Creating a Community of Technology Learners in Your School or District

• January 3 - 8pm ESTGuests: Lisa Perez, Laurie Conzemius, & Brenda Anderson of ISTE – Media Specialists SIG (SIGMS)

• Host: Brenda Anderson

Project ELITE & Project UPLIFTTechnology Training Programs

by Lisa Perez

Project ELITE• Empowering• Librarians• to Integrate• Technology in• Education

http://projectelite.wikispaces.com

Guiding Principles 1. All ELITE librarians contribute knowledge to our community of learners.

2. ELITE librarians are professionally committed to keeping informed about evolving educational technologies.

3. ELITE librarians are technology leaders in their schools.

4. ELITE librarians develop effective professional learning networks by leveraging various Web 2.0 technologies.

5. ELITE librarians share the goal of preparing information literate graduates who will experience success in higher education institutions and the work place.

Three StrandsStudent Projects: VoiceThread, Animoto, WikiSpaces, Glogster

Reflective Journaling

Weekly Activities

Weekly ActivitiesAvatar Generators, Diigo, Word Clouds, Google Surveys, Comic Strip Generators (stripgenerator.com), Shelfari, Twitter, AudioBoo, Storybird, TitanPad, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Meetings - Format• Bi-Weekly Face-

to-Face Training Sessions

• Alternate-week Online Meetings

Weekly Meetings

(16 Weeks)

Major Community-Building Technologies

•WikiSpaces

•Ning

•Webconferencing (Safari Live)

•Wordpress Blogs

Project UPLIFT

•UPgrading•Librarian•Instruction•For•Technology

Project UPLIFT

http://cpsproflib.wikispaces.com/uplift

Project UPLIFT is a

modular professional

development program

which features training

on a variety of Web 2.0

tools for use with

students.

Community-Building• Face-to-face meetings• Grouply group• Facebook group• Wiki training materialsFeatured Technologies 10-11• Wikis

• VoiceThread• Animoto• Prezi• Google Tools• Flip Cameras/MovieMaker• GoAnimate

Tips to Adapt to YOUR School or District

• Find a small group of colleagues who want to improve their technology skills

• Believe that EVERYONE can learn & use learned technologies w/students

• Identify technology experts or have various teachers become “experts” on specific technologies

• Set clear beginnings & endings for program

• Commit to meeting regularly & to using with students

• Low-cost/No-cost (BYOL)• Learn technologies that are

free, safe, in compliance with district policies, & directly support students.

• Use collaborative technologies to “share the wisdom”

• Use Web 2.0 tools to build your PLN

Leadership in Your School, Your District, and Your State

by Laurie Conzemius

Leadership in…

Your School,

Your District and

Your State

Laurie Conzemius, SIGMS Communications Chair

"Decisions are

made by those

who show up.”

- Aaron Sorkin

So…SHOW UP!

Which committees make the biggest decisions?

School-wide leadership teams Curriculum committees

Technology committees

RtI or Assessment teamsDistrict-wide committees

Building bond or referendum committees

Grant committees

Who could use your guidance and influence?

• Your principal• Your superintendent• Your teaching staff

• Your students’ parents/families• The school board

• The community of school librarians

How can you become indispensable?

• Providing resources• Guiding professional development

opportunities• Advocating for school/district change

• Recognizing excellence in teaching• Promoting your school & district

• Building student achievement

How can you deliver your message?

• Email signatures• Emails to individuals with cc’s where

appropriate• Newsletters, bookmarks, websites, blogs, links

for families• Text messages, social networking, etc.• Formal presentations and reports• Staff, administration, parent meetings

How can you influence the profession?

• Encourage good teachers to pursue school librarianship

• Participate in online communities/build your PLN

• Promote not only your own library, but school libraries in general: share positive press

• Be involved in your state association, and beyond

Why should you get involved beyond your local school?

• We need positive school library experiences!• You can mentor others• It elevates your position/strength locally• It allows you to affect decisions well beyond

the walls of your school or community• We need you!

SLMP Philosophy and Rationale for PD

by Brenda Anderson

PD PLN Reflective Practice

Start with the Standards

Place to Collaborate

Beginning steps

Webinars to discuss teaching

standards

Webinars to share tech integration

Google Sites

Virtual Book DiscussionDistrict-Wide

Adobe Connect

Virtual Discussion

Wikispaces

More about ISTE SIGMS…

http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.nethttp://www.iste-community.org/group/sigmss

SIGMS WikiISTE Community Ning – SIGMS Group

twitter.com/sigms

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