12. Why Me?
Action Research
For my class I am researching:
Does activating prior knowledge through
discussion boards improve student
comprehension?
13. Who Are Your Clients?
• Xbox Live
• 4G
• Internet Sensations:
o Call Me Maybe
o Justin Bieber
• eHarmony
• Craigslist
• Ordering Pizza/Wingzone
• 2nd Life [virtual relationships]
48. 3rd Grade:
Parent Night Slide
The Lexington School
21st Century Skills
· Discussion Boards
· iPads
· Laptops
· Student Computer & Listening Stations
· Smart Board
· Problem Solving
· Green Communication
· Online Access to Homework
· Lexia & Student Data Analysis
· Imagine This!
49. Discussion Boards
Mrs. Vennes's Discussion Boards
Try a new twist on journaling and focus
questions.
Students post replies to teacher-led
discussions.
51. 3rd Grade
Team Challenges: 170+ Group Activities
to Build Cooperation, Communication, & Creativity
by Kris Bordessa
52. 4th Grade
• Record students reading on iPad for
conferences.
• Mini-teach=students teach small groups
lessons they have mastered.
• A picture is 'worth a 1,000 words'--great
resource for writing report cards.
53. 5th Grade
• Designing Science Lessons as a
Group and Presenting to the Entire
Class
• Science Concepts put to Adele song
• Flipped Math [next slide]
54. Flipped Classroom
• Use Jing or Camtasia to record a
lesson.
• Upload and have students watch the
lesson the night before.
• Class time is now free to
discuss, work on projects, and tutor.
62. simplek12
Hidden Web Tools eBook
• I get emails daily regarding web tools, iPad
uses, and online PD.
• Once you are hooked into a company like
this one, you are overloaded with ideas and
resources.
65. Google Sites
Google Sites
Like the idea of interacting with your students
online?
Do Discussion Boards sound interesting?
Google Sites is friendly and FREE!
8 Google Tricks for your Classroom
77. Tech-Literacy Centers
WebQuests
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/>
Designed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State
University, WebQuests begin with a well-designed task
that is engaging and achievable for students.
WebQuests will generate thinking and other skills that go
beyond rote comprehension.
The WebQuest matrix at this site contains frequently asked
questions and templates, and describes various tasks
that can be designed as WebQuests.
78. Tech-Literacy Centers
Author Studies
Students can choose a favorite author to research and
even e-mail through the Internet.
Many children's and young adult authors have Web sites to
reach their readers.
Don't miss sites by Jan Brett
<http://www.janbrett.com>, PatriciaPolacco
<http://www.patricia-polacco.com>,
and Dav Pilkey, <http://www.pilkey.com>.
79. Tech-Literacy Centers
Progressive Stories
Students can design and write their own stories as a group.
Each group in a center may add to the
beginning, middle, or end of the story.
With Kid Fix, HyperStudio, or PowerPoint, the first group
can construct a title slide and first slide to begin the
story. As students rotate, the story builds, with the final
group designing an ending.
These are great for collaboration and not to mention, fun!
80. Tech-Literacy Centers
BrainPop
http://www.BrainPop.com
Let Tim and Moby introduce your students to all that is
amazing about our world. Topics include physical
sciences, health, math, technology, and language arts.
This site is fantastic for thematic units and integrated
lessons.
81. Tech-Literacy Centers
Candlelight Stories
<http://www.candlelightstories.com/HclpOFoodMem.htm>>
Candlelight Stories are enchanting ebooks students can
read independently or enjoy as a listening center.
Macromedia's Shockwave is used to bring the stories to
life.
82. Tech-Literacy Center
TV, Radio, & Commercials
Have a Flip Camera? Put a 21st Century twist
on book reports, prewriting, and research.
84. How do I assess?
Teach-nology
<http://teachers.tcach-nology.com/>
Teach-nology is a Web portal with rubrics, worksheet
generators, lesson plans, and classroom materials.
85. How do I assess?
Suggested Site: RubiStar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/>
RubiStar lets teachers customize online rubrics and save or
print them. For a paperless assessment, teachers can
provide a link directly to the rubric at the end of an
assignment.
Show Discussion Board Rubric
86. How do I assess?
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators
<://school.discovery.com/ schrockguide/>
Kathy has compiled an amazing library of information and
tools for teachers. You will find everything from lesson
plans and Web sites to teacher helpers, such as the
lesson planner, Quiz Center, and Puzzlemaker.
91. What Will it be Like in 10 Years?
• Playstation 2 was released in 2000
• iPod was released October 2001
• X-box came out November 2001
• 5th Graders were born that year
• Most popular gifts and presents in 2001:
o iPod
o Harry Potter book 1
o Razor Scooters
o Bob the Builder
92. Who Are Your Clients?
"These tech-savvy, multi-media, multi-tasking
digital natives navigate everyday life far differently
than many of their digital immigrant teachers."
• Teaching in the 21st Century: A Review of the Issues and Changing Models in
the Teaching Profession--Blackboard
94. "...the 21st-century learner,
the millennial, whose orientation to technology
is innate and who views technology not as a
way to do something better or more
efficiently than it was done before, but as the
only way to do it."
-St. Lifer, E. (2005)
96. Resources
We often hear that 21st century skills are NOT just about technology, but in case you were curious, what exactly ARE 21st century
skills, here are some great articles to take a look at:
What are 21st century skills? http://atc21s.org/index.php/about/what-are-21st-century-skills/
Partnership for 21st century skills: an overview: http://www.p21.org/
Video (examples) of 21st century skills in the classroom: http://www.secctv.org/video/?p=1306
The Connected Classroom (what are 21st century skills, and at the bottom are links to how other teachers have incorporated these
skills): http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com/Classroom
ASCD video of applying 21st skills in the classroom with real examples: http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol5/507-video.aspx
Six Steps for Implementing 21st Century Skills:
http://www.ocmboces.org/tfiles/folder1041/6_Steps_to_Implement_21st_Century_Skills.pdf
21st century skills, where do we start?: http://www.creativelearningsystems.com/files/21st-Century-Skills-Where-Do-We-Start.pdf
