Virtual teaching is becoming more common and important. Teachers need to learn how to effectively teach online through webinars, online classrooms, and course management systems. Social networking can also be used for educational purposes through sites like Facebook and Twitter. Teachers must consider how to safely and appropriately integrate these technologies and online platforms into their instruction.

1. Virtual Teaching

2. How can knowing how to Teach Virtually be helpful? The rise of virtual schooling Michigan Virtual High School Job opportunities for teachers Include home-bound students Create professional development opportunities Conferencing Committee work

3. The Unavoidable Evolution in Teacher Education Societal trends in digital media usage Growth & standards in online education Emerging research-based frameworks Calls to reform teacher education Exploring processes of global network teaching & learning

4. Trends: World Future SocietyTop 10 Breakthroughs Transforming Life over the next 20-30 yearsBest forecast data ever assembled Alternative energy Desalination of water Precision farming Biometrics Quantum computers Entertainment on demand Global access Virtual education or distance learning Nanotechnology Smart Robots A global phenomenon

5. Growth in Online Education Over 1,030,000 K-12 kids learn online in the U.S, a 47% increase in two years. Fall 2007: 20% of college students were enrolled in an online course (Sloan C)

6. K12 Online Education Options 100% of Day Online Full-time Virtual Schools Online courses offered by B&M district Online Tech Enhanced Schools Site-Based Online Course Lab Brick N Mortar Full Virtual State Supplemental Programs Hybrid courses College-Hosted Virtual Courses Traditional Tech Integrated Classroom 0% of Day Online

7. Forty-five states currently offer either state supplemental programs, full-time K-12 online programs,or both Keeping Pace, 2009

8. Standards in Online Education

9. The effectiveness of online learning is tied to learning time,curriculum,pedagogy, and opportunities for collaboration. Webcasts - live, recorded, guest experts, showcasing, daily check-in Scavenger hunts, virtual world roleplay, science simulations, Google Apps Peer tutoring and feedback (students and teachers), student teachers, professional learning communities, community service

10. Online learning can be enhanced by prompting learner reflection

11. Who is designing online curriculum, what is their training, what are their needs? Who is teaching online, what is their training, what are their needs? Going Virtual! K12 Online Teacher Professional Development Research Series

12. Teaching Experience Experienced Workforce 99% credentialed teachers 27% new to onlineteaching Only 2% new to the teaching profession 55% 6-15 years of total teaching experience 18% 16+ years total teaching experience 55% Master’s degree+ 46% Forty Five+ hours of training in online teaching

13. What are your unique needs and challenges as a K-12 online teacher? 536 open-ended comments generated 18 themes In their own words...

14. University of Idaho K-12 Online Teacher Education Program Where EDTECH students live 30% Idaho 58% national 12% international

16. Teaching in Virtual Worlds

17. Mobile Learning

18. Social Network Learning

19. Online Course Design

20. Online Teaching in K12 Environments

22. Online Education beats face to face! http://www.diigo.com/annotated/f87840d29cfb76df420daf3f86a70930

23. School District Proposes Eliminating Face to Face High School Math http://www.annarbor.com/news/plan-would-have-eliminated-saline-high-schools-math-department-in-favor-of-online-classes/

24. Virtual Teaching Environments Webinars Skype Online Classrooms Elluminate Course Management Systems Blackboard Moodle Edmodo

25. What is a webinar? LIVE web-based seminar (course, presentation or conference) Flexible Communication: It can include: Interactivity White board (doodle board) Polling Chat Room Screen Sharing Media & Documents (Videos, PPT, Word, Excel) Private or Public Archived/Recorded Video and/or Audio

26. Where can I find some examples online? ETLO-Education Technology Leaders Online http://www.edtechleaders.org/Resources/chat/default.asp ISTE http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ProfessionalDevelopment/WebinarSeries/20082009Webinars/Webinar_Series.htm Classroom 2.0 http://www.classroom20.com/

27. Ideas for using webinars in teaching and learning? Study/review session for interested students before big tests Give students who miss school (illness, etc) a chance to make-up a class presentation assignment Recordings of webinars can be used to re-teach material as needed. Allows for students to teach other student - have them attend webinars as homework assignments Students can develop their own webinars on a particular research topic.

