Emerging Technologies

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Emerging Technologies Handheld Devices Beam
Party

• Mid-Atlantic Handheld Conference MAHC 2006

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• Technology does not necessarily improve
  education. Take a simple innovation like the
  pencil One can use it to write a superlative
  essay, to drum away the time, or to poke out
  someones eye.

Shirley Veenema Howard Garner
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Agenda

• Research
• Wikis
• Web Resources
• Blogs
• Sharing of resources Beam Party
• Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
• Best Practices
• Complex Thinking Skills

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We Remember.
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Glasser, 1990
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Research

• Using computers to teach low order thinking
  skills, such as drill and practice, had a
  negative impact on academic achievement, while
  using computers to solve simulations saw
  students math scores increase.
• Wenglinsky, H. (1998). Does it compute? The
  relationship between educational technology and
  student achievement in mathematics. Princeton,
  NJ. ETS Policy Information Center.

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Research

• Supporting a diversity of learning styles
  recognizes that students think and learn in many
  different ways and offers opportunities for
  learners of all ability levels to excel.
• Gardner, H. (1985). Frames of mind the theory of
  multiple intelligences. New York Basic Books.

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Research

• Representing similarities and differences in
  graphic or symbolic form enhances students
  understanding of and ability to use knowledge.
• Marzano, Robert J., Pickering, Debra J., Pollock,
  Jane E., (2001) Classroom instruction that works
  research-based strategies for increasing student
  achievement.

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Research

• GoKnow Research
• 3rd grade
• Math facts
• Handheld group scored between 7-11 better
• GoKnow Research
• 7th grade science
• Used HLE
• Between 2-13 better

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http//mahc.wikispaces.com
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Wiki Tools

• A wiki is a type of website that allows users to
  easily add, remove, or otherwise edit all
  content, very quickly and easily, sometimes
  without the need for registration. This ease of
  interaction and operation makes a wiki an
  effective tool for collaborative writing. The
  term Wiki can also refer to the collaborative
  software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates
  the operation of such a website (see wiki
  software).
• Wikipedia at www.wikipedia.org
• Wikispaces at www.wikispaces.com
• PB Wiki at www.pbwiki.com
• Seed Wiki at www.seedwiki.com

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Wikis

• Classroom wikis
• http//huffenglish.pbwiki.com/
• http//ferret.bemidjistate.edu/morgan/cgi-bin/blo
  gsandwiki.pl?Entry_Point
• www.ahistoryteacher.com/holocaust/tiki-index.php
  - holocaust wiki
• www.mpressiv.com/wiki/index.php/Chemistry/ChemMain
  - chemistry wiki
• http//westwood.wikispaces.com/
• http//bjordan.wikispaces.com/
• http//kyliandpalmer.wikispaces.com/
• www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers - create
  your own

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http//en.wikibooks.org
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www.wapipedia.org
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www.unitedstreaming.com
Differentiated Instruction
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www.viewdo.com library of downloadable
instructional videos
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www.podzinger.com

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Cooking with Google
http//www.researchbuzz.org/wp/tools/cookin-with-g
oogle/
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eBooks

• Free ebook catalog -www.mslit.com/default.asp?mjr
  FRE
• Free Microsoft Reader - www.microsoft.com/reader/d
  ownloads/ppc.asp
• Free ebooks - www.ereader.com/feature/book/categor
  y/149
• Ebooks library - http//etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebo
  oks/
• PocketPC Press - http//www.pocketpcpress.com/
• AximSite http//ebooks.aximsite.com

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www.orb.com
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www.talkdigger.com
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http//audionews.iht.com
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http//everystockphoto.com
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www.turnhere.com
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www.redroller.com
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www.secondlife.com
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http//babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html

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http//gliffy.com
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http//publisher.live.com
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Handheld Friendly Websites

• www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/pda/pocketportal/hh.htm
• www.pocketpcmag.com/mobile/mobile.asp
• www.240px.com/

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Web Resources

• http//kathyschrock.net/power/ - by Kathy Schrock
• www.pocketpcmag.com/ - PocketPC Magazine
• www.alk.com/copilot/ - GPS
• www.slingmedia.com/us/slingbox/slingplayermobile.p
  hp - SlingPlayer Mobile
• www.schtickers.com/ - Podschtickers

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Free PocketPC Dictionaries

• PocketDict http//cellosoft.com/software/pocketp
  c.php
• WordNetCe www.ebswift.com/pocketpc/wordnet
• BDicty www.beiks.com/pocketpc
• Mobile.Answers.com http//mobile.answers.com

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MobileAnswers.com
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8 Shifts of Interactive Learning

• From linear to hypermedia learning
• From instruction to construction and discovery
• From teacher-centered to learner centered
  education
• From absorbing material to learning how to
  navigate and how to learn
• From school to life-long learning
• From one-size-fits-all to customized learning
• From learning as a torture to learning as fun
• From the teacher as transmitter to the teacher as
  facilitator and coach

Tapscott, Don. Growing Up Digital The Rise of
the Net Generation. New York McGraw-Hill. 1998.
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Blogging

• What do we know?

