Notes from 7-26

Air Server - Work around Apple TV - allows your devices to talk to each other and view video from devices through your TV.
Air Server

Sugata Mitra - Embedded computer in a wall in Deli - The Hole in the Wall - Placed it in areas where no one wanted to teach. Proves people will learn to do what they want to do... Child Driven - show each other. If there is stuff on google, why should you stuff your head with it? Cooperative learning - Allow them to share ideas and work together. Change groups, etc... SOLS - Self Organized Learning Environments - All self motivated finding their own way to learn. Learning across the world through Cloud classrooms. Without influence from the outside.


 
"A question of attitude, not technology..." Build empathy, cooperation, and thinking. Learn by who you are with.


Twitter as a tool - keep trying it - @tfrimoth
Amazing Presentations Ranging from:

• Right Brain
• Through Motivation
• Technology Flipping
• Personal Device use policy
• Web Page - great way to set it up (Based on "Don't Make Me Think!)
• iMovie
• Power of a Story, Incorporating tech into daily practice
• Tech for ELL teachers
• Creating Innovators
• Guiding Principals for Tech and vision for 1-1 podcast
• Webpage design and iMovie 

The variety of presentations reflected the ability and uniqueness of our class.
Device Use - Focus on the Why - Use the actual building data, use research, share the wisdom, and come up with a policy proposal and reach consensus on plan.

Web Page - Don't Make Me Think

Power of a Story - Connect and use them to teach and share. Google is a modern oral story teller - Bobby's quote - Digital Storytelling - DAOW - Digital, Art, Oral, Written.

ELL - Wordsift - check it out. http://www.wordsift.com/visualize

Creating Innovators - Tony Wagner - Play, Passion and Purpose - http://creatinginnovators.com/

Check out Amy's movie!!!! - Amy, you are my hero :)

GIMP - like Photo Shop, allows you to build graphics etc.
Lynda.com through Lewis and Clark

THANKS EVERYONE!

Final Project Day

Sorry to have this come to an end. I  am amazed at the information this week, and the brilliance of my fellow classmates. Thanks to everyone for creating an environment where it was safe to learn and ask questions! Here it is....

Moving through the system

Why do we still use the factory system? Change the paradigm and move toward creativity....

• Divergent Thinking - Lots of possible answers and different ways to interpret the questions...Students have the capacity when they are young and it disappears as they age.

iTunes U - great source for curriculum and instruction. Audio! Using Apple in education. Here is an example of a success story in England...

Lit2Go - Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom. AMAZING!!
Lit2Go

Set up a PD website with short videos and info from this class - Thanks Jarod - A great resource for people when they have time. I would really like to do this for my staff.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) - Online learning with open course ware. MIT, Stanford,  etc. Great places to go for deeper understanding and learning.

ONLINE ethics - great question - Where does copyright etc come in? Great discussion about online schools. So glad to get some clarification about the law and requirements with ELL etc. We need to question policy and law and make sure that it is not the requirements that get in the way of learning... Make sure the needs of ELL and SPED are being met in an online world.

Web Presence -  Things important for setting up a website

• Clear Vision & Purpose
• User Focused Navigation (Don't Make me Think!) Have your information on the upper left...
• User Engagement
• Clear & Concise Messaging (Simplicity on the front page) Color is important, engaging photos, and consistent font.

Is there a way to change the content of our school websites?

Presentations 

• Simple (keep text to a minimum) make the font large enough and move to pictures etc.
• Limit Bullet Points
• High Quality Graphics
• Effective Charts 

I have so enjoyed the ability to keep track of thoughts and slowly build my ability to be an open learner. Thanks for the opportunity to stretch and reflect.

Thursday the 25th

After the technology discussion yesterday, I thought this might be a good article to offer up for folks: Ravich. I just appreciate her so much and it is worth the read...

RSA - Taking talk and turning it into pictures! So wonderful to see the different modalities represented. This is a wonderful way to engage different learning styles for kids and allow for creation.

Just thinking about technology...

