ncties early career teachers

Swimming without Drowning:

Early Career Teachers and

Web 2.0 Technologies

Live Blog for Session at http://tinyurl.com/da9for

Early Career Teachers’ Advantages

Willingness to take risks

More

experience

with tech

themselves

Enthusias

m A pass from other teachers and administrators because they’re the “new kids”

Early Career Teachers’ Challenges

See Previous Slide

So how does one swim in the sea of technology

without drowning?

How to Swim

• Work with the End in Mind

• Create a Window Into Your

Classroom• Cultivate Support:

In Your School and Beyond

• Don’t Be Afraid of the Epic Fail

Work With The End In Mind

Ask “What is the problem

for which this is the solution?”

Hat Tip to Jim Burke (http://www.jimburke.typepad.com/)

Problem: Students lose paper reader’s journals and cannot comment on each others’ journals w/o taking them home or using class

time

Solution: Wiki for reader’s journals

Wiki for Reader’s Journals

Problem: Need way for students to access class

notes if they’ve been absent or missed something in

class

Solution: Shared OneNote notebooks

Other options: http://circusponies.com, http://evernote.com, Google Docs

OneNote Notebooks

Problem: Wanted students to actively evaluate

candidates’ messages in 2008 election rather than

being passive viewers

Solution: VoiceThread, Wiki, and The Living Room

Candidate

Campaign Ads Wiki

Problem: Need an authentic, engaging way for

students to analyze characters in a text

Solution: Glogster

Glogster

Create A Window Into Your Classroom

Class Blog

Cultivate Support and Inspiration:

At Your School and Beyond

At Your School

Veteran teachers

who are effectively

and innovatively

using technology

Students

Instructiona

l technology staffProfessional

Development/Trainings

Beyond Your School

TwitterNings

Diigo for Educators

Twitter

Nings

Diigo in Education

Don’t Be Afraid of the Epic Fail

It may turn out to be a learning experience or good

training in frustration tolerance

Campaign Ads Wiki

Have a Backup Plan

• What will you do if your lesson plan doesn’t work?

• What should students do if homework requires technology, and it isn’t working?

Support for Early Career Teachers

How to Be a Life Preserver

Encourage Early Career Teachers’ Efforts

• Hook them up with teachers in their discipline who are technological innovators

• Be available during their classes, especially if they’re starting something new

• Model technology in your interactions with them

• Be persistent

Be Available

Email

In-person (Crazy, I know )

Contact Info and Links

Meredith StewartCary Academy

http://la6stewart.wordpress.commeredith_stewart@caryacademy.o

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Twitter: msstewart