This is the link to a blog I created for my school district. The idea was to use the technology to teach the technology while at the same time generating a district wide conversation on technology usage within our district. So far the conversation is non-existent!!
I made a wiki page for an reading classes literary circle activities. This way all students could talk about their books, read about the other's books, and post discussions and replies to each other. The teacher loved it, and the discussions between students are still ongoing. This has allowed students who are quiet, and normally don't participate a chance to have a voice.
I believe that the teachers involved with the grant in my school district can really benefit from blogging. One example is collaborating ideas on uses and various issues with specific technology. I also feel that skype can be a great communication tool for our teachers to get immediate feedback/help when experiencing any problems or wanting suggestions on specific topics.
I have been thinking that it would be nice to use a tool such as this one to get feedback from teachers. Rather than filling out a paper feedback form, it would be nice to have them create an entry to let me know what they thought of the professional development that I provide.
I found an interesting use for Skype. I do PowerPoint Jeopardy games for review; but, didn't have the funds to go hi-tech with buzzers, etc. Using Skype I can get the students to provide the groups'answers in the order submitted.
I too have created a CFF coach wiki for my teachers. I am in the early stages of adding users. I see great potential for this resource. I hope to have a very comprehensive site by the end of the school year. if you'd like to see what I am working on go to:
I am creating a Moodle online community for my CFF teachers. Although this an internal site, I'd be happy to allow guests in if anyone is interested. I see it as a place to house links, resources and initiate online conversations about the project.
21st Century tools provide an opportunity for all students to participate in class discussions in and out of the classroom. Blogging and wikis can create an extension of the classroom environment after normal school hours where students continue to learn, apply, and reflect on their daily lessons.
Paadmin1I thought that day #1 of this training was very valuable. This was due in large part to the "hands-on" nature of the various activities. Just like it is with our students, we value being engaged in the elarning process.
I see a myriad of ways that the technology that we saw today could be used to enhance our instructional delivery
Blogging is such a great tool. I will be happy to see many students use that form of communication in my classroom. I think Skype could also be used effectively as long as classroom management was not an issue. 21st century teaching and learning certainly opens a whole new realm of classroom management issues!!
Blogging is such a great tool. I will be happy to see many students use that form of communication in my classroom. I think Skype could also be used effectively as long as classroom management was not an issue. 21st century teaching and learning certainly opens a whole new realm of classroom management issues!!
If you would like to make an annotated URL list, such as resources for a project or a simple webquest, check out http://trackstar.4teachers.org . This site, from the same organization that publishes rubistar, allows you to build a list of sites and save it with an access code. The students, then, go to the site and enter the "track number". They can view the links as a list or in frames, with a space for you to guide the work with hints or questions. Tracks are savable for nearly forever, so the work will be there for you to update and use again next year.
I appreciated becomming familiar with GoogleEarth and looking at the various 20th to 21st century skills. I am looking forward to days 3 and 4 of the training.
A VoiceThread is a tool that allows you to put words to images. It is similar to a PowerPoint but the text is replaced with the students voice. It is especially amazing to see/hear the VoiceThreads produced from the students that tend to go unnoticed. Check it out at www.voicethread.com
Here's a free collaboration tool that many people seem to forget: Yahoo! discussion groups.
I have been using Yahoo! groups with my students for about six years. The groups feature calendars, message boards, database entry, file storage and chat.
A few years ago I was teaching The Scarlet Letter. (Nothing better than Puritanical themes.) We used the database to track characters, the file posting area to post relevant images and the chat to review. I have also used the discussion boards to post homework assignments and get student feedback.
Try this: perform a Google search for anything you would like to research. After typing your search terms, add the words view:timeline to the end of the search.
Check out what happens. What happens when you switch to map view?
I'm excited about the tools we could be using. I think I would have liked to have had a little more practical instruction on how to use the different programs because it's hard to figure out what I would use these things for without first knowing how to use them.
Teachers need time to play to get comfortable with the new tools. Before we can expect them to "roll this out" in the classroom, they have to feel confident. The out-of-the-box session gave us some time to play with ActivStudio, Inspiration, etc. More is learned in "play time" than in guided lessons. Then the teachers can see how THEY can use it in class.
Some awesome tools that I need to process more before I incorporate them into my class. I love the potential for collaborative learning in the classroom. Also, as an English teacher, I feel this takes research to a new level.
We are in the first year of the CFF grant, and it has been nice to talk to teachers from other districts who have been in the grant longer and already have great ideas of what to do and even what not to do with the technology. I would enjoy seeing more examples of actual activities, blogs, wiki's, and interactive lessons that have been created with the CFF technology.
While the use of technology in our classrooms will not necessarily make us better teachers overnight, if utilized correctly, it will allow us as teachers to reach a broader range of learners than we have traditionally been able to reach. The interactive nature of the software will help prepare students for the rapidly-changing society of the future.
I have already been using a Promethean board on a daily basis in my classroom, but I am very interested in new and different ideas using 21st century tools. I have been introduced to wikispaces and explored some different pages. This is definitely something that today's students will be interested in.
Use TiGed to communicate, blog, post assignments, facilitate discussion groups within your class, school and network. See your CFF Coaches Moodle for further details.
Problems that may occur with laptops include slow speed and possible loss of wireless signals. Students, especially younger ones, tend to get very impatient and discouraged when they run into these types of difficulties.
I would be interested in holding a video conference with another classroom somewhere else in the U.S. Maybe my class could debate a controversial topic with another class in another state.
I believe this program will be very useful and helpful in my teaching. I am a bit nervous about the training now though. I have a feeling I will be learning most things on my own by playing around with it.
I had fun at training today. I wish we would have spent more time on how the laptops work and how to use the promethean board. I am looking forward to learning how to use/create lessons for the promethean.
I feel that there should be several of these trainings. The more work and practice I have with using these tools, and brainstorming ideas with others, the better my adjustment to using these tools in the classroom will be.
I think the technology this provides will spark the interest of the reluctant student and bring together diverse learning strategies. It is also a great outlet for learning to work in a group.
Our team used Photo Story today and created a presentation in less than hour utilizing web research. This is a great tool when implementing differentiated instruction!
Good stuff! I enjoyed being able to actually apply some of these resources in the activity we did. So many of these trainings are lacking in hands-on learning.
I am putting to gether a resource for my district at www.cffresources.wikispaces.com Feel free to check it out and contribute if you like!
if you want to capture a video from youtube (or other site), you can use zamzar.com You just copy and paste the address from the site the video is on and paste it into zamzar. Zamzar will convert the flv file to just about whatever format you want and email you a link to it when it finishes. Then you just go to that link and download the file. Like I said after my presentation, I would be careful with this because of copyright.
Before students create photo stories or movies, they should take some time to plan out the projects. A little bit of time before filming will save hours during editing.
