We are struggling with the idea of how much do we protect the students from the Internet and how much we allow them to grow.  I’m assuming that by that statement you can figure out where I stand.  I am all in favor of teaching students the positives and possible downfalls of the Internet.  If we don’t teach the students, how will they know?

Is it better to shut everything down and shelter our students or teach them the correct way to surf the Internet?  I’m afraid there are some who are of the opinion that it is better to shut everything down.  Hmmmmm, and what do the kids do when they are given a few freedoms? They won’t know how to work the Internet safely.

So, where do we stand?  Do we shelter or do we teach?  I, of course, am definitely standing on the teach side of the road.  Where are you?

If you get an opportunity, check out a couple of new sites and let me know what you think:   Glogster and Animoto.  I’d like to share these with my teachers and would like your opinion first.  Both are wonderful resources, but are they safe enough for our students?  Are there truly any sites on the Internet that are 100% ’safe’?

Until next time ~ Danita

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NCAETC Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Leading from the Edge
Chris O’Neal (funny guy! down to Earth)
http://leaders.wikispaces.com
www.edleadersonline.org

Agenda:

• reflect

• assess priorities

• plan professional development

• integrate ourselves and our projects more effectively

• explore resources

professional development can be done passing in the hall – doesn’t have to be a “sit ‘n get”

MySpace

• why should we talk about MySpace?
• social networking – same reason we are at the conference – we are making our own social network
• 75+ million registered users
• how do we tap into this treasure chest of information?
  • adults have a worse image of myspace than kids do – kids are doing good stuff with their accounts

21st Century students

• pew Internet site great site for statistics
• 80% of kids grades 7-12, 45% in grades 4-6, 29% in grades k-3 have at least one email account
• 22% kids in grades 7-12 have at least 3 email accounts
• ~ 60% of kids have a blog, webpage, photos, artwork, stories or videos online

Strategy

• justify expenditures
• prepare the above with index cards and bullets, elevator speeches
• preemptive conversations, newsletters with data
• do your research! how will this benefit our students? how much will it cost? how will you energize the teachers to use this technology?
• make it personal for the higher ups
• AYP for middle school boys (minorities)
• know who you are dealing with and deal with them!
  • invite yourselves to join their meetings
  • be a real team player
  • mass emails and generic flyers on the staff bulletin board DON’T COUNT
  • use reflections on school-level team building & collaboration handout (graphic organizer)
  • who do we neglect the most often: PE, counseling/guidance
  • we tend to work with the people who are open to what we are doing we need to get to the people who aren’t comfortable with technology
• take are of yourself
  • schedule time to reflect
• be a better technology user
  • take advantage of resources around you – kids, clubs
  • leading learning journal, ASCD – ISTE – CoSN good professional associations
• clarify your expectations
  • have the conversation with the building people – make sure everyone is on the same technology page
  • set priorities, vision, common definitions
  • sit down as a faculty and decide on a good technology integration plan

Resources

• The World is Flat Thomas Friedman
• technology is driving the world
• untouchables: doughnut makers, grocers, hairdressers
• students must acquire transferable skills that focus on communication, collaboration, productivity, and innovation to flourish in the flat world
• Edutopia real world integration, not pie in the sky
• EPN Education Podcast Network
• Webquests for Teacher’s www.ivyrun.com
  • technology and teaching strategies
  • developing a learner centered
• Video collections
  • PT3 Now! www.pt3now.org
  • Annenberg CPB Project www.learner.org
  • Netfiles www.netfiles.org
• Blogs
  • netvibes (aggregator) easy to use, customizable
  • David Warlick, Will Richardson
• Handouts & Resources
  • leaders.wikispaces.com
    • other links
    • leadership resources
    • download-ables
• Scenarios
  • teachers will pay more attention and are more likely to integrate technology if they have something to go by
• Questions
  • email Chris if you want the handouts or PowerPoint
  • Chris O’Neal onealchris@gmail.com

Audio Book Talks
Carol Johnson, ITF Pitt County School
cjohnson@pitt.k12.nc.us

• when media coordinators and teachers collaborate, scores increase 22%

• use Audacity
• call vendors to ask for resources

Equipment

• Mp3 Sansa to record

• microphone Logitech
• headphone/mics
• 300 Gb external drive

Email for information (CD will be on website)

• www.media.pitt.k12.nc.us

Lesson:

• title of book
• genre of book
• interesting passages
• description of book
• make book jackets
• email Cindy to get Beta website
• have Director call Cindy to get permission to save booktalks and have access to booktalks website
• no kid names
• permission form for parents
• software is easy to use

Rippers:

• ccmixter.org
  • load and change music
• findsounds.com

Ideas:

• media coordinators do some audio book talks and teachers allow their students to do others

• video vocabulary

Best of Web 2007

• Tim Tyson Mabryonline.org Podcast Central (in iTunes)
  • presenting at Atlanta conference
    

• ettc.armstrong.edu/marshawe/best.html

Podcasting Toward Excellence
Chris Shearer, ITF Durham Public Schools
2006 NCAECT Grant Recipient

