DOE+Conference+2006+Notes

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=Using a Wiki to Create Curriculum= [|http://infolit.viawiki.com] (Dennis Frye, Jamey McKenna -- RCPS)
 * Dennis and Jamey came up with plan--Coordinator of Library Media Services + Coordinator of ITRTs
 * Met with ITRTs and librarians during work week
 * Demonstrated use of a wiki
 * Worked in Teams (ITRT with librarians from his/her schools)
 * Teams created a section at the inservice
 * They are free to add as the year progresses
 * Right now focusing on 21st Tech Literacy Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php
 * Would eventually like to see all of curriculum
 * Started with one login (anonymous editing); Now using Multiple logins (Accountability)
 * Request to join the wiki if you would like to contribute.

=**Geographic Information Systems:**= The ABCs of GIS Geospatial Technologies in the Classroom: Mapping A Difference (Bob Kolvoord, James Madison University professor - kolvoora@jmu.edu) GIS: way to connect maps to databases; helps build students' spatial thinking Useful websites: GIS data - .shp (shape files); project - a bunch of shape files together best practice - create a data folder and put all of the data there there are ~6 different file types for every layer, including .shp
 * AEJEE (ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education)--download http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/download-education.html
 * Curriculum lesson repository http://www.esri.com/arclessonshttp://www.esri.com/arclessons

If you don't have software to download GPS points from GPS units to PC: create a text file and save as a .csv file point,lat,lon (no spaces) example below: 1,28.5,-78.6 2,-3,57.97 In ArcExplorer, View, Add Event Theme, open .csv file: tell it x--long, y--lat So, you can upload any latitude and longitude points to add to your map

Some Activities from Book:[|"Mapping Our World"] Ideas for lessons:
 * use census data to look at population in different parts of the US over the years. Discuss history behind this.
 * Typical Volcano Lesson--Plot Volcanoes/Earthquakes in the past year...take a look at that vs. tectonic (sp?) plates
 * Look at largest cities over centuries...how does it change?
 * Election Data--from national level, state level (electoral college), and county info

=Distance-Learning Forum: Multimedia Madness= [|www.virtualvirginia.org] (Mitzi Fehl, Karl Hawk) username: EdTech password: virtualva

Multimedia Resources:
 * SoftChalk's lesson builder http://www.softchalk.com/index.html
 * crazy talk http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/
 * swish max http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=max
 * camtasia http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
 * elluminate live
 * ipod converter

=Podcasting Share Fair= (William Waller, Supervisor of Instructional Technology, Manassas City Public Schools) http://fusionpodcastinfo.pbwiki.com/
 * Manassas City Public Schools**
 * Instead of notes/minutes, podcast meetings--record in stereo (with two mics)
 * Condenser mics Samson $45 (USB mic)
 * USB headset for better sound
 * mixer M-Audio (two SLR)
 * ipods (mic-Tune Talk by Belkin--USB connector, toggle to line in and stereo mic)http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=277661
 * Check out .wmv file on blog (http://learn.manassas.k12.va.us/Mayfieldblog1/) Is this player built into WordPress??

=Leading from the Edge without Falling Off?= (Chris O'Neal, Educational Leadweship, UVA) [|http://edleadersonline.org] (his website) http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2006/program/podcasting.php (podcast of this same session from NECC)
 * 1) Read the Pew Internet & American Life Information http://www.pewinternet.org/
 * 2) Familiarize yourself with Virginia Dept of Education's Office of Education Technology http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Technology/
 * 3) Explore "Web 2.0" resources http://webtwopointo.wikispaces.com/
 * 4) Read __The World is Flat__ by Thomas Friedman
 * 5) Find out about MySpace.com and social networking
 * 6) Explore and share at Virginia's Community of Learning http://virginialearning.org/index.cfm
 * 7) Get a different person in your building to do one each of the above with you.

=Diamond in the Rough= Laura Michaels (Laura_Michaels@ccpsnet.net) Bonnie Matthews (bgmatthews@verizon.net) Music--Kids used Super Duper Music Looper ITRT has a focus school--but specializes in English and can go help any english teacher when needed. Open Mind-Matchware Software (Graphic Organizer)
 * Chesterfield County**

Ego Raps

 * Students wrote and recorded a rap song focusing on the elements of poetry.
 * High School at risk students
 * Tech Tools: Powerpoint, Video recorder, sound recorder, digital camera, Microsoft PhotoStory 3
 * Some had audio or video intros.

Fit for Life

 * Collaborative project between a physical education class and a music keyboarding class.
 * Average Middle School Kids
 * 1 hour with MovieMaker
 * Wanted to show incoming 6th graders
 * Tech Tools: MovieMaker, Super Duper Music Looper ([|www.sonymediasoftware.com/]www.sonymediasoftware.com/), digital camera with video.
 * Interviews students, teachers, admin about fitness topics
 * Kickboxing moves

9-11 Project

 * Students created a multimedia presentation based on interviews with their parents.
 * High school
 * Tech Tools: MovieMaker, PhotoStory 3, digital voice recorder, digital camera, video camera.
 * one person related it to Camp Comfort--a camp for kids who have lost parents

Jazz Age clay Animation

 * create clay figures and backgrounds related to an area of study. Pictures are taken and stitched together creating an
 * animated video.
 * Middle School (at risk--one step away from alternative school)
 * Tech Tools: digital camera, Powerpoint, or Video Blender ([|www.tech4learning.com/videoblender/]www.tech4learning.com/videoblender/)
 * first day--discussed animation, second day--story boards
 * increased attendance

