Presentation given by Christina Spiezio at the Rutgers Reading and Writing Conference in March 2012

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Technology in the
Language Arts Classroom
Christina Spiezio
Edison Township Public Schools
Rutgers Reading & Writing Conference

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Introduction

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21st Century Skills
Overview
 Life/Career Skills
 Learning and Innovation Skills
 Critical Thinking
 Communication
 Collaboration
 Creativity
 Information, Media, and
Technology Skills
 Core Subjects

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P21 & New Jersey
Goals:
 To help students understand, connect to and act on critical
global issues by integrating 21st century perspectives into
curricula in all Core Curriculum Content Standards areas
 To connect student acquisition of international literacies to
real world experiences both in New Jersey and beyond state
and national borders
 To enhance teacher capacity for 21st century teaching
excellence through pre-service education, professional
development and opportunities for exchange and study
abroad

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Core Curriculum Content Standards
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking http://bit.ly/bPbeYT
Language

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Shift happens.
We need to shift, too!

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Social Media Revolution
 2:35

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Things to Think About…
 Social
media affects offline behavior
 How does it affect the classroom?
 Kids
are learning on iPads
 Where is this learning taking place?
 Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Google are
banned in China
 Where else are they banned?

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This means…
Our students are living in a world where…
 Information does not need to be memorized
 It is at their fingertips!
 Information comes in and from different medias
 Thoughts of others are valued more than experts
 Collaboration is key!
 Information is gathered through collaboration
Their world is social!

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Introduction of Tools
Voicethread
Wall Wisher
Glogster

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Voicethread: About
A collaborative multimedia slide show that
includes…
Images
Audio
Video
Text
Commenting
in five ways!

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Voicethread: Student Testimonial

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Voicethread: How-To

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Voicethread: Examples
Text

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Voicethread: Examples
Audio

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Voicethread: Examples
Video

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Wall Wisher: Student Testimonial

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Wall Wisher: About
A virtual corkboard
 Multiple people can post to the board
 Multimedia can be posted!
 Not just text!
 Images
 Links
 Videos

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Wall Wisher: How-To

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Wall Wisher: Examples

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Glogster: Student Testimonial

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Glogster: About
 Virtual, multimedia posters
 Includesimages, audio, video, animation, and
external links
 Visual representation of student knowledge
 Visual and media literacy
 No collaboration on creation

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Glogster: How-To

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Glogster: How-To

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Glogster: Examples

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Pros and Cons
Voicethread Wall Wisher Glogster
EDU Only? X X
Password X Approval X
protected?
Collaboration X X
in Creation?
Free? X
Multimedia X X X
Friendly?
Can it be X X X
embedded?
Privacy X X
Settings?

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Other Ideas
 Blogs
 Blogger, WordPress, Edublogs
 Wikis
 Wikispaces, PB Wiki
 Podcasting
 Audacity, Vocaroo
 Microblogging
 Twitter, Edmodo, Schoology
Find these on the Resources page!

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Resources
 http://teachingfortoday.wikispaces.com/

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Consider the following…
 “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob
our children of tomorrow”
 John Dewey
 “Any growth requires a temporary loss of security.”
 Madeline Hunter

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Any
Questions?
Thank You!
CSpiezio@gmail.com
http://teachingfortoday.wikispaces.com/