Unfortunately, storyboarding is not something that most of us do. Fortunately, there's this web site:
Intel has some great training videos on using tech in the classroom. The digital photography tutorial is excellant. CASE and Garrett College offer summer inservice for teachers in Math and Science content areas.
Microsoft Office 2003-2007 http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/asstvid.aspx?assetid=XT100766331033&vwidth=1044&vheight=788&type=flash&CTT=11&Origin=HA100744321033 If you are not sure where something is in 2007 just click on it in 2003 and it will show you where to find the command in 2007
f you want to capture a video from youtube (or other site), you can use zamzar.com You just copy and paste the address from the site the video is on and paste it into zamzar. Zamzar will convert the flv file to just about whatever format you want and email you a link to it when it finishes. Then you just go to that link and download the file. Like I said after my presentation, I would be careful with this because of copyright. I found this very useful. I hope you do as well. Thanks for a great two days!
I have two ideas for use with Google Earth. 1) In a statistics class, zoom in on a large parking lot and do an analysis of the colors of cars (perhaps a histogram). Repeat for different countries and geographic areas to see the differences. 2) Determine the slope of a hill (I use this in physics class). Put the cursor on the top of a hill and record the altitude (it's listed at the bottom left). Move the cursor to the bottom of the hill and record the altitude there. The difference in altitude is the vertical height of the hill. Use the line measure tool to record the horizontal run of the hill. Using an inverse tangent function, you can then find the slope in degrees. This would be good for trig class also. Ski slopes might also be interesting targets.
if you use delicious social bookmarking you'll love diigo (www.diigo.com) this is a social annotation tool. It allows you to import your delicious bookmarks so you don't lose them as well allows you to add to your delicious account. You really should watch the video on their home page it can explain better than I. Essentially it allows you to write notes or highligt any webpage's content. So when you find something you can highligt it or electronically note it and it will be saved in your diigo account's notebook as well as be visible on that page when you visit it again.
One activity that our group did was to use Google Docs to create a webquest PowerPoint. Each member worked on a different slide.
This could translate to a classroom use by having student groups each generate a webquest one day, rotate webquests the next day and have another group complete a webquest that another group made. This makes the activity very student-centered and doubles the learning by creating and answering.
The NETS standards published by ISTE were mentioned a few times during training. I believe it's our digital natives driving the reform toward 21st century learning - so I like to focus on the NETSS (for students) as a way to drive our professional staff toward more relevant learning for our students. You can find the NETS for teachers, students, and administrators (PDF or MS Word) at the following link: http://cnets.iste.org/getdocs.html
One idea that I learned could be incorporated into our Freshmen Transition class using Google Earth. Students do research on various colleges that they are interested in and would like to possibly attend. Using Google Earth, they could plan college visits and put in some pertinent information about each school such as admission requirements, costs, etc. They could also insert a picture of the college in the project. This would be a good way for them to talk about their potential choices and plan college visits with their parents. A nice caveat is that it could open the lines of communication between parents and their children.
This session gave us great opportunities to collaborate with other educators utilizing 21st Century teaching strategies to produce creative and innovative solutions to daily assignments. The technology equipment made available through the Classrooms for the Future grant empowers educators with the ability to construct lessons that will truly prepare today's students for world of tomorrow.
I have collected numerous web site resources that I can take back to my cff teachers. Some that I think will be helpful are: http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/index.htm I also learned that you can do a google search and add :timeline to it to get a timeline of almost anything.
Google Earth is an exciting tool for teachers in all content areas! I am certainly still a novice myself, but I hope to spark some interest in it with social studies teachers, in particular, by showing them how students can use it to present information on a region or an era in history by creating a short annotated tour.
The ability to create a blog site will allow communication between CFF teachers without the bulk of e-mails. Sharing of ideas will be appreciated along with the possible of improvement and cross curricular activities using the tools from google and learning essential.
Blogging can allow teachers to collaborate without leaving their classrooms.
I really like google earth for use across the curriculum. I didn't realize all the uses it has. I would use it for mapping historical events on a timeline, mapping and annotating the main character or protagonist's for use as a summary of the story. In our training seesions I see the importance of Working with other coaches. This is a modelor an an example of coteaching, coresearch, etc.
I think the neatest thing I learned today was how to add photos and videos to google earth to create an interactive mapping presentation. I also learned a lot about Skype in terms of its remote desktop capablilities.
I agree with what Mr. Anonymous said about Google Earth being a great way to cross curricular areas. I think a lot of these 21st century skills lend themselves to cross-curricular activities. It would be great to take collaboration to this scale in our schools. I also think that in order to move forward, we need to de-departmentalize at least somewhat.
I wish we would have had time to actually use the Promethean boards and get some hands-on experience using them. I think it would have been nice to have someone in the room that could help us or answer questions if we ran into a problem. The google earth trip was a great collaborative activity!!
One thing I want to try is a "Lunch 'n Learn" with staff. I will visit the faculty room and bring resources / handouts / etc. that I can share in a few minutes over lunch. Not sure how it will go but at least it will provide the opportunity to meet, talk, and at the very least, eat.
One of the first tools we introduced to our core set of teachers ws skype. They quickly adopted the tool and began to use it for communications between classrooms. We are now interested in trying http://www.oovoo.com to work with multiple video chats
Connecting with CFF teachers… • Debrief 5 to 10 minutes after visit and follow up with email and a resource teacher may need. • Follow up with teacher responses to eMbedded learning essays • Committee of Open Box trainers that meets once a month for an hour after school to share FLEX TIME! • Encourage teachers to pick one program to work with that they think would be of benefit to them • Set up programs for teachers…set up accounts, set up blogs…make it really simple for the teacher so that they will be able to experience the program with success and then will later want to take over the management of the program • Re-teaching use of computers for 21st century skills • Voluntary attendance to training, give lottery prizes at end of meetings • PDE has approved Promethean on-line training as Act 48 if you print out your certificate • Performance based incentive…PC and $$$ when completing courses
I've duplicated the Promethean training manual and distributed this to all 30 CFF teachers in my hs. We will be holding 1 hour professional development training sessions on the promethean software over the next few months.
Connecting with CFF teachers… • Debrief 5 to 10 minutes after visit and follow up with email and a resource teacher may need. • Follow up with teacher responses to eMbedded learning essays • Committee of Open Box trainers that meets once a month for an hour after school to share FLEX TIME! • Encourage teachers to pick one program to work with that they think would be of benefit to them • Set up programs for teachers…set up accounts, set up blogs…make it really simple for the teacher so that they will be able to experience the program with success and then will later want to take over the management of the program • Re-teaching use of computers for 21st century skills • Voluntary attendance to training, give lottery prizes at end of meetings • PDE has approved Promethean on-line training as Act 48 if you print out your certificate • Performance based incentive…PC and $$$ when completing courses
A lot of the information that was gained in the first hour of the conference was very helpful. My school uses a website called Myteacehrpages.com. We use this for our teacehr homepages. There are a lot of resources on this site that can help with bringing our schools into the future. Blogs, electronic homework pages, document pages, etc.
