21st Century Learning: 21 Projects for the 21st Century Classroom

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21st Century Learning21 Projects for the 21st
Century Classroom

• Howie DiBlasi
• Emerging Technologies Evangelist
• Digital Journey
• howie_at_frontier.net
• www.toolsfortheclassroom.com
• Presentation 2009

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Conference LinksTools For The
Classroomwww.toolsfortheclassroom.comBLOGhttp
//toolsfortheclassroom.blogspot.comWIKIhttp/
/toolsfortheclassroom.wikispaces.com/e-mail
howie_at_frontier.net
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Conference CDs

• Free Software for the Classroom
• BLC- Projects for the Global Classroom
• Teaching Brock To search
• Web 2.0 Tools
• Digital Story Telling
• Google Guide-49 Secrets

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Who said that.

• I am not complacent at all John. I have gone
  through experiences such as this for a very long
  time. I know I am right. I make the good
  argument, write the wise articles, and the
  persuasive letters. And sometimes I feel as
  though I am preaching to a stack of wood. People
  do not easily embrace change. Convincing them to
  turn in a new direction requires a patience and
  persistence that tax everyone. It does not help
  matters that the course we are attempting to
  follow could get us all hanged
• Ben Franklin talking to John Adams , June 7, 1776

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Think Different ..Apple 1997.

• 17 People

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Think Different..Apple 1997
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Name the 17 people in the Apple, 1997 commercial

• You have 3 min.

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The following projects have the following
criteria associated with each and our goal is to
teach our students how to
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1. Deal with massive amounts of information2.
Become self-directed3. Create global
communications and connections4. Create
life-long learning skills5. Collect and/or
retrieve, organize and manage information6.
Interpret and present information7. Evaluate the
quality, relevance, and usefulness of
information8. Generate accurate information
through the use of existing resources9.
Information and effective communications
skills10. Thinking, problem-solving
interpersonal skills11.Self-directional
skills12. Use digital technology tools 13.
Teach and learn in a 21st century context.14.
Understand Digital Age Literacy15. Understand
Inventive Thinking 16. Produce High Productivity
content
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Rules For Revolutionaries in the Classroom

• Hug a GEEK
• Create a Social Network for your teachers
• Develop Problem Solving Skills
• Start collaborating documents with Google Docs
• Are you providing Project Based Learning?
• Develop Information Processing Skills
• Give Kids A Global Voice and Globalize the
  Curriculum
• Discover RSS and subscribe to a Podcast or Blog

• Develop Critical Thinking Skills
• Teach Our Students to Be Self-Directed
• Create Collaborate Communicate
• Discover Delicious. Social Book marking
• IVC Interactive Video Conferencing
• Integrate Web 2.0 Tools Into Every Aspect of the
  Curriculum
• 11 Computer Initiative
• Staff development

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National Educational Technology Standards
(NETSS)and Performance Indicators for Students

• 1. Creativity and Innovation
• Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct
  knowledge, and develop innovative products and
  processes
• using technology. Students
• a. apply existing knowledge to generate new
  ideas, products, or processes.
• b. create original works as a means of personal
  or group expression.
• c. use models and simulations to explore complex
  systems and issues.
• d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.

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Creativity and Innovation
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Scratch http//scratch.mit.edu/
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Voice Thread
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http//voicethread.com/q.b45226.i236813
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My Familyhttp//www.preschoolrainbow.org/family-t
heme.htm

• Early childhood education ideas, activities and
  lesson plans that promote young children's
  self-esteem and self-identity. This education
  theme encourages self-awareness and enhances
  learning about family.  At the beginning of a
  child's experience these activities help ease
  separation anxiety and during the year they help
  youngsters cope with the birth of siblings.

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Preschool Multicultural Activities Passports

• Promote multicultural awareness and self esteem
  with this early childhood education activity by
  Matina. Materials Paper and a camera.
• Description We made passports by stapling white
  paper to construction paper. Then from January
  until May we studied a different country. We
  studied Russia, Africa, Ireland, Israel, China,
  Antarctica, Australia, Mexico, Japan, France,
  Hawaii, and Saudi Arabia. Then for each country
  the youngsters wore a hat or a prop from that
  country (ex France, beret). We took digital
  pictures of each child wearing his or her hat or
  prop. Then I glued the pictures into each child's
  individual passport and gave it to them along
  with a world traveler certificate at the end of
  the year.

