This document provides information about using Web 2.0 technologies for school administrators. It discusses objectives of professional development on educational technology, lists websites for administrators to learn technology skills, and suggests ways administrators can use tools like Google Docs, Jing, podcasts, blogs, and Skype to increase communication, productivity, and student engagement. Examples of how other administrators have used these tools are also provided.

1. Web 2.0forSchool Administrators Dr. Richard Voltz, Associate Director Illinois Association of School Administrators Nadine Norris, Technology Coach Palatine School District

3. Objectives of Academy To become aware of the changing educational technology landscape To sharpen your skills about how technology can increase your productivity, communication, leadership and student achievement To encourage you to critically evaluate your paradigm for education

4. Webpage for technology for administrators is http://iasa4u.ning.com Webpage containing tutorial for various technology functions is http://iasa.wikispaces.com

5. The single most important factor in a student's achievement is the quality of his or her teacher.Reports by:The National Council on Teacher Quality ("Increasing the Odds," 2005) and The New Teacher Project ("The Widget Effect," 2009)

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8. Senior Emily Smak, 20, tries out the treadmill workstation in one of the study lounges in the new Education and Human Services Building at Central Michigan University. There is a new iMac computer attached to it so students can get a little exercise while doing homework or other things on the computer.

9. Do you think students are more engaged outside of school than in school?

10. What is your school doing about it?

11. Did You Know 4.0

12. Change is difficult…make it fun

13. Infrastructure & Connectivity

14. What do schools need to do? Get infrastructure in place Make a plan Do not spend $ and still teach the same Determine plan for teacher training Administrators need to be leaders by example Technology costs…where can you save? Determine what works… Remedial software Response generators Students in charge of their own learning Collaborate learning Integration of various disciplines

15. Will paper copy library books ever be replaced with digital books?

17. How close are we to 1:1 classroom computing?

18. Intermediate School Increases Math Scores in 1:1 Program

20. Virtual Textbooks

22. This month, the Texas Education Agency is taking the first step by calling for bids for online material from both traditional publishers and online content providers. Officials there expect to have the first open-source textbooks and other materials online for students next fall.

23. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=2&ref=education

25. At Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, a select group of freshmen received Kindles, an online book reader, instead of the textbooks.

34. Would you allow students to have their own mobile devices in school?

35. English Via Cell Phone

36. Marzano Study Evaluation Study of the Effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on Student Achievement Results clearly show that technology … makes a positive impact on learning Content, and knowing what you're trying to teach, is key.

37. iTunesU

39. Should we teach differently today because students learn differently?

40. What is this?

41. Virtual Book Study

42. How young professionals say they learn.

44. “I can look it up on-line, find an expert and then collaborate with that person on a solution.”

45. When I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.” ---Thomas Friedman, 2005

46. A Classroom Today

47. Scribes Team:Have students use Google Docs to take class notes

48. Google Documents

51. How would you use Google Documents?

52. Google Documents Staff meeting agendas and follow up notes Grade level or subject area team planning Share a template for classroom observations Weekly Announcements Shared listing of upcoming school events Revise long documents where each teacher edits one particular section Back up important documents Save a tree and turn in an assignment using Google Docs instead of printing. Easy for the teacher to make comments - just go to Insert / Comment.

53. Google Forms Principal's use forms for classroom observation with entry from an iPod Touch. technology inventory feedback on mentoring and lead teacher programs staff development surveys Forms for morning lunch count, students enter selections and teacher sees totals. Business Manager is working on one for her OSHA building walk-throughs. To do list: enter jobs for my assistant as I identify what needs to be done... all of the assignments are in one place. Collect data before a workshop:

55. Research team:Use Googleand AltaVista for students to do research

57. Tutorial Team:Students and teachers can use Jing toCreate Screencasts

58. Jing

60. Mathtrain-1.TV Probability with Ben and Jerry

61. How would an administrator use Jing?

62. Teachers can make screenshot tutorials

64. Teachers can record lessons Put on web site Absent students can view Students on homebound instruction can view Students who need to see and hear for further understanding can view When teacher is absent, real teacher is actually teaching

65. Record Lecture Using ProfCast Save to GarageBand Embed in iWeb Upload to WebPage

67. Curriculum Team:Have Students Make Video and Audio Podcasts

68. YouTube Started in February 2005 Bought by Google in November 2006 for $1.65M Already has more content than TV and TV started in 1940’s. If TV played 24/7 since inception, YouTube still has more content.

69. Digital Education The Hollywood Treatment at NECC

71. Administrators Can Make Video Podcasts

75. Carmel Clay IN Superintendent

79. Administrators Can Make Audio Podcasts Make An Audio Podcast

85. How would you use audio or video podcasting?

86. Start Your Own Blog

96. Would you blog?

97. Read Blogs Look for blogs written by people who share your interest Who do these bloggers follow? Who comments to these blogs? Comment to the blog yourself

98. Blogs to Read

99. Superintendent BloggingMark J. StockThe School Administrator; August 2009 Number 7, Vol.66 You can get news out more quickly. You can respond to traditional media. Your message can be accessed by readers on their schedules. You can increase coverage in the traditional media. You can build a sense of community.

100. Administrators, Teachers and Students can make their own web pages using Ning, Wiki, WordPress, and others

102. Ning

103. http://iasa4u.ning.com/

105. Wiki

107. http://iasa.wikispaces.com/

108. Global team:Teachers can use e-pals and Skype to connect to others all over the world.

109. Teachers can use Skype In their classrooms

112. How could administrators use Skype?

114. How does digital text (hypertext) change education?

117. YouTube - Hudson Flight 1549 HD Animation with audio for US Airways Water Landing-1

121. Poll Everywhere

122. How open should the Internet be for teachers?

123. How open should the Internet be for students?

124. Social Networking in School

125. NSBA Survey (July 2007) 52% of schools prohibit social networking Problem is student safety on-line List of Educational Networking sites at http://www.educationalnetworking.com/List+of+Networks http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/09/16/social-networking-in-schools-incentives-for-participation.aspx

126. Add Twitter To Your Communication

127. Follow me on Twitter at rvoltz and IllinoisASA

129. Teachers use Twitter To communicate with students and parents on homework and class activities To link up with other teachers in a type of professional learning community

130. http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/

131. Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning

132. “We should instead use technology funding to bolster new learning models and innovations, such as online-learning environments, to level the playing field and allow students from all walks of life -- from small, rural communities to budget-strapped urban schools -- to access the rich variety that is now available only to children in wealthy suburban districts.”

133. Inspiring Idea