This presentation reveals seven easy ways to engage your students of any age with technology in just seven days. Each new tool builds on the previously learned tool to increase digital proficiency.
4. Literature Review
Promoting Effective Literacy in 21st
Century Learners
Promoting by Lessening the Gap
Promoting Literacy with Technology
Integration
Promoting Literacy by Increasing
Professional Development
Literature Review
Introduce self and qualifications: {from presentation proposal- “instructor qualifications”} I am a fourth grade teacher at a Title I school district in Texas. I have been teaching for seven years and have taught kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and fourth grade. I am certified early childhood through sixth grade and also have my English as a Second Language endorsement. I attended my undergrad at The University of Texas at Dallas. I have a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in triple literacy from the University of Texas at Arlington and also have a Master of Science degree in Educational Media Design and Technology from Full Sail University. I have conducted Challenge-Based Research in my own classroom to determine how to increase motivations for students to increase their own literacy skills by using technology. I use a plethora of new technologies and Web 2.0 tools in my classroom, along with my daily life.
CHALLENGE BASED RESEARCH/LEARNING
explain general premise of project
results, including increased motivations, higher test scores
BRIEFLY DISCUSS SECTIONS OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW
Promoting Effective Literacy in 21st Century Learners
Promoting by Lessoning the Gap
Promoting Literacy with Technology Integration
Promoting Literacy by Increasing Professional Development
WHAT IS SCHOOLOGY?
Academic Features- Class Profiles/Webpage, Create Assignments & Events, Create Tests & Quizzes, Manage Gradebook & Attendance, Online Dropboxes, Track Student Usage & Course Analytics, Mobile Applications
Social Features- Cross-School Networking & Private Messaging, Group Workspaces for Departments, PTA, Clubs, Teams, & More, Blogs & Profile Pages, Personal File Storage / Bookmarking
Management Features- School, Course, Group & Personal Calendars, Email & SMS Text Notifications, Privacy Control & Word Filters
Administrative Features- Email Address and Username Support, Single Sign-On (SSO), Import / Export Courses, Users, & Grades, School Vanity URL, Parent / Guardian Access
EXPLAIN HOW I USED SCHOOLOGY:
completed mini-lesson in classroom first
made document to assist students in setting up their accounts
after setting up student accounts, analyzed audience with survey
created one assignment per subject, per week
spend at least three 45-minutes sessions in computer lab per week
students are motivated to work at home
assignments usually reinforce concepts learned at school (spelling or writing)
assignments also introduce new Web 2.0 tools
SHOW HOW TO SET UP AND USE BASIC FEATURES OF SCHOOLOGY:
creating an account
adding an assignment
adding materials to courses
grading assignments
create an event
host a discussion
update status and write announcements
ADDITIONAL SHOTS OF MY USE OF SCHOOLOGY
WHAT IS PREZI?
presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring and sharing ideas upon a virtual canvas
distinguished by its Zooming User Interface (ZUI), enables users to zoom in and out of the presentation
allows users to display and navigate through information
used as platform for bridging linear and non-linear information
used as a tool for both for free-form brainstorming and structured presentation
text, images, videos and other presentation media are placed upon the canvas, and can be grouped together in frames
users designate the relative size and position between all presentation objects and may pan and zoom in and between these objects
for linear presentations, users can construct a prescribed navigation path.
WHY USE PREZI IN THE CLASSROOM?
paperless book reports
mind maps
story maps
WHY USE PREZI IN THE CLASSROOM?
paperless book reports
mind maps
story maps
SHOW HOW TO USE THE BASIC FEATURES OF PREZI
setting up a class account (not a SSO)
adding text
adding frames and shapes
creating a linear path
sharing on a web page
student use of Prezi
WHAT IS DIPITY?
most popularly used as a lifestream (aggregator)
can be used in education as an actual timeline
educators can use them to create lesson plans or scope and sequence
timeline view
listview
flipbook view
map view (powered by Google)
WHY USE DIPITY IN THE CLASSROOM?
I used it for social studies
for younger grades, can be used as an actual timeline
can document basically anything
for older students, use it to aggregate feeds
follow different blogs (RSS feeds)
older students can also create intricate timeline
all students can collaborate with each other online
SHOW BASIC FEATURES OF DIPITY:
setting up an account (not SSO)
adding events
uploading files to events
inserting an image
aggregated feed
sharing a timeline
additional screenshots of Dipity to demonstrate basic features and student uses
additional screenshots of Dipity to demonstrate basic features and student uses
WHAT ARE GOOGLE DOCS?
- easy to use online word processor, spreadsheet and presentation editor
allows students to create, store, and share instantly and securely and collaborate online in real time
can create documents from scratch or upload existing documents
no software to download
work is stored safely online and can be accessed from any computer
WHY USE GOOGLE DOCS IN THE CLASSROOM?
Google Docs helps promote group work and peer editing skills, and that it helps to fulfill the stated goal of The National Council of Teachers of English (writing as a process and encourages multiple revisions and peer editing)
Teachers are using Google Docs both to publish announcements about upcoming assignments and to monitor student progress via an interactive process which allows you to give guidance when it might be of maximum benefit – while your student is still working on an assignment. Through the revisions history, you can see clearly who contributed to what assignment and when; if a student says he or she worked on a given project over the last two weeks, it will be documented (no more "dog ate my homework" excuses)
ANALYZE (part of ADDIE model)
teachers can create surveys with students to identify interests/needs
surveys can be used for quizzes
Students will find that Google Docs can help them stay organized and keep on top of their assignments. They never have to remember to save their work; it happens automatically. It's easy to collaborate online with fellow students, even when they aren't in the same place, and they can get feedback easily from teachers, parents, relatives and tutors, and enter updates anytime from anywhere. And kids can go back to the revisions history to see how their assignment has evolved, and who has helped.
SHOW BASIC FEATURES OF GOOGLE DOCS:
ideal for students to have their own accounts (I know of some schools that have already moved to this)
Garageband and its features
Minicast Maker and its features
AudioPal and its features
VoiceThread and its features
WHAT IS BLOGGING?
WHY USE BLOGGING IN THE CLASSROOM?
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USING BLOGGER BY GOOGLE
USING WORDPRESS
WHAT IS A LEARNING RESPONSE SYSTEM?
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HOW I USED THE IPADS IN MY CLASSROOM:
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