Keynote
The New Normalcy
PEW Research on devices owned in 2015
Last Generation to remember life before the Internet
List the communication tools you use personally every day to work and live?
List the communication tools you use for your school communication?
What are the overlaps and where might you need to rethink your communication strategy?
62% of US Adults get their news from a social media platform
Generational Communication Channels:
65+ = Phone, Facebook
35-65 = Email, Facebook, phone
20-35 = Text, Facebook, Email, phone
10-20 = SnapChat for close friends, Instagram for community, text for parents, facebook for public
Morning
Tech in the Primary Classroom
Flipgrid.com – The app of the year!
YouTube Resources
- User Percentage by Age
- 18-24 – 11%
- 25-34 – 23%
- 35-44 – 26%
- 45-54 – 16%
- 50-64 – 8%
- 65+ – 3%
- unknown age – 14%
Go Live on YouTube (click on image to enlarge)
Step by Step guide to setting up and using YouTube
Screencastify extension for Chrome Browser
Flipgrid.com – 90 second videos for reflections, feedback and ?????
Adobe Spark – Let’s get creative!
Google My Maps
Text GOOGLEMAPS to 44222 to get the free PDF 10 Advance Features of Google Maps for the classroom
Google My Maps
Where are you from? Map Engine Lite Earth Picker Smarty Pins Sightseer Newsletter IB Geography Lesson/Video Openstreetmap.org
Text GOOGLEMAPS to 44222 to get the free PDF 10 Advance Features of Google Maps for the classroom
Afternoon
YouTube Resources
- User Percentage by Age
- 18-24 – 11%
- 25-34 – 23%
- 35-44 – 26%
- 45-54 – 16%
- 50-64 – 8%
- 65+ – 3%
- unknown age – 14%
Go Live on YouTube (click on image to enlarge)
Step by Step guide to setting up and using YouTube
Screencastify extension for Chrome Browser
Flipgrid.com – 90 second videos for reflections, feedback and ?????
Adobe Spark – Let’s get creative!
My Wikipedia is Better Than Your Textbook
Information Landscape Today: Wikipedia
- Use the Talk Page
- Wikipedia’s Good Article criteria
- Wikipedia’s Quality Scale
- Wikipedia pops up in bibliographies, and even college curricula
- Wikipedia better than a history textbook
- Is Wikipedia Really Such a Bad Research Tool for Students?
- Wikipedia is arguably subject to more rigorous review practices than are many scholarly publications.
- Wikipedia Infographic
- WikiWand: Making Wiki more visually appealing
- Wikipedia real time edits
- Wikimedia Foundation
- Getting students started with Wikipedia
- WikiJunior
- Wikibooks
Text Number 44222
What’s it like to work with Jeff and the team?
Text Codes
ENGAGEPARENTS: Guide to Engaging Your Parent Community in Technology for Learning
VISLITERACY: 5 Key Critical Literacy Skills for the Digital World
SEARCHIT: Teaching Students How to Read a Search Page Result
TECHRICHUNITS: The Complete Guide to Creating Technology-Rich Units
WHODOYOUFOLLOW: Who Do You Follow?
GOOGLEMAPS: 10 Advanced Features of Google Maps for the classroom
WIKIIN3: Understanding Wikipedia in 3 Clicks
If you are even vaguely interested in keeping your thumb on the pulse of education–this is the book for you. From breaking down the anatomy of a tweet to equipping you with the basic indicators of ‘being connected,’ this text is a user guide for future-ready schools.
The book has something for teachers just ready to dip their toes into the pool of tech-leaning pedagogy as well as those who have been thriving in online spaces for years. The authors consistently push forward an important message: it isn’t the tools, it is all about the intentions.
The extended readings would allow any middle leader to use this text and run a workshop or facilitate a discussion on the go. I’m already tempted to suggest this text for a staff PD book club, and I know the authenticity of the examples would not disappoint.
What I love about the book is that it models ‘voice and choice,’ each chapter, each idea comes with a variety of avenues to pursue–the authors are practicing what they preach. I challenge anyone to finish this book without an abundance of inspiration pushing them to share their copy with a favorite colleague immediately.