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- 1. Catapult Your Students Into the 21st Century With Technology
- 2. A Little About Me Mother of Three Library Science Student Pre-K Teacher
- 3. “The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.”- Steve Ballmer Ballmer, S. (n.d.). Technology quotes. Retrieved from: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/steveballm173469.html?src=t_technology
- 4. Four Technology Tools to Extend Learning •PicMonkey •Piktochart •Voki •QR Code Monkey
- 6. Classroom Applications English- 10.1 The student will make planned multimodal, interactive presentations collaboratively and individually. A) Make use of strategic multimodal tools B) Credit information sources • Create collage to demonstrate awareness of a topic • Visually represent a book using a collage • Students will learn to find, cite and edit images in research projects
- 8. Pic Monkey Advantages • Multiple editing options • Free version for many editing options • Easy to use • Easy to download jpg. or png. Limitations • Some of the more interesting options come at a cost • Too many choices become overwhelming
- 9. Questions O’Daniel, R. (2010). Questions. [image]. Retrieved from: https://flic.kr/p/7Ww83p CC BY-SA 2.0
- 12. Classroom Applications • Describe a how-to process • Present numerical information visually using graphs, charts, and shapes •Compare and Contrast •Visual Storytelling •Professional Development
- 13. Science Sol-ES.8 The student will investigate and understand how freshwater resources are influenced by geologic processes and the activities of humans. The students can create an infographic to visually represent the data and information found while researching the effects of water scarcity on the environment and mankind.
- 14. Piktochart • Allows creativity • Easy to Use • Many features • Multiple formats • Easily shared on social media • Time consuming • Cost associated with more features LimitationsAdvantages
- 15. Questions O’Daniel, R. (2010). Questions. [image]. Retrieved from:https://flic.kr/p/7Ww83p CC-BY-SA 2.0
- 17. Classroom Applications •Book Reports •Vocabulary •Create reports on historical figures •Poetry readings •Exit tickets •Presentations
- 18. Language Arts SOL 9.4 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction, and poetry. The students will use Voki evaluate a book or to do a character study to demonstrate comprehension. http://tinyurl.com/y7jw6g69
- 19. Scientific Process Lesson Amy. (April 15, 2010) Bio lab. Retrieved from:https://flic.kr/p/7UcCYp. CC-BY- 2.0 Rosado, R. (n.d). Investigation the scientific method with max axiom.[voki] Retrieved from: http://www.voki.com/presenter/playPresentation.php?id=4b5739d494 ab72c2a54540e67fc1c856
- 20. Voki • Creative way to use audio • Easy to Use • Free • Different recording options • Multiple languages • Time limit with free version • Cost associated with sharing features • Limit on the number of slides LimitationsAdvantages
- 21. Questions O’Daniel, R. (2010). Questions. [image]. Retrieved from:https://flic.kr/p/7Ww83p CC-BY-SA 2.0
- 23. Classroom Applications •Link QR codes to book reviews, trailers in the library •Link QR code to student book reports •Create reports on historical figures placing code on picture of figure •Scavenger hunts for parents night, orientations, any subject •Link QR code with an answer to a math problem
- 24. Chemistry • CH.2-The student will investigate and understand that the placement of elements on the periodic table is a function of their atomic structure. • The students will use QR codes to link to You Tube videos explaining the elements of the periodic table. Periodic Videos. (July 7, 2011). Periodic table of qr codes. [image]. Retrieved from: https://flic.kr/p/a1qW49. CC-BY-SA-2.0
- 25. Language arts • 8.2 The student will develop and deliver oral presentations in groups and individually. • The students will create a book review to present to their classmates by using a presentation tool and linking the final product to a QR code. The QR code could be pasted on the book for other classmates to view. • This QR code brings you to a student created book review. WLCSCH17 (Feb. 9, 2012). LMS student book review-ep. 8- “twisted by sara shephard. [video]. Retrieved from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXrr5IH6RnQ
- 26. QR Codes • Free • Can be put anywhere • Allows for quick and easy access to information • Must have device • Must have downloaded app LimitationsAdvantages
- 27. So let’s get started …. Catapulting our students into the 21st century!!!
