1. Digital Literacy for a Digital Age
Liz Pape, CEO
Tracy Sheehan, PD Specialist
Virtual High School Global Consortium

3. Purpose NYCOOL Sandbox Module Two: Web 2.0 Rubrics for Module Two
Introduction to Module Three: Effective Communication
Feedback
Q and A

4. This picture is titled Happiness in the Sandbox.

5. Happiness in the NYCOOL Sandbox?
Perhaps we can rename it: Happiness in the NYCOOL Sandbox?

6. The Sandbox is the NYCOOL-VHS Collaboration Hot Spot!

7. How do You Get There? To visit the action:
Login using your username and password
Look for the link that says NYCOOL Sandbox and click it

8. You’re There!
Welcome page

9. You’re There!
Description of areas within our community

10. You’re There!
The Course Menu is located in the upper corner of the left frame.
The items listed are links to areas within our community

11. Now What?

12. Now What?
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26. Share Here – Module 1

27. Share Here – Module 2

28. Share Here – Module 3

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31. Create Here

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33. Feedback/Participation

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36. Tutorials

37. Tutorials

38. Tutorials

39. Find Happiness in the Sandbox!
Perhaps we can rename it: Happiness in the NYCOOL Sandbox?

40. Join us NYCOOL Sandbox!
Perhaps we can rename it: Happiness in the NYCOOL Sandbox?

41. Perhaps we can rename it: Happiness in the NYCOOL Sandbox?

42. Natural Reader http://www.naturalreaders.com/
NaturalReader is a Text to Speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy to use software can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage in IE, PDF files, and s into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod.
Please Julet if you would like to have Natural Reader downloaded on to your students computers.

43. Syllabus Three Six-week Modules: Module One: Information Literacy
Module Two: Technological Literacy and Web 2.0
Module Three: Effective Digital Communication

48. Syllabus Three Six-week Modules: Module One: Information Literacy
Module Two: Technological Literacy and Web 2.0
Module Three: Effective Digital Communication

49. Module 2: Technological Literacy and Web 2.0
Syllabus
Module 2: Technological Literacy and Web 2.0
is knowledge about what technology is, how it works, what purposes it can serve, and how it can be used efficiently and effectively to achieve specific goals.
Module 2: Technology Literacy and Web 2.0 is knowledge about what technology is, how it works, what purposes it can serve, and how it can be used efficiently and effectively to achieve specific goals.

50. Module Two: Technological Literacy and Web 2.0
Students complete one of the units from this Module over a six week period.
Everyone completes Week 12 as a wrap-up.
Classroom teachers choose which unit they would like students to work on as part of the module.

51. Syllabus Classroom Teachers pick one Unit:
Unit A: Blogs, Blogger, Blogging and the Blogosphere
Unit B: It’s a Wiki, Wiki World
Unit C: Podcasting
Week 12: The Cite is Right!

52. Syllabus Dates for Units: November 3rd – December 7th Unit A: Blogs
Unit B: Wiki
Unit C: Podcasting
Week 12: The Cite is Right!
December 8th – December 14th

53. Unit A: Blogs A1 and A2 from November 3rd – November 9th
A3-A4-A5 from November 10th – November 16th
A6-A7 from November 17th – December 7th

54. Unit B: Wikis B1 and B2 from November 3rd – November 9th
B3-B4 from November 10th – November 16th
B5-B6 from November 17th – December 7th

55. Unit C: Podcast C1 and C2 from November 3rd – November 9th
C3-C4 from November 10th – November 16th
C5-C6 from November 17th – December 7th

56. Tool Options
Classroom Teachers Pick a Tool and communicate to VHS Facilitators and Students.
Unit A: Blog
Unit B: Wiki
Unit C: Podcast

57. Application
Decide how to use the Tool and communicate to VHS Facilitator and students.

58. Tutorials
Based on your tool choice and application choice VHS Facilitator will set up the tools for the applications you desire.
Tutorials are available in the NYCOOL Sandbox to help set up the desired tool and you are more than welcome to do it yourself

59. Tutorials Blogs Individual blogs for each student?
Do you want teams of students working on several blogs?
Do you want just one blog for an entire class?
Setup accounts for students
Allow for moderation for VHS facilitators to release comments and posting

60. Tutorials Wikis Individual wikis for each student?
Do you want teams of students working on several wikis?
Do you want just one wiki for an entire class?
Setup accounts for students

61. Tutorials Podcasting Set up accounts for students?
Set up one account and have students post?
Allow for comments and posting?

