ADVANCED ACADEMIC SUMMIT: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM Presented by: Rebecca Richardson & Annette Terry.

ADVANCED ACADEMIC SUMMIT:INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE

SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM Presented by: Rebecca Richardson & Annette

Terry

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

Our Background

You & Why You are Here…

AA SESSION OBJECTIVES:

To share ideas on how to integrate technology into

the classroom.

To share “what worked” and “what didn’t work” in

integrating technology into the classroom.

To collaborate with other teachers on what

technology is being used and how it is being

integrated into the classroom.

NOW…PLEASE OPEN UP A DOCUMENT OF YOUR CHOICE

FOR YOUR SESSION NOTES.

Digital Note-Taking vs. Traditional Note-Taking

WEB 2.0 OPTIONS

Introduce a variety of websites (some you may

know) and what is done with these web 2.0 tools in

our classrooms

Discuss positives outcomes and struggles with

these options

Feedback or what you may be doing with them?

TODAY’S MEET

Silent conversations with students, organized questioning

throughout the class period, an alternative to blogging, great for

student reflections

Can access with a personal device or computer

http://todaysmeet.com/

(-) Not organized; no individual reply function to something said in

the conversation (like a blog allows)

GLOGSTER

Go digital in poster making – embraces 21st century

skills with less clutter in your classroom; can be

graded from any computer; students always have

access to their work for review purposes later; great

for individual presentations or in a gallery walk

scenario

http://www.glogster.com/

Sample Project Instructions &

Sample Project Instructions B

Sample Project Grading Rubric &

Sample Project Grading Rubric B

STRUGGLES…

Have to review aesthetics with students (font sizes,

colors, appropriate layouts)

You lose the student work to be displayed on the

classroom walls or in the hallway

Can take a lot of time to load if showing in class

GLOGSTER EXAMPLES:

http://rohmaandnaina.edu.glogster.com/-the-maury

an-dynasty/

http://

www.glogster.com/goldfisheyeballs/mongol-presentat

ions/g-6lv7mi4r7fentrueck01oa0?old_view=True

http://www.glogster.com/katmelpat/the-impact-of-m

ongols-on-eurasia/g-6lvfmt6dkmrlf7ttglnuga0?old_v

iew=True

http://

www.glogster.com/whap1/mongol-presentation/g-6lv

81di5cvbuaaavmkgipa0?old_view=True

WORDLES

Usually a small part of an overall presentation

Great to have students identify patterns and make inferences

http://www.wordle.net/

Or try… http://www.tagxedo.com/ for a few more options.

Sample Wordle Lesson

Wordle doesn’t allow you to save the file – you have to take a

screenshot of your final product but tagxedo does evidently.

LIVEBINDER

Great for real-time collaborative student work, teacher led units,

teacher led videos; could work well with the flipped classroom and

organization

http://www.livebinders.com/

Project Description & Project Grading Rubric

Students were often frustrated with lack of editing options – more

difficult to use for some students. Upgrades to Livebinder may help.

LIVEBINDER EXAMPLES

http://www.livebinders.com/edit/index/351978  (access code

is rogerlam)

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/225611

Teacher Video Examples:

Rebecca Farr, AHS http://www.allenisd.org/Page/15305

Tracie McClure, AHS http://www.allenisd.org/Page/15536

Amy Terrell, http://www.allenisd.org/Page/15696

TIMETOAST

Reviews specific dates or chronology for students; can be used as

a unit overview; builds CCOT skills (changes & continuities over

time); often added as one element to a larger digital presentation

http://www.timetoast.com/

(-) Time creating the timeline on the computer versus creating one

on paper

ANIMATED CONTENTGreat to introduce units or as review! Best as one element to an

entire digital presentation in the classroom. Can also be used to

explain portions of assignments

http://www.voki.com/ or http://www.xtranormal.com/

Be wary of what you hear. Kids have been known to copy and

paste from other website and the programs repeats it word-for-

word. Also, if pronunciations are a problem, then students may

have to type names or locations phonetically.