Continuing with the tool conversation... Passion and desire versus just tools...Wanted to share the beauty of lo-tech with this video :)
Lo-tech

More thoughts.... 7/24

So frustrated that my original thoughts disappeared due to the spinning beach ball of death :(. I had a good stream going. Riffing away...Below is what I can remember...

gdouglasbundy.me - thank you for showing us the light. I am so thrilled he shared his website:
 G Douglas Bundy
We had been talking about tools versus enlightenment. This was so amazing!
Google tools tab on Google Drive can become a game changer. Teach Creative Capacity

All the new information today makes me confused about my final project. There are so many possibilities. New things can be in the world's hands in 10 minutes!

Philosophy
Motivation
Brain Research
The Arts
Play (gaming)

CHANGE THE GAME! by using the game -

10,000 hours between the ages of 10 and 18 playing online video games.

USE THE TOOLS! SHARE THE MESSAGE! Be the curator

A whole new Mind - Daniel Pink - Design disposition is the key to the future. The Arts has a place.

Teaching Thoughtfully - Keep your work and teaching "Motivational" Check out this website:
Teach Thought

Great quote today - "If you ever have a truly original thought, you don't have to worry about anyone stealing it because you will be busy trying to shove it down someone's throat." - This is so true because the really original and creative thinkers are the ones that are looked upon with suspicion and scorn...

Computer resources for kids... Copy in a standard and find a module! Check out the student source website from Beaverton that includes student created modules built on Common Core Standards:
Beaverton Student Source - OH MY GOSH!!!! Self Directed empowered learning.

Measures for effective teaching:

7/24 - Hump Day

Social Media - Where are the lines between school and "personal" space. How can we be proactive during a difficult situation so that communication comes out in a timely manner?

What is appropriate use? Let kids be LIFE LONG LEARNERS and move beyond good or bad. Could that be the approach?

Low tech use of high tech tools. Show the possibilities!!

3 prong approach to what you want:

• One-on-One conversation
• Administrative expectations statement that is reinforced
• Support for the change

Be thoughtful as you look to the future. Think the entire process through. We so often go forward with technology without looking at the future ramifications. Use what we have to be more efficient and creative

Ed tech 7-23-13

"Teacher" or "Learning Coach?"

How do you use technology to empower teachers and learners? I so enjoyed being able to get to the heart of technology today. Using tech as a way to do things differently rather than the same. Not just a tool, but a way to change the experience. Ideas ranged from shared PLT/PLC using google drive for sharing to using almost a blog idea to share comments on writing. Taking photos at concerts/night programs to email an event to all so that everyone sees students in other places and using Doodle to reduce the number of emails to plan meetings and events.

• I am anxious to add the idea of photos at events to keep connections and build community. I hope to add texting to my parent communication bag of tricks as well to begin additional capacity. A Vision of K-12 students today: Embarking on the new digital curriculum we are looking at this coming year in my district, this would be a great video to show to set the stage for the year.

• I was not familiar with Edmodo and am anxious to see how it might be useful for my school.

Beginning to see what our students know and love and how to break into their world to empower students AND staff...Text protocol: Agree, Argue, Apply - Use technology to allow students to have a different way to approach things and learn rather than just as a vehicle to do the same old job.

• App recommendations: Is it for profit, or is it for kids. NCTE has a good list. Emerging middle camp - for benefit company. Technology that supports and benefits kids, but still will and can make a profit.
• Diigo.com create a Diigolet - activate to allow highlighting in text online and allows you to save and bookmark web articles or things that you want to find again. Create a library. WOW!
• Use Quiktime to develop training tools and movies quickly.

A laptop can cost more than a person can make in a year... This brings us back to Amy. Allow and teach people to use the technology in all parts of life. OPEN the walls! ENGAGE ME!

Links for today: 
Here is a link to Doodle in case anyone needs it: http://doodle.com/?locale=en
Edmodo: https://www.edmodo.com/
Diigo: https://www.diigo.com
Teamwork video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qzzYrCTKuk

Stolen from Amy!

Amy had some wonderful questions which I hope I was lucky enough to be able to steal...Thanks for the thoughts!

Q:  Why do we close the real world out of our schools?

Q:  How can we diversify our teaching teams and schedules so that students are receiving instruction from the most highly skilled technology teachers?  How to we capitalize on innate talents (in staff) for the benefit of our students?