In my last training a coach introduced me to the site, www.visuwords.com. Great "dictionary/vocubulary" site that shows the word in a graphic organizer-type format. I have found teachers across the curriculum using this site on a regular basis.
Here's a link to a wiki that I have shared with several teachers. It was created by a honors Enlgish class who was studying British Romanticism. The real benefit of this site is that the teacher reflects really articulately about the reasons why he chose to structure the assignment as he did as well as what went well and what he'd do differently.
One of the websites I am experimenting with is gaggle.net
It is free (If you allow the advertisements) email, blogs, chat, digital locker and discussion groups all being monitored for inappropriate information being sent. It can be restricted or as open as you decide. You can purchase larger digital lockers and no advertisement accounts if needed.
Today's training brought in blogspot, pbwikis, and podcasts. I found it to be very informative. What I would like to do for day two would be get more proficient with what we have learned today. Podcasts especially!
I use del.icio.us to bookmark all my sites. The tagging feature makes it very easy to access internet resources. I also like vivvsiom.com and lii.org as alternatives to traditional search engines. Links to these and other resources can be found at my cff wiki space. laurelhighlands.wikispaces.com
PHOTOSTORY 3 TIP If you do a File>Save As in PowerPoint and save the slides as jpegs you can then upload them to PhotoStory as your images to be narrated.
Microsoft is creating an Office site like Google Docs. It is still in beta but you can sign up to use it. Go to microsofts website and ask for a log in. So far it looks like it will be a great resource.
You can use movie maker to compile several tutorials into one movie file that you can show or break into segments. You can then burn the tutorial to a DVD.
Thank you Felicia and Melba for not rushing through the programs. It was ssoooo refreshing to be able to actually play with the software and talk about the software before we were forced to move on to another area. Given this time, we could get ideas and/or help from each other as some have worked with these programs already. Your days were nicely paced and very informative! Thank you!
Working with all these amazing coaches helped me learn new tools. It was also fun to bring new tools (jing, yugma, ustream.tv) to the table and learn them together using each other as resources.
The CFF program has so many ways to be of benefit to students and teachers. The various hardware and software components will take some getting used to however!!
I think the xdrive website is an excellent resource for students who do not have a flash drive. It makes it quicker to upload files without logging in and opening their flashdrive. David did a great job of getting us involved and exciting us about the technology we will be receiving!
I just went through the open box training and had the opportunity to learn and share with fellow teachers who love technology. David facilitate the activities and allowed use time to explore. The use of skype and the newest version of windows, especially mveie maker was great!
David made this session not only informative but also interactive! The most salient aspect of today's session was the usabilty that he incorporated into the learning process--hands-on is key!
The training today helped me learn about the new technology that my district is implementing.
David was a very real and honest presenter. He was vulnerable with his own learning process and he allowed us to do hands on activities that really helped me to understand the training.
I do believe that the training does not need to be 3 and 1/2 hours.
For all you earth science teachers, here is a link to some pretty good interactive lessons. http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/home.cfm
Would you like to get rid of that annoying U3 software that is installed on may SanDisk USB flash drives? This software often interferes with the normal operation of the computer.
Here's how to get rid of it:
1. Go to the SanDisk download page. 2. Click the U3 Launchpad Removal Tool link. 3. Download the software and follow the removal directions.
IMPORTANT! Once removed, you cannot reinstall the U3 software. You have been warned!
Two fun days of learning! An idea: A teacher could wear an MP3 player around their neck set to record as they present a lecture. They can later transfer the recorded lecture (podcast) to their teacher space, be it a wiki or web site. From there, absent students can access the lecture for the day.
Here is a copy of the revised Learners Guide that I used with my 21st Century Embedded Learning Group. Feel free to download and adapt it to help your teachers.
Here is a site that can be used to do screen captures. It gives you the opportunity to create a avi or swf file when capturing. The site is http://camstudio.org/. Its a free program and creates smaller swf files than jing does. Something for others to look at and possibly use.
I just did not realize how many useful items there were included with this program. It will be exciting to go back and search around and find out what I can use and start using it immediately.
An English teacher in our district was finishing a book on King Arthur. He had his students retell parts of the story using ToonDoo. This site allows students to create a comic style cartoon. There was a very high level of engagement during the activity and the most interesting part (in my opinion) was the variety in the storys that the students created. It was apparent that the story had different meaning for many of the students..
I will certainly use the webcam and camera applications. Instead of having students present projects in front of the class, I will give them time to film a short presentation and then show it to the class using the projector and Promethean Board. Hopefully, I'll be able to use this by the end of the year with our "Foreign Policy" project.
This is wild. There are so many options teachers can use in the classroom. It's interactive, uses cameras, sets up skype,wiki space, blogs,tests,current internet stories,etc., etc. I feel like a kid in a candy store.
I will use this for envirothon training. There is a wide variety of activities I can go with my students. The cameras will be an excellent tool to use for plant and animal identification in the field.
Today's training was very informative, I plan to use more student initated learning in my classroom. As an English teacher I found an interactive Vocabulary Game that I can use with the White Board. Also, I plan to use a video camera to have students do visual reports.
While the use of technology in our classrooms will not necessarily make us better teachers overnight, if utilized correctly, it will allow us as teachers to reach a broader range of learners than we have traditionally been able to reach. The interactive nature of the software will help prepare students for the rapidly-changing society of the future.
Learning the resource sites that I will be able to incorporate into my classroom should and will prove to be invaluable. There is so much going on with technology today that I myself need to keep pace. By learning this new technology, it will hopefully make my career easier and much more eventful for my students.
David was right on target with his timely information, resources, instruction, and tips. We had the opportunity to ask questions and engage in activites and discussion which we can take back to our classrooms. Job Well done.
This CFF session has been so informative. I am definitely not an expert as many of my cohorts are. I have learned so much about all the new terminology and also about how I can enhance my classes. I was very pleased with the beginning power point presentation and also the expert way in which David Valeria presented the topics and the manner in which he created an ease of learning for all those present.I did not feel threatened,but very much at ease and I only hope that we will at some point have more sessions such as this, and also get to the point where our classrooms are depicted as those in the site that david showed us. I cannot wait toshare all this information with my fellow teachers. Thank you!
I enjoyed learning about the Skype software and your suggestions for implementing it into the classroom. In addition, information provided by the different websites will be helpful for problem solving in the future. Overall a productive and valuable day.
