January+Professional+Development

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 * 81% of students in grades 7-12 have email accounts, 75% have at least one Instant Messenger screen name, and that 97% believe strongly that technology use is important in education. And the fastest growing age group for using the Internet is 2- 5 year olds** (NetDayNews, 2005)


 * Years of computer use, creates childrend that "think differently from us. They develop hypertext minds. They leap around. It's as tough their cognitive structures were parallel, not sequential"** - Mark Prensky on the research of William D Winn, Director of the Learning Center at the University of Washington


 * //We are entering a time of// deeply personalized, passion based learning//.//** - John Seeley Brown

Evidence that technology is changing our lives. Evident in:

 * politics (youtube debates, myspace, [|blogs])
 * journalism (cell phone cameras, blogs, citizen journalism)
 * media (75% of us are file sharing)
 * business (driven by customer reviews)

Touch Technology
[|Jeff Han on the Multi-Touch interface] [|Diamond Touch Technology] [|Microsoft "Surface"] [|blaiseAguera y Arcas] Speaks on some amazing touch technology [|Interactive whiteboard created with a Wii remote] ... no, really!

What about education?
Is education keeping up with progress. Is education helping to prepare our kids for the demands of their future? Their future careers? A global future?

[| Australia – 13 year old hacked a 80 million dollar government pornography filter. The filter was repaired and the boy hacked it again in 40min]

**“Don’t try to keep up with tech, you can’t. You’ll only look stupid”** - Student
=Wikipedia and Blogging= "Feeds" RSS, Aggregators, Players Redifine what it means to research, access, and construct knowledge.

Wikis (means "Quick") - a collaborative webspace where anyone can add content or edit the space's content.
 * When Wikipedia was designed, the idea was that the collective intelligence of the world must be superior than that of a few individuals
 * Wikipedia is currently only slightly less accurate than the Encyclopedia Britannica
 * An example of the [|inaccuracy of one textbook]
 * SBSD wiki example - Lazerus 3rd grade

Blogging (web-logging) - easily created, easily updated websites that can be created and edited from any internet connection
 * Allows anyone to author web content.
 * Blogs are usually the written synthesis of research and a place for individuals to find information as well as contribute to the overall knowledge of the resource.
 * Blogging has shifted the web to a co-constructed entity. Readers then need to also be writers and, most importantly, editors.


 * "Hypertransparent and hyperconnected world." - Dov Seidman**
 * [|NY times example] - find the RSS feed
 * Blogging as a professional community - [|Classroom 2.0]
 * //[|The Secret Lives of Bees]// class blog
 * Professortosa blog

//How do we learn to help our students leverage the technologies they are already using instead of have them check them at the door?//

=Garageband= [|Step by Step Directions] (in part by rockourworld.org)
 * Reasons to integrate constructive music making into your curriculum**
 * 1) Composing music is a great way to get kids to apply and communicate about new concepts
 * 2) Composition promotes creative and constructive thinking
 * 3) Organizing musical ideas flexes musical intelligence, but also logic, pattern making, language, spatial, sense, and emotional intelligence
 * 4) Creating music teaches students to value their own voice.
 * 5) It's a great way to teach the value of intellectual property

[|Garageband Resources]

=Podcasting= //"More and more, the expectation is to create, not consume, yet we're not creators." -// Will Richardson


 * Podcasts can: provide instruction, student voices, and professional development
 * Students want to interact, think, collaborate

Student work "should have wings" - Marco Tores "
 * [|Parents" Movie]

Four Generations. This film has been viewed over 150,000 times in the last year
 * [|Educational Podcasting Network]
 * [|Podcasts from Stanford] through iTunes
 * [|Four Generations - The Waterbuffalo Movie]
 * [|Radio WillowWeb]
 * [|MrColey's Class]
 * [|Mr. Jaffe's Class]
 * [|Cambridge Elementary]
 * [|Storynory]

Planning Your Podcasts (link to full planning ideas)


 * Start with the end in mind and work backwards to collect necessary tools
 * Set clear goals
 * Why do you want to do this?
 * How will students benefit?
 * Create a show that fills a niche/need
 * Try to create a show that extends a current project rather than create new projects
 * Know your audience and give them what they want
 * Student voice: what experience, insight, and passion can your students bring?
 * Create a “format” for the show with a unique personality, but allow it to evolve.

Student created podcasts

 * Field Trips
 * Tours
 * Community
 * Poetry
 * Literature discussions (readers' theatre, "workshop, book reports, reading recommendations)
 * Oral History
 * News reports or interviews
 * Talk show with guests
 * Editorials or topical discussions
 * Reports from correspondents
 * User-generated content (segments produced by others)
 * Scripted drama or comedy
 * Multi class/school (penpal type relationship) creation of compositions/podcasts [|rockourworld.org]

**Teacher created podcasts**

 * Announcements
 * Introductions to various classroom expectations/routines
 * Tutorials
 * Classroom lectures or presentations

**Production tips**
o Create an outline or a script for each show o Keep the format simple – it’s about ideas & information not glam o Be concise and keep your podcast episodes short (7-10 minutes) o Longer podcasts (20-50 minutes) are fine if they are fast paced or entertaining o Be yourself & talk naturally - don’t sound scripted o A little music to open and close the show is great, but don’t get carried away with background music or sound effects o Do a “pilot” o Get comfortable with the microphone and hearing your own voice o Practice with the technology for recording, editing, posting o Find a technical producer to handle the recording, editing, and publishing o Tech coordinators, teachers, students, parents o Find synergy around existing projects/events that already generate content o Get feedback from listeners! o Keep the momentum going! Dedicate time to produce a show on a regular basis.

Microphones

 * [|The "Snowball" by Blue]
 * [|Samson Q1U]

Microphones for iPods (great for interviewing)

 * [|iTalk], by Griffin Tech for iPod with video
 * [|MicroMemo] for iPod Nano
 * [|MicroMemo] for iPod with video (works with latest version)

Resources for podcasting
[|Podomatic] [|lybsyn.com] [|profcast] software that creates podcasts or quicktime movies of your keynote presos [|Lynda.com] online tutorials - wow [|Creative Commons] - A must resource for downloading images with flexible copyrights. USE THESE FOR ANY PRODUCTIONS THAT GO ONLINE!

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