ISTE+-+Rena

Rena's ISTE conference notes:

all in the projector - it turns anything into an interactive source united streaming google earth 1st of new generation of projectors - EPSON new zone internet in the clasroom interactive white board SMART - utilize all in the projector - it turns anything into an interactive source $1799 for a projector - bulb $169 - Bulb life 2500 hours? +2 pens (batteries) cost to replace $55.54 (1) //**__At least 2 days of staff development__**//!!! Agnostic Activity - make a text box - put the presidents in order faces on currency or coins - matching tracing (pictures/maps) capture & save Ted Lai Director Fullerton School District
 * //__Session 1 - Interactive Whiteboard Technology: Exploring the Next Generation 8:30-9:30 Monday__//**
 * __//Brightlink// - one device - limited space - less expensive__**

active learning - being involved in learning - not just sitting taking up space. Picture from American Literature and write a story. using hairdryers to create hurricane Think critically, creatively, artifacts http://edweb2 Technolgy & Engagement application 3D Esquire - Robert Downey Jr. - Augmented Reality STROBE Interactions News Dots geography lesson- culture? religion? architecture? Where would you like to live? field trip tour visitor's guide w/ passport Engagement Observation Protocol What's going on in this classroom? Moblile Engagement Observation Protocol MEOP - watching student teachers learn to teach & they can watch each other Look over time what goes on. The ebb & flow of teachers Homework- get a friend to watch you teach**.
 * //__Engagement 11:00-12:00 Monday__//**
 * //__*360 cities website - repository of panoramic pictures of cities of the word!!!* Good for Social Studies!__//**

12:30-1:30 Monday** **//__You can do It! Effortless Assistive Technology in the classroom. Jennifer Courduff__//** Assistive Technology must be discussed at every IEP meeting. Reality of certain critical elements. Training = empowerment = technology integration Ongoing support = follow through small group, one one one, face to face, online, in a lab, on site, planned, spontaneous, training sessions = effective model fusion writers = text to speech - 10 minute direct instruction voice narration in Power Point/ Photo Story 3 start with things that are there and free. //__Here's what it is - here's how to use it - here's how to integrate it - here's how to manage it!__// One new skill introduced in each session. Using UnitedStreaming with Special Needs students - 3 sessions

What's the difference between winners & losers? explicit rules cheaters creativity Future of Educational Software Increased Understanding Formal Classroom Combined approach curriculum integration inventory barcode Formative Assessment [|www.ecomuve.org]Modeled after Black's Game Changers for Digital Media Learning Flat World + Evolutionary Computation Grab at tool and use it Use kids as human resources Evolutionary Computation = Emergence from Networks Variation & Extinction
 * 2:00-3:00 Monday //__Games & Simulations__//**

[|www.smartinclusion.wikispaces.com] **all the instructions- instructional videos- everything you need** 10 tools to help kids accomodate **//__all__//** kids use pictures universal design ablenet jelly switch kids that started with nothing and are now speaking [|www.ted.com]Sugata Mitra supertalker YouTube - Water Cycle Song Write your own water cycle song.- assignment use pop-up grid
 * 11:00-12:00 Tuesday**
 * //__SMART Inclusion Schools__//**

[|**http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3078036/TipsPages.notebook**] Memory 1.Semantic = words, symbols, facts, and figures 2.Episodic = location, circumstances, and events 3.Procedural =physcial, manipulatives, hands-on 4.Emotional = how the memory made you feel Hadjudodat? (Jeff Foxworthy) Add tools you need Remove those you don't Customize Tool Bar Hold your finger on the white board a few seconds= right click Paint bucket only works with their objects Rearrange & Customize Objects (APWH - Units - different colors) Visuals very important Mac & PC SMART uses both (it doesn't matter) Tech support is not outsourced! :) The person will be very helpful and is not from overseas. Background color and font color can be changed. font = use minimum of 24! Recommend 36. 72 points is an inch. Center the text so you can do alignment Under View - Alignment Fonts are computer dependent! Take a picture of it - Recapture Create some pull tabs - under gallery - you can put them up, down, left, or right Objective of the day on a pull tab (Sponge) put text in it, group it, and pull it notebook software Save them to my content if you like tip page picture transparency select the object - save it to my content double click on it "purple cow" 2nd camera takes a picture of the full screen Move the Magic Glass to Find the Best Football Team blue word on a blue background use elipse shape & trapazoid shape animation flip over the bottom access question + answer + reveal object animation magic pen
 * //__1:00 Tuesday Smart Board Tips & Techniques__//**
 * //__*TeqSMART games has Jeopardy, Deal or No Deal, card games, and pre-made game boards
 * SMART EXCHANGE - Notebook Game Files__//**

[] The Constitution at Work Seeing the Big Picture Pre-made lessons you can use + make your own lessons, or tweak theirs The National Archives [|http://archives.gov] "Use to Create an Activity" click on it Mapping History Finding a Sequence - put them in order [] Focusing on Details Zoom/Crop Stephanie [] Interpreting Data
 * //__Tuesday 2:00-3:00 Digital Tools for Teaching with Documents from the National Archives
 * Most important session for Social Studies Department!!!__//**
 * //__kids can email teachers answers to activities__//! built into program

Critical Thinking & Web Search Improving Search in the Classroom Sir Francis Bacon - 1605 Q. What do you believe are the important skils needed to develop critical thinking in the 21st century students? Better questioning on the teacher's part. Collaboration Slowing down, learning to look deeper into a question, rather than the quick fix. Creativity & thinking outside the "box." Critical Thinking & Web Research Curriculum - Chris O'Neal [|www.microsoft.com/education/criticalthinking]
 * //__Web literacy for the Digital Generation__//** 8:30-9:30 Wedn.
 * "Nimble & versatile" enough to see relationships among things, in addition to subtle distinctions between them.
 * Inquisitive
 * Patient enough to doubt and ask questions
 * fond of reflecting
 * slow to assert and ready to consider multiple points of view.
 * Careful to support their points of view and to formulate an argument with reasons and evidence.
 * A slave neither to passing trends nor to established traditions but capable
 * Search efficiently and effectively
 * Distinguish kinds of sources, and analyze a source's validity and reliability
 * Make a habit of cross-checking facts, even from reliable sources
 * Conscientiously and properly attribute

Fielded questions/feedback from media specialists, content area teachers, computer lab instructors: What areas are most critical in preparing studentsto be web literate? What activiities? Key Areas: Publisher of website? Do you trust this website? What if your dad was sick? Really good question to check validity of site. Citing your sources. Mechanics. Teach them! []
 * Mechanics of Effective Searching
 * Validity and Reliability
 * Citing Sources
 * Civil Discourse
 * Netiquette
 * Plagiarism
 * Safety

Discover Bing education pivot new collections ClassSearch Project Microsoft Research []
 * "crap detection 101"

[|www.digital-evolutions.org] Smoky Hill H.S. workstations to keep students engaged 30 intel based work stations playground after effects IB digital arts program
 * //__3D Animation__//** 10:30-11:30 Wedn.

lesliefisher.com Google voice sets up on universall phone number you can then attach your numbers you can then delegate #'s that call you
 * //__Great Gadgets__ 1:30-2:30 Wedn.//**

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twitter free twitter account [|www.twitter.com/gadgets] choose widget customize to your school website profile widget you can have more than one twitter page

Tweetdeck can support more than one twitter page [|www.tweetdeck.com]

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[|www.ustream.tv] - create an account - use a web cam & broadcast - This is awesome! Think about this for bringing a professional into the classroom

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