VSTE2008

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=Google Docs and PB Wikis= Theresa Bell Partnership for 21st Century Learning Skills Difference between this and 20th century..same idea but different context EFFECTIVE use of technology blended with research-based instructional strategies [| Trav's Travel -- Geography for Kids -- USA] National Geography Standards Watch video then use Jigsaw strategy is designed for cooperative learning. Take notes on their regions only… Activities to use with the groups: Problem Based Learning
 * 21st Century Learning Skills
 * Critical thinker
 * A problem solver
 * Innovator
 * Effective communicator
 * Effective collaborator
 * Self-directed learner
 * Info and media literate
 * Globally ware
 * Civically engaged
 * Financial and economically literate
 * Note taking guides (The brain absorbs info with which it is directly involved. Move students from passive to active learners
 * Notable words (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives)--have each group pick __one__ word type for each room (blooms taxonomy--analyze, evaluated)
 * 5 sentence paragraph about their regions (can do narrative, persuasive, etc)
 * PBWIKI = Tool
 * Assign roles = instructional management
 * Problem based learning = instructional strategy
 * Creating the wiki = social constructivism, Multiple intelligences, Learning styles

Explore Park Wiki--Blue Ridge[| http://explorepark.pbwiki.com/] QTLcenters.org > QTL Process >Conferences for directions to using PB Wiki and Google Docs

=Putting the Pieces Together: Integrating Technology with Marzano's Instructional Strategies= Sharon Miller (Gloucester Co.) http://gets.gc.k12.va.us/VSTE/2008/ Templates, examples, downloads Similarities and Differences Summarizing and Note-taking Effort and Recognition--Direct teach that effort correlates to achievement (rubric) > http://gets.gc.k12.va.us/elementary Homework policy/ communication from home Using Non-Linguistic Representations Cooperative Learning Objectives and Feedback Hypotheses Questions, Cues, and Advanced Organizers
 * Venn Diagram in word
 * Use text tool to just click and type
 * Venn Diagram is part of master background so it doesn't move
 * Analogies--online game
 * Narrative Frame (forms)
 * Formatting tools in word for reading (use highlighter, change words to different color, drawing tool (put a box around words)--another way to do interactive notetaking
 * Video in Inspiration/Kidspiration (teach them to take notes on a video using pause)
 * PowerPoint in presentation mode -- right click and draw
 * Have them chart their effort and achievement (use excel)
 * Provide instant/positive feedback with internet games
 * Gloucester County Elementary Webpage (Subject > Grade Level > Websites divided by strand and SOL)
 * Electronic Portfolios (templates--powerpoint)
 * Examview (assessment tools)
 * -graphic organizers (6 most common patters for organizing info) -- Kidspiration/Inspiration
 * -physical models
 * -drawing pictures
 * **Visualizing a story Lesson:**
 * Day 1
 * -Teacher picks a book
 * -visualization powerpoint
 * -read story without showing pictures
 * Day 2
 * -computer lab
 * -story in powerpoint
 * -read it together
 * -kidpix to draw their own picture of something that happened in story
 * Day 3
 * -reread the story again
 * -sequencing activity (kidspiration/ inspiration)
 * Day 4
 * -in classroom whole group
 * -open up word
 * -students retell the story and teacher types it in word
 * -divide it among the students
 * -put it back into powerpoint with words at the bottom
 * -each child has a page to illustrate
 * -scan pages and put into powerpoint
 * Classbook and electronic book
 * **Invention Lesson**
 * 1st day
 * -Kidpix to draw illustration and export as jpg
 * 2nd day
 * -Kidspiration…web out what their invention can do and export as jpg
 * 3rd day
 * -use publisher template for card
 * -front of card : insert kidpix
 * Inside top: insert kidspiration web
 * Bottom: use the web to write what their invention does
 * -University of Richmond Webquests
 * Collaborative Projects
 * -monster exchange -- draw and describe (Another school picks the description and tries to draw and uploads their drawing)
 * Stone Fox--Collaborative project for Iditarod race
 * Technospud projects ([|http://www.technospudprojects.com/index.htm)] -- St. Patrick's Day project is coming up
 * Group Games
 * My Learning Guide (breaking up each idea within the curriculum framework)
 * Generating and Testing Hypothesis
 * BBC Bitesize Learning
 * Design a Roller Coaster--really neat project
 * activating their prior knowledge (KWL--templates)
 * Giving them an organizer at the beginning of the unit prepares them for what they are about to learn (set the stage)

=The iPod as Mega VCR: Media and More in Your Pocket= Hall Davidson

[|http://www.discoveryedspeakersbureau.com/] handouts--http://www.discoveryedspeakersbureau.com/node/87 (pdf files) One line text file (only allows them to get what you want them to go to—turns off the menu) Input button 40,000 video clips (entire discovery education streaming library) Video shuffles (same thing on them $140) Unlimited number of ipods off a single computer Powerpoints with video embeds Settings > TV Out is on Archives.org United Streaming Youtube Library of Congress

