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Research tells us that engaging in meaningful experiences helps learning “stick.” As educators, how do we provide technology rich, creative, collaborative, problem solving opportunities for our students? We are already experts in our content areas and we must add NETS to our ever-growing list of standards and teaching responsibilities. No worries, it is easier than you think! Let’s take a quick look at how the TPACK framework will help us understand our role as teachers in a growing world of technology. Then, learn how to use readily available tools and some of the Internet’s vast resources to create significant learning opportunities for your students.
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- 2. When we were in school...
- 3. by: Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.
- 4. Introductions Tiffany Kelley & Angela Christopher Tipton County Schools e4TN
- 6. What is the current situation?
- 7. TPACK
- 8. Web 2.0 = Free & easy tools for learning!
- 10. Poll: What do you know? Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.
- 11. Poll: What do you want to know? Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.
- 12. Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other. - Bill Gates
- 14. Is it just us, or has teaching become increasingly complicated?
- 15. Is there an APP for that?
- 16. TPACK Total PACKage Content = what we teach Pedagogy = how we teach Technology = how to use technology to achieve goals
- 17. Vision of a K-12 Student Do your students learn in a relevant, real world, 21st century environment? We are preparing our children for jobs that do not exist today. Students are digital creators & explorers outside of school but POWER DOWN when they come to school.
- 18. Many tools…
- 19. We NEED Life-Long Learners Where do we start?
- 20. small You do not have to be an expert. YOUR students become the experts!
- 21. WEB 2.0 Start with a few tools It isn’t about teaching It is about learning to Collaborate Experiment Create LEARN
- 22. Shared knowledge Wikis- Coast to Coast Blogs –Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog Social Networks- ArtEd 2.0
- 23. Maps Google Earth – Memphis Mapwing – Coral Reefs Nike+ - Physical Education
- 24. Digital Stories VoiceThread – Math Strategies Prezi – Landslides Animoto – Stockmarket
- 25. Other Tools Wordle Voki Google Docs Diigo and Delicious
- 26. Thank you! Find these links & more at Aesthetech.weebly.com
Editor's Notes
- Poll: What is your role in education?Press F5 or use the tool bar to enter presentation mode in order to see the poll. In an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTUyMTA1MDAxNgIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
- Poll: What do you know?Press F5 or use the tool bar to enter presentation mode in order to see the poll. In an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MTM3MzAwOTgwMwIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
- Poll: What do you want to know?Press F5 or use the tool bar to enter presentation mode in order to see the poll. In an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTIwMDgzNDMyODkIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
- Industry is telling us that they need problem solvers who KNOW how to use and produce with technology. Are we preparing them for the world of tomorrow?
- Show video – without verbal comments
- Given the global nature of economy and industry, educators must teach our children to think and creatively solve problems with the intention that youth are prepared for innovation and the advancement of society. Necessity dictates that we cultivate the development of creative, skilled, life long learners.Whether physical or online, students who actively engage with content take responsibility for their own learning.Teachers who are well versed in technology, pedagogy and content no longer ask themselves “How do I use this technology?” Research recommends that teachers ask, "Why do I want to use this technology?“Preparing students for jobs that currently do not exist. They must work in a global economy. The framework for 21st century learning, America says that WE are falling short. Our students need to become problem solvers – to date we have been falling short….
- You do not have to be an expert
- Problem solveGenerate new information
- Wiki - collaborative web pages created by multiple users. Users can write and edit information and the content can be continuously changing. Wikis can include video, audio, & text.Blogs - write, react and share in a multi-media format. Social Networks - online communities of individuals with common interests. Find & share resources!
- Google Earth Tours – teachers & students can create a tour, map out a route, calculate distances, look at topography, space, moon, etcHow do you find and share tours?Mapwing – use digital photos, scanned images, and/or create a digital drawing of a room, building. Use cardnial points, Add additional photos to create a 365 degree view from one room. Add text descriptions, Nike+ App -
- Voice Thread – free educational accounts. Create group conversations with images, audio or text comments and live drawing tools.Prezi – presentation tool, create non-linear presentations, zooming in and out around one slide.Animoto- create videos from pictures, video clips and music.
- WordleGenerates word clouds by giving prominence to words that appear more frequently.Student use:Brainstorming meaning of vocabulary wordsAnalyzing Speeches, Articles and BooksDisplaying poll resultsComparing & Contrasting of TopicsAnalyzing / Describing CharactersVoki- create a character or avatar, add a background, add text and watch them speak. Embed to blogs, web pages & wikis. Educational ideas include – foreign language dictionary, historical speaches, tutorial introductions…Social bookmarking – access and share your favorite internet resources from any Internet connection