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Web 2.0 for School Board Members and School Administrators
Dr. Richard J. VoltzAssociate Director
Illinois Association of School Administrators
Webpage for technology for administrators is
http://iasa4u.ning.com
Webpage containing tutorial for various technology
functions ishttp://iasa.wikispaces.com
The single most important factor in a
student's achievement is the quality of his or her
teacher.Reports by:
The National Council on Teacher Quality ("Increasing the Odds," 2005) and
The New Teacher Project ("The Widget Effect," 2009)
And this…
Senior Emily Smak, 20, tries out the treadmill workstation in one of the study lounges in the new Education and Human Services Building at Central Michigan University. There is a new iMac computer attached to it so students can get a little exercise while doing homework or other things on the computer.
Do you think students are
more engaged outside of school than in school?
What is your school doing
about it?
Did You Know 4.0
Change is difficult…make it fun
Infrastructure & Connectivity
What do schools need to do?
• Get infrastructure in place• Make a plan• Do not spend $ and still teach the same• Determine plan for teacher training• Administrators need to be leaders by example• Technology costs…where can you save?• Determine what works…– Remedial software– Response generators– Students in charge of their own learning– Collaborate learning– Integration of various disciplines
Will paper copy library books ever be replaced with digital
books?
How close are we to 1:1 classroom
computing?
Intermediate School Increases Math Scores in 1:1 Program
Virtual Textbooks
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=2&ref=education
At Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, a select group of freshmen received Kindles, an online book reader, instead of the textbooks.
Would you allow students to have their own mobile devices in
school?
Marzano Study
• Evaluation Study of the Effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on Student Achievement
• Results clearly show that technology … makes a positive impact on learning
• Content, and knowing what you're trying to teach, is key.
iTunesU
Should we teach differently today because students learn
differently?
What is this?
How young professionals say they learn.
“I can look it up on-line, find an expert and then collaborate with that person on a solution.”
When I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.”
---Thomas Friedman, 2005
A Classroom Today
Scribes Team:Have students use Google Docs
to take class notes
Research team:Use Google
and AltaVista for students to do research
Tutorial Team:Students and teachers can use Jing
to Create Screencasts
Jing
Mathtrain-1.TV Probability with Ben and Jerry
Teachers can make screenshot
tutorials
Teachers can record lessons
• Put on web site• Absent students can view• Students on homebound instruction can view• Students who need to see and hear for further
understanding can view• When teacher is absent, real teacher is
actually teaching
Record Lecture Using ProfCastSave to GarageBand
Embed in iWebUpload to WebPage
Curriculum Team:Have Students Make Video and
Audio Podcasts
YouTube
• Started in February 2005• Bought by Google in November 2006 for
$1.65M• Already has more content than TV and TV
started in 1940’s.• If TV played 24/7 since inception, YouTube still
has more content.
Digital Education The Hollywood Treatment at NECC
Teachers and Students can make their own web pages using Ning,
Wiki, WordPress, and others
Ning
http://iasa4u.ning.com/
Wiki
Global team:Teachers can use e-pals and Skype
to connect to others all over the world.
Teachers can use SkypeIn their classrooms
How does digital text (hypertext) change education?
YouTube - Hudson Flight 1549 HD Animation with audio for US Airways Water Landing-1
How open should the Internet be for teachers?
How open should the Internet be for students?
Social Networking in School
NSBA Survey (July 2007)
• 52% of schools prohibit social networking• Problem is student safety on-line• List of Educational Networking sites at
http://www.educationalnetworking.com/List+of+Networks
http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/09/16/social-networking-in-schools-incentives-for-participation.aspx
Add Twitter To Your Communication
Follow me on Twitter at rvoltz and IllinoisASA
Teachers use Twitter
• To communicate with students and parents on homework and class activities
• To link up with other teachers in a type of professional learning community
Start discussing:“ What is the future
computer for classroom use?”
English Via Cell Phone
Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning
“We should instead use technology funding to bolster new learning models and innovations, such as online-learning environments, to level the playing field and allow students from all walks of life -- from small, rural communities to budget-strapped urban schools -- to access the rich variety that is now available only to children in wealthy suburban districts.”
Inspiring Idea
Start Your Own Blog
Read Blogs
• Look for blogs written by people who share your interest
• Who do these bloggers follow?• Who comments to these blogs?• Comment to the blog yourself
Blogs to Read
Superintendent Principal News & Content Technology
Kent Bugg Principals Page – The Blog
TED Talks Dangerously Irrelevant
Scott Kuffel The Principal and Interest
TWIT Free Tech for Teachers
Don White Practical Principals Podcast
Mashable 2 Cents Worth
Superintendent BloggingMark J. Stock
The School Administrator; August 2009 Number 7, Vol.66• You can get news out more quickly.• You can respond to traditional media.• Your message can be accessed by readers on
their schedules.• You can increase coverage in the traditional
media.• You can build a sense of community.
