The document summarizes key points from a presentation on using Web 2.0 tools in education. It discusses how the town of Mooresville, NC successfully implemented a 1:1 laptop program. It also provides examples of various Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom, such as blogs, wikis, Google Docs, and social networking, to engage students and enable collaboration. The presentation argues that technology can help close the digital divide and prepare students for 21st century skills.

2. Slides available at http://bit.ly/9A6cOU http://bit.ly/9A6cOU

5. Is this your school?

6. Would you like your school to look like this?

7. Mooresville, NC Trip

11. Yes but... If my school looked like the previous pictures ... If my school looked like the previous pictures ...

12. Change is difficult…make it fun

14. If a blind student can compete in HS athletics, you can learn Web 2.0...

17. Google MagicFill and LookUp Function

20. Do students learn different today, should educators change?

25. Chatterous http://chatterous.com/iasa/ http://chatterous.com/iasa/ http://chatterous.com/iasa/

28. Ustream video with your iPhone

29. http://ustre.am/cOSn

30. What do teachers and schools need to do to stay in front in this race toward 21st Century learning?

31. Think, Pair, Share

33. Get infrastructure in place

34. Have a plan

35. If public education spends $ on technology then we cannot still teach the same. still teach the same.

37. Train Teachers

38. What is the best way to train teachers?

39. RV Idea

40. RV Ideas

41. Technology costs, where can you save?

42. Try new teaching strategies

43. jingproject.com

44. Mathtrain-1.TV Probability with Ben and Jerry

46. Determine what works for you...

47. Remedial Software

48. Response generators

49. polleverywhere.com

50. http://bit.ly/9vvv4B

52. Students need to be more involved in their own learning

54. Whose world are we preparing students for ? What kind of work will they do ? What skills will they need ?

57. Formula: Number of Proficient Test Scores on Reading Grades 3-8, Math Grades 3-8, and EOCs divided by the total number of tests taken in school year 2008-09. Mooresville Graded School District 305 N. Main Street Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704.658.2530 704.663.3005 fax MGSD Ranked 8th in State District Percent Proficient using EOG Reading and Math; EOC Per Pupil Expenditure 1 Chapel Hill Carrboro 88% $10,579.00 2 Polk County 85% $10,449.00 3 Carteret County 83% $9,272.00 4 Transylvania County 83% $8,860.00 5 Watauga County 82% $8,305.00 6 Union County 82% $7,739.00 7 Camden County 81.9% $8,742.00 8 MGSD 81.8% $7,902.00 9 Yancey County 81.6% $9,417.00 10 Dare County 81.6% $11,011.00

62. Change is difficult…make it fun

63. The single most important factor in a student's achievement is the quality of his or her teacher. Reports by: The National Council on Teacher Quality ("Increasing the Odds," 2005) and The New Teacher Project ("The Widget Effect," 2009)

64. Web 2.0 Enables Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey

65. Socialization – Through socialization our students can use the language and skills they are learning to build networks and develop relationships with real people. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey

66. Collaboration – They can work together with others to construct and share real knowledge. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey

67. Creativity – They can create genuine products, in a wide range and combination of media to high standards, that will have a real audience. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey

68. Authenticity – The tasks and activities they do and the people they communicate with to do them are real and motivating. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey

69. Sharing – They can share what they create and learn from each other. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers by Nik Peachey

70. Classroom Applications Google Screencasting

72. Google MagicFill and LookUp Function

74. Google Docs to Prepare Tests

78. Google Teacher Example

80. What could your students do?

86. And this…

89. Senior Emily Smak, 20, tries out the treadmill workstation in one of the study lounges in the new Education and Human Services Building at Central Michigan University. There is a new iMac computer attached to it so students can get a little exercise while doing homework or other things on the computer.

94. Do you think students are more engaged outside of school than in school?

95. Did You Know 4.0

96. What is your school doing about it?

97. Education, Today and Tomorrow

98. Will paper copy library books ever be replaced with digital books?

100. How close are we to 1:1 classroom computing?

103. Virtual Textbooks

106. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=2&ref=education

108. At Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, a select group of freshmen received Kindles, an online book reader, instead of the textbooks.

109. Reading on the Kindle will get students to read books independently, but it is also all-inclusive and boosts their reading and critical thinking skills regardless of reading level, said Deanna Isley.

111. eDGe has an e-reader screen on the left and an LCD screen on the right for color displays

115. Student concentrates on an iPod learning program. Oswalt Elementary School third-graders use iPod Touches for math and reading lessons at the Walnut campus Jan. 5, 2010

120. Student follows a story while hearing it on a school iPod. Oswalt Elementary School third-graders use iPod Touches for math and reading lessons at the Walnut campus Jan. 5, 2010

122. Under $200 (Netbook & Linux)

124. Would you allow students to have their own mobile devices in school?

131. iTunesU

135. Should we teach differently today because students learn differently?

136. How young professionals say they learn.

138. “ I can look it up on-line, find an expert and then collaborate with that person on a solution.”

139. Break-Out Session

140. What app do you want to see? http://bit.ly/9vvv4B http://bit.ly/9vvv4B

141. A Classroom Today

142. Scribes Team: Have students use Google Docs to take class notes

145. Research team: Use Google and AltaVista for students to do research

148. Tutorial Team: Students and teachers can use Jing to Create Screencasts

149. Jing

151. Teachers can make screenshot tutorials

154. Record Lecture Using ProfCast Save to GarageBand Embed in iWeb Upload to WebPage

155. Jing for grading...

159. Curriculum Team: Have Students Make Video and Audio Podcasts

162. Digital Education The Hollywood Treatment at NECC

164. http://kidsvid.4teachers.org/

165. Tortoise Run

167. Educational Videos by Developer of Wikipedia

168. Teachers and Students can make their own web pages using Ning, Wiki, WordPress, and others

170. Ning

171. http://iasa4u.ning.com/

173. Wiki

178. http://iasa.wikispaces.com/

180. Global team: Teachers can use e-pals and Skype to connect to others all over the world.

181. Teachers can use Skype In their classrooms

182. 3 Ways, Other Than Skype, to Bring Experts Into Class

188. How does digital text (hypertext) change education?

191. YouTube - Hudson Flight 1549 HD Animation with audio for US Airways Water Landing-1

195. Poll Everywhere

196. How open should the Internet be for teachers?

197. How open should the Internet be for students?

198. Social Networking in School

200. Add Twitter To Your Communication

202. Follow me on Twitter at rvoltz and IllinoisASA

204. http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

207. Start discussing: “ What is the future computer for classroom use?”

208. http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/

209. Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning

210. “ We should instead use technology funding to bolster new learning models and innovations, such as online-learning environments, to level the playing field and allow students from all walks of life -- from small, rural communities to budget-strapped urban schools -- to access the rich variety that is now available only to children in wealthy suburban districts.”

211. Inspiring Idea

213. Start Your Own Blog

215. Blogs to Read Superintendent Principal News & Content Technology Kent Bugg Principals Page – The Blog TED Talks Dangerously Irrelevant Scott Kuffel The Principal and Interest TWIT Free Tech for Teachers Don White Practical Principals Podcast Mashable 2 Cents Worth

216. Start an audio Podcast and update regularly For students For parents

217. ePals

220. http://bit.ly/7fyVVs To join IASA4U.NING.COM

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