The Big Picture Technology in the Classroom

intelligence is the ability to learn about, learn from, understand, and interact with one’s environment. This general ability consists of a number of specific abilities, Adaptability to a new environment or to changes in the current environment Capacity for knowledge and the ability to acquire it Capacity for reason and abstract thought Ability to comprehend relationships Ability to evaluate and judge Capacity for original and productive thought source: About.com What is intelligence? Survival

In the 21 st Century = Acquisition of Knowledge From your Classroom Using any and all resources At your disposal

The Ipad, webpages, and APPS are a means to END

My Experience An online presence allows the teacher to “personalize” the Educational experience. *Students have access to notes, presentations, video, audio… Whenever they want to access. Use of school webpages, Edmodo, and other ….. Government 12: I was able to create a “Seminar” style classroom with the Ipad and webpages. Students were able to acquire additional resources and share with small group and with the class. The intent was to create a combination online class and regular class that met regularly to discuss and evaluate ; therefore, make sense out of the subject matter.

Using Webpages in the classroom And creating a It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively participate. This is often accomplished through an ongoing Socratic dialogue with a seminar leader or instructor, or through a more formal presentation of research Source: Wikipedia Seminar

The Key: Active Participation A Socratic Dialogue: is a form of inquiry and debate between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas. Source: Wikipedia, Using a variety of methods to accomplish the end goal: Preparing students for the future

There are hundreds of APPS There is ONE of YOU Let students play with APPS that help them YOU Focus on establishing your curriculum on the web

Step 1: Create online presence Using Webpage: -Set up File Manager -Easy to update main page -Easy to set up for in-class activity -Available to students who miss class (no print out necessary) And/Or Use Edmodo, Moodle, Dropbox,Google….

Step 2: Establish Your Methodology Example: 1.In File Manager divide into Units of Study. Outline questions and assignments within each Unit 2.Students proceed at their own pace with “Progress Checks” to keep them on task. 3.Form groups for investigation, evaluation of material, and presentation/discussion (see Seminar). 4.Students complete assignments and turn in via Edmodo, Dropbox, . 5.Test or essay

Moodle Benefits: Organized, has discussion board, can monitor student access, Glossary, can upload student work and much more. Take a Moodle Course in the Spring to learn more

Edmodo Benefits: Can assign work, Add folders, grade, quiz, Poll…. Easy to use

Hoover High School Webpages Benefits: Easy to use, easy to update, can store all work, keep students and parent Informed.

Dropbox Store all Ipad work on Dropbox Send document in a link to teacher via or Edmodo. *Free Space, and have students use link and sign up and load on their computer and receive additional space up to 16 GB. *No longer use thumb drives and have access to your work on every computer.

Today Review how to log on to School Webpages. How to update your main pages. How to embed a video or audio (set up Youtube account). Review Edmodo and sign up for “Teachers on the Edge” Set up Dropbox and review how to share a document on edmodo. Set up “DropitToMe” Brief look at Moodle, Cloudon… Questions? Thank you for attending Tim Rhodes –