This document provides information on various instructional practices and technologies that can be used in the classroom, including Skype, Jing, Google Docs, Wikipedia, Wikis, Podcasts, Blogs, Flickr, and 21st century skills. It summarizes resources and examples of how these tools have been used successfully in classrooms.

1. Instructional Practices
ED 517 SUMMER 2009
CLARION UNIVERSITY

2. What the Experts Have to Say
 Alan November
 November Learning helps educators around the world prepare
their students to be 21st century empowered learners.
 http://www.novemberlearning.com/
 Jim Gates
 IU15 Instructional Technology Specialist – Retired 
 Award Winning Blogger
 http://tipline.blogspot.com/
 CFF Regional Coach Mentor

3. Skype
 Talk to anyone in the world…for free!
 The Grandma Network
 Record skype as pod casts and create cds of book readings
 Modify for foreign language
 Modify for creative writing of students own stories
 International Debate
 Content Area Experts –
 Globalization
 http://dps109.wikispaces.com/Skype

4. Jing
 Record what you are doing on your computer
 Post it as a resource for later
 Class Instruction
 Tutorials
 Software Tips
 Professional Development

5. Google Docs
 Google docs - http://www.google.com/
 Save documents online
 Access documents online
 Share documents online
 Classroom Use
 Official Scribe – taking notes
 Collaborative Writing Tool
 Hundreds of Templates

6. Wikipedia
 Natalie Watt has taught her third graders in New
Orleans how to deeply understand the inner-
workings of Wikipedia by organizing the class to
publish an article about a local historic mansion, the
Pitot House, on the site.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_house

7. Wikis
 What is a Wiki in less than 4 minutes
 Jim Gages Workshop Wiki http://gatesworkshop.wikisp
 The Skype project -
http://dps109.wikispaces.com/Skype
 Learning Latin America
http://learninglatinamerica.wikispaces.com/

8. Pod Casts
 Posted January 17, 2008
 Second grade class completed a research project
about volcanoes. They selected some of the
information they learned and put it in a podcast for
Radio WillowWeb. Learn more about Very
Interesting Volcanoes!
 If second grade can do this…
 What can your students do?

9. Blogs
 Ms Anne Smith's 9th grade class
 Check out these comments from the students
 Pre-cal and calculus
Darren Kurupatwa's students at Douglas McIntire
High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are authoring
daily notes being accessed by people in six
continents
http://pc40sf06.blogspot.com/search/label/probability

10. Flickr
 Flickr - possibly the BEST photo sharing site on the web
 School photo
 Tell a Story in 5 frames
 This flickr group asks people to create a story using 5 images
from flickr. Clever idea. Check out some of the stories. Can
YOUR students do this?
 Revenge of the Strawberries
 Library of Congress
 Project USE –Project U.S.E. (urban suburban environm

11. 21st Century Skills
 Partnership for 21st Century Skills
www.21stcenturyskills.org
 21st Century Skills Framework
 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Digital Literacy

12. ISTE
 International Society for Technology in Education
 www.iste.org
 National Educational Technology Standards
 Students
 Teachers
 Administrators

13. Did you know?
 What every educator should know about the world
our students will live and work in.
 Did You Know – Karl Fisch