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Family Project "Me and My Family"

• Early childhood activity gives each child the
  opportunity to share information about their
  family as well as themselves.
• Materials A note sent home to parents.
• Description Send a note home to the parents at
  least 1 week before you plan to begin sharing the
  posters, pictures, etc. Ask the parents to help
  their children put together a poster or a collage
  of family pictures for the children to share with
  the class. 
• Have each child return their poster or collage to
  school on a different day to share with the
  class. Each child gets to stand up in front of
  the class and tell all about their poster,
  pictures or collage. They can answer any
  questions that the other children might have
  after sharing their information.
• Comments This activity was WONDERFUL in helping
  to create self-esteem and confidence in these
  young children. They loved getting to stand up in
  front of the class and telling about their
  pictures, posters and collages. They liked having
  the other children ask questions about the
  pictures and sharing their own thoughts and
  memories of their pictures.

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Art Activity Me and My Family Pictures

• Lesson encourages self-awareness, self-identity,
  self-esteem and family relationships.  During
  this lesson children will use fine motor and
  representation skills.
• You will need  Drawing paper, crayons, felt tip
  markers, a mirror (full length if possible)
• Description Ask preschool children to look in
  the mirror and describe themselves, "What color
  is your hair?  How many eyes do you have?  What
  color are they?" etc.  Describe the clothes that
  you are wearing and then ask children to describe
  what they and their classmates are wearing. 
• Next, ask children to draw pictures of themselves
  (remember that many young children will only be
  able to manage organized scribbling).  Say, "Tell
  me about your picture" and accept what each child
  tells you.  Label the pictures accordingly (eyes,
  nose etc.).  Some children may want to draw
  pictures of their families, friend and pets.
• Let each preschooler help you write his/her name
  on their individual drawings or, if they can, let
  them write their own names. Some children will
  want to take their drawings home others may
  permit the teacher to put their picture on
  classroom display.
• Vary this lesson throughout the year with
  drawings of relatives, friends, pets, home,
  neighborhood etc.
• Teacher Tip Save a few examples of each child's
  drawings from the beginning of their preschool
  experience and place them in individual
  children's developmental portfolios.  Repeat the
  lesson a few times during the year and note the
  development of the children's fine motor and
  representation skills.
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This Is My Country
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Let Them Be Little
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• Song by Billy Dean
• Tell a story of child growing up-
• Preschool to 4th grade
• Use PhotoStory or
• Use Memories on Web
• Use Windows Movie Maker

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Let Them Be Little..Billy Dean
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http//www.brainsbreaker.com/s Brain Breaker
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http//www.brainsbreaker.com/s
Brain Breaker
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Jumpcut Free video editing
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Photo Story Windows - FREE

• PowerPoint on steroids
• EZ transitions
• EZ import of photos
• Can add music easily
• Can create your own music easily
• Can have 2 songs in the story
• Can add voice to each slide
• Can edit photos within the program
• Can change transitions
• Limit of 300 slides
• Can not put 2 photos on one slide BUT .
• But ITS FREEEEEEEE

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Lets look at a sample PhotoStory
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Think.com http//www.think.com/en/
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Students and Teachers From K to 12-
Hit the Podcasts
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Podcasting-What is it?

• Tivo for radio-an audio broadcast similar to a
  news or entertainment radio show.
• Audio- images video) online and uses the
  Internet
• Works on any Internet-enabled computer
• Can be downloaded to MP3 player (iPod)
• Configure the latest episodes of your favorite
  Podcasts to automatically download to your
  computer and/or audio player whenever it is
  updated.
• You can subscribe to a Podcast through services
  like iTunes, Podcast Alley and Yahoo Podcast,
• Anyone with a computer and a microphone can
  record a show about any subject

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Why Podcast ?

• Allows students and teachers to publish to a
  global community ..with global content
• Distribute information
• Share performances
• Improve verbal skills
• Oral presentation
• Skill development
• Address Multiple intelligence
• Adjust to various learner skills
• All learners can be successful

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2nd Grade PodcastCongratulations to Chrissi
Weaver and Helaine Ortiz
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Create Photo Sites
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Picasa
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• Picnik - There are a plethora of image editing
  sites in the world of Web 2.0, but Picnik stands
  out for a few reasons. For one thing, its
  pretty. The site is well laid out, easy to
  navigate, and incredibly intuitive. You can use
  the website without even registering, making it
  incredibly education-friendly. It may not have
  every feature that Photoshop has, but it does
  allow you to crop, resize, eliminate red-eye,
  adjust color and brightness levels, and save in a
  variety of formats. Throw in the ability to
  import directly from Flickr, and export to a
  variety of services including Flickr, Photobucket
  and Kodak Easyshare, and you have an app that
  integrates well into the rest of the 2.0 world.

