Class Knowledge Base: Insights, Strategies, Tips and Tools from #TarletonOOC Participants A Knowledge Base Compiled from the Summer 2013 Graduate EDTC 538: Principles of Instructional Design & Technology Course Tarleton State University

In the Summer of 2013, Tarleton State

University offered a free, open online

course to 160 educators in North Texas.

The focus of the course was on the

principles of designing instruction with

technology in the 21st Century. Over 37

schools were represented in the OOC, and

through collaboration and interaction,

participants examined educational

technology trends and issues, designing

and developing instruction with

technology, teaching information literacy

and digital citizenship, and strategies for

spurring change as teacher leaders.

Participants were also able to experiment

with a number of educational technology

tools, including Learning Management

Systems, online communication and

collaboration tools, resource and content

curation tools, websites and apps, and

multimedia tools.

A major goal of the course was to enable

participants to develop sustained contacts

for their Personal Learning Networks

(PLNs), thus the social media platforms

Twitter and Google+ were incorporated

into the requirements.

This compiled knowledge base can serve

as a reference of the many resources, tips

and tools presented in the course.

Infographic Created by Knowledge Seekers’ Team Lead Sylena Measles

Course Content Links Archived SoftChalk Lessons:

Week 1 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_1/index.html

Week 2 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_2/index.html

Week 3 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_3/index.html

Week 4 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_4/index.html

Week 5 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_5/index.html

Archived Experiments:

Week 1 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_1_mwb_experiment/index.html

Week 2 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_2_experiment/index.html

Week 3 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_3_experiment/index.html

Week 4 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_4_experiment/index.html

Week 5 - http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/Week_5_experiment/index.html

Dr. Baker’s YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/drcredencebaker

Compiled Resources, Strategies, Ideas, Tips and Tools

@mrst_santo

I am “the” technology department at Santo High School and teach

Principles of Info Technology, Money Matters, Principles of Arts &

A/V, and Digital and Interactive Multimedia. For those who are

more familiar with old course designations, I teach BCIS, personal

finance, desktop publishing, and multimedia.

For the past five years, I’ve taught in a blended environment.

Students log-on to my website to submit their daily post, view and

download their assignment, and connect to internet resources. I’m

ready to jump into more online learning and social media use!

Three ways I use (or would like to use) social media effectively:

1. Twitter

I used Twitter last year, with mixed success, to connect with

students and parents about projects, tests, due dates, and

upcoming yearbook photo dates (also my job!). I love that kids can

sign up for Tweets as text messages, without needing to create a

Twitter account. It’s a powerful way to brag on a classroom or

group of students because it goes out to everyone who follows

you. Tweets like this-- “Mrs. T’s 2nd period DIMM took such great

Rule of Thirds pics today! Ask your student to see the photos on

their mobile device” –can spark parental involvement in your

program.

I maintain three Twitter accounts (shown below)

@mrst_santo is for students in my classes. I tweet project due

dates, reminders, and plenty of encouragement.

@santo_ybk is for parents and students who want to keep up with

portrait, activity, and sports photo dates.

@santo2017 is set up to follow my son's class through graduation.

I use it to Tweet homework from all of their classes, concession

stand worker reminders, and all of the other stuff that comes from

being a class Mom!

2. Flickr

Flickr is a photo-sharing site that we used in my classroom for

several years, before it was blocked by our filtering system. I would

love to regain access! We used it in my desktop publishing classes

as a source for graphics by utilizing their Creative Commons. Yes,

you can run across some “questionable” photos, but much more

rarely than on sites like PhotoBucket or even Google Images. My

rule is “Raise your hand, let me know, you’re busted if to others

you show”. Learning to be adult about questionable content and

move on is part of online learning.

My multimedia classes used Flickr to upload their photographs

and design work into private, tagged communities. Students then

provided feedback and shared ideas. It was also a GREAT way to

introduce a lesson to the next year’s class by showing examples of

both good and bad work.

3. Blog by Schoolwires (our district website management software)

Like many of the districts in Region 11, we use Schoolwires to

manage our district website. As the district’s webmaster, I was

tasked with creating an online classroom presence to serve as a

guide for other teachers in my district. One of the tools I utilize is

their blogging app, though I have adapted it as more of an online

journal for students called “The Five”. Why the name? They have the first five minutes after the bell each day to read my daily post

and comment with at least two grammatically correct sentences.

This gives me time to transition between classes and take roll

while easing students into posting online without acronyms! Most

of my daily posts involve science, technology, or design news, but

we do delve into “weird” news or topics of local interest. It’s a great

conversation starter and serves to remind students of the

difference between personal/informal and professional online

language.

However, the three-week transition from “idk. ddnt c the newz” to

“I did not watch the news last night, but do agree that dolphin-free

tuna is the way to go” can be a challenge!

http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom

www.sparkol.com

Kailah Ramsey - Cleburne ISD [Excerpt from her posted G+ Video] I currently use Remind 101 and Edmodo to connect with students both inside and outside of the classroom. I received a grant of 30 iPads to incorporate this coming year. One of my favorite things to do is to use the app “Chirp”. It allows me to push out resources (weblinks, photos, etc.) and it streamlines the amount of time to get the class on the same page and keeps them engaged in the lesson. Another technology strategy I have found to be highly successful is to record a video of my instructions ahead of time for the class when I have a substitute. This way, there is never a miscommunication or misconception of my expectations for the class while I’m out.

Janna Beth Long My background is in Secondary Science though I will be an Assistant Principal this year. In my science classroom we utilized a social media tool called My Big Campus (www.mybigcampus.com). My Big Campus is similar to Facebook but in a controlled, academic, monitored environment. In this environment I was able to engage students through short video lessons, assessments and collaborative documents during inquiry lab assignments. My Big Campus provided a means of connecting students with teachers in an online environment. On My Big Campus, students could also chat, blog or post on their own wall or on others similar to Facebook. Additionally, teachers were able to collaborate online to build team lessons or share lessons already completed.

http://modernlessons.com/course-catalog/

Lesson Link: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-digital-citizenship

Resource Lesson shared by Team Knowledge Seekers Clarissa Galindo

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IOI5-

tXZvOEVCFhoN5hlsccnRa-8_77nx3GDdB6C-tE/edit?hl=en&forcehl=1

http://mashable.com/2011/01/06/curation-

tools/#:eyJzIjoiZyIsImkiOiJfcnkxa2F1aXN1NWRpcmN6cXZrMGk1Xy

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Shared by Ignite Team Lead

Holley Atkinson

Link: http://www.edudemic.com/2013/07/5-amazing-ways-to-collaborate-with-another-class/

Resource Lesson shared by Team Collaborators Team Lead Julie Miller

http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteac

hersblog/blog-wat/2013/06/24/15-apps-for-the-one-ipad-

classroom

http://authorskypetour.livejournal.com/ http://www.edutopia.org/blog/simple-power-of-a-

screenshot-monica-burns

http://bit.ly/17oVyvi

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/intel-teach-ww.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1OKLLzuZso&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aqCYE7ufqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJ5XG5i2aw

http://goo.gl/Vf1DVM

http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/7-ways-to-teach-digital-literacy-skills-1

https://www.iste.org/

http://www.tarleton.edu/library/researchtips.html

http://online.tarleton.edu/Home_files/EDTC_538/resource_evaluation.pdf

http://goo.gl/shGFvB

http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/cyberbullying/

http://youtu.be/R0OV92Yyl20

http://t.co/YA5BSjFEhA