Leading Schools in a Web 2.0 World

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Leading Schools in a Web 2.0 World

• Tammy Summerville
• Principal
• Academy for Science and Foreign Language (K-8)
• Huntsville City Schools

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Objective

• To share with other educators Web 2.0 tools that
  have been successfully implemented during the
  2009-2010 school year
• To showcase Web 2.0 tools created by teachers at
  ASFL

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Blogs

• A technology tool used to communicate with the
  school community
• www.asflstaff.blogspot.com
• www.asflparent.blogspot.com

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Blogs Created by Teachers at ASFL

• http//asflkinderkids.blogspot.com/
• http//www.mrlandinghamsartclass.blogspot.com/
• http//www.mrsclaxtonsclass.com/Mrs._Claxtons_Clas
  s/Blog.html

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Favorite Blogs

• http//coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
• http//www.frankbuck.blogspot.com/
• Great site for administrators! It is my favorite
  blog to visit on a weekly basis.

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Wiki

• A collaborative tool used to share pertinent
  information regarding school activities
• Promotes a professional learning community
• Book Study Seven Simple Secrets What the BEST
  Teachers Know and Do (Discussion Tab)
  www.asflstaff.wikispaces.com

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Wiki at ASFL

• http//asflstaff.wikispaces.com/ - Please visit!
• This site is usually viewable only by invited
  readers however, I relaxed the permissions for
  this assignment
• Edited by various members of the staff

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Wikispaces

• http//gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/
• Updated on a weekly basis
• Absolutely wonderful collaborative tool!
• Favorite wikis
• http//movingforward.wikispaces.com/

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Web sites Created by ASFL Teachers

• First year for teachers to create web sites
• http//sites.google.com/site/msvelazco/
• http//www.mrsclaxtonsclass.com/Mrs._Claxtons_Clas
  s/Home.html
• http//sites.google.com/site/mrswhiteswonderkids/h
  ome

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Web sites Created by ASFL Teachers

• http//web.me.com/kristinahales/Mrs._Hales/Daily_L
  esson_Plan.html
• http//web.me.com/kristinahales/Mrs._Hales/Daily_L
  esson_Plan.html

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Google Documents

• Another collaborative tool
• Master schedule committee members used Google
  Docs to revise 2009-2010 schedule
• Decreased face-to-face, after-school committee
  meetings

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Technology Websites

• www.tammyworcester.com
• Great resources and ideas for technology
  integration in the classroom
• Technology Tip of the Week

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Wiimote in the Classroom

• Create an inexpensive interactive whiteboard
• Piloting in two classrooms at ASFL
• Cost Less than 100
• http//www.alltogetherwecan.com/2009/01/31/wiimote
  -whiteboard-in-education-a-tutorial/

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Are we preparing our students for the 21st
Century?

• These are two videos that I posted on our staff
  wiki. Powerful!
• http//www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id
  11027
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v_M_336pDWoM

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A special thanks to e-Learning for providing
quality professional development!