32. Speer doesn't see an advantage at Berkeleyin using Kindles over laptops, but he iscurious to see how iPads will be used inclassrooms.
"The iPad is potentially a game-changer,"Speer said. "But we're not quite sure whatthe game is."
"The iPad is potentially a game-changer,"Speer said. "But we're not quite sure whatthe game is."
"The iPad is potentially a game-changer,"Speer said. "But we're not quite sure whatthe game is."
48. Mooresville Statistics
• From 38 to 8 to 4 in student achievement in
three years after 1:1
• Increased attendance
• Decreased suspensions
• All 34 NCLB sub-categories met
81. Build a Blog
• To communicate information to parents and
students
• To create a running journal of classroom
activities and lessons
• Students use blogs to read and reflect on their
own learning
• Students can be contributing authors on a class
blog
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• You can get news out more quickly.
• You can respond to traditional media.
• Your message can be accessed by readers on
their schedules.
• You can increase coverage in the traditional
media.
• You can build a sense of community.
86. 86
What I’d Buy Instead of an Interactive
Whiteboard by Bill Ferriter, The Tempered Radical
• Give me $5,000-$6,000 to spend on a middle school classroom with 25 students and I’ll buy:
– 5 Netbook Computers Cost: $1,250
• Give me one netbook for every 5 kids in my classroom and I can create instant workstations
for groups.
– 5 YEARS of VoiceThread for my Students Cost: $300
• With little digital skill, kids of all ages can interact in Socratic style conversations on school
related topics with one another both in and out of school.
– 5 YEARS of Brainpop Access for my Classroom Cost: $731
• Brainpop is a service that creates short (3-5 minute) animated videos on topics across the
curriculum.
– 5 YEARS of Access to Poll Everywhere Cost: $645
• What makes Poll Everywhere—an online application that allows teachers to create and
deliver quick surveys—unique is that students can respond to surveys via text message from
their cell phones, making the need for student responders obsolete in most middle school
classrooms considering the number of students carrying cell phones to school each day.
– A Mid-Range Data Projector Cost: $595
–Total = $3,521
– Camtasia Screencasting Software Cost: $179
88. Try Backchanneling in
Your Classroom
• A backchannel is another word for chat, your
students type their comments as the class is
discussing an item or when you are presenting.
• Allows all types of learners to actively
participate.