Digital Storytelling

 * To Kill a Mocking Bird project--kids could choose
 * one group interviewed a student's grandfather who was a pastor who knew civil rights leaders

Gatsby Project

 * -a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) project to teach high school literature
 * High school gifted
 * Tech Tools: music, dance, Inspiration Software, Powerpoint, Dana Keyboards--Palm operating system (alphasmart.com)

Senior Reading Project

 * students respond to self-selected reading through technology
 * -High school
 * -Tech Tools: original

Audience ideas:

 * French kids do news broadcast about what taking french is like--sends it down to the middle school
 * digital history of our community -- storycore -- question generator (NPR?) generates questions for interviews
 * ghost stories/ local history--senior english projects--some use cameras to walk through the place and use sounds

=Techno Tools & Toys= (Victor Gosnell) [|www.bedford.k12.va.us/techno/toys.mht] all principals have tablet PCs--online teacher evaluation forms for principal use - pdf, word, and journal format all principals have Dell Axims so they have access to student info & pics, etc.

consumerreports.org $2/month subscription PC magazine Family PC

Find prices: pricegrabber.com mysimon.com cnet.com

1 gb = 695 floppy disks Air Projector to connect laptop with wireless to lcd projector http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/KJ-200.htm

Tips and Tricks: ctrl+enter to add www and .com PowerPoint--save as PPS to start show when files opens

=It's Time to Talk 21st Century Teaching and Learning - Virtually Everywhere= (Jan Streich) http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/itrt


 * Leadership is key to a successful program**
 * newsletters online created by Central employees
 * business partners say that students are weak in collaboration skills
 * US education stuck in the 1950s
 * framework overview from http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
 * Core Subjects
 * 21st Century content
 * global awareness
 * financial, economic, business
 * civic literacy
 * health and wellness
 * Learning and Thinking Skills
 * critical thinking and problem solving
 * communication
 * creativity and innovation
 * collaboration
 * contextual learning
 * information and media literacy
 * ICT Literacy (Information and Communications Tech)
 * use tech to learn content and skills
 * Life Skills
 * leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self direction, social responsibility
 * 21st Century Assessments
 * measure all 5 of the about bullets

emphasize teaching using the technology, not the tools

Tech Fest

 * suggested by superintendent as means for raising awareness for use of technology in schools
 * Helped teachers and parents think about something other than SOLs
 * students demonstrated use of tech in classroom for visitors
 * business partners and parents demonstrated us of tech in their professions
 * itrts worked in the background, not in booths
 * no vendors
 * over 30 school sponsored technology projects represented
 * 4 hours on a Saturday at local high school

Pam has a copy of the program [|Tech Fest newsletter]

http://www.pewinternet.org/

=Power(ful) Presentation Skills= (John Hendron) [|Handout] [|Other resources created by John]

=50 Websites in 50 minutes= Karen W. Richardson, College of William and Mary Chris O'Neal, VA Initiative for Tech and Admin Leadership http://witchyrichy.wikispaces.com/50sitesdoe Government Sites
 * Will work with principals--just contact them
 * Check out SOL resources on DOE website
 * Consider subscribing to superintendents memos to keep up with what's going on in the state.

Sites about 21st century skills Organization Sites Multimedia Sites Web 2.0 Definitions
 * Edutopia also has a magazine.
 * Also has blog called Spiral Notebook
 * Great for videos for beginning of presentations
 * Mile Guide Survey tells you where you are in terms of 21st century skills
 * Bank of America video talking about what kinds of kids/people she wants to hire
 * Free membership to VSTE (more classroom focused)
 * VA community of learning (Marcopolo for VA--lesson plans for SOLs--searchable database created by teachers)
 * ISTE--membership--you get a great journal and discounts on books on discounts on NECC conference in Atlanta
 * ISTE -ton of resources for helping provide staff development
 * CoSN (administrative leadership--privacy and policy, networking, erate, safety, filtering, etc.)
 * CoSN has downloadable powerpoint presentations on these types of topics
 * copyright (Creative Commons--I can give up some copyright protection so you can have access--usually attribution)
 * Internet Archive--all sort of archives (videos, audio) and includes the Wayback Machine
 * Yutube and Google--you find the videos to show (some are considering doing a K-12 version)
 * Karen and Chris' definition**
 * 1.0 is you get what the websites gives you--you don't contribute
 * 2.0 is customize your information, interact
 * RSS feed
 * Web 2.0 is being driving by tagging and community (and RSS)
 * 1.0=portaportal (don't know when it's updated, only in one category)
 * 2.0=del.icio.us (tagging, keywords--that's what's driving Web 2.0, RSS)

Web 2.0 Sites**
 * Wikipedia--twist on old research projects--kids find/ verify/ and add info
 * for every article, there is always a discussion going on in the background (serious writers--demonstrates writing conversations about writing)
 * Helps students develop writing groups (writing collaboratively)
 * History--never loose anything vs. Word
 * You can track every students' contributions and changes in the classroom
 * Exploration tool (current political events--watch the expansion of political candidates bios)
 * Wikipedia is part of wikicommons
 * If you like Librivox, try Learn Out Loud. Record books that are in public domain. Shared for free.
 * Library Thing--online cataloging of books
 * Google Docs--can only invite certain people vs. wiki--anyone can see
 * Flickr--subscribe to tags to get pics of things you are interested in or need
 * AJ

=Other Conference Links/ Resources= [|Tina's Links from the conference]