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Page 1: Transforming the Classroom into a Digital Age Learning Center Ben Smith and Jared Mader  Thursday, June 24, 2010.

Transforming the Classroom into Transforming the Classroom into a Digital Age Learning Centera Digital Age Learning Center

Ben Smith and Jared MaderBen Smith and Jared Mader

www.edtechinnovators.comThursday, June 24, 2010Thursday, June 24, 2010

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About Us - EdTechInnovators.com

Ben Smith:Physics TeacherK-12 Science CoordinatorTechnology Resource TeacherKeystone Technology IntegratorDoctoral Student in Instructional TechnologySTAR Discovery EducatorISTE Board of Directors

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Jared Mader:Director of Technology

Former Chemistry Teacher

Technology Staff Development Trainer

Keystone TechnologyIntegrator

Masters in Instructional Technology

STAR Discovery Educator

ISTE Consultant

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Today’s Students

Marc Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants See Article

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Our Purpose of 1 to 1

Students work digitallyProductivity and Efficiency

Students learn Global Age Skills (NETS-S)

Technology becomes invisible

Note: 1 to 1 means each student has a computing device (Laptop, NetBook, iPod / iPhone / iPad)

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What do we want students to be able to do?

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Why Go Digital?

The World is FlatGoogle: Did You Know Video

Change the way students workCreate a Paperless Environment

Move students from Digital Intuitives to Digital Natives

Skills to Survive

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How to Make Digital Happen

Turn the printer offFile Exchange

Hand In / DistributeDrop Box

Provide TemplatesPurposefully Plan for the use of Technology - Our Taxonomy

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Getting Teachers to Integrate

Ways to Use TechnologyPersonal and Professional Use

Instructional EnhancementObserving in the Taxonomy

Using with Students

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A Taxonomy for Integrating Technology

Increasing Levels of CognitionCurriculum mastery deepens

Increasing Complexity of Technology SkillsTechnology choices become autonomous

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ObservingStudents are passive spectators of the technology

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Incorporating Students are leveraging technology to increase productivity

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ProducingStudents create a product with a single technology

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Exploring Students engage in discovery learning prior to formal instruction

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CollaboratingStudents interact with peers, instructors, and outside resources

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ApplyingStudents are guided to combine and integrate technologies

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CreatingStudents are making sound choices about the appropriate synthesis of content and technology into a final product

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How to Erase Technology

Have students move through the taxonomy

As students acquire the skills of using a technology….

It becomes a tool they may choose

The emphasis of an activity shifts from the technology to the cognitive skills students must employ

Becomes invisible

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How to Integrate Technology

Know your kidsWhat are their strengths and weaknesses

What technologies are available?

Look for Connections between curriculum goals and technology

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Planning Documents

Year Long Plan

Being Creative

Curriculum Map

What are 21st century skills?

What are technologies you / your students can use?

What are your current integration activities?

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Creating Scaffolds for Students

TutorialsWord

Screentoaster

Student Examples

Modeling

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Assessing Technology Integrated Projects

What are the goals / objectives of the project?Curricular

Skills

Technology

Develop a rubricCurriculum Focus should be first

Need a rubric area to deal with technology aspectCollaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

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How to get Students to be Creative

Creating the CanvasWord, PowerPoint, Inspiration, Wikis, Google Docs

Learning to PaintUser Created Content: Podcasts, Movies, Animoto, Mapping

Creative ProcessInstructional Design: Be Vague

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Questions

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.edtechinnovators.com