Digital Tools Session I Cohort 2

Digital Tools Session I 0

Abstract

“ Just in time” sessions focusing on a blend of tools needed to complete the courses* and to become successful Digital Leaders

Learning

Collaborating

Communicating

Data Collecting

* Each session will precede the ensuing course(s) in which the tools will be applied .

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Course Goal Encourage educational leaders to become confident technology users and leaders Or in other words Digitaleaders 0

Even if you are a school leader who speaks DSL*, and even if you are technophobe , you can still be a digitaleader if you . . . 0 *Digital as a Second Language

-- understand the importance of technology as a tool, but are not bound by its traditional uses 0

-- realize that your use of technology can become transparent and ubiquitous 0 http://www.jklossner.com/computerworld/other.html

Course Objectives for All Three Digital Leadership Unit Sessions

Assess prior knowledge of each session’s technology tools

Understand the significance and use of online tools for professional use and for teaching

Work collaboratively with colleagues as coaches/learners

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Course Objectives Session I

Use external storage for digital documents

Create online surveys to gather data

Create graphic organizers to efficiently organize information

Use wikis to collaborate on document creation

Understand Blackboard navigation

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Course Objectives Session II

Use the Internet to efficiently search for and evaluate information

Store, retrieve, and share online sources easily

Navigate an online course management system

Learn basic MS-Excel functions

Develop a personalized web presence

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Course Objectives Session III

Create blogs to communicate with various stakeholders

Create wikis to develop and share information with staff

Understand use of RSS feeds

Create an online calendar scheduler

Use and develop an online visual ranking tool

Prepare informative PowerPoint presentations

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And, of course,

Feel like this at the end of the third session!

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Our Digital Landscape 0

How would you describe yourself?

Digital Native

Digital Immigrant

Digital Refugee

Bridge

Undecided

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Saving and Transporting Files -- Using a Flash Drive Old New 0

Using a Flash Drive

Load, store, and transport files without carrying a laptop

Compatible with almost any computer

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Saving a File to a Flash Drive

Locate a Word document titled “Digital Natives” on your desktop.

Double click on the Word icon to open the document.

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Click on File>Save As

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In the Save In box, click the drop down arrow and click on My Computer

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Under My Computer, click on your flash drive. Then click Save.

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Removing Your Flash Drive

Left click once on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in the System Tray (bottom right).

Click on “Safely Remove Drive X”

When you see a notification that it is safe to remove hardware, THEN physically remove the USB drive from the computer.

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Renaming Your Flash Drive

Find the removable drive under My Computer

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Renaming Your Flash Drive

Right click on the flash drive icon

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Storing Sensitive Material Data Security Policies are Not Enforced Pokemon Institute

Your Memory Device (Remembering MI-LIFE URL) 0 www.mi-life.org

Use external storage for digital documents.

Create online surveys to gather data.

Create graphic organizers to efficiently organize information.

Use wikis to collaborate on document creation.

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Have You Ever Used Paper-Based Surveys? 0

How Do You Use Surveys?

What was the purpose of your survey?

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What kind of data did you collect?

Who were the stakeholders surveyed?

How were the results disseminated?

How were the results used?

Pair with your partner and share your responses to these questions

Benefits of Online Surveys

Save time and mailing costs

Collect and analyze results automatically in real time

Allow mandatory questions

Offer ability to launch a survey very quickly

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Your Zoomerang Account 0 to be used in the Optimizing Leadership course

3 Easy Steps 0 Invite Participants Create a Survey Analyze Results

Create a Survey 0 Customize a template Create a survey from scratch Copy and update one of your previously used surveys Sample Survey

Invite Participants 0 Upload your email list into Zoomerang to generate an invitation Add a survey link to your website or your own email

Analyze Results 0 View real time results online Export into an Excel spreadsheet Share results online privately, or allow others access also New! Export chart into PowerPoint slide

Sample Results 0

Automatic Chart Creation 0 Pie with Percentages

Automatic Chart Creation 0 Bar with Percentages

Automatic Chart Creation 0 Columns with Numbers and Percentages

Survey Question Types

Choice – Multiple Answer

Choice – One Answer (bullets or dropdown menu)

Data and Time

Heading

Name and Address U.S. or general

Open ended 50 characters; 3000

Open ended 3000 characters

Rating Scale – 1 answer

Rating Scale Matrix

Ranking

Yes or No

Survey Question Types Handout #1 – Question Types

Zoomerang Step-by-Step 0 Follow the step-by-step directions in the handout. Feel free to ask for help if you encounter difficulty. Handout #2 – Using Zoomerang

Zoomerang Activity

With your partner, create a short survey using several of the different question types.

