HTSD School District

Technology Tools Strategies

Andrew HalterInstructional Coach

Erin ProsserMedia Specialist

1. I am the tech leery monk2. I am the tech savvy monk3. I am somewhere in between

How do you relate?

We are "moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age."

Schools must prepare students for a different workplace--one that values

innovation, imagination, creativity, communication, and emotional

intelligence.

~ Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind 2005

Student Needs—The BIG picture:

Today’s students demand…"Engage me or enrage me."

~Mark PrenskyEducational software designer/author

Student Needs—The Reality

i.e. the “digital natives” are restless (or resting)!

Please complete Task #1 on the

TASK PAGE link

Your Turn…

To help your students learn

To help your students SHOW learning

To make your life

easier

Please complete Task #2 on the

TASK PAGE link

Your Turn (again)

Assessment

FOR learning

Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment Tools

Response devices

Survey and quiz creation tools

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Chatrooms and

Discussion Boards

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The Web 2.0 Classroom

Class Website

Online Learning Centers

Classroom Resource CenterDiscussion PlatformIndividual Student PortfoliosFlexible Grouping TasksWebquestsProject Based Learning

Ways to Wiki

http://rakersmath.wikispaces.com/http://foleybio.wikispaces.com/http://rossienglish.wikispaces.com/http://mrsboltonenglish.wikispaces.com/

Wikis as a Classroom Website and Resource

http://explorersreadingclass.wikispaces.com/http://isearchenglish10-6.wikispaces.com/http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.comhttp://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/http://emmettenglish.wikispaces.com/http://aesstudyskills.wikispaces.com/

Individual and Class Portfolios

http://wsp1.wikispaces.com/http://evolutionintheclassroom09.wikispaces.co

m/http://mrceccarelli.wikispaces.com/ http://heranicleclerc.wikispaces.com/

Wikis for Collaboration

http://hmsvalentine.wikispaces.com/http://grammarstuff.wikispaces.com/http://hmslagnese.wikispaces.com/http://mrceccarelli.wikispaces.com/Modern+

Materials+Application+Assignmenthttp://shakesbook.wikispaces.com/http://msdrenaissance.wikispaces.com/

Wikis for Project Based Assessment

http://webler.wikispaces.com/Heart+of+Darkness

http://millersmathclass8.wikispaces.com/

Wiki-based Webquests

Independent Reading Reflections

Reader Response JournalRelevance and Connections Creative Voice BlogsKWL logs

Blogs

http://bonaparte01.edublogs.org/http://mrsthomsonenglish11.edublogs.or

g/

http://emmett1.edublogs.org/

Blog Examples

Animotohttp://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com/ANIM

OTO_4http://mrsdolan.wikispaces.com/Brandon+C

Photo Storyhttp://kennelly2.wikispaces.com/http://mrsdietz.wikispaces.com/Duck Project

Movie Makerhttp://rakersmath.wikispaces.com/Vodcasthttp://www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=us

ervideolist&user_id=512370

Power Point Se Vende project

Digital Storytelling

http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com/Period+4+Podcast+Page

http://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/Cultural Geography Example

Podcasting

Powerpoint

Create a Powerpoint that includes text and images to illustrate the

key points of your research

Poster Create a poster with text and images to illustrate the key points of your

research

Brochure Create a tour brochure that uses text

and images to highlight the key points of your research

VideoCreate an original video about

your research using MovieMaker or other editing software.

Photostory Create a narrated slideshow of images about your research using Photostory.

Animoto

Create commercial that uses music, text and images about your research

with Animoto.

WebsiteDesign a website that promotes your research using Wikispaces

or other web design tool.

PodcastCreate a radio style report/commercial

that highlights details about your research using Audacity.

Digital Poster

Use Glogster to create a web-based poster that integrates graphics, text, and other multimedia to showcase

your research

Sample Tic Tac Toe Board for student projects:

Jing—record screencasts of lessons (also can be done on SMART or Promethean board)

http://www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=uservideolist&user_id=51807

Gliffy/Webspiration--create collaborative concept maps and graphic organizers

Example

Inspiration/kidspiration--Multimedia graphic organizer software

Example 1 Example 2

Delicious and Diigo-Social bookmarking tools that allow you to tag, organize and share web resources. Browse my resources at: http://delicious.com/AHalter

More Teacher Tools

Wix--create flash-based websitesScriblink—Online, collaborative whiteboardsRead the Words –will instantly read back

any text that can be copied and pasted.Jog the Web-Create an annotated tour of

websites http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/z1O1GPxm4bCR/W

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Quizlet –create flashcards and online quizzes

More Tools

Toon Doo—Create comics and graphic novelsTimeglider/Dipity/Xtimeline—create a web hosted

multimedia timeline.Glogster—Create digital posters see exampleGeogebra—Create and manipulate geometric objectsGoogle Sketch Up—Create 3-D Drawings and

objectsGoogle Earth-Take students on a virtual field trip

anywhere in the world or have them create their own.Open Culture—one of the most comprehensive

educational media sites on the web.

More Teacher Tools

We covered:Formative AssessmentDynamic Classroom Resources with Wikis and

BlogsDigital Storytelling ToolsMany other web 2.0 tools along the way

Our Goal…to inspire you, not overwhelm you!

Wheww!!!

Find one tool and run with itYOU don’t have to be the

expertShare student work Monitor and adjustShare the wealth with

colleagues

Tips For Trying

Design a lesson that integrates one of the tools mentioned in today’s workshop.

Begin a class resource wiki or a project wiki--start simple and expand throughout the year

Plan a lesson that offers a technology based assessment option (Animoto, Photostory, Glogster, Toon Doo, Wix, Wiki design, etc.)

Some Suggestions…