1. Interactive Technology… An Exploration and Discussion John Dalton, LSTC Cedar Hill Elementary School Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Gwinnett County Public Schools

2. Old, old, old Interactive Technology …

3. Old, old Interactive Technology …

4. Old Interactive Technology…

5. Current Interactive Technology…

6. Interactive Technology… Who? What? When? Where? Why? How!

7. Interactive Technology… Who? Students and Teachers What? Projectors, Interactive Whiteboards, Student Response Systems, Document Cameras, Slates/Tablets, Microscopes, and more… When? Any time - all the time Where? Classrooms, labs, media centers Why? Student Engagement and hopefully increased student learning How? Let’s explore…

8. Interactive Technology… A number of years ago, we provided teachers with laptops, expecting it impact the role of technology in the classroom. Laptops did help teachers to become more comfortable with technology… However, it was the installation of projectors in classrooms that has really had an impact on teaching with technology…

9. The Classroom Projector…

10. Classroom projectors work with… Interactive Whiteboards Student Response Systems Document Cameras Digital Microscopes Free Websites Subscription Websites Instructional Software Productivity Software and more…

11. A projector story… Soon after our retrofit (the “overhaul” of our school technology – which included installation of classroom projectors), one of our teachers had their projector hooked up to their laptop showing a PowerPoint presentation and they were running the laptop off of battery power. When the low battery beeping alarm went off (which was very loud since it was being amplified through the classroom ceiling speakers), the teacher lined the students up and started walking them outside…

12. thinking the fire alarm was sounding! Welcome to the world of classroom projectors!

13. Let’s take a look at projector use in a few classrooms…classrooms

14. Don’t have an “interactive whiteboard”? Consider adjusting your projector so you can write on your regular whiteboard.

16. Or just project to your screen and make it “interactive”…

17. Student Station

18. On screen

20. Student work

21. Student Station

22. On screen

23. Students at work…

24. Interactive Whiteboards

25. Mimio

26. Activ

27. Smart

28. They ALL work with a projector.

29. Let’s get SMART as we explore a SMART Notebook file…

30. Student Response Systems

31. “Paper” Assessments Onscreen Assessments (1 question at a time) Onscreen Assessments (multiple question assessments) Status of the Class Questions Anonymously or By Name

32. Prepared questions…

34. “On the fly” questions… Do you understand what I just explained? (Yes or No) Enter the answer for the problem you see on the board. The current season is winter. (Yes or No)

35. Let’s try some… Intro to Smart Response System (“Smart Clickers”) Fact or Fiction (1 question at a time – Multiple Question Assessments) “Paper” Assessment

36. Document Cameras

37. Lumens DC162 (Ladybug) http://www.lumens.com.tw/eng/prod-dc.asp

38. IPEVO – Point 2 View

39. Homemade with LifeCam

40. Document Camera Top 7 Ways To Use A Document Camera In The Classroom 101 Ways K-12 Teachers Use Document Cameras 101 Ways Kennewick Teachers Use Document Cameras Document Camera Magic: Eleven Dozen Ways to Transform Teaching Classroom Uses for a Document Camera How can I use a document camera in my classroom? http://www.ipevo.com/prods/Point-2-View-USB-Camera/IPEVO

41. USB Microscope http://www.digiblue.com/

42. Slates - Tablets http://www.smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Prod ucts+for+education/Complementary+hardware+products/SMART +Slate

43. Smart Pen - Livescribe http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/education/ http://www.livescribek12.com/retail-easy-students-rejoice- livescribe-echo-%e2%80%93-the-pen-of-the-future/

44. Computer Documents… If you have it – you can show it!

49. 1. Peer Editing 2. Math Manipulatives 3. Math Exemplars 4. Science 5. Art Instruction 6. Microscope

50. And last but not least…

51. Afternoon TV

52. Shadow Puppets

53. Baby Mobile

54. Projector Pinata

55. Now go and have some FUN with YOUR projector and interactive technology! John Dalton

56. References for assorted borrowed images: http://hansuk.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/7366_31050742747_6.jpg http://www.evergreenexhibitions.com/images/press/download/quest.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DMOYHXWKLmo/THqM3Eq_E2I/AAAAAAAAABI/Mynqc9UeXkU/s1600/3_ cave_painting.jpg http://hsprofessionaldevelopment.wikispaces.com/file/view/chalkboard_math.JPG/168545743/chalkboard_m ath.JPG http://www.lattc.edu/dept/lattc/acaaffairs/images/j0410069.jpg http://mrgray.id.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/bart-simpson-writing-on-chalkboard.gif http://www.rogerdavies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/jebel-acacus-cave-paintings-3-756757.jpg