Q:  Is collaboration about "learning" from one another, or rather is it about working, building, brainstorming, arguing/challenging (respectfully) and discovering with one another?

A related TED Talk I like, and which got me thinking:

Margaret Heffernan:  Dare to Disagree 

http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_dare_to_disagree.html

Q:  How do we share our resources with our communities in a way that helps our students and families build technological (or other) skills? 

Q:  Is there a way to purposefully and consistently bring real-world professionals into our schools on, for example, exchange, stipend or on a volunteer basis? Are there business partnerships yet to be developed? 

Q:  How do we help teachers participate in local events, such as the upcoming NCTE conference in March of 2014?

Q:  In what ways can building level staff collaborate in a meaningful, personal way with District leaders to make the changes needed?

Q:  How do we help teachers continue to focus on what's going well and build on those successes?

Q:  Does everyone need to go to college? 

Another related TED Talk I like:

Mike Rowe:  Learning from Dirty Jobs

http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html

Q:  If students and parents knew the "Real Truth" about the student's current level of achievement (because we've told them and made certain they understood), and if they understood or had access to information related to Common Core Standards, could the use/application of technology at home enable and empower families to take more responsibility for achievement and/or advancement?  How can we promote that?

Just experimenting

So enjoyed the class today. Great group of folks and wonderful information. I am struggling with what to present as a final project. TOO MANY CHOICES. I am looking forward to these discussions and possibilities. Thanks for the progressive outlook!  I am trying a photo now for a personal touch. This was taken last summer during a trip to the Napa Valley for my 30th wedding anniversary. See everyone tomorrow.

Humbled

There is so much t learn, but there is a way to get there. DO NOT BE AFRAID. I enjoyed the article about starting. I think it is sometimes easier to make an excuse than to begin, so here goes...Everyone starts somewhere. IF you make and investment and trust yourself, you can learn as well.

I hope to keep rambling away here is cyberspace and not be afraid!

TED: Sir Ken

2nd Climate Crisis: Deal with the urgency. What is your talent? Just getting on with it versus letting what you do be who you are.

Education dislocates people from their natural talents. Go looking for them so that they may be encouraged. Transform education into something else. Challenge what we take for granted.

Life is not linear, it is organic, yet we view education this way. "We must get to college." Diversity of talent. Humans depend on it.

College does NOT begin in Kindergarten. 3 is not half of 6... We have sold ourselves to the "fast food," of education. Passion is the key. If you are doing something that resonates with you, hours are like minutes. Human flourishing is organic. We must develop the system to encourage the passions and our students.

Link: Abraham Lincoln Quote:http://quotationsbook.com/quote/44576/#sthash.VSyBVqy2.dpbs

Link: Yeats quote: http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1472827-the-wind-among-the-reeds-1899-decadents-symbolists-anti-decadents

Link: 10 TED talks - Ken Robinson
http://www.ted.com/playlists/124/ken_robinson_10_talks_on_educ.html

Lit review for class: possibilities for class project
John Dewey : School and Society: Free for ipad?
Tony Wagner: Creating Innovators
Clay Shirky: Here comes everybody - The Power of organizing without organizations - social media
Clayton Christensen : Disrupting Class - Harvard business professor - Disruptive innovation - disrupt the normal status quo.
Yong Zhao: Catching up or leading the way - see linked website

Check class website for online resources

Move it forward!

How do we move technology forward? Go next door and freely share with each other! Educators can be professionals. Move it forward for the benefit of all. System is slow to move it forward. Digital equity can be an issue, but don't make it an excuse. OPEN your school!! Making schools the center can make a difference. School beyond school hours. Why do we keep the doors open only when students can attend? We must develop a COMMUNITY of learners. We need to promote access for families.

Reflections about education: Out of the industry and into life. Technology is no longer a choice. Be connected, "nearly now." Reflect and research. Students are the center and learn through community. Best quality, but learn beyond the school room. Connect students to academic shift.  Around the world, around the country.

Understanding, not a memorization vending machine!!!
BRAVE CHILDREN who are collaborative and are learners...

Test

Happy to begin the adventure. Hope I can remember how to do this!