Then LAUNCH the survey.

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Tips on Writing Questions Name and Address-US 0 Avoid using this question template if you want to sort by last name, city, state, or zip code. Instead, create separate fill in the blank questions for each item of information you wish.

Tips on Writing Questions Open Ended Comments 0 Avoid frequent use of comment boxes. The information is difficult to disaggregate. Do, however, offer a comments box at the end of your survey to give respondents a chance to voice their opinion, praise, or complain!

Tips on Writing Questions Open Ended With More Than One Line with Prompts 0 Avoid using this type of question if you want to sort by any of the fields for which you want information.

Tips on Writing Questions Open Ended vs. Multiple Choice 0 Open ended replies will be hard to analyze – “a couple years” or “15 months” More specific, easier to analyze

Tips on Writing Questions Multiple Choice 0 Offer specific (not subjective) choices. What would “sometimes” mean? What kind of data would that provide?

Tips on Writing Questions Voluntary vs. Mandatory 0 You can force a response by making a question mandatory, but make sure you offer sufficient alternatives.

Using Skip Logic Skip Logic allows you to create custom paths through a survey which are determined by choices respondents make to a particular question. “ Yes” respondents would be skipped to a page of questions relevant to them. “No” respondents would be skipped to a different page. This avoids asking respondents to “Go to question 3 if you select YES or question 4 if you selected NO.” 0 More information can be found on the Zoomerang website Help section.

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Setting Up a Gliffy Account 0 to be used in the Optimizing Leadership course

Sample Graphic Organizer Process 0 Special Education Referral Process

Sample Graphic Organizer Organization What Works in Schools 0

Sample Graphic Organizer Ladywood High School Website 0 Curriculum Flowchart

Memory Jogger II Pocket Guide of Tools for Continuous Improvement and Effective Planning

Flowcharts, p. 56

Interrelationship Digraph, p. 76

Tree Diagram, p. 156

0 Follow the step-by-step directions in Handout #3. Feel free to ask for help if you encounter difficulty. Handout #3 – Using Gliffy

Graphic Organizer Activity 0 Working with your partner, create a simple graphic organizer which demonstrates ways in which you might use this tool in your work. Export (save) to a flash drive. Handout #4 – Gliffy Wordbank

Saving a Gliffy

Click File

Click Export as JPEG

Click Save

Browse for flash drive

Click Save

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Create online surveys to gather data

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Segue to Wikis Armed with data from a stakeholder survey, you are now ready to begin initiating some changes that may be called for in your survey data. 0 Handout #5 Executive Wiki

Wiki – What’s a Wiki?

A collaborative website that allows visitors to add, remove, edit, and change content

User begins on a particular topic and invites others

All changes are tracked by author and date

Can be password protected

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What’s a Wiki? From cogdogblog’s Flickr photostream - flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596

World’s Most Famous Wiki! 0

Quickness and Collaboration 0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge

Quickness and Collaboration 0

How Do Wikis Work? Wikis in Plain English 0

Why Use a Wiki? -- the perfect tool to collaboratively develop and maintain useful documents. 0

How Could You Make Wikis Work for You? 0 Let’s take notes on an actual wiki as you make suggestions! http://digitaleader.pbwiki.com

Creating your own PBWiki account www.my.pbwiki.com

Complete online form

Wait for confirmation email

Start using your wiki

See Blackboard site for video on creating a PBWiki

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Using Blackboard

Log in

Change password

Locate handouts from today’s session

Post to a discussion thread

Reply to a posting

0 Handout #6 – Using Blackboard

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Tools We’ve Learned Today

Use EXTERNAL STORAGE for digital documents

Create ONLINE SURVEYS to gather data

Create GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS to efficiently organize information

Use WIKIS to collaborate on document creation with various stakeholders

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Understand BLACKBOARD navigation

Making Connections with Tools With your partner, think of the tools you became acquainted with today. Make analogies between the tools on the sheet and the tools you learned about during the session. Be willing to share some of your analogies with the larger group. 0 Handout #7 - Making Connections