45 minute professional development presentation for staff members in district.

1. Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum

3. Objective To utilize technology as another way to get kids communicating and creating using content.

4. New Bloom’s Taxonomy for the 21st century learner

6. http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/ConversationPrism_Solis_Jess3_OnlineConversations_LARGE.jpg

7. I use to think…now I know… I used to think my good ideas should stay in my classroom. (I worked hard developing those lessons!) Now I know more students will benefit from the expertise of teachers who share. (Collective intelligence.)

8. I use to think…now I know… I used to think I never had enough time. (Lesson plans…grading papers…surviving…) Now I know it’s important to work smarter, not harder. (Make time for the things that matter most.)

9. I use to think…now I know… I used to think people who put their lives out there on Twitter were crazy people. Now I know my involvement in social media is the most powerful professional development opportunity I’ve had in the past years. (develop a PLN)

10. What I did, why I did it…

11. Reading curriculum https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tMZCmqQq8WaxWS05uQYG93vvaKwaXFGFVUlXlDsT1ig/edit?hl=en#

12. What I’ve tried so far Activvotes Commenting on student work Voki Typewith.me Googledocs Reading infographics Commenting on student work Searching graphs, copying links, collaboratively working on a googledoc. Commenting on a blog Prezi

13. What students didn’t know… Opening a program Typing in a web address Copy text Pasting text Understanding how the web works How to type How to search What web 2.0 is How to use APPROPRIATELY collaborative tools Students don’t have e-mail addresses Students don’t know how to e-mail And so much more….

14. Favorite lesson #1 – Making connections using Voki http://coachinandout.blogspot.com/2010/11/6th-graders-and-voki.html

15. Favorite Lesson #2 –Taking notes using typewith.me http://coachinandout.blogspot.com/2010/12/6th-graders-and-typewithme.html

18. Let’s practice VOKI http://goo.gl/nObvI View blog Investigate links and student exemplars Start creating using www.Voki.com Typewith.me http://goo.gl/HKiUs View Blog Investigate links and exemplars Start playing with typewith.me Investigate Reading curriculum resources: http://goo.gl/HJqNU