2011 eCruisers Introduction

Kaye Carraway eCruiser Safety Program D-139-A Poole Ag Center Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0931 email: [email protected] 656-0410

Using Technology to Empower and Engage

Students

There is a plethora of technology available to students and teachers. I can help identify tools that “work” in school settings. More importantly, I can teach teachers to use these tools and suggest meaningful points of departure for using them.

***eCruisers Safety Program***

What is eCruisers?

Program Objectives At the end of these courses of study, the participants will:

  Exhibit responsible attitudes and behaviors as a passenger in a motor vehicle (e.g., wearing a seat belt, courtesy towards the driver and other passengers).

  Display responsible attitudes and behaviors as a pedestrian on our streets and roadways (e.g., crossing the street at appropriately marked locations).

  Demonstrate responsible attitudes and behaviors while riding bicycles, skateboards, in-line skates and any other means of interacting with traffic in the streets and roadways (e.g., obeying the traffic laws).

Where can I find the Curriculum?

  Lesson plans, media resources, and examples of student work will be available on line.

Videos, suggested activities, examples

Everything is in one place… When sample activities are

suggested, there will be a “real” sample as well as instructions

and patterns needed for similar projects.

Individualized Professional Development

  Available equipment/in some cases equipment we may be able to “loan” to your school

  Identify processes you would like to introduce (podcasting, movies, web 2.0 tools)

  Flexible schedule – during school, after school, during district-scheduled in-service time

  Complete paper work to assist with “Technology Proficiency” requirements

What have you agreed to do?

  Teach the Cruiser Curriculum in a way that you find appropriate

  Attend Professional Development sessions designed to meet your needs

  Engage your students in the use of some sort of technology – whether you are teaching with the technology to support Cruisers or engaging your students in the production of products

  Share digital/electronic examples you create with your students so that we can use these as models for other teachers

  Administer the post test

Possible Topics  PBL: What is it & how can I use it to

advance 21st Century Learning Skills

 Organizing instruction

  http://livebinders.com/play/play/23915

Tools of the Trade

 Digital voice recorders

 Flip Cameras

 Digital video and still photos

 Web 2.0 Tools

Share Student Work…

**Student work…**

Projects can be as simple as creating slideshows that can be displayed in class, linked to a teacher’s web site, or emailed home to parents.

As simple as providing a real audience for student

writing…

Great starting point…let children video their writing. …practice fluency, work on speaking skills, and so much more…

Other

Use iMovie, Moviemaker, or iPhoto to add music and a bit of “flair” to student writing…

Parodies…

Web Cams & Avatars

All this and so much more…   Our #1 goal is always to help students develop safe,

responsible attitudes when they are passengers, when they are pedestrians, and when they are in charge of the wheel.

  Help students interact, safely, using free web based tools…

  Provide teachers with resources they can actually use…without infinite searching.

  Provide one-on-one mentoring for interested teachers

Check out my “Blogspot”

 This will be a site that I can use for sharing ideas, web sites, and information with you.

eCruiser Blogspot

Wiki…Glogster

I have a wiki that some can open at school. Those who cannot open this at school, can go to the edu.glog address to open the pages and view content at home.

Facebook…

Where Do We Go From Here?

  1. Decide whether or not you would like for your school to be a part of this program.

  2. Speak with your teachers, or invite me back to do so.

  Establish a core group of participants & plan a date for initial contact – training, etc.

  Set up a schedule – pre tests/working with curriculum/ professional development/

  Plan professional development…I would like feedback – what interests teachers, etc.

Suggested Topics

  1) Presentation Description: Learn to use avatars and vokis to enhance classroom presentations and engage students in sharing ideas related to curriculum content. Try out tools available on line as well as software available from Logitech Examples of student work will be provided.

Topic #2   2) Presentation Description: Try out a variety of

Web 2.0 video and slideshow presenting tools. These can be exciting tools for sharing student engagement in projects as well as for sharing research. Be sure to bring your laptop and your photo files! Creating these projects takes only a few mouse clicks!

Topic #3   3) Presentation Description: Move beyond one

dimensional projects! Bring your laptops and discover exciting web 2.0 interactive tools including Glogster, ScreenToaster, and Voki that can be used to create and enhance wikis. Discover how teachers have used these tools to enhance instruction.

Topic #3   Neat tools that can enhance learning and support

your instructional programs.

  For example: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t_1.html