Class 1 (online assignments)

The online portion for this momth is to practice the new tools covered in class, implement with students, assess and post about it in the class blog.

Please post a respose on the following topics before our next class.

1. Your experience with the Senteo remotes (Note scheduled reviwed in class)
Note: I will update my PBwiki site for class on the Senteo(click here)
2. Using the multimedia cart and document Camera
or
Other options (SmartBaord setup and Primary School for demo on 10/24)
3. K12Online Conference - Review the speakers and KeyNote on October 8th
4. Practice your classroom Blog, School Center and/or takePBwiki tour and create an account.
Other options Voicethread or RockYou.
5. Sign up for Subscriptions recommended in class.
6. Use igoogle/google reader to subscribe to blogs. Here is a screencast in YouTube on igoogle.
7. Download Skype at home so we can im and cha. Maybe on a Wednesday evening around 7:00 if that works for people. Or post to the blog. (Try to post weekly to keep the conversation going or try skype to im and chat - 10/3, 10/10 and 10/17)

I will be check the blog, make sure you comment!

PART II - Integrating Tech to Support DI - Week 1 - In-Class Session Wed 9/26

New Class Integrating Technology to Support DI - Part II
Class Date:
Dates - 10 hours per month (5 meeting and 5 online) Meet 20 hours * 4 hours online 20 hours * 5 hours

Class One
In Class - Wed 9/26/07 (3:15-7:15pm)
1. Registration, Syllabi, Review of Web 2.0 topics and new hardware. Class Blog, direction of class and assignments.

2. Document Camera Ken-a-vision
Instruction Manual
Applied Vision Software User Guide
Problem with installation and fix *new software due out in December 07

3. Senteo interactive response system (download for software) CD out of date, regitration code, see Peggy.
Schedule for evaluation for class see below
High School
1.Foreign Language Department Week 1 – (October 1-5th) *Peggy Proctor will facilitate training and support (note Peggy passes to Martha)
2. English (Martha, Errinanne and Nicole) will use 10/9 – 10/16 **Martha will facilitate (Martha will then pass to Sherry at the elementary school)
Elementary
3. Sherry at the Elementary/Primary School 10/17- 10/22 *Sherry will return back to Peggy on 10/22 - Not sure there is anyone else from class in this building??

Middle School (Steve’s mac will not accommodate at this time)
4. Steve’s mac o/s will not accommodate at this time.

Peggy bring back to class on 10/24 back for the second class.
*As mentioned in class, please keep locked and secure when not in use.

4. Subscribe to Subscribe to Techology and Learning Magazine, Edutopia and EdCompass Newsletter from SMART Technologies and configure your coogle read for topics of interest.

5. Class Blog postings
6. K-12 Online Conference
Welcome to the K-12 Online Conference!
The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from all educators from around the world who are interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This is a FREE conference run by volunteers and open to everyone, no registration is required. The conference theme is “Playing with Boundaries”. The 2007 conference begins with a pre-conference keynote the week of October 8, 2007. The following two weeks, October 15-19 and October 22-26, forty presentations will be posted online to the conference blog (this website) for participants to download and view. Live Events in the form of three “Fireside Chats” and a culminating “When Night Falls” event will be announced. Everyone is encouraged to participate in both live events during the conference as well as asynchronous conversations
7. Assignments between Sessions (Learn -Practice-Apply in Class-Assess-Share)
8. Online portion of class before next session.* Class Blog and K-12 Online Conference (poster to share with a colleague) review/participation.

Look at PBwiki and the tour. My pbwiki site
Note: A blog is about conversation and a wiki is more of a collaborative tool/site.

Online Topic - 1a. week ending - 10/11/07 (following weeks 5 hours - assignments)
See above topics 5-8

2. Wed 10/24/07(3:15-7:15) 2a. week ending - 11/9/07
Sharing of lesson, moving forward with Tablet PC's and multimedia carts.
K12 Online Conference
Blog (your class blog or School Center Site)

3. Wed 11/28 (3:15-7:15) 3a. week ending 12/6/07
Video Editing Tools and postings (MovieMaker, VoiceThreads, TeacherTube)

4. Wed 12/12 (3:15-7:15) 4a. week ending 1/11/07
Online Assessment of Project - Share with district

5. Wed January 30 (3:15-7:15) wrap-up session
TBD

Review Class for new users

Welcome - Topics for today

Did You Know video

Why are you here?

How has the Internet changed?
How do students use the web?
Pay Attention Video

What is Web 2.0? The Machine is Us/ing

What is a blog?
Getting started reading blogs

Create a Blog in Blogger, YouTube downloads and other tips
Using TeacherTube to create a blog using blogger.

What are some interesting sites that work in a blog?(YouTube, TeacherTube, Skype)
Subscribing to website/Blog
RSS in Plain English(Real Simple Syndiction)

Your School Portal - School Center Tutorials

Google has more to offer when you sign in to your Google Account. You can customize pages, view recommendations, and get more relevant search results. ...
Google Accounts

Google Reader Tour (a quick tour)

igoogle (tour in YouTube) making gadgets and share

Google docs watch a video of Google docs in Plain English

Other terms
Wikis in Plain English
Social Networking in Plain English

Sample Wiki on Skype in Education

Digital Students @ Analog Schools - Marco Torres
How can this new technology enhance student learning?

iTunes, Podcasting, Skype and more

New Hardware (tablet/pcs, document cameras, Senteo clickers, Smartboards and E-Instruction)

Define .... What do you want to learn?

