4. “THINK BACK TEN YEARS AGO. WHAT WAS
TECHNOLOGY LIKE? NOW TRY TO IMAGINE
WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE TEN YEARS FROM
NOW.”
SIR KEN ROBINSON
5. TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE
TEACH!
Engagement
Cooperation
Collaboration
Life
Long Learner
Where does technology fit in to what
we are doing?
8. BLENDED LEARNING IS FLEXIBLE
Students receive instruction at a
traditional school setting.
And
At least part of the learning takes
place outside of school in an online
environment where students have
some control over time, place and
pace of the instruction.
16. APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL STUDIES
Why
Blended Learning?
How can I apply it in Social Studies?
Videos
Question and reflection
Feedback
Quizzes
Connecting and collaborating
Blogging
19. BYOD – BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE
Bring Your Own Device
is a Solution to a lack
of resources.
Make sure you have a
policy in place.
Survey your students.
Devices can be used
for a variety of
activities.
22. BEGINNER TIPS AND TRICKS
Start
small
Set guidelines for use.
Send a letter to parents about what it is and
how you will be using it with students.
Build your library.
Set Notifications the way you want to
communicate.
23. ADVANCED TIPS AND TRICKS
Communities
Link
your resources in your library.
Giving feedback to your students.
Written
Audio
Video
33. ACTIVITIES AND PROJECT IDEAS FOR
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Current Events Sharing
Cultural Exchange
Flat Classroom Projects
Guest Speakers: Historians, Authors
Kenneth C. Davis www.dontknowmuch.com
Time Period Perspective
WWI/WWII
1920’s & 30’s
Cold War
Social Movements
How do I get started? Websites, Twitter,
Conferences
34. SCREENCASTING AND VIDEO CREATION
TOOLS
Screencasting Tools Video Creation Tools
ScreenCast-O-Matic
Screenr
GoView
CamStudio
Camtasia Studio
ScreenFlow
Webinaria
Animoto
Common Craft
Qwiki
Masher
Xtranormal
YouTube
School Tube
39. ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS FOR VIDEO TOOLS
Flipping
the Classroom
Create Current Events videos
Create a video about a historical event,
person, concept or time period.
Create Screencasts about a topic or
concept.
Record a How-to video
Create a Travel Video
Create a spoof of a historical event
48. COMMON PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS
Lack of technology training – Students and Teachers
Students level of comfort with Technology
Access for students
BYOD – Accessibility for all
49. KEYS TO SUCCESS
Start
small – Try a few tools and activities
to get your students going.
Add a Little
If it doesn’t work, try something else.
Let students be the judge
Use what works best for you and your
students.