60+Minute+Session

=Using Technology to Enhance Learning - 60 Minute Session=

**Homewood City Schools 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: //Webquests, interactive content sites// //Blogs, wikis, digital storytelling// //Podcasting, Voice recording tools, screencasts, webcasts// //The Critical Thinking Community, Intel tools, wallwisher// ||
 * < **Welcome and**
 * Introduction** ||< **Learn more about the presenter:**
 * < **Web Tool Overview** ||< **Categories of Web Tools**
 * Tools to enhance learning to read:**
 * Tools to enhance learning to write:**
 * Tools to enhance learning to speak:**
 * Tools to enhance learning to think:**
 * < **Speak**

Voki , Blabberize
 * Focus:**

Voki Examples

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.

Blabberize, Voki , Audacity , gCast Brainshark VoiceThread UStream , [|LiveStream] 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:**
 * Wallwisher **

Homewood Think Wallwisher

Advice Page ||< 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) [|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 || 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. > Soon you'll see that many web tools work in a similar fashion. Until then, understand that mastery of these tech skills is much > like 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. > is the BEST way to continue to grow and learn. > 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. > I have on PLNs: Function of PLNs; How to Create a PLN
 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Recommendations: **
 * < **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
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Learning to integration technology in your classroom instruction takes time. The learning curve is steep in the beginning.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Talk and share what you are doing to learn new web tools and what you're doing in your classroom. Sharing with others
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Most of your favorite web sites and web tools have great tutorials available. Also, be sure to search for free webinars as well.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Consider developing your professional learning network. For more information about this, see a couple of resources pages

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions. <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">jbarnett@tcboe.org <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">jenniferlbarnett03@gmail.com Jennifer Barnett on Twitter ||
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