I will be taking information about the Prometheus board and the other pieces of equipment that we looked at and worked on. The lesson plans and other links will also be very useful for myself and to pass along to my fellow teachers.Thank You
Today I was reminded how important it is to meet together, collaborate, and play. The shift we're engaged in can easily become bogged down in hardware and software issues - but it's really about cultural change. A new way to consider teaching and learning in a way that holds relevance for our students.
I was exposed to the possibilities of what you can do with the promethean board. I enjoyed the short amount of time I was allowed to experience using the board and would have loved having more time to get comfortable with the basics of the board. Once I feel more confident in my "board skills," I will be more interested in expanding my skills with more programs and options.
The things I learned today were about wensites that i didn't know before this day: For example: futurekids, skype, and edublogs. I also learned hoe to convert my writing on the promethan board to text. I enjoyed meeting with other teachers in Montgomery county and talking to them about what materials they have or don't have.
I learned about specific hardware and software to use with laptops and whiteboard. I was briefly introduced to software that the students can collaborate with and complete group activities.
Dave's presentation was very efficient and well prepared for my level of computer use.
I enjoyed the opportunity to work with specific hardware that we have access to in class. The web resources page is invaluable and I hope to get class blogs and wikis up and running soon. Interacting with other teachers and sharing ideas was very valuable as well. I am envisioning how I will quickly become world emperor via skype.
There are numerous ways that I will increase the use of technology. I’m already using the software that were added via the laptops, however, I think I will be adding student made video clips to the programs. There is a lot to think about… it will take me some time to figure out how to add it to my lessons.
I'm really excited and looking forward to implementing webcams & SKYPE in order to better communicate w/experts in a more practical sense. Also, I feel that the combination of tools such as Inspiration, the interactive white board, & blogs will truly help engage students by facilitating the overall learning process.
I thought I might consider using skype to contact some of my former co-workers and contacts that are stillworking in the consulting field. Perhaps that could give e students some insight as to what they do at their job each day.
I am really looking forward to enhancing my technology skills as an administrator. I want to be able to keep my skills in curriculum and instruction as savvy as they have always been but via technology. Today was an opportunity to do some video editing and white board usage. I want to get proficient at both.
I can't wait to become proficient using the electronic Smartboard with my students in my history class. I really feel overwhelmed with the amount of information I received today, but I do want to learn how to utilize the resources and materials.
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1 – 200 of 278 Newer› Newest»This site offers a free Moodle classroom for PA teachers. You are able to add blogs, wiki, administer tests, give lessons, create forums, etc.
http://pa.globalclassroom.us/
You can log in as a guest to view my Algebra 2 Page located here:
http://pa.globalclassroom.us/login/index.php
This is the link to a blog I created for my school district. The idea was to use the technology to teach the technology while at the same time generating a district wide conversation on technology usage within our district. So far the conversation is non-existent!!
http://tjmiller.edublogs.org
This is the link to the wiki I created for my participating CFF teachers.
http://crcffteachers.wikispaces.com
I made a wiki page for an reading classes literary circle activities. This way all students could talk about their books, read about the other's books, and post discussions and replies to each other. The teacher loved it, and the discussions between students are still ongoing. This has allowed students who are quiet, and normally don't participate a chance to have a voice.
Here is a link to a royalty free music website
http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html
I believe that the teachers involved with the grant in my school district can really benefit from blogging. One example is collaborating ideas on uses and various issues with specific technology. I also feel that skype can be a great communication tool for our teachers to get immediate feedback/help when experiencing any problems or wanting suggestions on specific topics.
For an interesting vocabulary strategy, or a demonstration of wiki in use: drkrinerchem.wikispaces.com
I have been thinking that it would be nice to use a tool such as this one to get feedback from teachers. Rather than filling out a paper feedback form, it would be nice to have them create an entry to let me know what they thought of the professional development that I provide.
I found an interesting use for Skype. I do PowerPoint Jeopardy games for review; but, didn't have the funds to go hi-tech with buzzers, etc. Using Skype I can get the students to provide the groups'answers in the order submitted.
I too have created a CFF coach wiki for my teachers. I am in the early stages of adding users. I see great potential for this resource. I hope to have a very comprehensive site by the end of the school year. if you'd like to see what I am working on go to:
www.stsdcffcoach.wikispaces.com
I am creating a Moodle online community for my CFF teachers. Although this an internal site, I'd be happy to allow guests in if anyone is interested.
I see it as a place to house links, resources and initiate online conversations about the project.
This is a site full of Web 2.0 ideas - thousands of them.
go2web20.net
An excellent, free, storage place to upload documents and add widgets to your blog or wiki is:
www.box.net
Some great instructional ideas from session one include:
Using Skype for Q & A - test review
Homebound students can be part of the classroom through video
Communication with people from other parts of the world
Brainstorming
21st Century tools provide an opportunity for all students to participate in class discussions in and out of the classroom. Blogging and wikis can create an extension of the classroom environment after normal school hours where students continue to learn, apply, and reflect on their daily lessons.
You could view my blog for Pittsburgh Penguins at gopittpens.blogspot.com
Paadmin1I thought that day #1 of this training was very valuable. This was due in large part to the "hands-on" nature of the various activities. Just like it is with our students, we value being engaged in the elarning process.
I see a myriad of ways that the technology that we saw today could be used to enhance our instructional delivery
Blogging is such a great tool. I will be happy to see many students use that form of communication in my classroom. I think Skype could also be used effectively as long as classroom management was not an issue.
21st century teaching and learning certainly opens a whole new realm of classroom management issues!!
Blogging is such a great tool. I will be happy to see many students use that form of communication in my classroom. I think Skype could also be used effectively as long as classroom management was not an issue.
21st century teaching and learning certainly opens a whole new realm of classroom management issues!!
If you would like to make an annotated URL list, such as resources for a project or a simple webquest, check out http://trackstar.4teachers.org . This site, from the same organization that publishes rubistar, allows you to build a list of sites and save it with an access code. The students, then, go to the site and enter the "track number". They can view the links as a list or in frames, with a space for you to guide the work with hints or questions. Tracks are savable for nearly forever, so the work will be there for you to update and use again next year.
I appreciated becomming familiar with GoogleEarth and looking at the various 20th to 21st century skills. I am looking forward to days 3 and 4 of the training.
Eduwiki is a collaborative project between educators in order to help keep up with the massive amount of information we need to process.
http://www.eduwiki.us
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A terrific quote that I saw in the CFF Listserv from Jersey Shore Area School District's website.
“If a child can't learn the way we teach, we will teach the way they learn.”
~Ignacio Estrada
http://vixy.net/
This is the online FLV converter that I use. It will convert files to:
AVI
MOV
MP4
MP3
3GP
A VoiceThread is a tool that allows you to put words to images. It is similar to a PowerPoint but the text is replaced with the students voice. It is especially amazing to see/hear the VoiceThreads produced from the students that tend to go unnoticed. Check it out at www.voicethread.com
Spelling letters with pictures...
http://metaatem.net/words/
The technology is cool and the trainers did a great job, but the 2-3 minute conversations with other coaches is what means the most to me.