- 28. Questions O’Daniel, R. (2010). Questions. [image]. Retrieved from:https://flic.kr/p/7Ww83p CC-BY-SA 2.0
- 29. References • Anastasiou, T. (Sept. 26, 2013). Corn field. [image]. Retrieved from: https://flic.kr/p/fEhwac. CC-BY 2.0. • Hansen, J. (Nov. 12, 2010). Shadow man. [image]. Retrieved from: https://flic.kr/p/9ju7kS. CC-BY- SA 2.0. • Hertz, M.B.(Sept.13, 2011). Using QR codes in the classroom. Retrieved from: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/qr-codes-education-mary-beth-hertz • Mason, A. (Jan. 29, 2005). Distorted ben two. [image]. Retrieved from: https://flic.kr/p/msKy CC- BY 2.0 • Mysticartdesign. (March 30, 2015). Pegasus. [image]. Retrieved from: https://pixabay.com/en/pegasus-moon-jump-rock-gold-youth-695829/. CC-O. • Rosado, R. (n.d). Investigation the scientific method with max axiom.[voki] Retrieved from: http://www.voki.com/presenter/playPresentation.php?id=4b5739d494ab72c2a54540e67fc1c856 • Sy.(Nov. 30, 2014). Bees. [image]. Retrieved from: https://flic.kr/p/oVo7nj. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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- 50 Word Description- In this session, I am going to share with you four technology tools that will catapult your students into the 21st century! You will be introduced to some wonderful, innovative tools that can be used to spark creativity and build critical thinking skills across content areas and grade levels. Welcome everyone. Today I am going to share with you four technology tools that can catapult the students in your library into the 21st century. Students today do not have to learn with just pencil and paper. There are many wonderful tools available that spark innovative thought, build critical thinking skills and inspire creativity. I can’t wait to share a few of my favorites with you. First let me tell you a little about me. 30 seconds
- I am the mother of three almost grown children and I have been teaching at the preschool level for the past 6 years. I am currently pursuing a masters of education with a certification in school libraries. Teaching preschool has been fun and exciting. Preschoolers are definitely creative thinkers and have open minds. They are always exploring and doing. As children grow older their open-mindedness begins to be stifled by information overload and the pressures of testing well. We need to bring back that exploration, creativity and openness into our students lives and this can be brought into the libraries by innovative technologies that encourage critical thinking, collaboration and innovative thinking. These skills are becoming more and more important in todays business landscape and we need to better prepare our students. 1 min
- This quote about the benefits of information technology came from Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft. Read quote….. We want our students to feel that empowerment to be able to achieve their goals and being able to learn how to use multiple forms of technology will give students the confidence they need to fully reach their potential. Today I am going to introduce you to several tools that can be used to stimulate the type of learning we hope to see in our classrooms and libraries. 1 min
- The four tools I am going to talk to you about today can be used in elementary, middle and high school. They are very versatile tools that can be used on multiple grade levels and across the curriculum. There are so many I wanted to share with you all today, but I had to narrow it down to four or we could be in here all day exploring. So I chose…. Pic Monkey- Image editing tool with extra fun features Piktochart- An infographic making website Voki- An audio recording tool that uses self created avatars to voice the recorded message QR codes- Uses QR code technology to use in the classroom or library setting 30 seconds
- Let me first tell you about PicMonkey. It is an image editing, graphic design tool that allows you to edit photos, make collages, and design posters. All you need to start designing are some images. You are the designer. You take any image are able to crop, resize, explore light effects, add overlays and text, and experiment with colors. It offers many templates that can be used to create for multiple purposes. Lets click on this link and I will show you some of its features.(Click on the link and show home page and a quick look at the options that are available for editing.) 2 min
- Now I’m going to share with you several ways this can be used in the library or classroom. A student can use the collage option to give a visual representation of a book they have read or of a historical event that is being studied. For example, students can read the March series while studying the Civil Rights movement and can then create an artistic collage using images they feel evoke the feelings and emotions of this book. At the elementary level the students could make a collage representing an animal they have studied or a book they have read. At the middle and high school level the students can use the tool to not only edit images, but to curate images correctly and learn to cite them properly. 1 min
- Here is an example of a collage that I created to visually represent the YA book, Bone Gap. Creating this collage made me think about the aspects of the book and how they could be represented visually. So as a student, I would have to really be thinking deeply about the book. I choose the bees for one of the characters. The corn field was very present in the book and was almost depicted as a sentient being and I felt it had to be represented in my collage. The main character had a disorder that made him not see faces, so I choose a distorted face to represent him. Anyway, you get the idea. I had to use critical thinking when deciding what images to choose that reflected ideas in the book. I also had to think about what images would represent the characters and how to choose images that were ok to use copyright- wise and how to cite them. It involved a lot of skills. A student could even create a word cloud using words that describe the book and add that image to the collage. 1 min
