2. EDU 225: Instructional Technology Week 4

3. Last week  We explored Live Binders and some Educational Software  We shared some resources you found for the classroom  We discussed some issues of digital safety and shared some approaches  We talked about harnessing the positive aspects of technology  We watched a video on an Australian classroom using innovative technology for learning  We began the Classroom Technology Plan, drafting our mission/vision  We discussed basics of slide shows and some options for creating them  We paired up to plan for slide shows this week

4. Technology Planning for the Classroom and Beyond  Describe an appropriate mission and vision for a classroom technology plan  Identify the key components of a classroom technology plan and its relationship to the school and district technology plan Weeks 3 and 4

5. Partner Presentations  Present your slide show to the class.  Evaluate using a rubric.

6. Paired Prior Knowledge  What do you know about a teacher’s role in communication?  What strategies for communication have you seen K-12 teacher use for both inside and outside of the classroom? Activating Prior Knowledge

7. Mini Debates  Do you feel that technology helps or hinders parents in becoming more involved in their students’ education? Why?  Are technology assisted approaches (website/blog posting, texting, apps) appropriate for teachers to use to contact parents?  Are these approaches appropriate for parents to use to contact the teacher? Discuss

8. Break Ten minutes

9. Communication  Sample Teacher Communication Plan  Read the plan in LC  Identify 3 strategies you like  Think of a way to improve each strategy and make it your own  Communication With Parents  Read the tips in LC  Identify 3 strategies you like  Think of a way to improve each strategy and make it your own LoudCloud Resources

10. Aspects of teacher communications Communication Purposes Graphic Organizer

11. 4 corners  Thinking from a parent’s perspective, how would you like to receive information from your school?  School Website  Classroom site/blog  Classroom newsletter  Text messages  Students will go to the corner of their choice  Discuss with others in your corner why you have chosen your answer Corners- Parent Perspective

12. 4 corners  Thinking from a teacher’s perspective, how would you like to provide information to parents?  School Website  Classroom site/blog  Classroom newsletter  Text messages/apps  Students will go to the corner of their choice  Discuss with others in your corner why you have chosen your answer Corners- Teacher perspective

13. Parent Communication Why a parent communicatesHow you can be proactive Understanding Parent Concerns

14. Communication Apps  http://www.rasmussen.edu/student- life/blogs/main/100-apps-for-teachers/ http://www.rasmussen.edu/student- life/blogs/main/100-apps-for-teachers/  Communication Tools

15. 21 st Century Mindset  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATO wl8WGtl0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATO wl8WGtl0

16. Are you thinking globally?  Communication for student learning  Authentic applications of technology  http://ciese.org/currichome.html http://ciese.org/currichome.html  Find a project that you could use CIESE

17. A Digital Future: K-12 Technology by 2018 1 year Mobile Learning- Increase classroom use of tablets and phones Cloud Computing- Educational collaboration through one common location 2-3 years Learning Analytics- Teachers tracking student achievement and goals for differentiated learning Open Content- Shared content available to teachers and students 4-5 years 3D Printing- Prototyping, students create models for their ideas, will foster innovative ideas in science and math Virtual laboratories- Web applications allow students to perform experiments over the interne, virtual science Lynch, M (2013) A Digital Future: K-12 Technology by 2018. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-lynch-edd/a-digital-future-k-12-tec_b_3930632.html On the horizon

18. Cloud Computing  Screen Cast o Matic  http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/  Google Hangouts  https://www.google.com/ https://www.google.com/  http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/09/17/6 -ways-teachers-can-use-google- hangouts.aspx http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/09/17/6 -ways-teachers-can-use-google- hangouts.aspx Technology for today’s classroom

19. District/School Technology Plans  http://fsd.k12.ca.us/files/FSDTechPlan2011 _2014.pdf http://fsd.k12.ca.us/files/FSDTechPlan2011 _2014.pdf  http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/dtp/ http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/dtp/  How will your plan fit into a district/school plan someday? Examples

20.  http://www.gcu.edu/About-Us/Mission- and-Vision.php http://www.gcu.edu/About-Us/Mission- and-Vision.php GCU Mission & Vision

21. Mission/Vision Statement  A Classroom Technology Mission Statement is a short paragraph written by the teacher that reflects the teacher’s purpose of implementing technology, the students’ use for technology, and the core purpose of utilizing technology in the classroom.  Include information about the school  Include information about the students  A Classroom Technology Vision Statement is a short paragraph that looks to the future. This statement remarks at how technology can be used to facilitate what outcomes we seek.  Include how the class will apply the technology  Include details about how technology will support outcomes  Include details about the students’ futures Who we are/ What we do

22. Comprehensive Classroom Technology Plan Section Two: Communications Plan  How can technology be used to communicate in a classroom setting? Consider communication and collaboration with students, parents, the community, and the global community.  Develop a draft for your first year of teaching, detailing how you will communicate with all engaged groups in the educational community. Items you may consider incorporating into the plan include:  A class Web site  Emergency contact list  Alternative methods of communications  Critical communications links  e-mail  VOIP  Student Web sites  Partnerships with other schools  e-pals  Others  How will you address Internet security and safety in this plan?  Support your choices with evidence from your required readings, and two- three peer-reviewed articles from the GCU eLibrary. Benchmark

23. Discuss  Discuss elements of your communications plan at your table  Take notes and make revisions Pair Share

24. LoudCloud  Go to the Student Portal: http://www.gcu.edu/Current-Students.php http://www.gcu.edu/Current-Students.php  Log in to the portal and log into LoudCloud  Syllabus and Benchmark Assessment Rubric  Access course materials  See assignments  Due October 3rd:  Communication Technology: Create a classroom website, blog, or other communication technology approved by the instructor, to communicate with either parents, students, or both. The website must include at least 4 tabs, and the blog must include at least 7 entries of about a paragraph each.