innovation, education, and technology
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Presentation given at Arbutus Global Middle SchoolTRANSCRIPT
Innovation, Education and Technology
Arbutus Global Middle School!Jan. 20th 2013!
Greater Victoria SD 61
Dave ShortreedCoordinator of Educational
Technology!Greater Victoria SD 61!
@mr_shortreed www.daveshortreed.com
Tweet to #sd61learn
Shape of the Afternoon!!
12:45 Keynote!1:05 Task Time!
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1:30 Break!!
1:45 Share Time!2:00 Keynote!
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2:30 Done!!
Team Work
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_Together_Teamwork_Puzzle_Concept.jpg
Collaboration and Innovation
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_silos.jpg
Overarching Goal
What is best for kids? How do we develop significant and engaging student learning? How does it improve student success?
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archery_target.jpg
Sir James Douglas Elementary, 1912
What should classrooms as learning spaces look like?
What structure suits innovation and creativity?
What tools fit into your learning space?
Teaching with the end in mind (with learning
intentions)
http://blog.williamferriter.com/2013/07/11/technology-is-a-tool-not-a-learning-outcome/
Why iPads?
http://www.edudemic.com/5-critical-mistakes-schools-
immediate and creative space
WIFI and mobility integrated technology personalized learning choice and flexibility
Implementation of iPads
Teachers with iPads
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archery_target.jpg
iPads at Arbutus Middle School
1. Consultation!
2. Tech Plan tied to school growth plan, vision, and community
3. Short Term Goals - 2 sets of 10 iPad Airs, with ProD support and mentorship
Using them with AppleTV and LCD projectors
Students contributing online to share with a greater community
Exploring the Digital World
Sharing creativity Best uses- integrate features of the camera, microphone, and interaction
“how a small suite of apps related to annotating, curation, and image, audio, and video production that [can] support a diverse student performances of understanding”
(Daccord, 2013)
The iPad Control Center-
Timer and Camera
Airplay
BluetoothiOS7
Searching for Apps
App Resources
appitic.com
eraccommons.ca/mobileapps/
edudemic.com
ipad4schools.org
iear.org
Included Apps
Show Your Thinking Apps!
Popplet (free, 4.99) !
Educreations (free) !
Book Creator (free, 4.99) !
Explain Everything ($2.99)
Popplet
Mind-Map Brainstorming Connections Summary graphic organizer
EducreationsShow your understanding Photograph, record stylus and narrate Export onto educreations.com
Book Creator
non-fiction report writing digital storytelling
photo, video, audio, animation, paint, text
Explain Everything
peer- editing
pre-made slides
reflections/assessments
presentations
www.explainingunderstanding.com
English 12
Creation Apps
iMovie
Keynote Telecast
Tellagami
iMovie Book Trailers
Task:
summarize story, introduce persuasive voice, structure of a trailer
allow for time to create and re-create
build in on the iPad using iMovie
photo or video based
Based on a short story “Greenel and Graynel” by Gantschew Iran
Tellagami
30 second clips with avatars
TouchcastGreenel And Graynel
Greenal and Graynel - Live news report on green screen
Explore TimeYour Task: 1. Explore the apps and consider your pedagogy, purpose and content in a lesson 2. Find an app you could see yourself using tomorrow 3. Design an integrated activity 4. Prepare to share out next session!
Share out
Please share the outcome of your explore time?!Thoughts? Ideas? Inspirations?
Using photos in education
blogs
presentations
inspiration
student creativity
Inquiry
Project-based learning grant to purchase iPad minis: !
Goal: To use technology to connect with the environment. !
$1.99
$1.99
Free
Framing Apps for learning
What is your learning outcome?
What is your essential question?
What tools (in this case iPad apps) fit into that learning outcome?
Evergreen Appsnot tied to content!limitless instructional possibilities!integrate to foster creativity and innovation!creating, annotating, curating!
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/28/the-evergreen-ipad-why-all-your-apps-should-fit-on-one-screen/
Essential Questions
Inquiry Based Learning/Project Based Learning
Good questions spark more questions and curiosity for learning
Trends in technology in GVSD
Devices in GVSD TEC packages
BYOD WIFI
Web 2.0 Digital Citizenship
Social Media Cloud Services
Informed Consent
Management Logistics
Recommendations for iPads:
Tech Plan rooted in learning goals
Tech committee
Expectations for teachers and students
Accountability and catalogue
Virtual Classroom
Kidblogs (private) Grade 3-7 !
Wordpress (public) Grade 8-12 !
Edmodo
Scaffold and begin conversation on Digital Citizenship
The One iPad Classroom
recordable whiteboard
cloud video storagecloud student notebooks
Evernote’s sketchpad
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• sharing stories/ideas
• raising awareness
• opening conversation
• bringing people together
Social media can be used for:
http://ipad4schools.org/2013/08/10/teachers-who-just-got-ipads/