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Tell a Story in 5 Frames

• Has two important parts.
• The first part is creating and telling a story
  through visual means with only a title to help
  guide the interpretation.
• The second part is the response of the group to
  the visual story. The group response can take
  many forms such as, a poetic or prose rendering
  of the visualization, a critique on the structure
  of the story, comments on the photograph, or
  other constructive forms of response.
• Telling and enjoying stories should create
  entertainment for the group as well as offer
  insight into the universal elements that help
  create a story for an international audience.
• The more people who respond, as either
  storytellers or respondents, the greater the
  reward for all.

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A good story has characters in action with a
beginning, middle, and an ending.

• Title words or a photo with words
• 1st photo establish characters and location.
• 2nd photo create a situation with possibilities
  of what might happen.3rd photo involve the
  characters in the situation.4th photo build to
  probable outcomes5th photo have a logical, but
  surprising, end.

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Sample 5 Frame ProjectTime
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National Educational Technology Standards
(NETSS)and Performance Indicators for Students

• 2. Communication and Collaboration
• Students use digital media and environments to
  communicate and work collaboratively, including
  at a distance,
• to support individual learning and contribute to
  the learning of others. Students
• a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers,
  experts, or others employing a variety of digital
  environments
• and media.
• b. communicate information and ideas effectively
  to multiple audiences using a variety of media
  and formats.
• c. develop cultural understanding and global
  awareness by engaging with learners of other
  cultures.
• d. contribute to project teams to produce
  original works or solve problems.

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E-mail from a teacher

• Howie,
• Thank you for keeping in touch. I have to share
  one thing that I have done this week. Out of all
  of the suggestions you shared last week I was
  most intrigued with the ePals program.  I
  immediately registered and posted a profile. I
  literally got goosebumps when I sent my first
  international email-----which was to Greece. Over
  the last few days I have heard back from schools
  in Japan, Germany, and Colombia.  I cannot even
  begin to tell you how excited my students are
  about this project! Thank you for telling me
  about it.  I will share more projects as we go.
  Beth Still

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E-Pals Blog---FREE
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Classroom Matchhttp//www.epals.com/about/tour/cl
assroommatch.tpl
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e-Pals Projects

• ePals The home for meaningful learning through
  global collaboration
• Safe and Protected E-mailSecure,
• Award Winning Blogging
• TechnologyConnections with other classrooms
• Collaborative Projects Language Practice
• Robust Tools and Learning Resources for Schools
  and Districts

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• You can find a classroom in several ways
• Find a classroom by searching on a topic or
  interest.
• Find a classroom using maps.
• See all the new classrooms that have joined
  ePals.
• There are many more options in our advanced
  search
• When you find a match, click the "Contact" link.

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IVC - Skype Global Connections
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I.V.C. Equipment
Tandberg videoconferencing Solutions
Polycom VSX 7000 Camera 4,000-includes all items
below
Speaker
Mike
Remote Control
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SKYPE
WEB Cameras - 19.95 - 89.95

• 49.99 camera SkypeIVC-WebCast

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3. SKYPE
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Check out a IVC
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1st Grade - Seahorse
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Where Do I go to find Global Partners?
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Wikis
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Whats a Wiki? Why

•   Online database
• Built for collaboration
• Access to free information
• Kids can synthesize and produce content
• Global collaboration
• Writing across the curriculum
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•     Example http//www.wikipedia.org

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Natalie Watt Pitot House, on the site

• Natalie Watt has taught her third graders in New
  Orleans how to deeply understand the
  inner-workings of Wikipedia by organizing the
  class to publish an article about a local
  historic mansion, the Pitot House, on the site

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Pitot House
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Create Your own Wiki

• www.speedwiki.com
• http//www.wikidot.com/?gclidCP3Nn_uXzIkCFSgDYgod
  qkMBDw
• http//www.wetpaint.com/
• http//www.hivewiki.com/Signup.aspx
• WikiSpaces do a Google search
• BEST FREE
• www.pbwiki.com
• http//www.wikispaces.com/

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Del.icio.us
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Millions of amateur reporters now have their own
digital printing press. They are editors who
blog. ( Pein, 2005)
BLOGS
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What is a blog?

