What’s Next: Coming Down the Ed Tech Pipeline TECH COACH ACADEMY CHELSY HOOPER, JULIE KING

Makerspace Revolution Common space with tools for creating, learning, inventing Create meaningful connections between curricula and the relevant tools libraries have a meaningful connection to digital literacy and storytelling science to physical engineering humanities to modeling of historical/cultural relics Tools used in typical makerspaces; 3D printing; consider theme, fits your school Hand in hand with design thinking, coding, robotics, PBL, wearablesdesign thinking Does your school have a makerspace? If not, can you propose one, or encourage maker ed in classrooms? 8 Questions to Ask Before Creating a Makerspace: ISTE and Vinnie Vrotny8 Questions to Ask Before Creating a Makerspace:

Makerspace Resources P.L.A.Y session Invent to Learn book by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager book/ book/ and-inventing-in-every-classroom/ and-inventing-in-every-classroom/

PBL Low-tech making / design thinking / problem-based learning Work backward from the learning outcomes to how you want students to discover the problem and an original solution Prototyping is key, along with sharing constructive feedback and perspective among peers These tools don’t need significant expensive funding, just space and thoughtful planning

PBL resources Overview: Example: education-one-wooden-box-time/ / education-one-wooden-box-time/ /

Virtual Reality (VR) AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) can be great tools to engage your students, by either altering the view of a current image, or by immersing the student in the environment through their view; a virtual field trip. AR works best with tablet use on the user end, but in some cases a laptop is used on the creation end. for example, has both an app for laptops and tablets. The basics involve downloading an AR app, printing the target, activating the app, pointing the camera at the printed target- then a 3D image will appear on the tablet screen. VR works best through a viewer and a phone, but some simulations on a laptop could be considered approaching VR, such as The basics involve having a viewer and a phone, downloading a VR app, activating the app, viewing the app using the viewer (like goggles). Examples of VR: Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, MS Hololens, Google Cardboard Examples of VR in education: Google cardboard, ViewMaster (also does AR)- turns phone into viewer, Google Expeditions now for Android, working on iOS Preview articles and online sources about recent advances in virtual reality and create a draft plan of a connection with current curricula. Share with the group.

VR Resources Nearpod (paid): Some simulations on the computer could be a type of VR: Virtual field trips: field-trips.aspxhttps://thejournal.com/articles/2016/02/24/students-explore-the-earth-and-beyond-with-virtual- field-trips.aspx Best educational VR Google Cardboard apps (work with any viewer and phone): educational-vr-apps-for-the-google-cardboard-36/ educational-vr-apps-for-the-google-cardboard-36/ VR apps and Google Cardboard: vr-is-on-children/ vr-is-on-children/ never-before/ never-before/ P.L.A.Y. Session

Adaptive and Personalized Learning The use of technology to adapt content and pace as students progress through an online curriculum Allows the learning to be personalized for each student Blended learning platforms are another strategy that can be used for asynchronous learning, or expanding classroom horizons Teachers can provide connections to remedial, current or advanced material for students to access synchronously or asynchronously Tools like Khan Academy and Lynda provide access to advanced materials or review as students need. Preview two of the following tools and share your thoughts with the group of participants, including a specific potential course benefit connected to curriculum.

Personalized Learning Resources Knewton: Smart Sparrow: Khan Academy: Fish Tree: Lynda: IXL: Aleks: Personalized vs Adaptive: adaptive-learninghttp:// adaptive-learning Personalized PD: microcredentialing: “Can ‘Micro-credentialing’ Salvage Teacher PD?”“Can ‘Micro-credentialing’ Salvage Teacher PD?” - by Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week Your LMS Flipped learning produced by the teacher using various tools such as: iBooks Author, Evernote, MentorMob, Playposit, Camtasia, ShowMe, Explain Everything, Google Apps

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