Digitizing the Classroom Preparing Students for the Global Society Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Saturday, October 31, 2015Saturday, October 31, 2015Saturday, October 31, 2015Saturday, October 31, 2015

About Us Ben Smith: Physics Teacher K-12 Science Coordinator Technology Resource Teacher Keystone Technology Integrator Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Board of Directors Jared Mader: Director of Technology Former Chemistry Teacher Technology Staff Development Trainer Keystone Technology Integrator Masters Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Consultant

Ben and Jared

Why Use Technology? Make work easier - productivity Typing, calculating, recording information Help students learn better Visualization, reading Prepare students for 21st century jobs Communicate Collaborate Be Creative Solve Problems Image from

Today’s Students 21st Century Learners - Speak Up Report Multitaskers Text Messengers Gamers Appropriaters Today’s college students have spent 5000 hours reading hours gaming hours watching TV Marc Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital ImmigrantsSee ArticleSee Article

How we work

Why Go Digital? The World is Flat Google: Did You Know Video Change the way students work Create a Paperless Environment Move students from Digital Intuitives to Digital Natives Skills to Survive

Working Digitally All notes available online: Take all classroom activities and put them in a digital format Storage Access Sharing Linking Together Paperless Classroom Movement

National Educational Technology Standards for Students

Knowing Content is NOT Enough Students must be able to Construct new understandings Solve problems Make decisions Communicate and express themselves Understand complex issues Work collaboratively Set goals and work to a timeline Make ethical choices Be creative and innovative

A Taxonomy for Integrating Technology Increasing Levels of Cognition Curriculum mastery deepens Increasing Complexity of Technology Skills Technology choices become autonomous

How to Erase Technology Have students move through the taxonomy As students acquire the skills of using a technology…. It becomes a tool they may choose The emphasis of an activity shifts from the technology to the cognitive skills students must employ Becomes invisible

Essential Conditions for Creativity and Innovation to Take Place Give students the tools Give students the time Challenge Them Open Ended Assignments Be Vague

Getting Teachers to Integrate Ways to Use Technology Personal and Professional Use Instructional Enhancement Observing in the Taxonomy Using with Students

How to Integrate Technology Know your kids What are their strengths and weaknesses What technologies are available? Look for Connections between curriculum goals and technology

Assessing Technology Integrated Projects What are the goals / objectives of the project? Curricular Skills Technology Develop a rubric Curriculum Focus should be first Need a rubric area to deal with technology aspect Collaboration Problem Solving Communication

How to get Students to be Creative Creating the Canvas Word, PowerPoint, Inspiration, Wikis, Google Docs Learning to Paint User Created Content: Podcasts, Movies, Animoto, Mapping Creative Process Instructional Design: Be Vague

How to Erase Technology Have students move through the taxonomy As students acquire the skills of using a technology…. It becomes a tool they may choose The emphasis of an activity shifts from the technology to the cognitive skills students must employ Becomes invisible

How to Make it Happen Turn the printer off File Exchange Hand In / Distribute Drop Box Provide Templates Move through our Taxonomy Make requirements of students Working with students without access Example: Fill out survey

Digitizing the Science Classroom Integrating Tools What you need Student Response System Homework / Submitting Assignments Our Websites Print to PDF Snapz Pro / Camtasia Audacity / Podcasting Interactive Whiteboard iMovie / MovieMaker iPods Microsoft Office Web 2.0 Apps Science Probes Peripheral Devices End Classroom Activities What Teachers and Students Do Lectures / Demonstrations Discussions Question and Answers Solve Problems Demonstrate Software Write on the Board Meet in Groups with Teacher Meet 1 on 1 with students Students Work in Groups Complete Worksheets Grade Papers Assign Homework Work with Students returning from absence

Student Response Systems eInstruction Check for understanding Pre-assessment All students, all the time Teacher Reports Let students know where they are

WebAssign / Submitting Work Unique problems for each student Immediate feedback Faster grading Hand In Electronically Robot Jump Drives - 1 for class

Our Websites Purpose Provide students with access to: Labs/Activities Online Resources Class Notes and Answer Keys Podcasts Sites Jared’s Site Ben’s Site Make a wiki

Print to PDF Mac OS X: Print…Save as PDF Win XP: PrimoPDF ( Create Read-Only documents from Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Screen / Video Capture Snapz Pro X (OS X)/Camtasia (XP) Tutorials for Programs Instructions for Handouts Applications Videocast using iTunes Reference Material Web 2.0 Option Jing - saves in Flash / view in browser

Podcasting / Movies Homework Help Lectures Explanation of Solutions Hints on Labs / Activities Student Advice

Interactive Whiteboard Demonstrate programs prior to allowing student use Create and archive all board notes and lessons Alternatives Wacom Tablet mimio and regular whiteboard

iMovie / MovieMaker Teacher Use Using digital video to capture lessons, demonstrations, etc. Student Use Digital Video Projects Observations in Lab

Video iPods Collect and Distribute Media Powerpoint Movies United Streaming Videos Tutorials (Snapz Pro) Mega VCR Lectures Student Advice

Microsoft Office Comments Tracking Changes Forms Paste Special Insert and move pictures Use text wrap Tabbed View

Web 2.0 Applications Allow students and teachers to collaborate Google Forms to quickly collect feedback from students Wikis to post course content Blogs to record daily content Attend our session on Emerging Media Friday at 8:00 AM

Science Probes Vernier and Pasco probeware used to collect and plot data Think about the next step Graphs and data are already digitized

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