Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders

April 27, 2007 ∙ Itasca, IL

Vicki Davis,
Teacher, Westwood Schools
Co-teacher Flat Classroom Project
Winner – 2006 International Edublog Award for
Best Wiki
Camilla, Georgia
vdavis@westwoodschools.org
coolcatteacher@gmail.com
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Flat Classroom Project

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com
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Flat Classroom Project –

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com
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Horizon Project
http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com
Karl Fisch
has updated
his 2020
vision and is
delivering it
as a
keynote
TODAY on
our wiki!
http://horizonproject
.wikispaces.com
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 Evoca  Flickr
 Elluminate  Youtube
 Ning (private areas for  Teachertube
teachers)  Google Video
 IM  Blogs
 Skype  Podcasts (evoca)
 Twitter  Odeo
 Wiki - centric (Wikispaces)  Slideshare
 E-mail  PhotoStory
 Wikipedia  MovieMaker
 Meebo  Clustrmap
 Second Life  Grazr
 Facebook!
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Old Model
 Team assessment
 Grade final project
 Different rubrics
between classes
 Some “slip through the
cracks”
 Everyone does the same
thing
 Teacher driven
New Collaborative
Model
 Measure individual
contribution
 Assess progress
throughout
 Same rubrics
 All students participate
 Different subjects that
complement one another
 Students driven
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 4. Technology communications tools

 Students use telecommunications to
collaborate, publish, and interact with
peers, experts, and other audiences.
 Students use a variety of media and formats
to communicate information and ideas
effectively to multiple audiences.

http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html
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Note: Use David Jakes’ model for pilot groups he listed this morn
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 Technospud – Elementary Age

 ePals – Middle/High School

 Pilot Programs – Teacherpreneurs!!

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 Second Life
 Xbox Live
 World of Warcraft
 Google Earth
 The Sims
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 Literary Worlds  New Media

 Consortium in SL
http://www.literaryworlds.wmich.edu/worldlist.
 http://www.youtube.com

 Virtual Rome
 http://www.youtube.com
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 You can go places that we cannot take field

trips!
 Overcome stereotypes (the avatar)
 Student collaboration
 Authentic Assessment/ Project Based
Learning
 Role Playing
 Group Synergies
 Storage, Legacy and a Global Audience
 Scenario Simulation
 Digital Storytelling (Machinima)
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There is no such
thing as second
person learning,
only first person
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 The Grid System

 Teen
 Adult
 How Teachers Get on the Teen Grid
 How your students can leave you!
 What students can’t get to!

 Read more -
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/03/fro
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April 27, 2007 ∙ Itasca, IL
 Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders
April 27, 2007 ∙ Itasca, IL
 Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders
April 27, 2007 ∙ Itasca, IL
 Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders
April 27, 2007 ∙ Itasca, IL
 Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders
April 27, 2007 ∙ Itasca, IL

 Wiki Spaces  iTunes

 Bubbleshare  For Listening
 Share elementary artwork  Libribox
 Slideshare  To download free books
 Powerpoints in a wiki  Grazr
 Innertoob  Make RSS reader and embed
 Grading podcasts it on a website for your
teachers (see horizon)
 Odeo Classblogmeister

 Recording podcasts
 Skype
 TeacherTube
 Toondoo –
 Firefox 2 (has spell check)
www.toondoo.com
 Meebo Me (office hours!
 Google Notebook – Term
 NewsMap – the way to read Papers
the news!  Office 2007 – Graphic
organizers!
See - http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/11/i_am_thankful_for_these_websi
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 Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders
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Into the ocean!

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Teachers
Students
Tools available
Sites available

Poor filtration policies

Administrators
Time limitations
Poor communications
Limited understanding