This document outlines a presentation by Valerie Burton and Devin Howard from West Jefferson High School on using technology for learning. It discusses organizing bookmarks and online documents, using tools like Diigo and Delicious. It also covers researching using blogs, wikis and personal learning networks. Different levels of familiarity with tools are defined. Professional learning communities and awards for educational blogs are also mentioned. Survey results from students on their technology use are presented.

1. LifeLearningLACUE 2010Valerie Burton, PresenterDevin Howard, Co-PresenterWest Jefferson High SchoolJefferson Parish

2. BurtonsTechTips.PBWorks.comPresentation ResourcesValerie Burton, PresenterDevin Howard, Co-PresenterWest Jefferson High SchoolJefferson Parish

3. Focal PointsOrganizingBookmarkingOnline Document StorageResearching

4. Blogs, Wikis, PLNs

5. Sharing

6. Blogs, Wikis, PLNs

7. Thinking

8. Blogs, Wikis, PLNsOrganizingWay to store the jewels and gems that you discover.

9. ResourcesDiigo http://www.diigo.com/ vs. Delicious http://www.delicious.com/The Diigo's Educators Group Classroom 2.0 GroupSending to Facebook http://www.Facebook.com/,Twitter http://www.Twitter.com/Online Storage Dropbox, Scribd, SlideshareTags and Categories Choose 10-15 tags to ‘label’ your resources

10. NetVibes

11. iGoogle

12. Gmail

13. Not Familiar - 1 not familiar with tool, no knowledgeBeginning - 2 beginning awareness, know what it is/haven't used it, limited knowledge Developing – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality

14. Blogs, Wikis and PLNsUse them for researching and sharing

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 – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active 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 blogBest individual tweeterBest group blogBest new blogBest class blogBest student blogBest resource sharing blogMost influential blog postMost influential tweet / series of tweets / tweet based discussionBest teacher blogBest librarian / library blogBest school administrator blogBest educational tech support blogBest elearning / corporate education blogBest educational use of audioBest educational use of video / visualBest educational wikiBest educational podcastBest educational webinar seriesBest educational use of a social networkBest educational use of a virtual worldBest use of a PLNLifetime 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 – 3awareness, somewhat experienced and worked with it a few times, somewhat knowledgeable Proficient - 4active awareness, experienced and proficient user, very knowledgeable Transformative - 5 flexible awareness, the integration of multiple tools at a high level of functionality

20. TechIntegrationin our classrooms.

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?”

22. My students completed a survey about tech use .

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?

27. My students completed a survey about tech use .

28. Survey Results

29. Survey Results

30. Survey Results

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/MsBisOnlinePLN Blog : http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/