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 10 Miles West of Indianapolis  8900 Students  600 Educators  7 Elementaries (K-4)  2 Intermediates (5-6)  2 Middle Schools (7-8)  1 High School  Advanced Learning Center  85 th Fastest Growing School District in Nation

 Represents who you are as a district?  Addresses the digital divide of all stakeholders?  Brings together a multitude of 2.0 Web Tools to achieve a single purpose?  Provides two-way communication?  Prepares students for 21 st Century Skills?  Is it secure?  Grows with changing technology?

 Over 1,100 Podcasts and Vodcasts have been added this year into our classroom as opposed to 0 three years ago.  There were 98,449 visits this week.  7,474 of the 98,449 visitors logged in.  There were 411,436 visits in the past 30 days.  There were 8,150,603 visits in total.

 Core Communication  Files  Slideshows  Announcements  Links  Quiz *  Submit Work*  Contact Information  Bringing together a multitude of 2.0 Web Tools to achieve a single purpose

PodcastVodcast Visual Newer Technology K-12 Love It!DemonstrationAudio Older Technology K-12 Like It.Lecture Downloadable/On Demand

Microphone and Computer Sound Recorder Digital Recorder Audio Editing Software Audacity/Garage Band Easy to use/Free! Content Manager/Host Third party hosting sites School Fusion Web Page handles all of ours.

Digital Camera Video Editing Software Content Manager

 Classroom blogs are an alternative to deliver curriculum to students.  Vodcasts and Podcasts can serve as writing prompts and blogs.  Students use higher level thinking strategies evaluating and responding.  Students develop writing and communication skills.

 Language Arts › Writing prompts › Reading reflections › Literary journal › Character analysis › Compare/Contras t stories or characters  Social Studies › Writing prompts › Effects of historical events on today’s society › This Day in History discussions › Most influential people in history › Political debates

 Accessible anywhere internet is available  Allows students to work collaboratively and participate with purpose.  Incorporates current digital native technology  Spawns planning, observation, and discussions in and out of class  Brain Compatible › Text › Visual › Auditory

› Low Cost › Motivation › Creativity › Collaboration › Accessible anytime › High Quality › Ability to Share › Composers › Encourages no- frills communication › Engaging and fun › Used as a visual demonstration tool for direct instruction or assessment › Homebound students benefit

 Mathematics › Story problems › Written expression (how did you find the answer) › Order of operations › Lab demonstrations and reflections › Gathering data for analysis  Science › Lab experiment reflections › Step-by-step procedures › Compare/Contr ast lab results

 Art › Present artwork and share personal interpretations › Effects artwork has on audience › Debate artwork › Compare/Contrast periods of movements in history  Music › Student performances viewable for the world › Gives a broader purpose › Experience extends beyond the real time performance

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 Science: Culminating Project VodcastCulminating Project Vodcast  Language: Work StationsWork Stations  Reading: Fluency ModelingFluency Modeling  Reading: Word Recall PracticeWord Recall Practice  Language Arts: Workstations  Science: Life ScienceLife Science  Integration: RBTV-New School Vodcast SiteRBTV-New School Vodcast Site

 TIS: Variety of Samples/Pro DevelopmentVariety of Samples/Pro Development  Language Arts: Literacy Workstations  Math: AP CalculusAP Calculus  Science: AP ChemistryAP Chemistry

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