"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." --Alvin Toffler, American futurist Video link – Pay Attention My SP Site http:// web.nrsd.net/schools/nrh/marotta /

Why should you use Web 2.0 Tools and SharePoint? New DOE Massachusetts Technology Literacy International Society for Technology Education ISTE "What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …” Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Digital Citizenship Technology Operations and Concepts

New DOE Massachusetts Technology Literacy

International Society for Technology Education ISTE

"What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …”

Creativity and Innovation

Communication and Collaboration

Research and Information Fluency

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Digital Citizenship

Technology Operations and Concepts

SharePoint A 21 st Century Tool Transforming the Classroom Better Communication & Collaboration Through Technology NRSD Professional Development November 4, 2008 Mary Marotta

Why was SharePoint implemented at NRSD? ~3500 ++ students ~450 staff 3 towns 7 schools - K-5, K-2, 3-5, K-8, 6-8 (2), 9-12 Needs: Common look for all sites Inexpensive/user-friendly tool for teacher sites Collaboration across district for job-alike groups and district committees

~3500 ++ students

~450 staff

3 towns

7 schools - K-5, K-2, 3-5, K-8, 6-8 (2), 9-12

Needs:

Common look for all sites

Inexpensive/user-friendly tool for teacher sites

Collaboration across district for job-alike groups and district committees

More About SharePoint A Microsoft tool that installed on our server and is “free” to configure and use Very user-friendly & easy to learn Accessible from any Internet ready computer Fosters school, cross-district, & community communication Variety and flexibility of components Integrated interface with Microsoft Office components

A Microsoft tool that installed on our server and is “free” to configure and use

Very user-friendly & easy to learn

Accessible from any Internet ready computer

Fosters school, cross-district, & community communication

Variety and flexibility of components

Integrated interface with Microsoft Office components

THE PROCESS Exploration - what can it do? Organization - URLs, access Customization - NRSD look Implementation - server setup, site creation Staff Training - first steps, next steps Reflection - good, bad & next steps

Exploration - what can it do?

Organization - URLs, access

Customization - NRSD look

Implementation - server setup, site creation

Staff Training - first steps, next steps

Reflection - good, bad & next steps

THE PRODUCTS District - community & internal information Schools - community information School Staff - internal information Teachers - team & individual sites

District - community & internal information

Schools - community information

School Staff - internal information

Teachers - team & individual sites

CUSTOMIZATION Out-of-the-box Look Our Own Look

COORDINATION NRHS Web Site NRHS SharePoint

Building Staff Alerts – Announcements, RSS Feeds, collection of information (Curriculum Guides) and more

Web 2.0 in Education What is Web 2.0? From http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/10/moving-toward-web-20-in-k-12-education.html “ Web 2.0 is simply the use of the Internet as a two-way medium- - -that it is a platform upon which content is not only consumed but also created. For my generation, our use of the Web largely mirrored our experiences with print and broadcast media: we were the audience, and a select few were the creators (this would be Web 1.0, if you will). For my children and our students today, their use of the Web often entirely revolves around content that they and their friends have created, and within Web frameworks or scaffolding that facilitate that creativity rather than providing the content for them. They build profile pages, upload photos and videos, and interact with each other and that content through active commenting systems. Terms - RSS (Real Simple Syndication) – Blogs – Wikis - YouTube - TeacherTube - Skype - VoiceThread Best Practice – Science, Intel Grant, etc Other school wide solutions, Blackboard, Moodle and many more

What is Web 2.0? From http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/10/moving-toward-web-20-in-k-12-education.html “ Web 2.0 is simply the use of the Internet as a two-way medium- - -that it is a platform upon which content is not only consumed but also created. For my generation, our use of the Web largely mirrored our experiences with print and broadcast media: we were the audience, and a select few were the creators (this would be Web 1.0, if you will). For my children and our students today, their use of the Web often entirely revolves around content that they and their friends have created, and within Web frameworks or scaffolding that facilitate that creativity rather than providing the content for them. They build profile pages, upload photos and videos, and interact with each other and that content through active commenting systems.