• Sansa Mp3 players
  • quantity over memory size
• durable headphones and microphones (Siennheiser ~ $35 headphones)
• small mixing board
• decent microphones and stands
• weekly writing tip of the week for students
• weekly tip for elementary teachers
• WRMT for students
• record band students and chorus
• professional development modules

To make podcast:

• a topic
• a microphone
• recording software

Higher level skills

• active listening and speaking
• interviewing
• problem solving
• planning

Portableapps.com

• create a file and burn on a cd or flash drive and can run off any computer

Music

• music.podshow.com
  • podsafe music network
  • use any for podcast is free, but if you download for your own use (iPod) is 99 cents per song
• ccmixter.com

Podproducer

• not as good as Audacity
• if you record in another program

eBistro

• modules for podcasting to earn CEU’s

RadioDaddy

• www.radiodaddy.com/
• voice-overs for free

PowerPoint

• Impress from OpenOffice

Cyber penpals

Think Differently, Teach Differently

• Matthew Barfield and Laura Kerr Stanly County
• North Abermarle Schools 4th and 5th grades
• what do you want a school to look like? a teacher to look like? a student to look like?
• North Albemarle School
• nothing is the same as it was before – change is imperative
• what do you do with the teachers who are resistant?
• • the teachers who want to be involved will be involved
• close the gap from how schools were traditionally to 21st century
• digital portfolios to “go with” the students as they progress through school
• teaching strategies match new learning preferences
• 64% of students go home to something digital
• if not, what?
• computers don’t care your socioeconomic status when you sit in front of it
• project based learning
• we are training our students for jobs that aren’t even invented yet
• time saver on computer from doing paper and pencil activities
• balanced approach – whole child
• high student achievement
• • curriculum coverage
  • acceleration
  • personal experience
  • remediation
  • Sunburst Software
  • • prescriptive instruction
    • hands – on math program
    • • remediation or acceleration whatever fits the kid
      • everyday 20 minutes in the morning
• front loaded instruction
• high movement and excitement
• smart tutor
• • when will teachers be extinct?

• engaged students
• a World within reach
• Change of Philosophy
• Digital Classrooms
  • Promethean ACTIVboards, mounted projectors, Workgroup Laser Printer, Charging Station, Wireless Access
• shared colored printer teach students to use correctly
• document cameras for digital storytelling
• Title 1 school, class size is larger
  • complete Title 1 budget applied to 1 to 1 computer innovative
  • hosted lunch with banks and other movers and shakers to ask for investment
  • commissioners will pay for something that they think will benefit the county and people
  • implemented over 2 years
• expect, equip, and retrain
  • after-school sessions
• parent nights
  • Horizon Project Night
  • Technology Night
• www.north.scs.k12.nc.us Best Practices Link
• get a district leader to buy into this 1st, find a principal that wants
• laura_kerr@sca.k12.nc.us
• matthew_barfield@sca.k12.nc.us
• per student ~ $700 includes staff development($10,000 for Apple to come in) and all equipment

NetSmartz Internet Safety
Kim Guffey, Haywood County & David Rose, Landon School (Bethesda, MD)
NetSmartz
iSafe

• have to complete online modules to have access to the materials
• parent, teachers, students, older adults, officers (SRO) modules
• online virtual training
• modules are called iLearn
• has videos in modules

Surf Swell Island

• from Disney
• 4 places on the island
  • Privacy Falls
  • Virus Cave
  • Temple of Tact
  • Challenge of Doom
  • Treasure Palace
• elementary level

Attorney General Office Internet Safety DVD

• 2 dvds:
  • What you don’t know can hurt your child
  • What you don’t know can hurt your student
• request dvd or speaker to come out to talk to parents or teachers

Town Meetings

• parents only, for open and honest discussion
• AOL representative
  • statistics, parent controls
• Internet Crimes Against Children
  • Sex crime registry
  • highway patrol – parent responsibility
• Students added to panel for Q & A (Kaleidoscope)
  • Kaleidoscope has documents

CyberSmart

• Curriculum Scope
  • divides curriculum into grade levels
• posters

www.haywood.k12.nc.us/HCS/administration/media
Kim Guffey kguffey@haywood.k12.nc.us
David_rose@landon.net

It really is a neat idea. The counselors have planned a PASS (parents and students succeeding) Fair. The parents are invited for a free dinner (I’m guessing pizza) sponsored by Capitol Bank and free child care. There are going to be sessions on test taking tips, nutrition for teens, adolescent behavior, school dropout prevention, Lee County parks and recreation, Girl Scouts, Stevens Foundation, Communities In School, Gangs & drugs, Reading strategies and me with Internet safety. Sounds great.

Hubby has volunteered to help with the babysitting. I requested he have the older kids since I don’t want him to get any ideas when he’s around the babies. At least when he’s around young children (and my middle schoolers) the idea of not having children sounds good to him. So, I like for him to get that wonderful experience as often as he can.

Wish me luck and if you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear them.

Until next time ~

Danita

Knees (not mine)