The document discusses how teachers can use various Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, podcasts, and social networking sites to engage students more in their learning. It provides examples of how teachers are using tools like YouTube, Twitter, Skype, and mobile devices in the classroom. It also addresses issues around integrating technology, such as determining infrastructure needs, providing teacher training, and establishing guidelines for appropriate Internet use.

1. Web 2.0for TeachersDr. Richard J. VoltzAssociate DirectorIllinois Association of School Administrators

3. Webpage for technology for administrators ishttp://iasa4u.ning.comWebpage containing tutorial for various technology functions ishttp://iasa.wikispaces.com

4. 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)

6. And this…

7. 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.

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

9. What is your school doing about it?

10. Did You Know 4.0

11. Student Voices on Technology

12. Change is difficult…make it fun

13. Infrastructure & Connectivity

14. What do schools need to do?Get infrastructure in placeMake a planDo not spend $ and still teach the sameDetermine plan for teacher trainingAdministrators need to be leaders by exampleTechnology costs…where can you save?Determine what works…Remedial softwareResponse generatorsStudents in charge of their own learningCollaborate learningIntegration 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

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

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

30. iPhone Book

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

33. English Via Cell Phone

34. Marzano StudyEvaluation Study of the Effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on Student AchievementResults clearly show that technology … makes a positive impact on learningContent, and knowing what you're trying to teach, is key.

35. 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

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

53. WolframAlpha

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

56. Jing

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

59. Teachers can make screenshot tutorials

63. Teachers can record lessonsPut on web siteAbsent students can viewStudents on homebound instruction can viewStudents who need to view and hear for further understanding can viewWhen teacher is absent, real teacher is actually teaching

64. Record Lecture Using ProfCastSave to GarageBandEmbed in iWebUpload to WebPage

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

67. YouTubeStarted in February 2005Bought by Google in November 2006 for $1.65MAlready 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

75. Educational Videos byDeveloper of Wikipedia

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

78. Ning

79. http://iasa4u.ning.com/

81. Wiki

82. http://iasa.wikispaces.com/

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

84. Teachers can use SkypeIn their classrooms

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

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

95. Poll Everywhere

96. How open should the Internet be for teachers?

97. How open should the Internet be for students?

98. Social Networking in School

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

100. Add Twitter To Your Communication

101. Follow me on Twitter at rvoltz and IllinoisASA

103. Teachers use TwitterTo communicate with students and parents on homework and class activitiesTo link up with other teachers in a type of professional learning community

104. Start discussing:“ What is the future computer for classroom use?”

105. http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/

106. Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning

107. “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.”

108. Inspiring Idea

110. Start Your Own Blog

119. Read BlogsLook for blogs written by people who share your interestWho do these bloggers follow?Who comments to these blogs?Comment to the blog yourself

120. Blogs to Read

121. Superintendent BloggingMark J. StockThe School Administrator; August 2009 Number 7, Vol.66You 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.

123. Start an audio Podcast and update regularlyFor studentsFor parents

124. Now costs $99/yr for cell phone, free if upload digital fileGcastCan make audio recording via your phone

125. Set up a Gcast account

126. Call your own account from cell phone, record conversation

127. Send as a digital file where you want it to goMade with iWeb

128. Saved on MobileMe

129. Link to Gcast (embed)ePals

132. rvoltz@iasaedu.org