28. 9 Things Learned for Teaching Online Teaching online is a lot of work. Students appreciate regular communication and timely feedback on their progress. Many great tools exist but aren't always necessary. Assignments and activities take more time online. Students need extrinsic motivation. Give deadlines. Online courses are not right for all students. Ask students what works and what doesn't. Teaching online can inform what you do in the classroom if you have opportunities to teach both online and classroom-based courses. http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=best_practices&article=57-1

29. How to create a Webinar On Monday http://elluminate.com

30. Social Networking and education

31. Why Social Networking in Ed? Creating Beneficial Digital Footprints Showing students “how to set up or clean up profiles” Communicate with ALL students Communicate with SOME parents Engage using a student technology toy and turning it into a learning tool!

32. More Benefits Online Universities are now offering classes and all materials through facebook, which makes them available to students in all countries, even those without the funding to otherwise receive an education. Teachers are offering extra help and are more available to their students via Facebook and MySpace. Student-teacher relationships can grow even after students have left the classroom. For many students, this means the ability to keep in touch with an important mentor. For at-risk students, online communication can keep them connected via classroom pages and groups led by a teacher during vacations when they would otherwise risk being completely disconnected from the positive influences of school.

33. What about Facebook?

34. Facebook FanPages in Social Studies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj-XCUIbbcE

35. Facebook FanPages in Social Studies Student’s Reactionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRf3AcX0PB8&feature=related

36. Examples of Use 11th Grade English Facebook Everyday Life Connects with Classroom Concepts

37. Authors on Facebook

38. Activism/Fundraising

39. Support hotlines

40. Examples of Use English/LA 10th grade Live Poets Society Bronx, NY http://livepoetssocietybx.ning.com/

41. Examples of Use English 10 Great Gatsby Facebook Profiles that are characters from novel

42. Study Groups

43. Social Network for Parents! http://parentella.com/

44. Applications on FB for Learning Polling Connect with Native Speakers in Languages or Language Exchange with Other FL Students Manage Books that students read Create Flash Cards Citation help Organize class work or Study group Organization Learn about Middle Ages with Knighthood Math challenge Conduct online courses Homework Help Group Calendars Record Class Lectures and Post to FB Make a Quiz

45. Getting Started: Hints and tips Set up a special class Facebook Profile (separate from your personal space), Fan Pages are also a good option Let them know how having a positive FB profile can help them in the future (digital footprints) Tell students that you are required by law to report them. Ask them to clean up profiles Take down inappropriate picts or videos or posts Focus on positive posts and images (ie church groups, volunteer activities, after school jobs) Profile pict should be clean (okay for Grandma to see) Avoid “friends” they don’t know in person Ask friends to de-tag them in inappropriate pictures Ask students to “Friend” your profile You can also have students set up a separate account just for class

46. Safe Social Networks for P-6 http://clubpenguin.com http://ning.com http://edmodo.com

47. What about Twitter?

48. WHAT IS TWITTER? Micro-Blogging social network where you post messages in 140 characters or less. You can follow or be followed.

49. Twitter in 1935

50. Twitter in 2nd grade http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=101781

51. Twitter in Higher Ed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPVWDkF7U8

52. More Examples of TWITTER in Education Twitter Stories by Elementary Students http://twitter.com/manyvoices High School English Teacher’s Office Hours http://twitter.com/MrWilsonBDHS Social Studies: Follow members of Congress https://valtsvirtual.wikispaces.com/American+Government English Twitter Assignment: http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=22572 Gater Radio on Twitter: http://gatorradio.blogspot.com/

53. Twitter Glossery Tweet Reply to (@) Reply to a specific person publicly, put the @before their twitter name Retweet (RT) When you are re-tweeting a message that someone already posted…give them credit. Credit to Original Sender (Via) When you are Retweeting Information from many people, give the originator credit with (via) Direct Message (DM) Send a private message Hashtags (#) For referencing a specific group, organization, class, conference or topic. Makes posts easily searchable.

54. Starting with Twitter p-6 http://www.twiducate.com/