5. PLN =
connections to
people and
resources, both
offline and online,
who enrich our
learning
http://www.amazon.com/Personal-Learning-Networks-Connections-Transform/dp/193554327X
16. Findings
Favorite social media application to use
for informal professional development:
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brands/
20. Twitter basics:
• @ = speaking to
someone aka
“mention”
• # = a filter for topics
21. • Chats are scheduled events
• Occur weekly, monthly
• Usually have a topic
• Typically archived
22.
23.
24.
25. …and because it’s not just about Twitter
• Remind – an easy way for your parents,
students, or staff to receive one-way text
messages. Think reminders, announcements,
kuddos!
• Skype – author chats
• Facebook – Edutopia, WeAreTeachers
• Edmodo – think Facebook for schools
• And…
29. EdcampSTL is a FREE one-day conference
in the participant-driven, ‘unconference’ format.
#edcampstl – February 7, 2015
All are welcome to join us!
30. The next best thing to being wise
oneself is to live in a circle of those
who are. ~ C. S. Lewis
31. How have you used technology
to communicate or connect?
How have you used tech to
enhance your learning?
Inspired to try something new?
32.
33.
34.
35.
36. Projects by Jen
• O.R.E.O. Project
• Ho-Ho-Holiday Mystery
Skype of Holiday
Traditions
• Holiday Card Exchange
• St. Patrick’s Day Project
• Picture It –
collaborating to create
one unique piece of
artwork
43. Content Curation Categories
• Learning Management System – Edmodo
• Webpage, Wiki or Blog*
• Web Tools*
• Open Education Resources – Khan Academy
• Primary Source Material
44. Webpage, Wiki or Blog
• Google Sites
• Weebly
• Edublog
• Kidblog
• WordPress
• Blogger
• Wikispaces
45. Tools for Curation
• Diigo
• Evernote
• Pinterest & Educlipper (student friendly)
• Livebinders
• Symbaloo
• Scoop.it & Paper.li
• Bag the Web
• Feedly, Netvibes & Pocket
54. Project ideas w/ digital images
• Scrapbooks: ABCs, nature, literary character
• Motivational posters & Desktop backgrounds
• Create an online books
• Enhance poems
• Use images for presentations
• ThinglinkEDU to create interactive images
55.
56. become a maker, a creator, an innovator
Hour of Code
"Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates
have all said that students should learn how to
code. It’s a skill that not only teaches you how to
work with computers, but also teaches you how
to think about solving problems with systems."
Coding resources
57.
58. Digital Storytelling
“To address the most important issue first: there
is no such thing as digital storytelling. There’s
only storytelling in the digital age. . .Digital is
not the difficult part in digital storytelling.
Storytelling is.”
~ Jasper Visser
60. MakeBeliefsComix
• Illustrate a math problem
• Explain cause/effect
• Show a scientific process
• Use as storyboard
• Illustrate a vocabulary word
61. Create WordArt: Wordle, ABCYa, Tagzedo
• Create an “All About
Me”
• Summarize
• Analyze your writing
• Analyze famous
speeches or
documents
• Descriptions
• Guess the mystery
topic
Tons of wordcloud ideas by Jen Wagner
66. Media & Digital Literacy
“… ten years ago, not one student in a
hundred, nay, one in a thousand, could have
produced videos like this. It’s a whole new
skill, a vital and important skill, and one utterly
necessary not simply from the perspective of
creating but also of comprehending video
communication today.” ~ Stephen Downes
10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects
70. Thank you!
1. Write your ‘This Year I Will…” goal for
school year.
2. Have pic taken with holding goal.
3. Consider sharing on Instagram or Twitter
using #tyiw.
4. Place image where you will see on regular
basis.
71. Find me at:
Twitter: @debbiefuco
Blog: The Educators’ Café
Email: debbie.fucoloro@gmail.com
Editor's Notes
Also #catholicedchat
Julie Smith Twitter Basics
FREE! Turns your smart phone into a walkie talkie.
Great for collaborating with a team! MOedchat.