Review the class blog and links before our next class.
Post a respone in the blog using your google account.

New Equipment - Part 1 Class and K12 Online Conference

Did you receive new equipment this fall? Would you like to share your experience?
What plans do you have to integrate the course into your classroom?

Check out the K12 Online Conference http://k12onlineconference.org/ starting in October.

- Mary

Thinking about taking the Fall hybrid class?

If you are thinking about taking the upcoming fall class and you did not take the course last June then please sign up for the one day prequiste class for new users to be held on Sat 9/22 (time location etc)see Karen Martin to signup. Based on your requests we will offer as a hybrid class. Part of the course will be hands-on and the second part will be using the class blog, Web 2.0 tools and the new equipment acquired from the last class.

New Class Integrating Technology to Support DI - Part II
Class Date:
Dates - 10 hours per month (5 meeting and 5 online) Meet 20 hours * 4 hours online 20 hours * 5 hours

1. Wed 9/26/07 (3:15-7:15pm)1a. week ending - 10/11/07
(following weeks 5 hours - assignments)
2. Wed 10/24/07(3:15-7:15) 2a. week ending - 11/9/07
3. Wed 11/28 (3:15-7:15) 3a. week ending 12/6/07
4. Wed 12/12 (3:15-7:15) 4a. week ending 1/11/07
5. Wed January 30 (3:15-7:15) wrap-up session

Best Buy Grant Opportunity - Due 9/30

Hi folks!

I hope you are still checking this blog for information. As part of our class you were asked teachers to put together a proposal around technology funding for your classroom. Please make a post and let me know what you received and how you are using it! Also, I hope to see many of you for Part II of this class starting on Wendnesday 9/26/07 at 3:15. Please contact Karen to signup!

If you would like to submit your proposal for a Best Buy Grant it is due September 30th, 2007 http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/teach.asp

Rewarding Schools for Engaging Students
At Best Buy we believe technology can excite and engage students, creating a more valuable educational experience. Through Best Buy Teach Awards we provide gift cards to schools so they can purchase technology for their students.

Highlights:
• Since 2004, the Best Buy Teach Award program has awarded nearly $14 million to over 5,000 K-12 schools.
• This year Best Buy will present awards to more than 1,300 schools
o $2,000 Best Buy Teach Awards for up to 1,300 schools*
o $10,000 will be awarded to up to 50 schools*
o $100,000 will be awarded to 8 school districts*
• K-12 public, private and parochial schools using interactive technology in classrooms are eligible to apply.
• Schools must be within 50 miles of a Best Buy store to apply.
• Educators must apply between July 1 and September 30.
• The 2008 Teach Award Winners will be announced on February 18, 2008.
If you could provide them with specific demographics on their School and District population (see below) they can submit an application online.

** I will ask your district to provide you with the logistical information for the online application.

School Information
School EIN - Federal Tax ID number
School Fax and Phone
School Enrollment

SCHOOL Information
Ethnicity of children in your school (combined total must equal 100%)
% Asian/Pacific Islander* =
% American Indian* =
% Caucasian/White* =
% Hispanic/Latino* =
% African-American/Black* =

What percentage of students in your school qualify for free or reduced lunch?*

What is the average percentage of students in your district who qualify for free or reduced lunch?*

District INFO
DISTRICT EIN - Federal Tax ID number
District Phone and FAX number

WHAT YOU NEED TO WRITE ABOUT .... (I would suggest you do this in word and cut and paste into the application).

Answer 4 questions
Question 1
Please respond to the following question in 2000 characters or less. If you exceed the character limit, highlight excess text to be deleted, then right click and cut or delete the text before editing the remaining response.

Tell us about the program or project you are submitting for a Best Buy Teach Award and describe how your students have used the technology products you identified earlier in creative, fun and hands-on ways to learn the curriculum in the classroom
2000 character limit (about 400 words)

**Note in Word you can do a word count (select the text) go to the tools menu and click on word count.

Question 2
Please respond to the following question in 2000 characters or less. If you exceed the character limit, highlight excess text to be deleted, then right click and cut or delete the text before editing the remaining response.

If you answered earlier that student engagement, comprehension and/or attendance have improved as a result of being able to use technology hands-on in the classroom please describe what the impact has been.
2000 character limit (about 400 words)

Question 3
If your school receives a Teach Award, what will be purchased with the Best Buy Gift Card to improve the program described in this application? Please include a shopping list of specific items you will purchase at Best Buy with quantities and estimated cost per item. Reference www.bestbuy.com for available products and prices. Please note that not all items available on BestBuy.com are available in Best Buy stores. (They could select from Tablet PC’s, Projectors, Digital Camera, Video Cameras, Microscopes, mp3 players/ipod, printers, etc)
You have space to list up to 15 different products or items. When entering cost/item, round to the nearest whole dollar and do not use any decimals, punctuation, or symbols (i.e. 1500 not $1,500.00)
Best Buy Product/Item: Qty: Cost/Item: Total Cost:

Question 4
Please respond to the following question in 4000 characters or less (about 750 words). If you exceed the character limit, highlight excess text to be deleted, then right click and cut or delete the text before editing the remaining response.

How will the products included in the previously listed budget improve the existing program described in this application?

4000 character limit (about 750 words)

If you do apply post a response in the class blog and encourage others to apply.
Maybe your school or distirct will win one of the larger prizes!


Good luck!
Mary Marotta