I need to keep the conversations going.
Here's a free collaboration tool that many people seem to forget: Yahoo! discussion groups.
I have been using Yahoo! groups with my students for about six years. The groups feature calendars, message boards, database entry, file storage and chat.
A few years ago I was teaching The Scarlet Letter. (Nothing better than Puritanical themes.) We used the database to track characters, the file posting area to post relevant images and the chat to review. I have also used the discussion boards to post homework assignments and get student feedback.
Don't forget Yahoo!, our dear, old friend.
Google Timeline View
Try this: perform a Google search for anything you would like to research. After typing your search terms, add the words view:timeline to the end of the search.
Check out what happens. What happens when you switch to map view?
We love you Google!
I'm excited about the tools we could be using. I think I would have liked to have had a little more practical instruction on how to use the different programs because it's hard to figure out what I would use these things for without first knowing how to use them.
One of our teachers is using a wiki with his AP students to collaborate on studying for the AP test in the spring.
Teachers need time to play to get comfortable with the new tools. Before we can expect them to "roll this out" in the classroom, they have to feel confident. The out-of-the-box session gave us some time to play with ActivStudio, Inspiration, etc. More is learned in "play time" than in guided lessons. Then the teachers can see how THEY can use it in class.
Some awesome tools that I need to process more before I incorporate them into my class. I love the potential for collaborative learning in the classroom. Also, as an English teacher, I feel this takes research to a new level.
We are in the first year of the CFF grant, and it has been nice to talk to teachers from other districts who have been in the grant longer and already have great ideas of what to do and even what not to do with the technology. I would enjoy seeing more examples of actual activities, blogs, wiki's, and interactive lessons that have been created with the CFF technology.
While the use of technology in our classrooms will not necessarily make us better teachers overnight, if utilized correctly, it will allow us as teachers to reach a broader range of learners than we have traditionally been able to reach. The interactive nature of the software will help prepare students for the rapidly-changing society of the future.
Here is a good website if you are teaching certain geometry concepts.
www.mathsnet/geometry
Most of the workshop was good. Don't know about the rest b/c we got lost on the way down here...not my fault (Shepherd's fault)
I have already been using a Promethean board on a daily basis in my classroom, but I am very interested in new and different ideas using 21st century tools. I have been introduced to wikispaces and explored some different pages. This is definitely something that today's students will be interested in.
Here is a great starting point for science resources: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/default.aspx
Directions were fine. I like seeing the countryside
It was awesome!! Thanks!
This will be a great resource for me as an English teacher. It will especially help me decipher the writing of my students with my messy scribners.
You can create short student videos and put them on http://www.schooltube.com/. ST is a free student oriented site that is controled by the teacher.
Fox Sports Science has great physics of sports shorts.
Seems to me that teachers are going to have to have backup lesson plans on hand for technology meltdown days.
Use TiGed to communicate, blog, post assignments, facilitate discussion groups within your class, school and network. See your CFF Coaches Moodle for further details.
Students may have problems with firewall and informational issues that could stall/tie up lesson and unit progression.
Problems that may occur with laptops include slow speed and possible loss of wireless signals. Students, especially younger ones, tend to get very impatient and discouraged when they run into these types of difficulties.
What an exciting opportunity for educators and students!
I would be interested in holding a video conference with another classroom somewhere else in the U.S. Maybe my class could debate a controversial topic with another class in another state.
I'm interested in getting a set of Activotes for use in the classroom with our new Activboard. Are these expensive?
Loads of resources to use with teachers. Need some time to process all the info and work up a good plan to incorporate these things with teachers
I believe this program will be very useful and helpful in my teaching. I am a bit nervous about the training now though. I have a feeling I will be learning most things on my own by playing around with it.
I had fun at training today. I wish we would have spent more time on how the laptops work and how to use the promethean board. I am looking forward to learning how to use/create lessons for the promethean.
I would like to work with teachers in the same displine. It would be much mor helpful and save time.
I'm happy that I got to attend training because I liked being able to learn about the programs first hand.
I feel that there should be several of these trainings. The more work and practice I have with using these tools, and brainstorming ideas with others, the better my adjustment to using these tools in the classroom will be.
Sometimes overwhelming
I think the technology this provides will spark the interest of the reluctant student and bring together diverse learning strategies. It is also a great outlet for learning to work in a group.
I really enjoyed the Photostory demonstration and the Blog.
It was a good day; I see many potential uses.
Our team used Photo Story today and created a presentation in less than hour utilizing web research. This is a great tool when implementing differentiated instruction!
Good stuff! I enjoyed being able to actually apply some of these resources in the activity we did. So many of these trainings are lacking in hands-on learning.
I am putting to gether a resource for my district at www.cffresources.wikispaces.com Feel free to check it out and contribute if you like!
The experience was helpful. I enjoyed working with others and the tools hands-on.
if you want to capture a video from youtube (or other site), you can use zamzar.com You just copy and paste the address from the site the video is on and paste it into zamzar. Zamzar will convert the flv file to just about whatever format you want and email you a link to it when it finishes. Then you just go to that link and download the file. Like I said after my presentation, I would be careful with this because of copyright.
Before students create photo stories or movies, they should take some time to plan out the projects. A little bit of time before filming will save hours during editing.
Unfortunately, storyboarding is not something that most of us do. Fortunately, there's this web site:
Kids Vid
Check out the scripting tools.
Life is good.
It would be great to see someone integrate techology in a lesson so it would be a model.
Thanks!
Intel has some great training videos on using tech in the classroom. The digital photography tutorial is excellant.
CASE and Garrett College offer summer inservice for teachers in Math and Science content areas.
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Working with other coaches to develop resources with other coaches was a huge benefit. It is great to have hands experience with other coaches
I liked being able to get ideas from both intructors and coaches on how to present this info.
learning tools have two different versions, both are good just different in some aspects
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx?pid=CH100487431033
This site shows you the Office 2003 place and then walks you through where you would find the same feature in Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2003-2007
http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/asstvid.aspx?assetid=XT100766331033&vwidth=1044&vheight=788&type=flash&CTT=11&Origin=HA100744321033
If you are not sure where something is in 2007 just click on it in 2003 and it will show you where to find the command in 2007
Using Skype to assist in 21st century project production was most effective.
Hands on, more hands on with more time to refine the skills we are exposed to during the training.
f you want to capture a video from youtube (or other site), you can use zamzar.com You just copy and paste the address from the site the video is on and paste it into zamzar. Zamzar will convert the flv file to just about whatever format you want and email you a link to it when it finishes. Then you just go to that link and download the file. Like I said after my presentation, I would be careful with this because of copyright. I found this very useful. I hope you do as well. Thanks for a great two days!