- I liked the fact that this website had so many options for editing a photo including textures, text, shapes, frames, overlays, touch ups, and different themes. It even has a Zombie theme that lets you add all sorts of gruesome additions to a photo. I can see a high school student really getting creative with a presentation. It was very easy to use and I like that you had the ability to undo and redo at will. When you are done, you save and download. It was as easy as that. I found just a few things to consider on the con side. I would often find a cool feature I wanted to use but would find I could only use it if I upgraded to the paid version. Also, sometimes the amount of editing choices became a little overwhelming. Ultimately, I really enjoyed playing around with all the options and feel it would give students the opportunity to learn how to be selective in their choices and to design with a purpose. 1 min.
- Any question that I can answer for you today about Pic Monkey. Leave about 3 minutes for questions.
- Piktochart is a tool that is used to create infographics. Infographics are a new and exciting way to share information visually. It makes a number heavy presentation easier to view and comprehend. Piktochart lets the user choose from a variety of options. You can choose to create a poster, a flyer, an infographic, or a presentation. It gives many design options to help you create your product. You can use their graphics, charts, and shapes or you can upload you own. 2 min
- Here is an infographic I made of information I collected about a school population I was studying to decide what needs needed to target for a library collection. As you can see the information can be placed strategically on sections. ( Describe some of the details) Different graphs are available. All you need to do is input the data and the graph can be created and placed. There are a lot of graphics and images available through the site to make the poster exciting. Be careful! It becomes so engrossing, you may be find you’ve spent hours just creating a poster! 2 min
- The example I showed you was a great way for a professional to share information visually. We could use these in the library field to advocate for our libraries. We can create an end of the year infographic depicting all the great leaning that has taken place during the school year and disseminate it out to the community in an email or a flyer. But this tool can also be used in the classroom with students. They can use it to create an infographic showing the process of how to do something. For example, a visual representation of a how to cite an image properly or how to recycle. It can also be used to compare and contrast any topic. You could create a poster comparing two works of fiction or comparing two countries. You can also use them to visually tell a story or as a final presentation for a research project. I would also use it to have students to present any numerical content visually. Creating charts and graphs using data will help enhance their critical thinking skills. 2 min
- Here is an example of an Science SOL and what can be done with an infographic. A student learning about water scarcity and water pollution can create an infographic to represent the information they have found on the topic. They can add maps, graphs, data, images and text, either on a poster or a slide presentation. They can create a poster to raise awareness of the topic as well as creating an interesting final product for their research. This type of presentation gets the student thinking in a more creative way and we are teaching them how to present information in a more interactive way along with the research skills they are learning. 2 min
- Piktochart has some great advantages. It allows for creativity. It’s easy to use. It gives the creator many options of graphics to add to the product. The many formats and templates given by the website allow for greater versatility for different needs. Another plus is that anything you create is easily shared on social media. I found a few limitations. Creating the first few infographics was very time consuming. Even though it is pretty easy to figure out, it still takes some work to figure out all the formatting. There is also a cost associated with access some of the features that make it easier to use. They do offer an educational package that costs 120 dollars for 30 users for 4 months that gives you access to 600 templates, but the free version did seem to get the job done. I really did enjoy creating with this tool and will definitely be using it in the future. 2 min
- Any questions? 3 min
- Voki is an audio recording tool that allows you to record up to 60 seconds of audio for free. You have the option of creating an audio recording or creating presentation slides. You get to pick from a collection of avatars to speak your recording. You can add backgrounds, accessories, clothing to you avatar and then record your content. You are even able to type text for the characters to speak if you don’t want to record your own voice. The avatars can be set to speak in different languages, accents, or sexes. Here is an avatar I created, using my own voice to introduce a summer reading program. If time allows create a quick Voki as part of the presentation. 3 min
- Even though many of the options come at a cost, the free features still are adequate for a number of educational uses. Students can create 60 second book talks or reports. The can practice vocabulary words by creating an avatar that will share definitions with classmates. A poem can be presented, either an original poem or a favorite on by a poet the students are studying. A student could create a response as an exit ticket for a topic. Presentations can be created for storytelling or reporting on historical events or figures but only with a 3 slide limit for the free version. 2 min
- This is an example that was created by our group as an example for a summer reading activity. We created a website to engage high school students to read in the summer. The students would demonstrate awareness of the book by pretending to speak as one of the characters. 1.30 with example Voki.
