1. Using technology to help our students communicate Presenters: Natalie Korda & Jennifer Laquerre

2. Who we are…  Foreign language educators at Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte, NC.  Communication junkies  Technology testers—We”ll try anything once…and love to share what we’ve learned with others

3. Who is here with us today?  Subject areas  Schools

4. What we’ll do today…  Share some tools to help you and your students communicate with others in their own classroom, schools, the US and the world through:  Google Earth  Voicethread  Skype for Educators

5. Google Earth “Like taking a field trip without leaving the classroom.” http://earth.google.com Image from: valerienunnelly.com

6. Google Earth for the classroom:  Science  Global Awareness  Heroes of Google Earth  Climate Change  Projecting future  Cliimate action  Speaking to the forest  Earth Exploration  Moon/Mars/Sky  Oceans www.google.com/e arth/explore/showca se/ www.google.com/e arth/explore/gallery/

7. Google Earth for the classroom:  Social Studies  Historical Imagery  3D Buildings  Landmarks  US Presidents  UNESCO  Crisis and Humanitarian  Street View www.google.com/e arth/explore/showca se/ www.google.com/e arth/explore/gallery/

8. Google Earth for the classroom:  English  Historical Imagery  Compare and contrast  UNESCO  Culture and History  Street View www.google.com/e arth/explore/showca se/ www.google.com/e arth/explore/gallery/

9. Google Earth for the classroom:  Fine Arts  Favorite Places  Global trendsetters  UNESCO  3D Buildings  Culture and History  Street View www.google.com/e arth/explore/showca se/ www.google.com/e arth/explore/gallery/

10. Google Earth for the classroom:  World Languages  Global Awareness  Culture and History  Historical Imagery  Neighborhood Lay-outs  3D Buildings  Favorite Places  Street View www.google.com/e arth/explore/showca se/ www.google.com/e arth/explore/gallery/

11. Google Earth for the classroom:  Religion  Global Awareness  3D Buildings  UNESCO  Culture and History  Crisis and Humanitarian www.google.com/e arth/explore/showca se/ www.google.com/e arth/explore/gallery/

12. Google Earth for the classroom:  Health  Global Awareness  UNESCO  Crisis and Humanitarian www.google.com/e arth/explore/showca se/ www.google.com/e arth/explore/gallery/

13. Connect… www.google.com/earth/connect/  Blogs covering a variety of topics for every kind of subject area  Information from experts in the field  Ways to get involved

14. Another great resource from Google Earth… http://sitecontent.google.com/google- earth-for-educators/  Classroom resources  Teacher-to-teacher talk  Student work showcase  Tutorials and tips

15. Audience questions, before moving on to next topic.

16. Voicethread  www.voicethread.com www.voicethread.com  Funding provided for MACS system-wide (information to follow in the coming months)  Teaching tool which can be student or teacher produced.  Can be utilized in any subject area.

17. What to create… Teacher-initiated  Critique  Dialogue  Speaking practice  Discussion Student-initiated  Compare/contrast  Projects  Dialogue  News/Current event reports

18. Real life examples… Teacher-initiated  Post a piece of realia (poem, picture, article, quote, etc.)  Have students write or respond orally. Student-initiated  Describe yourself to the class (orally or written) using pictures, clip art, or drawings.

19. Audience questions, before moving on to next topic.

20. Skype Many uses, especially real-world applications that can be tailored to classroom activity.

21. Skype in the classroom http://education.skype.com  Join a project  Create a project

22. Classroom to Classroom or School to School www.skype.com  Collaborate with teachers, promoting discussion between classes  Have upper levels help lower levels  Have high schools read stories to elementary school students, without leaving the building

23. Skype with Experts www.skype.com  Use your experts in a variety of subject areas  Have your students hear presentations by these experts, with a great question/answer segment  Avoid security issues of bringing outsiders into your schools  Respect your expert’s time—no travel time or wasted time between presentations

24. Audience questions on Skype.

25. Final questions/comments? Thank you for attending our presentation today. We hope that you found something that you can use in your classroom. nmkorda@charlottecatholic.com jjlaquerre@charlottecatholic.com nmkorda@charlottecatholic.com jjlaquerre@charlottecatholic.com