presented by heather sparks, nbct 2009 oklahoma teacher of the year s.o.e.a. university of oklahoma...
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Presented byHeather Sparks, NBCT
2009 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year
S.O.E.A.University of OklahomaSeptember 16, 2010
Nearly every classroom in America has at least one computer.
-NCES, Internet Access in US Public Schools and Classrooms 1994-2005
A decade later…
“In recent years, the Internet has morphed into an application-based tool that allows users to create content, post ideas, and share experiences.”
~High Tech Teaching Success (2009)
How can teachers leverage the possibilities the internet
provides for classroom use?
www.animoto.com
Students can create free 30 second music videos from uploaded photos and video clips.
www.smilebox.com
www.webshots.comwww.photopeach.com
www.photobucket.comwww.slideshare.com
www.picasa.google.com
www.imagechef.com
Other photo/slide sites:
Other comic creator sites:
www.toondoo.com
www.bitstripsforschools.com
http://pixton.com
http://goanimate.com
The Pew Internet and American Life Project Survey found 93% of all US students between the ages of 12-17 reported using the internet, 87% use email, 75% have cell phones, and 97% play computer/video games.
~Rainey, 2009
Are teachers taking advantage of the skills and
technology students already possess?
www.pollanywhere.comTeachers and students can create polls to gather responses or other data via cell phone text or the web.
www.polldaddy.com
Other Poll Sites:
www.surveymonkey.com
Fluidsurvey.com
www.yarp.com
www.stellarsurvey.com
www.urtak.com
www.bubbl.us
Other Mind-mapping sites:
www.creately.com
www.cacoo.com
www.mind42.com
www.gliffy.com
www.xmind.net
“The internet has undergone a shift from something that one passively browses to something to which users are actively contributing.”
~High Tech Teaching Success (2009)
How can teachers help students ‘actively contribute’?
www.skype.com
Teachers and students can communicate with others from across the street or around the world.
~High Tech Teaching Success (2009)
“Web 2.0 is a collection of Internet-based applications that allows users to easily create and post content.”
How will Web 2.0 help our students learn?
www.glogster.com
Students can create their own virtual ‘glogs’ (digital interactive posters) on any subject.
www.edmodo.com
Teachers create a social network for their classes and include photos, assignments, or links. Students can submit work, chat, or post ideas.
“An inherent characteristic of technology education is the continual development of new technologies and creating innovative applications of already existing technologies.”
~G.E. Hall, 2010
What innovative ways will you find to use technology in your classroom?
Read blogs about teachers’ experiences using Web 2.0 with their students at www.classroom20.com.Explore a free database of lessons and online curriculum housed at www.MERLOT.org (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching.
Search through curriculum resources from teachers around the world at www.curriki.com
Learn about creating electronic portfolios at www.electronicportfolios.org.
Besnoy, K., & Clark, L. W. (2009). High tech teaching success. Waco: Prufrock Press.
Ertmer, P., & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. (2010). Teacher technology change: How knowledge, confidence, beliefs, and culture intersect. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(3), 255–284.
Hall, G. E. (2010). Technology’s Achilles heel: Achieving high-quality implementation. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(3), 231–253.
Internet access in US public schools and classrooms 1994-2005. (2005). Washington, D.C.: National Center for Educational Statistics.
Rainie, L. (2009). Pew Internet and American Life Project Survey. Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center.