I have two ideas for use with Google Earth.
1) In a statistics class, zoom in on a large parking lot and do an analysis of the colors of cars (perhaps a histogram). Repeat for different countries and geographic areas to see the differences.
2) Determine the slope of a hill (I use this in physics class). Put the cursor on the top of a hill and record the altitude (it's listed at the bottom left). Move the cursor to the bottom of the hill and record the altitude there. The difference in altitude is the vertical height of the hill. Use the line measure tool to record the horizontal run of the hill. Using an inverse tangent function, you can then find the slope in degrees. This would be good for trig class also. Ski slopes might also be interesting targets.
if you use delicious social bookmarking you'll love diigo (www.diigo.com) this is a social annotation tool. It allows you to import your delicious bookmarks so you don't lose them as well allows you to add to your delicious account. You really should watch the video on their home page it can explain better than I. Essentially it allows you to write notes or highligt any webpage's content. So when you find something you can highligt it or electronically note it and it will be saved in your diigo account's notebook as well as be visible on that page when you visit it again.
Here is a link for a site with Web 2.0 tools for the classroom teacher:
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html#cat3
One activity that our group did was to use Google Docs to create a webquest PowerPoint. Each member worked on a different slide.
This could translate to a classroom use by having student groups each generate a webquest one day, rotate webquests the next day and have another group complete a webquest that another group made. This makes the activity very student-centered and doubles the learning by creating and answering.
The practical application of tools like Google Earth, has profound ramifications for the classroom teacher and students.
Testing (sorry).
To close out the math class.....site that has been useful
http://www.coolmath-games.com/
The NETS standards published by ISTE were mentioned a few times during training. I believe it's our digital natives driving the reform toward 21st century learning - so I like to focus on the NETSS (for students) as a way to drive our professional staff toward more relevant learning for our students.
You can find the NETS for teachers, students, and administrators (PDF or MS Word) at the following link:
http://cnets.iste.org/getdocs.html
One idea that I learned could be incorporated into our Freshmen Transition class using Google Earth. Students do research on various colleges that they are interested in and would like to possibly attend. Using Google Earth, they could plan college visits and put in some pertinent information about each school such as admission requirements, costs, etc. They could also insert a picture of the college in the project. This would be a good way for them to talk about their potential choices and plan college visits with their parents. A nice caveat is that it could open the lines of communication between parents and their children.
This session gave us great opportunities to collaborate with other educators utilizing 21st Century teaching strategies to produce creative and innovative solutions to daily assignments. The technology equipment made available through the Classrooms for the Future grant empowers educators with the ability to construct lessons that will truly prepare today's students for world of tomorrow.
I have collected numerous web site resources that I can take back to my cff teachers. Some that I think will be helpful are: http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/index.htm
I also learned that you can do a google search and add :timeline to it to get a timeline of almost anything.
Check out some useful wikis:
npcff.wikispaces.com
NP's CFF wiki
a132.wikispaces.com
NP English Department wiki
survive.wikispaces.com
Creative writing competitive game (now ended)
Google Earth is an exciting tool for teachers in all content areas! I am certainly still a novice myself, but I hope to spark some interest in it with social studies teachers, in particular, by showing them how students can use it to present information on a region or an era in history by creating a short annotated tour.
The ability to create a blog site will allow communication between CFF teachers without the bulk of e-mails. Sharing of ideas will be appreciated along with the possible of improvement and cross curricular activities using the tools from google and learning essential.
Blogging can allow teachers to collaborate without leaving their classrooms.
I really like google earth for use across the curriculum. I didn't realize all the uses it has. I would use it for mapping historical events on a timeline, mapping and annotating the main character or protagonist's for use as a summary of the story. In our training seesions I see the importance of
Working with other coaches. This is a modelor an an example of coteaching, coresearch, etc.
I was unaware that you could put layouts on to Google Earth.
Just wanted to leave the information for finding the interactive timeline tool that our group showed on Tuesday.
www.viygo.com
The addons for Skype are amazing.
I think the neatest thing I learned today was how to add photos and videos to google earth to create an interactive mapping presentation. I also learned a lot about Skype in terms of its remote desktop capablilities.
This training was great. I think we all need to share our social networking names with each other so we can all share resources.
I found out that http://citationmachine.net/ works well for doing citations in research papers in various formats. neat
You may add a video clip to a location marker in Google Earth by copying the embed code to the properties window of the location marker.
I agree with what Mr. Anonymous said about Google Earth being a great way to cross curricular areas. I think a lot of these 21st century skills lend themselves to cross-curricular activities. It would be great to take collaboration to this scale in our schools. I also think that in order to move forward, we need to de-departmentalize at least somewhat.
I wish we would have had time to actually use the Promethean boards and get some hands-on experience using them. I think it would have been nice to have someone in the room that could help us or answer questions if we ran into a problem. The google earth trip was a great collaborative activity!!
I learned about a great tool called googlelittrips.com. As an English teacher, I am happy to say that more tools are available for English.
One thing I want to try is a "Lunch 'n Learn" with staff. I will visit the faculty room and bring resources / handouts / etc. that I can share in a few minutes over lunch. Not sure how it will go but at least it will provide the opportunity to meet, talk, and at the very least, eat.
Get as much software from textbook publishers as you can.
One of the first tools we introduced to our core set of teachers ws skype. They quickly adopted the tool and began to use it for communications between classrooms. We are now interested in trying http://www.oovoo.com to work with multiple video chats
Connecting with CFF teachers…
• Debrief 5 to 10 minutes after visit and follow up with email and a resource teacher may need.
• Follow up with teacher responses to eMbedded learning essays
• Committee of Open Box trainers that meets once a month for an hour after school to share FLEX TIME!
• Encourage teachers to pick one program to work with that they think would be of benefit to them
• Set up programs for teachers…set up accounts, set up blogs…make it really simple for the teacher so that they will be able to experience the program with success and then will later want to take over the management of the program
• Re-teaching use of computers for 21st century skills
• Voluntary attendance to training, give lottery prizes at end of meetings
• PDE has approved Promethean on-line training as Act 48 if you print out your certificate
• Performance based incentive…PC and $$$ when completing courses
I've duplicated the Promethean training manual and distributed this to all 30 CFF teachers in my hs. We will be holding 1 hour professional development training sessions on the promethean software over the next few months.
Connecting with CFF teachers…
• Debrief 5 to 10 minutes after visit and follow up with email and a resource teacher may need.
• Follow up with teacher responses to eMbedded learning essays
• Committee of Open Box trainers that meets once a month for an hour after school to share FLEX TIME!