62. Information
Visit the Sandbox for information about urls, usernames and passwords for students.
VHS Facilitators can post this username info in the online course.
Post a description of the activity, VHS Facilitators can post it online

64. Frequency of Posts
Mechanics
Enhancements

65. Ideas and Content
Attractiveness

66. Spelling and Grammar
Timeliness
Features

67. Engagement
Cooperative Work

68. Personal Reflection

69. Content
Organization
Attractiveness

70. Timeliness
Cooperative Work
Mechanic

71. Enhancements
Accuracy

72. Introduction

73. Content

74. Content

75. Delivery

76. Technical Production

77. Technical Production

79. Syllabus Three Six-week Modules: Module One: Information Literacy
Module Two: Technological Literacy and Web 2.0
Module Three: Effective Digital Communication

80. Digital Communication
Syllabus
Module 3: Effective
Digital Communication
Dec. 15th – Feb. 1st
Understanding, managing, and creating effective oral, written, and multimedia communication in a variety of forms and contexts
Runs from December 15th – February 1st

81. Module Three: Effective Digital Communication
Everyone completes Week 13 as an Introduction and Week 18 as a Wrap-up.
Students complete one of the Units using one of the Tools from this Module over a six week period.

82. Syllabus Week 13: From Consumers to Critics to Creators
(Dec. 15th – Dec 21st )
Week 18: The End(less) Development)
(Jan. 26th – Feb. 1st)

83. Module Three: Effective Digital Communication
Classroom teachers choose which Unit they would like students to work on as part of the module.
Classroom teachers choose which Tool from each unit they would like students to work on as part of the module.

84. Syllabus Classroom Teachers Pick one Unit: Unit D: Once upon a Time
Unit E: Paint by Numbers
Unit F: Multimedia Mania

85. Unit D: Once upon a Time Tools

86. Applications Unit D: Once upon a Time
Create subject-specific digital stories;
Annotate pictures of famous works of art;
Create a video dictionary for ESL or science class;
Create digital stories about current events
Share, comment, and add notes to photos or images to be used in the classroom;
Use tools in Flickr Toys to create motivational posters, magazine covers, cd covers, and more, using shared photos;
Create a storybook using shared images;
Post images to inspire writing and creativity;
Find resources to embed in blogs and wikis;
Represent literature or poetry through photos.

87. Syllabus Classroom Teachers Pick one Unit: Unit D: Once upon a Time
Unit E: Paint by Numbers
Unit F: Multimedia Mania

88. Unit E: Paint by Numbers Tools

89. Applications Unit E: Paint by Numbers
Creating graphic organizers and Venn Diagrams using Excel can include any discipline – Ancient Civilization graphic organizer, cell organelle graphic organizer
Create timeline;
Analyze classroom data from science experiments
Create single use spreadsheets to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit, determine sales tax on an item etc;
Create charts and graph or scatter plots for homework or projects in Math or Science lab reports;
Create mindmaps;
Real-world student projects like predicting trends in real estate, mortgage rates, stock market, obesity in America.

90. Syllabus Classroom Teachers Pick one Unit: Unit D: Once upon a Time
Unit E: Paint by Numbers
Unit F: Multimedia Mania

91. Unit E: Multimedia Mania Tools

92. Applications Unit F: Multimedia Mania
Flash cards for foreign language;
Field Trip Slide Shows - Develop field trip slide shows to review and apply knowledge learned on a field trip. Students can work together to make a slide show that presents what they saw, as well as what they learned; or better yet a virtual field trip;
Autobiographical Stories or Biographical Stories;
Interactive Book Reports;
Presentations of any type for any subject;
Authentic student projects such as starting a new business
Screencasting;
eScrapbooking.

93. D1, D2 and D3 Dec. 22 – Jan. 4
D4 and D5 Jan 5th – Jan 11th
D6 and either D7 or D8 or D9 from Jan 12th – Jan 25th

94. E1, E2 and E3 Dec. 22 – Jan. 4
E4, E5, E6, and E7 Jan 5th – Jan 11th
E8 and either E9 or E10 or E11 from Jan 12th – Jan 25th

95. F1, F2 and F3 Dec. 22 – Jan. 4
F4, F5, F6, and F7 Jan 5th – Jan 11th
F8 and either F9 or F10 or F11 from Jan 12th – Jan 25th

96. Feedback?

98. Image Citations Happiness in the Sandbox
Q&A
Some Questions Can’t be Answered by Google
Magic 8 Ball
Feedback
Silly Questions