9. Resources Diigo http://www.diigo.com/ vs. Delicious http://www.delicious.com/ The Diigo's Educators Group Classroom 2.0 Group Sending to Facebook http://www.Facebook.com/, Twitter http://www.Twitter.com/ Online Storage Dropbox, Scribd, Slideshare Tags and Categories Choose 10-15 tags to ‘label’ your resources
13. Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3 awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4 active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
16. Professional Learning Communities · American Association of School Librarians (AASL) http://www.ala.org/aasl/ · American Educational Research Association (AERA) www.aera.net/ · American Library Association (ALA) http://www.ala.org · Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) www.ascd.org · International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) www.iste.org · Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/ · Educator’s PLN http://edupln.ning.com/ · Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/ · English Companion http://englishcompanion.ning.com/ · Flat Classrooms http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/ · The Future of Education http://www.futureofeducation.com/ · Global Green Schools http://globalgreen.ning.com/ · Independent School Educators http://isenet.ning.com/ · ISTE Community http://www.iste-community.org/ · ISTE 2010 Conference http://www.iste2010.org/ · Laptop Learning http://laptoplearning.ning.com/ · National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) www.nassp.org · National Council for Teacher of English (NCTE) http://www.ncte.org/ · National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society Official Site http://www.nhs.us · National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http://www.nctm.org · National Council on Economic Education http://www.ncee.net/ · November Learning http://nlconnect.novemberlearning.com/ · Peace and Collaborative Development Networking http://internationalpeaceandconflict.ning.com/ · Student 2.0 http://www.student20.com/ · Technology Integration in Education http://www.technologyintegrationineducation.com/ · Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (TWICE) www.twice.cc/ Blogs and Wikis Edublogs Educator's Corner, PBworks educator community Online PD/Webinars
17. Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3 awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4 active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
18. The Edublog Award Categories…. Best individual blog Best individual tweeter Best group blog Best new blog Best class blog Best student blog Best resource sharing blog Most influential blog post Most influential tweet / series of tweets / tweet based discussion Best teacher blog Best librarian / library blog Best school administrator blog Best educational tech support blog Best elearning / corporate education blog Best educational use of audio Best educational use of video / visual Best educational wiki Best educational podcast Best educational webinar series Best educational use of a social network Best educational use of a virtual world Best use of a PLN Lifetime achievement
19. Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3 awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4 active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality
21. “What technologies do your students use outside of the classroom? How do you use technology in the classroom? How do you help your students bridge academic literacies with literacies students use outside of the classroom?”
23. “What technologies do your students use outside of the classroom? How do you use technology in the classroom? How do you help your students bridge academic literacies with literacies students use outside of the classroom?”
24. How does learning through technology allow students to be more successful in the classroom? What projects and activities do you currently offer your students that utilize technology?
25. How does collaborative use of technology change the classroom culture and climate? As a teacher, what groundwork do you need to lay before this can take place? How will you help any students who may have gaps in their technology literacy?”
26. What are the challenges and rewards of using a multi-modal approach for learning?
31. I am an English I teacher from New Orleans, LA. I currently teach at West Jefferson High School. I look for all opportunities to integrate technology into my lessons. Personal site: http://sites.google.com/site/msbisonline/ Class Blog : http://msvrburton.edublogs.org/ Class Wiki : http://msburtonisonline.pbworks.com/ Student Wiki : http://scholarlysubmissions1011.pbworks.com/ Twitter : @MsBisOnline http://twitter.com/MsBisOnline PLN Blog : http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/
Editor's Notes
Giving students a task or project to complete in a medium with which they are comfortable may increase their willingness to complete the assignment and engage with the task itself. Students may appreciate opportunities to show off their tech savvy
With technology allows different personalities to emerge in the classroomsome who were not previously leaders may become technology gurus who answer other students’ questions You will need topurposefully monitor group dynamics and the division of workpair students who are less experienced with technology with those who are more technologically proficient
CHALLENGESaccess to technology in some classrooms is inadequateinadequate teacher training on new technologies. The rewards of using available technology include increased student REWARDSengagement, real-world application of learning, the ability to easily differentiate instruction, and greater access to information. “What can you do to overcome the challenges and offer your students more opportunities to use technology in the classroom?”