Welcome to the NWOET / WGTE Tech Tools Conference

1. Welcome to theNWOET / WGTE Tech ToolsConference Presenter: Amy Poland Topic: Student Friendly Technology

2. LEARNING TARGET • I can identify reasons to incorporate technology into my classroom. • I can create a list of technologies that will be useful to my students. • I can collaborate and organize my individually chosen technologies into “Purpose Categories”. • I can develop a “Game Plan” for implementation within my classroom.

4. Why incorporate technology into my classroom? ANY GIVEN PROBLEM “We, as teachers, are preparing students for careers that don’t exist and haven’t even been thought of yet.” -Unknown As a result, students need to become; 1. intelligent problem solvers and 2. responsible, socially aware citizens who are prepared to live and succeed in the world.

5. It’s the future . . . if we aren’t teaching it, we aren’t truly preparing our students.

6. How is it really helping?“I’m using PowerPoint, isn’t that enough?” • Teacher Driven Technology • Benefits: passive learners, quieter, easier to maintain control, guide instruction towards teacher chosen goals • Negatives: passive learners, usually lacks intrinsic motivation • Student Driven Technology • Benefits: built-in motivation, collaboration, teaching by “pull” not “push”, problem solving, access at home • Negatives: noisier, requires more teacher prep

7. Explaining Web 1.0 / 2.0 / 3.0(Descriptions paraphrased from Wikipedia) • Web 1.0 • First stage of the World Wide Web • Links webpages with hyperlinks • One-way flow of information • Static pages • Web 2.0 • Second stage of the World Wide Web • Participatory information sharing • Allows for Collaboration • Ex. Social networking, blogs, wikis, YouTube • Web 3.0 • Future of the World Wide Web • Virtual blending of online and offline worlds • Increases in computer intelligence • Remembering personal “likes” and “dislikes”

8. Horizon ProjectNew Media Consortium • www.nmc.org/horizon • Series began in 2002 • Published every year • Emerging Technologies Initiative • Collaboration Between: • Technology Professionals • Campus Technologists • Faculty Leaders • Cooperation Professionals

9. A Few Possible Technologies . . . Airliner Document Camera SMART Technologies Power Point Skype Wiki Blog Glogster Wordle Voki Go Animate Only2Clicks LiveBinder GoogleDocs Edmodo iPad/iPod Drop Box DropItToMe Audacity Flip Camera YouTube Teacher Tube The list is endless and ever-changing. Every time I get on the computer I am lead to another resource . . . the goal is to establish your need and simplify!

10. Web2Go20.net (2:44) • http://www.go2web20.net/ • http://blog.go2web20.net/

12. What am I using this technology for? • PRESENT • SHARE • COMMUNICATE • COLLABORATE As I present the following technologies, please think about how you might use them in your own classroom.

13. Wikispaces • Free • Easy to use • Collaborative • Promotes a common goal • Post classroom information • Communicate with students & parents • Create a PLN for you and your students How to make a wiki: https://teachwithwiki.wikispaces.com/Home www.wikispaces.com http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Wiki EXAMPLE . . . My page: www.MrsPolandsSite.wikispaces.com

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15. Blogger A type of interactive, collaborative website maintained by an individual with regular entries on any number of topics. • Free • Easy to use • Widget Support • Collaborative • Promotes a common goal • Student-Driven http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Blogger www.blogger.com Sign into your Google account, or create one for free, and begin blogging!

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17. Wordle Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. • Free • Easy to use • Collaborative • Student-Driven • Manipulative www.Wordle.net http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Wordle Also try www.tagxedo.com

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19. Glogster Glogster allows students to create posters using pictures, text, audio, and video. Students can browse public glogs for ideas then generate their own creative, original work of art. • Free • Easy to use • Collaborative • Creative • Student-Driven • Manipulative • Video & Audio www.Glogster.com http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Glogster

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21. Voki Voki allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. • Free • Easy to use • Collaborative • Creative • Student-Driven • Manipulative • Creates Audio www.Voki.com http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Voki

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23. Go Animate Go Animate offers simple creation of unique computer animated stories, satires and sentiments that can be shared with the entire online community. • Free • Easy to use • Collaborative • Creative • Student-Driven • Manipulative • Creates Audio www.GoAnimate.com http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/GoAnimate

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26. Only2Clicks Only2Clicks organizes all of your “chosen” websites into tabs and topics for easy navigation. • Free • Easy to use • Teacher-Driven • Organizes information • Focuses learning www.Only2Clicks.com http://www.only2clicks.com/pages/mrspolandssite http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Only2Clicks

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29. LiveBinders LiveBinders is tool that allows you, or your students, to create a digital 3-ring binder that showcasing information. • Free • Easy to use • Teacher-Driven • Organizes information • Focuses learning www.LiveBinders.com http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/LiveBinders

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32. DropBox & DROPitTOme Dropbox is a web file storing service that allows you to store files on the Internet and allows you to sync with any computer that has Dropbox installed. • Free • Easy to use • Teacher-Driven • Organizes information • Focuses learning • Syncs “in the cloud” • Students can send files www.DropBox.com www.DROPitTOme.com http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Online+Storage

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34. DropBox (4:38)

35. DROPitTOme (2:16)

36. What is a Podcast? • Audio/Video or a combination • Just a recording • Uploaded to a public site • Syndicated • Types • Narrative • Informative • Q&A • Persuasive

37. Audacity Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. • Free • Easy to use • Student-Driven www.Audacity.com http://mrspolandssite.wikispaces.com/Podcasting

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39. Audacity (MAC) 2:25

40. Finding Podcasts . . . • iTunes • YouTube/TeacherTube/SchoolTube, etc. • Podbean • Learn Out Loud • Podcast Alley • Podcast Central

41. Teacher Tube • Online community for sharing instructional “teacher” videos • Video sharing website similar to YouTube • Not blocked in many school districts as YouTube may be • www.teachertube.com

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43. Edmodo • Edmodo is a free, secure, social learning platform for teachers, students, schools and districts • Edmodo's user interface has been described as similar to Facebook.

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45. Edmodo (2:03)

46. Google Docs • free • Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, slide show, form, and data storage • allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users Edmodo Ideas Google Doc Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uVCDohNR0-33rhaUytEW_sBjWg3DJ3jzr6xfB_BEZg/edit?userstoinvite=andrea.meister3@gmail.com&ndplr=1&pli=1#

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48. GoogleDocs (2:50)

49. DonorsChoose.org • US based non-profit organization • People can donate directly to SPECIFIC projects at public schools (peer-to-peer philanthropy) • The organization collects proposals from teachers • Individual donors can select projects and contribute www.DonorsChoose.org/MrsPolandsSite

50. What’s My Plan? On the back of your paper, identify 3 goals to begin integrating more technology with your students. Remember- Think SMALL! We are each more likely to attempt a goal if it is reasonable. We all have busy lives, be realistic.