Download video to computer (quicktime is easiest, but don’t have to) Save as or convert it to Quicktime Open itunes File>Import Now in itunes library (have 2 copies – one on desktop and one in itunes library) Right click on movie name in iTunes (Convert Selection for ipod) Or Advanced>Convert Selection for ipod (good for multiple files) (now you have three versions of that video)

SnapsPro/ Jing/ --screen capture imtoo software Crazytalk Show 1 min. video everyday for a week Show 1-2 min. video to engage and them move to activity Audiobooks – LibriVox

Preferences > Advanced (Change your library location) Options>Enable disk use (make it a hard drive) >Manually manage music and vides

if it’s already mp4 you can just add to library

Watching the ipod on a TV or LCD

You must change the video settings on your ipod, use a cable to connect to a classroom TV, projector, or VCR, then change the TV/Projector INPUT

Video>Video Settings>TV Out>On (can’t see it on the ipod after you do this…only TV or projector) – actually you can use “ask” and it will ask everytime what you want to do.

Get the cord…get it long (because TV is far away) Plug into iPod earphone; Plug into RCA jacks on VCR or TV or LCD If you use one from camcorder—not from apple-- (you have to switch the yellow and red cords)

Input – aux or L for line or RGB or games (not show a number)

For better visual quality (S video cable can be used with dock)

PowerPoint, morphs, windows media files, google earth tours, flash, kidpix proj., software output, and more

Simple PowerPoint (no video) PowerPoint > Save As > jpg (every slide is now a jpg in a folder on your desktop) Lose your transitions (easy way…non video)

Photostory (pull jpgs into photostory and turn powerpoints until movies) Burn out as wmv and convert to quicktime Rename first 9 slides as A-I to keep them in order Pull into photo library (create albums, if you want to organize) In itunes go into photos and tell it what to pull in.

Embedded Video File > Make Move (Mac)

Download the videos in Windows Media format Save powerpoint slides as jpgs Import jpgs and videos into moviemaker Insert wmv in movie maker Save and convert

ImTOO (powerpoint to phtostory into ipod)

Drag doc into notes Calendar program .> export vcard> drag to contact folder on ipod

Tours: www.audiosteps.com; www.podguides.net compass directions, math shapes, geographic facts Quicktime Pro (Audacity) Address Book as important people (US Presidents, periodic table, questions)

iQuiz (Build quizzes)

Not see the menu (preferences file .. word document saved as text)  For Advanced Students “NoteOnly” content=”true”> Put in notes folder See the handout for html code to control what they see

=ITRT Road Show= Joe Showker - Rockingham County

showed video of teacher using document camera with a whiteboard use flip cameras to video teachers using technology in classrooms lots of self promotion lots of videos showing teachers using technology promoting use of technology reminded me of tv promos powerpoint is on VSTE cd??

ITRTs travel and teach division wide meet on regular basis team teaching philosophy piloted at elementary schools learn school personalities first

target specific areas where teachers need help with tech
 * tech becomes a school wide objective at their schools**

elementary teachers are their high end users use it every day but will tell you they know nothing about technology

by targeting elem, they are seeing more teachers using it and more purchases projectors, document cameras for every teacher

supervisor send email to principal...stamp of approval ITRTs made contact with principals to set the actual date and proper channels for permissions and promotion

travel to other schools...bring that back to your own school to share

they keep handouts, agendas, forms, on their email client email acts like wiki, blogs, etc. (first class)

//Goals:// principal requested agenda teacher request student skills taught by classroom teacher

buildings were different....requests were different

hands-on, one on one for beginners over the shoulder....teacher works and itrt directs quick demo what's new (wow sessions) tech fair they did a tech fair in August for supervisors Make it, Take it....help with lessons Q/A sessions...drop in for questions

they have a flip cam lab with 3 flip cams and camcorder //I didn't get the other labs they have...maybe Dayna did// teachers can check out these mobile labs

Basically these were mini-conferences

Challenges: SPACE! time constraints during the day
 * principal needs to get behind it to be successful**

teachers promoted the ITRTs after working with them

ITRT shadowed each other working with teachers to learn along with the teachers

teachers asked them to come back to their rooms when they had more time

talked to principals with video conference software (used skype maybe???)

high schools less willing to give up planning time had less hardware student skills often exceed teachers

need something to attract learners teachers are starting to see that the kids are getting more tech at lower grades and see need to engage the kids need to cover all planning periods for secondary need to play catch up

if principals included technology in their growth plan, resulted in improved attendance and use of technology

in middle schools did tips and tricks on new operating systems did post event survey in quia

immersed in building for an entire day ITRTs learn tips and tricks from each other team identity teachers could meet all of them loved one on one training ITRT got to see all schools learned from teachers

=Tammy Worcester's Workshops= information on this page

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