90+Minute+Session

=Using Technology to Enhance Learning=

**District Professional Development Day**

November 22-23, 2010
Session Agenda

Jennifer Barnett || Technology tools are actually no different in purpose to the many tools already being used in classrooms to enhance learning. Consider the following:
 * < **Welcome and**
 * Introduction** ||< **Learn more about the presenter:**
 * < **Web Tool Overview** ||< **Categories of Web Tools**

//Webquests, interactive content sites// //Blogs, wikis, digital storytelling// //Podcasting, Voice recording tools, screencasts, webcasts// //The Critical Thinking Community, Intel tools, wallwisher// ||
 * Tools to enhance learning to read:**
 * Tools to enhance learning to write:**
 * Tools to enhance learning to speak:**
 * Tools to enhance learning to think:**
 * < **Read**

[|readwritethink] ; Directory of Online Reading Resources, Grammar Girl, No Fear Shakespeare , Spark Notes, American Literature ,Noodle Tools , Grammar/Language Games, Shmoop Better Book Reports, Shelfari, Good Reads, Reading Strategies
 * Focus:**
 * [|readwritethink] ** ||< **Reading related sites:**

Just like time spent reading books, students need time exploring online. Elementary: readwritethink, Webquests Secondary: No Fear Shakespeare, Spark Notes, Noodle Tools, Grammar Girl, readwritethink ||
 * Recommendations:**
 * < **Write**

Elem: Tikatok Sec: Our Story
 * Focus:**

Our Story Resource Page ||< Provide your students more purpose for writing. Connecting students to technology for writing might generate the enthusiastic attitude you desire of your students.

Shutterfly Our Story Tikatok Time Toast Storybird Stage'D, Myths & Legends Landing Page ,Kerpoof ZooBurst, <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">DomoAnimate, PicLits Mixbook zFlip , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Scrapblog This I Believe, zFlip
 * Digital Storytelling Sites:**

Elementary - Shutterfly, Storybird, Zooburst, Kerpoof Secondary - zFlip, Mixbook, Scrapblog, Shutterfly, Myths & Legends, PicLits ||
 * Recommendations:**
 * < **Speak**

<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Voki <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Blabberize
 * Focus:**

Voki Examples

<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Blabberize Resource Page ||< Provide your students more purpose for speaking. Of course, they should always write a script first, so this process obviously supports much more than speaking.

<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Blabberize, <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Voki , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Audacity , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">gCast Brainshark VoiceThread UStream , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|LiveStream] <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">ipadio Glogster This I Believe
 * Sites for using student voice to enhance learning:**

Most of these are completely appropriate for all grade levels, all subject areas. Certainly, producing a webcast and recording podcasts will require more support for K-6 grades. Although, you might be surprised! I learn every day my son (3rd grader) can handle very sophisticated tasks! ||
 * Recommendations:**
 * < **Think**


 * Focus:**
 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; font-weight: normal; padding-right: 10px;">Wallwisher **

Homewood Think Wallwisher

Advice for You ||< We say it all the time. Students need to improve critical thinking skills. Try a few of the following tools to push your students to explore new ideas, points of view and possibilities and use reason to investigate questions, evaluate ideas, advocate positions, and resolve conflicts

The Critical Thinking Community (excellent site for better understanding critical thinking) <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|readwritethink] Intel Thinking Tools <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Wallwisher <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Yack Pack], <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Mindmeister] , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Webspiration] [|Survey Monkey] , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|PollDaddy], <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Google Docs]
 * Sites which inspire more critical thinking to enhance learning:**

Elementary: readwritethink, wallwisher, Yack Pack, Webspiration Secondary: Intel Thinking Tools, wallwisher, Mindmeister, webspiration || (or my web closet) || **Are you still looking for that perfect web tool to enhance learning in your classroom?** Take a few minutes to search through My Web Wardrobe. You'll find web tools organized the way many ladies think - in terms of clothes and accessories. //The Closet// - storage of your web creations and treasures //The Basic Items// - web tools and resources that are the foundation of your "web wardrobe" //The Attention-Getting Accessories// - tools designed to attract attention, motivate, & generate fun //The Formal// - those tools best used once or twice a year, but make a huge impact //The Mirror// - reflecting on what has been learned is crucial - Could you imagine getting all dressed up to go out and NOT taking a moment to look into the mirror? We should always provide our students the opportunity to reflect on their learning and allow it to become personal for them. Mirrors have a way of making things personal, don't they? || Web 2.0 Directories and Clearinghouses of web tools update daily. Bookmark these sites. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">eduTecher, <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Go2web20 , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Ziipa , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Listio , Educational Software , Learning Web , <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">NetWebApp || share a few closing thoughts with you.
 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Recommendations: **
 * **Free Time on the**
 * Web Playground**
 * < **Web Directories**
 * and**
 * Clearinghouses** ||< **Where do I go to find even more web tools?**
 * < **Closing Remarks** ||< It's important for me to be totally honest with teachers learning to use technology to enhance their classroom instruction. Allow me to
 * Learning to integration technology in your classroom instruction takes time. The learning curve is steep in the beginning. Soon you'll see that many web tools work in a similar fashion. Until then, understand that mastery of these tech skills is muchlike the mastery of any other skill. The more time you spend practicing and the more determination you have to continue learning, the more likely you will be to achieve mastery. Unfortunately, there's no way around it.
 * Talk and share what you are doing to learn new web tools and what you're doing in your classroom. Sharing with others is the BEST way to continue to grow and learn.
 * Most of your favorite web sites and web tools have great tutorials available. Also, be sure to search for free webinars as well. Many sites understand how important it is to support teachers in learning these tools and using them in the classroom. Loads of resources are available to help you learn.
 * Consider developing your professional learning network. For more information about this, see a couple of resources pages I have on PLNs: Function of PLNs; How to Create a PLN

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions. jbarnett@tcboe.org jenniferlbarnett03@gmail.com Jennifer Barnett on Twitter ||
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