• Encourage teachers to pick one program to work with that they think would be of benefit to them
• Set up programs for teachers…set up accounts, set up blogs…make it really simple for the teacher so that they will be able to experience the program with success and then will later want to take over the management of the program
• Re-teaching use of computers for 21st century skills
• Voluntary attendance to training, give lottery prizes at end of meetings
• PDE has approved Promethean on-line training as Act 48 if you print out your certificate
• Performance based incentive…PC and $$$ when completing courses
A lot of the information that was gained in the first hour of the conference was very helpful. My school uses a website called Myteacehrpages.com. We use this for our teacehr homepages. There are a lot of resources on this site that can help with bringing our schools into the future. Blogs, electronic homework pages, document pages, etc.
In my last training a coach introduced me to the site, www.visuwords.com. Great "dictionary/vocubulary" site that shows the word in a graphic organizer-type format. I have found teachers across the curriculum using this site on a regular basis.
Here's a link to a wiki that I have shared with several teachers. It was created by a honors Enlgish class who was studying British Romanticism. The real benefit of this site is that the teacher reflects really articulately about the reasons why he chose to structure the assignment as he did as well as what went well and what he'd do differently.
http://britishromanticism.wikispaces.com/
If you have any issues or questions with the CFF contract, please feel free to contact me at srojas@state.pa.us
One of the websites I am experimenting with is gaggle.net
It is free (If you allow the advertisements) email, blogs, chat, digital locker and discussion groups all being monitored for inappropriate information being sent. It can be restricted or as open as you decide. You can purchase larger digital lockers and no advertisement accounts if needed.
Ed.voicethread.com Offers educator voicethread accounts for $10.00. Private use for nervous districts.
Show more best practices. People need to understand the why before they completely pay attention to the how to.
Today's training brought in blogspot, pbwikis, and podcasts. I found it to be very informative. What I would like to do for day two would be get more proficient with what we have learned today. Podcasts especially!
I use del.icio.us to bookmark all my sites. The tagging feature makes it very easy to access internet resources. I also like vivvsiom.com and lii.org as alternatives to traditional search engines. Links to these and other resources can be found at my cff wiki space. laurelhighlands.wikispaces.com
I found a great program for making background music for presentations. It is called Music Maker Basic and it made by a company called Magix.
It lets you just drag and drop loops and make a song in seconds. You can also download almost a gig of loops off of the magix site all for free.
PHOTOSTORY 3 TIP
If you do a File>Save As in PowerPoint and save the slides as jpegs you can then upload them to PhotoStory as your images to be narrated.
Microsoft is creating an Office site like Google Docs. It is still in beta but you can sign up to use it. Go to microsofts website and ask for a log in. So far it looks like it will be a great resource.
You can use movie maker to compile several tutorials into one movie file that you can show or break into segments. You can then burn the tutorial to a DVD.
Thank you Felicia and Melba for not rushing through the programs. It was ssoooo refreshing to be able to actually play with the software and talk about the software before we were forced to move on to another area. Given this time, we could get ideas and/or help from each other as some have worked with these programs already. Your days were nicely paced and very informative!
Thank you!
Working with all these amazing coaches helped me learn new tools. It was also fun to bring new tools (jing, yugma, ustream.tv) to the table and learn them together using each other as resources.
The network is the greatest tool.
Introducing blogging to my CFF teachers is the next item I plan on unveiling to them. I feel it will be a very useful tool in their classroom!
Blogging is a good vehicle for lab collaboration.
I was told to put something in this blog so here you go.
did this work?
Great use of time, congratulations
Dave did a great job! Showed us a lot of content in a very short period of time. Rock on Dave!
Blogging and wikis may be a good idea and something I haven't tried yet, but will...
Hey Dave,
I appreciate your help today. You really took the time and had the patience to answer all our questions.
The CFF program has so many ways to be of benefit to students and teachers. The various hardware and software components will take some getting used to however!!
I like the idea of using embedded podcasts so that you can make sure students are getting all of the info.
I really enjoyed the hands-on stations where we could try out each type of "extra" that comes with the grant. I got the most out of trying the board.
I really liked learning about all of the different tools that Skype had to offer. The hands-on learning was very beneficial! Thank you, David!
I really enjoyed learning how to use Skype and del.icio.us!!!!
Good ideas for the class. Del.icio.us is a great idea for the class.
All of the tips David gave us throughout the session were helpful. Getting time to try out various resources was also useful
This workshop was helpful to see some items to use in the classroom. It was helpful to get a sampling of the peripherals and the resources available.
I think the xdrive website is an excellent resource for students who do not have a flash drive. It makes it quicker to upload files without logging in and opening their flashdrive. David did a great job of getting us involved and exciting us about the technology we will be receiving!
I just went through the open box training and had the opportunity to learn and share with fellow teachers who love technology. David facilitate the activities and allowed use time to explore. The use of skype and the newest version of windows, especially mveie maker was great!
I really enjoyed Dave showing me the different application that the progams offer and the possibilities that exists in the classroom
David made this session not only informative but also interactive! The most salient aspect of today's session was the usabilty that he incorporated into the learning process--hands-on is key!
The training today helped me learn about the new technology that my district is implementing.
David was a very real and honest presenter. He was vulnerable with his own learning process and he allowed us to do hands on activities that really helped me to understand the training.
I do believe that the training does not need to be 3 and 1/2 hours.
The mouse website (allows users to follow each others' mouses with chat functions built in)
http://thatsmymouse.com
For all you earth science teachers, here is a link to some pretty good interactive lessons.
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/home.cfm
Jing, Wink and Photostory 3 are awesome. Any class could use them for any type of presentation
Would you like to get rid of that annoying U3 software that is installed on may SanDisk USB flash drives? This software often interferes with the normal operation of the computer.
Here's how to get rid of it:
1. Go to the SanDisk download page.
2. Click the U3 Launchpad Removal Tool link.
3. Download the software and follow the removal directions.
IMPORTANT! Once removed, you cannot reinstall the U3 software. You have been warned!
Graphic Organizers
www.gliffy.com
www.mindmeister.com
www.mindomo.com
http://mind42.com/
http://drawanywhere.com/
http://bubbl.us
try toondoo.com it offers some interesting ideas for alternative assessment.
www.toondoo.com
This tool is somewhat cumbersome and there are so many CFF places to post ideas and reflections it is overwhelming and hard to keep track of.
Two fun days of learning! An idea: A teacher could wear an MP3 player around their neck set to record as they present a lecture. They can later transfer the recorded lecture (podcast) to their teacher space, be it a wiki or web site. From there, absent students can access the lecture for the day.
Here is a copy of the revised Learners Guide that I used with my 21st Century Embedded Learning Group. Feel free to download and adapt it to help your teachers.
http://surra.pbwiki.com
Here is a site that can be used to do screen captures. It gives you the opportunity to create a avi or swf file when capturing. The site is http://camstudio.org/. Its a free program and creates smaller swf files than jing does. Something for others to look at and possibly use.
