online databases and web portals

Easily accessible online docs related to project activities

Online university databases H-Net Book Reviews http://www.h-net.org/reviews/ Individual Blogs at blogger.com Now part of iGoogle.com Free

Online university databases

H-Net Book Reviews

http://www.h-net.org/reviews/

Individual Blogs at blogger.com

Now part of iGoogle.com

Free

Emerging Practices Blogs as Reflective Practice Valuable Qualitative Data for Annual Report Teachers’ Voices Teachers developed hands-on skills for utilizing online databases and free web resources: National Archives ( http://www.archives.gov ) Library of Congress ( www.loc.gov ) American Memory (memory.loc.gov) Kansas State Historical Society ( www.kshs.org ) Kansas Memory ( http://www.kansasmemory.org/ )

Emerging Practices

Blogs as Reflective Practice

Valuable Qualitative Data for Annual Report

Teachers’ Voices

Teachers developed hands-on skills for utilizing online databases and free web resources:

National Archives ( http://www.archives.gov )

Library of Congress ( www.loc.gov )

American Memory (memory.loc.gov)

Kansas State Historical Society ( www.kshs.org )

Kansas Memory ( http://www.kansasmemory.org/ )

National Archives Library of Congress Gilder Lehrman Institute ( http://www.gilderlehrman.org ) Digital Cameras Collection/Distribution Challenges Readable cds Viruses Multiple copies

National Archives

Library of Congress

Gilder Lehrman Institute ( http://www.gilderlehrman.org )

Digital Cameras

Collection/Distribution Challenges

Readable cds

Viruses

Multiple copies

Blackboard Behind the scenes: I began exploring Web 2.0 tools beyond Blogger Free Eliminate transition issues with Blackboard servers Historical data loss

Blackboard

Behind the scenes:

I began exploring Web 2.0 tools beyond Blogger

Free

Eliminate transition issues with Blackboard servers

Historical data loss

Or is this repetitive?

Or is this repetitive?

Blackboard CMS Migration toward iGoogle Teachers post their material Wikispaces Links to other materials Permissions Issues

Blackboard CMS

Migration toward iGoogle

Teachers post their material

Wikispaces

Links to other materials

Permissions Issues

Google Docs http://docs.google.com/?pli=1#all Picassa http://picasaweb.google.com/home Wikispaces http://tahps.wikispaces.com/

Google Docs

http://docs.google.com/?pli=1#all

Picassa

http://picasaweb.google.com/home

Wikispaces

http://tahps.wikispaces.com/

Teachers’ Blogs http://tahps.wikispaces.com/BlogAddresses Slideshare.net http://www.slideshare.net

Teachers’ Blogs

http://tahps.wikispaces.com/BlogAddresses

Slideshare.net

http://www.slideshare.net

Teacher Reflective Practice Had to pick someone Dr. Wintz didn’t specifically to discuss Provide for broadest possible knowledge base Examples: http://bigmachistory.blogspot.com/2007/07/harlem-renaissance-countee-cullen.html http://tahps3.blogspot.com/2007/07/harlem-renaissance-duke-ellington.html http://claycentersocialstudies.blogspot.com/2007/07/harlem-renaissance-louis-armstrong.html

Teacher Reflective Practice

Had to pick someone Dr. Wintz didn’t specifically to discuss

Provide for broadest possible knowledge base

Examples:

http://bigmachistory.blogspot.com/2007/07/harlem-renaissance-countee-cullen.html

http://tahps3.blogspot.com/2007/07/harlem-renaissance-duke-ellington.html

http://claycentersocialstudies.blogspot.com/2007/07/harlem-renaissance-louis-armstrong.html

http://tahps3.blogspot.com/ http://cwalk32.blogspot.com/ http://tahps.blogspot.com/

http://tahps3.blogspot.com/

http://cwalk32.blogspot.com/

http://tahps.blogspot.com/

YouTube http://www.youtube.com NYPL Harlem Renaissance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0mMabhS5vw Second Life http://www.secondlife.com Limited success Learning curve Download software Not the only virtual world

YouTube http://www.youtube.com

NYPL Harlem Renaissance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0mMabhS5vw

Second Life

http://www.secondlife.com

Limited success

Learning curve

Download software

Not the only virtual world

Dred Scott case reargued in Second Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL-A6fOh6Nk&feature=PlayList&p=04F3DBBFEF7A9D99&playnext=1&index=80 TeacherTube http://www.teachertube.com/

Dred Scott case reargued in Second Life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL-A6fOh6Nk&feature=PlayList&p=04F3DBBFEF7A9D99&playnext=1&index=80

TeacherTube

http://www.teachertube.com/

Facebook http://www.facebook.com

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com

NO Blackboard CMS Focus on iGoogle.com More utilization of Wikispaces and Blog site as grant portal YouTube – teachers “collecting” and evaluating usefulness/accuracy 3D Worlds – 2 nd Life

NO Blackboard CMS

Focus on iGoogle.com

More utilization of Wikispaces and Blog site as grant portal

YouTube – teachers “collecting” and evaluating usefulness/accuracy

3D Worlds – 2 nd Life

TAH Book – May 2009 http://www.routledgeeducation.com/books/The-Teaching-American-History-Project-isbn9780415988827 Discounts available – handouts on back chair TAH Availability of colleagues

TAH Book – May 2009

http://www.routledgeeducation.com/books/The-Teaching-American-History-Project-isbn9780415988827

Discounts available – handouts on back chair

TAH Availability of colleagues