- Here is an example of what can be done with the paid version. This is a lesson created by a teacher to teach fifth graders about the scientific process. It is a long slide show, but I am just going to show you the first few slides so you can get the idea of what can be done with the paid version. This is a lesson from the Voki lesson section. This lesson one that was created by a teacher and shared on the website for free. If you like it and want to have lessons 2 and 3 you have to upgrade. This lesson uses Voki to differentiate instruction to reach several types of learners while combing technology with science, reading and writing. 3 min
- Voki really was an impressive tool for the elementary classroom. I like that it was creative, easy to use, free and had many options to tweak the avatars. I wish it had more options for the free version like longer recording times and slide limits. It is great fun for the classroom teacher and the librarian to experiment with and maybe worth looking into the paid version. 1 min
- Any questions? 3 min
- QR are codes are special codes that when scanned with a device you are brought to some sort of content. It might be a website, an advertisement, a presentation of some kind. We are beginning to see QR codes everywhere we go, so why not use them in our schools. In an Edutopia article I read, the author said she bought a banana that had a QR code that linked to the farm the banana came from and that article was from 2011 (Hertz, 2011). Just think how many more people are using them now six years later. They are becoming very useful in our field as educators think of more and more uses for them. The two most popular websites are QR code monkey and Inigma. The both work the same. Create the code, attach the link, and download the image. It’s just that simple. QR code monkey gives you a few more options of customizing your code with colors and insignias, but basically they both work the same. I have the links to both homepages above. 2 min
- We can use these codes in schools in so many ways. You can create a QR code and put it on a book and a student scan the code to be linked to a book review or other related sites that compliment the book. Students can create their own book review or trailer and create their own code for a book. A student can research a historical figure or event and create QR code that is printed on some sort of art work that will link to their presentation. QR codes can be place around a school the school for a parents night to tell parents about certain aspects of the school as they move around during the night. Students can create answers to math problems, vocabulary words. Just about anything can be linked. The possibilities are endless. 2 min
- This is a poster that is used to teach the periodic table to high school students. It is a large poster and each QR code links to a You Tube Video explaining the element scanned. If we click on this QR code it will bring us to the video explaining Lithium. 2 min
- This is a QR code I created that links to a middle school students book review on the book Twisted by Sara Shephard. I could see students creating these during library time for their favorite books and then sharing the code with their friends. Give audience a chance to use code. 2 min
- This tool is free, can be placed anywhere, and allows for quick and easy access to information. The limitation was that you have to have a device and the app and you have to be able to download the QR code and print it to be able to display it. Ultimately, a great tool that I see being of great use in the educational setting. 1 min.
- I’ve told you about 4 technology tools to use in the library or classroom. There are so many more out there to be curated and explored. Don’t let yourself get overwhelmed with all of the tools. Just take them one at a time and give it a try. And lets get started catapulting our students into the technology age. 1 min.
- Any questions? 3 min Final time count estimated between 47-55 minutes depending on questions.