• The term blog is a shortened computer-lingo
  word for web log.
• Online discussion thread
• Weblog database of writing and links
• Organized by date
• Sorted by topic/category
• Updated regularly current
• Allows users to read the comments of others and
  to respond with their own comments.

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Will Richardson collects ideas for Web logs
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David Warlick 2 cents Worth
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Top 100 Education Blogs http//oedb.org/library/f
eatures/top-100-education-blogs
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There is a buzz about blogging

• Web publication gives students a real audience
  to write to and, when optimized, a collaborative
  environment where they can give and receive
  feedback, mirroring the way professional writers
  use a workshop environment to hone their craft.
• techLEARNING.com Technology Learning - The
  Resource for Education Technology Leaders

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My First Blog Experience

• I created a blog and in the first 24 hours this
  was posted
• Hey Howie-hows it goin..Im Kristy and I just
  moved to Durango.I would like to meet a nice guy
  like you. I came here 2 weeks ago and I have
  nothin to doI read your profile and youre cute
  and I liked what you had to sayI am 21-f-/single
  and I like a guy who is easy to be comfortable
  around. I really like guys who are a little bit
  older than me and 64 is just about right. I have
  posted my profile and have lots of photos of
  me.come check it out ..OK

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Ideas for using blogs

•    Topic discussions
•     Share information
•     Online Portfolios
•     Student Journaling
•     Personal Portfolios
•     Collaborative Knowledge Base
•     Research Coordination and Collaboration
•     Curricular and Cross-Disciplinary
  Coordination  

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• Google Docs and Spreadsheets - Im sure that
  there are 100s of features missing from Googles
  version of Word and Excel, but I cant seem to
  figure out what they are. Docs and Spreadsheets
  also has one clear advantage over the desktop
  version its collaborative. While editing a
  document, you can invite other people to work on
  it with you. Windows or Mac, Firefox or Explorer,
  Docs and Spreadsheets has everything youd expect
  in a word processor and spreadsheet program.
  Throw in the ability to import and export in a
  variety of formats, including Office, OpenOffice,
  and PDF, and you have a full featured replacement
  for zero cost.

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Imbee http//www.imbee.com/
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• GCast - With Audioblogger gone, GCast is
  recognized as the most popular platform for
  MobCasts (podcasts created via cell phone).
  However, it is also a powerful solution for
  podcasters who dont quite understand how the RSS
  piece works. Anybody can upload audio files to
  GCast, organize them into a single or multiple
  podcast feeds, and then generate a flash player
  that is incredibly easy to embed into a blog or
  web site. The flash player includes subscription
  links, allowing listeners to subscribe via iTunes
  or email. While the site doesnt look or feel
  like a typical Web 2.0 site (no Ajax, no drag and
  drop, no bubbly letters), it is such a simple and
  elegant solution to the most challenging part of
  the podcasting process, and rightfully deserves a
  slot in the list.

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Voicethread http//voicethread.com/home
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http//www.yackpack.com/
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Journey North

• Web Site
• http//www.learner.org/jnorth/

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• Journey North engages students in a global study
  of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12
  students share their own field observations with
  classmates across North America. They track the
  coming of spring through the migration patterns
  of monarch butterflies, robins, hummingbirds,
  whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles and
  other birds and mammals the budding of plants
  changing sunlight and other natural events. Find
  migration maps, pictures, standards-based lesson
  plans, activities and information to help
  students make local observations and fit them
  into a global context. Widely considered a
  best-practices model for education, Journey North
  is the nation's premiere "citizen science"
  project for children. The general public is
  welcome to participate.

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Video on Journey North
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National Educational Technology Standards
(NETSS)and Performance Indicators for Students

• 3. Research and Information Fluency
• Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate,
  and use information. Students
• a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
• b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate,
  synthesize, and ethically use information from a
  variety of sources and
• media.
• c. evaluate and select information sources and
  digital tools based on the appropriateness to
  specific tasks.
• d. process data and report results.

