What will you do? and Why? What will you learn? The PD options – SBCEUs or Grad Credit Created by: Melissa White, Dr. Jennifer Parker-Moore, Frank Miracola.

What will you do? and Why?What will you learn?

The PD options – SBCEU’s or Grad Credit

Created by:Melissa White, Dr. Jennifer Parker-Moore, Frank Miracola and Carolyn McCarthy

What will you do?

Create a digital portfolio of work, utilizing exciting tools from the Internet and Web 2.0, to develop your own skills, and enhance your classroom teaching and learning.

Why?

• Build your skills, learn ways to engage your students in digital projects, discover how to enhance your content area with Web 2.0 tools…

• Aligned to meet basic NETS-T standards• Aligned with Effective Instructional Strategies

researched by Marzano Research Laboratories• The state now requires your district to provide a

count of how many teachers are technologically literate (NETS-T).

Vision of a 21st century studentInspiring Videos on the Digital Age• Posted on You Tube

• Did You Know 4.0• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8&feature=search• Shift Happens Education 3.0• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4FJMJtt8dk&feature=search • A vision of K-12 students today• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8&NR=1&feature=fvwp• Reaching Digital Natives• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZkvmpE50GQ&feature=related• Why we need to teach technology in school (2007)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VnHdqpE4RM&NR=1

PD Options

You can take this for SBCEU credits through the ISD

OR1-4 Grad Credits (NMU)

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WILL BE DOING/LEARNING?

Things 1, 2, 3

1. Basics – Office tips, Shortcuts, Social bookmarking (delicious)

2. Collaboration Tools – Google docs3. Communication Tools – Chatzy and

Skype

Things 4, 5, 6

4. Content Area Tools – Thinkfinity5. Differentiated Instruction and Diverse

Learning – CAST, NetTrekker, Vozme (text to speech)

6. Digital Citizenship – AUP, Web site evaluation, Bogus & Hoax

Cybersafety cafe

Things 7, 8, 9

7. Face of your classroom – creating an online presence –Weebly

8. Copyright and Creative Commons – FairUse, TeachAct, CC for Educators

9. Digital Images – Editing and Storing FotoFlexer, Picnik, Picasa

Things 10, 11, 12

10. Digital Story Telling – Photo Story 3 or iMovie

11. Presentation Tools – Prezi, Glogster, ZoomIt

12. Evaluation & Assessment – Data4SS, FERPA, Rubrics, Survey with Google Forms

Things 13, 14, 15

13. Online Interactive Learning Tools –Google Earth, Quizlet

14. Online Video and Audio Resources – Discovery Education, Learn 360, Tubes, Audio

15. Productivity Tools - Zamzar, MediaConverter, Google Calendar

Things 16, 17, 18

16. Professional Learning Networks – ISTE, Twitter, MACUL space, MI LearnPort18. Research and Reference Tools – Mel,

Reference desk, Wikipedia – watch out, Citation Makers

19. Staying Informed – RSS, iGoogle, Netvibes, Bloglines

Things 19, 20, 21

19. Virtual Classroom – Video conferencing TWICE, Skype, Adobe ConnectNow; Land of Online Learning

20. Visual Learning – Graphic organizers such as bubble.us, Gliffy and Word Clouds such as Wordle and Tagxedo

21. ScreenCasting – Jing, Screencast-o-Matic

On the Web

http://21things4teachers.net

Virtual Session Recordings

• Posted right after the session, and available continually through the course

The e-Portfolio• Portfolio Sample Things 1-7• Assignments• Screen Shots, Reflections and

documentation• Timelog – minimum of 64 hours• Feedback - periodically• Timeframe – Start to completion date –

11.5 weeks ( example:Sept 21 – Dec 10)

Where do you Rate?

Our Goal

• To help you become more ‘technologically literate’ through this “Just in Time” training opportunity which includes:– In person start-up session– Virtual sessions with live demonstrations– Online access to Recordings of the Virtual sessions– Online access to assignments, tutorials, materials– Feedback along the way

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Created by:Melissa White, Dr. Jennifer Parker-Moore, Frank Miracola and Carolyn McCarthy