Here I am again, last day with Ron of 5. Ron has been an excellent trainer. Miss Joanna today. She has also been excellent. Thanks.
Tons of information. Great resources.
great resources
i will use the Promithian board a lot. It is nice to be able to write on top of a Power Point and be able to save and print it.
I just did not realize how many useful items there were included with this program. It will be exciting to go back and search around and find out what I can use and start using it immediately.
I look forward to using inspiration to create interactive visual diagrams for my classroom.
Marcopolo is a site that offers free student interactives and lesson plans.
Help for K-12 teachers for Wikispaces which will allow an educator the opportunity to setup a free wiki account devoid of advertising.
http://www.wikispaces.com/help+Teachers
PB Wiki
To remove table borders:
http://getsatisfaction.com/pbwiki/topics/how_can_i_get_rid_of_a_table_border?utm_medium=widget&utm_source=widget_pbwiki
To remove sidebars:
http://getsatisfaction.com/pbwiki/topics/how_do_i_remove_the_sidebar_from_certain_pages?utm_medium=widget&utm_source=widget_pbwiki
As discussed in our session. Here is a link to a youtube flash converter to .mpeg that works well.
http://convertyoutube.com/
jlucas@srsd.k12.pa.us
Links to all kinds of copyright issues.
http://explore.ecb.org/surf/surf_report?subject=79
An English teacher in our district was finishing a book on King Arthur. He had his students retell parts of the story using ToonDoo. This site allows students to create a comic style cartoon. There was a very high level of engagement during the activity and the most interesting part (in my opinion) was the variety in the storys that the students created. It was apparent that the story had different meaning for many of the students..
Podcasting rocks
I will certainly use the webcam and camera applications. Instead of having students present projects in front of the class, I will give them time to film a short presentation and then show it to the class using the projector and Promethean Board. Hopefully, I'll be able to use this by the end of the year with our "Foreign Policy" project.
We would like to use the video camera and digital still camera for Science projects.
This is wild. There are so many options teachers can use in the classroom. It's interactive, uses cameras, sets up skype,wiki space, blogs,tests,current internet stories,etc., etc. I feel like a kid in a candy store.
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I will use this for envirothon training. There is a wide variety of activities I can go with my students. The cameras will be an excellent tool to use for plant and animal identification in the field.
Today's training was very informative, I plan to use more student initated learning in my classroom. As an English teacher I found an interactive Vocabulary Game that I can use with the White Board. Also, I plan to use a video camera to have students do visual reports.
While the use of technology in our classrooms will not necessarily make us better teachers overnight, if utilized correctly, it will allow us as teachers to reach a broader range of learners than we have traditionally been able to reach. The interactive nature of the software will help prepare students for the rapidly-changing society of the future.
Loved the Idea of X Drive
looking forward to using it with my school
good flexible agenda--allowed much opportunity for Q n A. good presenter.
rob osmanski, wbasd
The links to web resources are extremely useful. They allow you to find many resources in one spot.
Learning the resource sites that I will be able to incorporate into my classroom should and will prove to be invaluable. There is so much going on with technology today that I myself need to keep pace. By learning this new technology, it will hopefully make my career easier and much more eventful for my students.
David was right on target with his timely information, resources, instruction, and tips. We had the opportunity to ask questions and engage in activites and discussion which we can take back to our classrooms. Job Well done.
This CFF session has been so informative. I am definitely not an expert as many of my cohorts are. I have learned so much about all the new terminology and also about how I can enhance my classes. I was very pleased with the beginning power point presentation and also the expert way in which David Valeria presented the topics and the manner in which he created an ease of learning for all those present.I did not feel threatened,but very much at ease and I only hope that we will at some point have more sessions such as this, and also get to the point where our classrooms are depicted as those in the site that david showed us. I cannot wait toshare all this information with my fellow teachers. Thank you!
The classblogmeister is also an excellent blog tool.
classblogmeister.com
-Dave
Today was a good opportunity to work with teachers who are in a similar position.
I enjoyed learning about the Skype software and your suggestions for implementing it into the classroom. In addition, information provided by the different websites will be helpful for problem solving in the future. Overall a productive and valuable day.
I will be taking information about the Prometheus board and the other pieces of equipment that we looked at and worked on. The lesson plans and other links will also be very useful for myself and to pass along to my fellow teachers.Thank You
Today I was reminded how important it is to meet together, collaborate, and play. The shift we're engaged in can easily become bogged down in hardware and software issues - but it's really about cultural change. A new way to consider teaching and learning in a way that holds relevance for our students.
I was exposed to the possibilities of what you can do with the promethean board. I enjoyed the short amount of time I was allowed to experience using the board and would have loved having more time to get comfortable with the basics of the board. Once I feel more confident in my "board skills," I will be more interested in expanding my skills with more programs and options.
The things I learned today were about wensites that i didn't know before this day: For example: futurekids, skype, and edublogs. I also learned hoe to convert my writing on the promethan board to text. I enjoyed meeting with other teachers in Montgomery county and talking to them about what materials they have or don't have.
The information presented today provided helpful information in order to better use the tools I already have in my classroom. Very helpful.
I learned about specific hardware and software to use with laptops and whiteboard. I was briefly introduced to software that the students can collaborate with and complete group activities.
Dave's presentation was very efficient and well prepared for my level of computer use.
Thanks!
I have had my eyes opened to many tools that I never knew existed
I enjoyed the opportunity to work with specific hardware that we have access to in class. The web resources page is invaluable and I hope to get class blogs and wikis up and running soon. Interacting with other teachers and sharing ideas was very valuable as well. I am envisioning how I will quickly become world emperor via skype.
There are numerous ways that I will increase the use of technology. I’m already using the software that were added via the laptops, however, I think I will be adding student made video clips to the programs. There is a lot to think about… it will take me some time to figure out how to add it to my lessons.
I'm really excited and looking forward to implementing webcams & SKYPE in order to better communicate w/experts in a more practical sense. Also, I feel that the combination of tools such as Inspiration, the interactive white board, & blogs will truly help engage students by facilitating the overall learning process.
I really enjoyed the hands on activities using the white board.
I like to using the white board and I also liked learning about Skypes.
Excellent presentation!
It has given me much to consider as the grant comes together at our school!
I thought I might consider using skype to contact some of my former co-workers and contacts that are stillworking in the consulting field. Perhaps that could give e students some insight as to what they do at their job each day.
I am really looking forward to enhancing my technology skills as an administrator. I want to be able to keep my skills in curriculum and instruction as savvy as they have always been but via technology. Today was an opportunity to do some video editing and white board usage. I want to get proficient at both.
I can't wait to become proficient using the electronic Smartboard with my students in my history class. I really feel overwhelmed with the amount of information I received today, but I do want to learn how to utilize the resources and materials.
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