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Blogging
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Blogging

• Implementing Blogging in the classroom
• Think about..Your standards
• Think about..Higher-Level strategies
• Think about..making it authentic
• Think about..Access issues
• Think about..Blogetiquette

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Blogging

• Monitor postings
• Set expectations
• Anonymous names (teacher keeps a list)
• Time lines for postings
• No personal information
• Use password protected blogs

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Blogging

• How to use blogs?
• Computer lab
• Outside of class assignment (access concerns)
• Few Computer classroom
• Laptops
• Handhelds
• Media center

• When to use blogs?
• Morning arrival
• Daily/weekly schedule
• Cooperative groups
• SSR
• Creative scheduling
• Outside of class

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Blogging

• Podcasting posting audio files
• Photo Blogs
• VBlogs
• Blogging is still in its early days. Its
  analogous to where the Web was in 1995. Its not
  clear how it will turn out. Kevin Werbach,
  Wharton Legal Studies Professor

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www.journalscape.com
http//www.journalscape.com/tfishburn/
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Blogging

• Current Events- www.mpressiv.com/clhs_blogs/bio_bl
  og1.htm
• Classroom Website- www.clhs-chawks.org/courses/com
  app_web/
• Literature Discussion- http//weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj
  .us/secretlifeofbees/
• Seaford Blogging Links - www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/
  blogging.htm

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Blogging

• Classroom blog
• www.huffenglish.com/class/
• www.mpressiv.com/clhs_blogs/bio_blog1.htm -
  current events
• www.clhs-chawks.org/courses/comapp_web/ -
  classroom website
• http//weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/secretlifeofbees/
  - literature discussion
• www.westblatchblogs.org

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Blog Sites

• www.journalscape.com
• www.journalscape.com/fish (group name mahc2006,
  password mahc2006)
• www.bloglines.com
• www.blogger.com
• http//wordpress.org
• www.typepad.com
• www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/blogging.htm

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Beam Party!

• Palm

• PocketPC

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Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

• Lev Vygotskys Social Development Theory
• Vygotsky (1978) maintained the child follows the
  adult's example and gradually develops the
  ability to do certain tasks without help or
  assistance. He called the difference between what
  a child can do with help and what he or she can
  do without guidance the "zone of proximal
  development" (ZPD).

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Excerpted from R.G. Tharp and R. Gallimore
(1988). Rousing minds to life (p.35).Reprinted
with the permission of Cambridge University
Press.
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ZPD - Scaffolding

• Scaffolding is an instructional technique whereby
  the teacher models the desired learning strategy
  or task, then gradually shifts responsibility to
  the students.
• Scaffolding supports ZPD as learning tools,
  people, and resources

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Tools to serves asScaffolding

• Handhelds
• Research (searching)
• Web page evaluation
• PowerPoint
• Multi-media ethics
• Visual Literacy
• 21st Century Technology
• Publishing
• Feedback
• Graphic organizers
• Talking about thinking
• Reflection
• Differentiated Instruction

• Modeling
• Guided practice
• Its temporary
• Negative scaffolding
• Safe environment
• People (classmates, parents, teachers, ETC)
• Subtle hints
• Prompts
• Nudging
• Electronic resources
• Vocabulary
• Index cards
• Multiple Intelligences
• Choice
• Multiple assessments
• Student readiness

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Tic-Tac-Toe
1.
Curricular concept
2.
Scaffolding tools
3.
Handheld activity
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Principles of Good Practice
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Principles of Good Practice

• Good Practice 1 - encourages frequent contact
  between students and teacher
• Increases motivation and involvement
• Show a genuine interest in the students (show you
  care)
• Model appropriate behaviors and skills (practice
  what you preach)
• Build relationships
• Find learner interests

Handhelds
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Principles of Good Practice

• Good Practice 2 - develops reciprocity
  cooperation among students
• Learning is enhanced in team efforts
• Good work is collaborative and social, not
  isolated and competitive (model)
• Sharing ones ideas and responding to others
  improves thinking and deepens understanding
• Increases communication and social skills
• No one and done!

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Handhelds
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Principles of Good Practice

• Good Practice 3 - uses active learning
  techniques
• Learning isnt a spectator sport
• Students must talk, reflect, relate and apply
  learning experiences
• They must make what they learn part of themselves
• Authentic learning experiences
• Multiple intelligences

Handhelds
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Principles of Good Practice

• Good Practice 4 - gives prompt feedback
• Knowing what you know and dont know focuses your
  learning
• Students need frequent opportunities to perform
  and receive feedback
• Students need chances to reflect what they have
  learned, what they still need to learn, and how
  to assess themselves

Handhelds
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Principles of Good Practice

• Good Practice 5 - communicates high expectations
• Expect more and you will get it

Handhelds
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Principles of Good Practice

• Good Practice 6 - respects diverse talents and
  ways of learning
• Many roads lead to learning
• Students need opportunities to show their talents
  and learn ways that work for them
• Differentiated instruction

Chickering, Arthur C. and Stephen C. Ehrmann.
Implementing the Seven Principles Technology as
a Lever. AAHE Bulletin
Handhelds
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Complex Thinking Skills
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Complex Thinking Skills

• Creative Problem Solving
• Identify the goal or obstacle
• Brainstorm alternative ways to solve problem
  (invent new ideas or extend known patterns to new
  situations)
• Choose an alternative
• Try out alternative
• Evaluate results

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Complex Thinking Skills

• Creative Problem Solving
• Castaway clip

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Complex Thinking Skills

• Reflective Thinking
• Identify thinking strategies
• Assess strengths and weaknesses of strategies
  applied to various situations
• Select strategies most likely to be helpful in
  accomplishing purpose
• Assess results

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Complex Thinking Skills

• Reflective Thinking
• Princess clip

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Complex Thinking Skills

• Reasoning
• Inductive inference predict a likely conclusion
  by using important unstated facts or observations
• Deductive inference predict a likely conclusion
  by using important principles/generalizations

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Complex Thinking Skills

• Legally Blond

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Complex Thinking Skills

• Decision Making
• Prioritize outcomes
• Identify alternative actions
• Make decision (choose alternative action based on
  established criteria)
• Carry out decision
• Evaluate decision

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Complex Thinking Skills

• Decision Making
• Men in Black

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Whew!

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