ANIMATED EXAMPLES:

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?partnerID=symba

loo&scid=4397409&height=267&width=200

http://

www.xtranormal.com/watch/12466403/2012-today-th

e-story-of-the-time-traveling-mayan-pessimist

(Not strongest content though)

EDUBLOG

Another way to present information when various

elements are demanded from students; allows for

interaction with other students.

http://edublogs.org/

Example: http://patmelkat.edublogs.org/

GOOGLE WEBPAGES & WIX

Student created webpages as their digital presentations – allows for

building organizational skills and incorporating in many forms of media

www.wix.com

Example: https://sites.google.com/site/austinandjacksaphsiassignment/home-page

Example: http://www.wix.com/savielazo/mayans

SCREENCAST-O-MATIC

Student-created videos to explain content; supports the idea of

the flipped classroom; teacher introduces the basic concepts and

the students take it up a level

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Took time for these projects; needed better microphones

(which could have been provided by the library); products would

have been better if tech practiced before; needed to review

protocol with students about not reading from their presentation

SCREENCAST EXAMPLES:

https://

docs.google.com/a/allenisd.org/file/d/0B62_1AvXjKcCOGM3

YmY4ZjctMDVjMS00OTcxLWE4ZjAtNWRlN2U4ZmY2ZGVh/

edit

https://

docs.google.com/a/allenisd.org/file/d/0B2-MPk1Iw2cmMDE

xNjYzMmYtZjkwNS00NWNhLWIwY2QtMDJmMWM0ZDkw

NGJk/edit

https://

docs.google.com/a/allenisd.org/file/d/0B0eH_Jm8Rf2XNDQ

wY2UzYzEtMjgxNi00OTNiLTg4YTYtZDRkZDg3MWMzODIy/

edit

GENERAL PRESENTATION TOOLS

PowerPoint was not usually allowed. This forced students out of

their comfort zones.

http://animoto.com/

http://prezi.com/ (the new PowerPoint)

http://www.sliderocket.com/

Usually took time to learn the new software or program, but they

could do it and started using them in their other classes too!

The teacher didn’t have to know how to use the Web 2.0 tools!

SO….

What’s Next for Me…

WALLWISHER

http://wallwisher.com/ is similar to ….

http://hello.corkboard.me/

https://

docs.google.com/a/allenisd.org/file/d/0B3DykLsXDkJ4NTdk

MDc4ZjItNTViMC00ZjY0LWExY2ItNmEzY2E3OWY1NWUy/e

dit

Organize discussions, outline ideas, connect themes

together for units

CHATZY

Another way to encourage communication

and collaboration with students

May add variety (not overuse other web 2.0

tools)

http://www.chatzy.com/

WARNING SIGNS GENERATOR

Something new to add to digital

presentations…

Change is a big theme – have

students generate signs for changes

within units (warnings)

http

://www.warningsigngenerator.com/

POPPLET & SPICYNODES

Organize concepts by theme or topic; a version of a

word web

http://popplet.com/

http://www.spicynodes.org/

CLUSTRMAPS

Globalization topics as well as geography

http://www.clustrmaps.com/index.htm

BITSTRIPS

Great for making comic strips or for creating

political cartoons

http://www.bitstrips.com/

ATMOSPHIR

New project based idea – Revolutions Video Game

http://www.atmosphir.com/

DECIDE ALREADY

Problem solving skills are key for the EOC.

Generate scenarios and have students “decide”

how to handle the situation…kind of a “what would

you do?”

https://decidealready.com/

ANY QUESTIONS???

End of Web 2.0 Options

NEXT ON THE AGENDA…

Social Networking…

FACEBOOK, TWITTER & EDMODO

Links to sites/instructions

Best Practices for Teachers

Ideas for Use

Other options (like Edmodo)

Click Sheets in Session Packet

NEXT ON THE AGENDA…

QR Codes

QR CODES

For both Teachers & Students…

How to Create a QR Code

Lesson ideas/brainstorming for QR Codes

LET’S TAKE A BREAK…

Please be back in 10 minutes…

NOW…GOOGLE DOCS!

w/ Rebecca Richardson

USING FOLDERS IN GOOGLE DOCS

w/ Annette Terry

GOOGLE FOLDER TIPS

Great for collaboration (student to teacher & student to

student)

Sample Google Doc Lesson; then Another Level of Application

“How To” basics (click sheet)

Your folders & student folders

Beware of academic dishonesty…

Turning work in through Google docs

Grading work through Google docs

NOW…CALENDAR OPTIONS

w/ Rebecca Richardson

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

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