Terms - RSS (Real Simple Syndication) – Blogs – Wikis - YouTube - TeacherTube - Skype - VoiceThread

Best Practice – Science, Intel Grant, etc

Other school wide solutions, Blackboard, Moodle and many more

SharePoint a Web 2.0 Tool for the Classroom What is RSS – CommonCraft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU RSS Feed brings current information to your pages http://feeds.feedburner.com/k12onlineconference igoogle/google reader and SharePoint

What is RSS – CommonCraft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

RSS Feed brings current information to your pages http://feeds.feedburner.com/k12onlineconference

igoogle/google reader and SharePoint

SharePoint a Web 2.0 Tool for Assessment Digital Drop Box for online storage Correcting “inking” online PDF files for signatures - Letters of Recommendation Survey Tool for collecting data Showcase student work

Digital Drop Box for online storage

Correcting “inking” online

PDF files for signatures - Letters of Recommendation

Survey Tool for collecting data

Showcase student work

High School Teacher

Elementary/MS Teacher

School Building

Professional Development

What Staff is saying ... Superintendent … “No more emails; the information will be posted on SharePoint.” Department of Teaching and Learning … “A wonderful collaboration tool to bring together staff across 3 towns.” Administration … “I’ve begun to post essential information for teachers, and it should facilitate communication significantly. ” “ Using the staff SharePoint site for all announcements and meetings has cut down the number of emails and has streamlined communications in this building.” Teachers … “ Using SP has allowed me to manage and interact with my classes in a more efficient manner.” “ I like the fact I can manage my class information and not have to go to the building webmaster or learn web design.” “ This is really easy! I was able to upload my class information in about 10 minutes from home.”

Superintendent … “No more emails; the information will be posted on SharePoint.”

Department of Teaching and Learning … “A wonderful collaboration tool to bring together staff across 3 towns.”

Administration … “I’ve begun to post essential information for teachers, and it should facilitate communication significantly. ”

“ Using the staff SharePoint site for all announcements and meetings has cut down the number of emails and has streamlined communications in this building.”

Teachers …

“ Using SP has allowed me to manage and interact with my classes in a more efficient manner.”

“ I like the fact I can manage my class information and not have to go to the building webmaster or learn web design.”

“ This is really easy! I was able to upload my class information in about 10 minutes from home.”

What Students and Community Members are saying ... Student Quotes … “ Having access to my class materials and digital drop box at home is very convenient, no more disks.” “ The discussion groups are interesting and “listening” to my [foreign] language class has been very helpful.” Parent Quotes … “ Finally, a way to see my child’s class information online.” “ Very helpful having the classroom syllabus, expectations and assignments online.”

Student Quotes …

“ Having access to my class materials and digital drop box at home is very convenient, no more disks.”

“ The discussion groups are interesting and “listening” to my [foreign] language class has been very helpful.”

Parent Quotes …

“ Finally, a way to see my child’s class information online.”

“ Very helpful having the classroom syllabus, expectations and assignments online.”

SharePoint Empowers Teachers and Students Use Tablet PC’s and SharePoint

KEYS TO SUCCESS Admin support and immediate use Interested/invested tech staff Network admin to setup server End-user planners/designers Web designer to customize templates 1 hour of mandated basic staff training Additional training as needed by staff

Admin support and immediate use

Interested/invested tech staff

Network admin to setup server

End-user planners/designers

Web designer to customize templates

1 hour of mandated basic staff training

Additional training as needed by staff

Ten Facts reason you should teach with Web 2.0 Tools Promote Digital Literacy Teach 21 st Century Skills Your students (digital natives) want it. The ability to mix, re-mix and collaborate SharePoint has been configured for you to help facilitate district collaboration in a safe environment Publish / Post and Share Information Collaboration We are life long learners New DOE standards for students and teachers You don’t want to be left behind

Promote Digital Literacy

Teach 21 st Century Skills

Your students (digital natives) want it.

The ability to mix, re-mix and collaborate

SharePoint has been configured for you to help facilitate district collaboration in a safe environment

Publish / Post and Share Information

Collaboration

We are life long learners

New DOE standards for students and teachers

You don’t want to be left behind

Wrapping up our PD Session New Users - Stay for hands-on with the SP Basics Experienced Users – Share Best Practices Evaluations Comments Closings

New Users - Stay for hands-on with the SP Basics

Experienced Users – Share Best Practices

Evaluations

Comments

Closings

What you learning this year?