4. Evidence of Change
Pew Internet &
American Life Project
NetDay Speak Up Day
NSBA Report:
Creating and
Connecting
Grunwald Associates:
Kids’ Social
Networking Study -
more detailed than
NSBA; available for
purchase
SETDA - Maximizing
the Impact Report
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5. Pew Report
4 Key Teen Realities:
Teens are technology-
rich and enveloped by
a wired world.
Mobile gadgets allow
them to enjoy media
and communicate
anywhere
Teens know that
ordinary citizens can
be publishers, movie
makers, artists, song
creators, and story
tellers
Teens are multimedia
multi-taskers.
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8. Blogs
usually an individual journal
Types ExamplesExamplesExamples
Teacher/
Admin
Student
Professional
Development
El Milagro
Weblog
LeaderTalk
The MUS
Lower School
Blog
Mrs.
Harder’s
Blog
Newly
Ancient
Consumer
Math Class
Collaboratio
n Nation
The
Biome
Project
Weblogged ITM
Dangerously
Irrelevant
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10. Media Sharing
web-based tools for organizing & publishing
Audio (podcasts)
Photos
Videos
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11. Media Sharing Examples
Tools ExamplesExamplesExamples
iTunes
Flickr
YouTube
VoiceThread
iTunes U Coulee Kids Room 208
Map of
Migrations
Best Word
Book Ever
Merode
Altarpiece
Geometry,
Asus, and
Flickr
Did You
Know?
TEDTalks
Women in
Art
Poems by Ms.
Gross’s
Students
Knuffle
Bunny
Stories
K-20
Educators
Exploring SL
How to Make
a Borax
Snowflake
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12. Google
online collaborative software
Tools ExamplesExamplesExamples
Google Earth
Docs &
Spreadsheets
Custom Search
Summer
Tomatoes
Teacher
Project
Google Lit
Trips
Scavenger
Hunt
Palo Alto
High School
Alex
Ragone’s
Skype Preso
Mrs. Gray’s
Sites
Elementary
Language
Arts
Global Voices
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14. For Discussion
What surprised you?
What challenged your thinking?
What new connections are you making?
What are you seeing in your schools?
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16. Suggestions
K.I.S.S
Consider your teaching dilemmas.
Ponder the added value.
Take a look at the NETS standards for students,
teachers, and administrators.
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20. Lesson Planning
Discovery United Streaming
American Memory
Teachers’ Domain
The Digital Vaults
eMints
Library resources from CPS
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