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WiredSafety.org the world's largest Internet
safety and help groupWiredSafety provides help,
information and education to Internet and mobile
device users of all ages. We help victims of
cyberabuse ranging from online fraud,
cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and
malicious code attacks. We also help parents with
issues, such as MySpace and cyberbullying. More
about us...http//www.wiredsafety.org/
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Flash Video on Evaluation Of Web
Siteshttp//www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/Eva
luation/evalcriteria/index.htmslide1WiredSafet
y- other information on Evaluationhttp//www.wir
edsafety.org/wiredlearning/Evaluation/index.html
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Evaluating Web Pages

• Reading Web Addresses
• Quick Tips for Boolean Searches
• DETERMINING PAGE AUTHORSHIP
• CHECKING THE VITAL INFORMATION
• CHECKING THE CONTENT

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Learning how to use the 7 key commands

• Using the LINK Command
• Using the SITE Command
• Using the HOST Command
• Using the TITLE Command
• Using the TEXT Command
• Using the INURL Command
• Using the IMAGE Command

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Check these sites to verify spoofs, hoaxes, urban
legends or myths you may have read about

• Looks Too Good To Be True http//www.lookstoogood
  tobetrue.com/
• About.com Urban Legends
• CDC Health Hoaxes Rumors
• Hoaxbusters
• Vmyths
• Snopes.com

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Is this TRUTH or TRASH

• California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge Ken
  Umbach's obvious but amusing satirical piece of
  writing for students in Early to Late
  Adolescence.
• GenoChoice Create your own genetically healthy
  child online.
•  Aluminum Foil Deflector BeanieShield your brain
  from mind control.
• Dihydrogen Monoxide Tom Way's scientific
  terminology demonises a substance we can't live
  without. The whole site is worth investigation.
  This site originated from a 14-year-old secondary
  school student's science project.
• Feline Reactions to Bearded MenEven the web
  address indicates the status of this piece of
  scientific research. Check their Classics and
  Whatnot page for lots of other improbable
  science.

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Where is this?????

• http//descy.50megs.com/mankato/mankato.html

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• How much (if any) of our curriculum is centered
  around authentic problem-solving, teamwork and
  information literacy? 

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National Educational Technology Standards
(NETSS)and Performance Indicators for Students

• 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and
  Decision Making
• Students use critical thinking skills to plan and
  conduct research, manage projects, solve
  problems, and make
• informed decisions using appropriate digital
  tools and resources. Students
• a. identify and define authentic problems and
  significant questions for investigation.
• b. plan and manage activities to develop a
  solution or complete a project.
• c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions
  and/or make informed decisions.
• d. use multiple processes and diverse
  perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

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Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision
Making
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6 Steps To Problem Solving

• Define the problem and set a goal for change.
• Brainstorming options.
• Evaluate options.
• Making a plan of action.
• Evaluation
• Modification.

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Lets solve a problem

• Groups of 3
• Winner group will receive a Workkshop CD
• As soon as you are sure you know the answer have
  your group come to the front

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Knock to the Noggin

• A man wanted to enter and exclusive club but did
  not know the required password. He waited by the
  door and listened. A club member knocked on the
  door and the doorman said, TWELVE. The member
  replied ,SIX. And was in. A second member came
  to the door and the doorman said, SIX. The
  member replied, THREE and was let in. The man
  thought he heard enough and walked up to the
  door. The doorman said. TEN and the man
  replied, FIVE. He was NOT let in..what should
  he have said?

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ThreeThe doorman lets in those who respond with
the number of letters in the word he says
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Lets see if this graduate understands critical
thinking skills..
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving kills
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21st Century Learning21 Projects for the 21st
Century Classroom

• Howie DiBlasi
• Emerging Technologies Evangelist
• Digital Journey
• howie_at_frontier.net
• www.toolsfortheclassroom.com
• Presentation 2009

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• from the book The Backdoor to Enlightenment
• Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing
  Your World

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Will you be the 10th person?

• For every nine people who denounce innovation,
  only one will encourage it.
• For every nine people who do things the way they
  have always been done, only one will ever wonder
  if there is a better way.
• For every nine people who stand in line in front
  of a locked building, only one will ever come
  around and check the back door.
• Our progress as a species rests squarely on the
  shoulders of that tenth person. The nine are
  satisfied with things they are told are valuable.
  
• Person 10 determines for himself what has value.

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3 Keys To Impliment 21st Century Skills

• Educational Leadership
• Global Connection to Your Classroom
• Staff Development

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4 Visions Of People

• As I close and walk off the stage..

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4 Visions Of People

• Wanderers Some people never see
  it

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4 Visions Of People

• Followers
• Some people see it but never pursue it on their
  own

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4 Visions Of People

• Achievers
• Some people see it and pursue it

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4 Visions Of People

• Leaders
• Some people see it and pursue it and help others
  see it
•  

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Wanderers Some people never see itFollowers
Some people see it but never pursue it on their
ownAchievers Some people see it and pursue
itLeaders Some people see it and pursue it and
help others see it Which one are you?