Megan's+sessions

Not the most organized notes but I guess if you have questions, you can ask me and hopefully I will remember.

June 27, 2010


 * Digital Scientists**
 * //__FinchFalcons.wikispaces.com__//**

Digital Scientists - Contact information

Thermal Probes and Proscopes Video Ipods Virtual Labs with Discovery education - Brain pop Flip Camera

Additional Ideas Wiki for webpage. Imbed glogster into wiki for main menu, quotes, pictures, links

Steve Dembo Steve_Dembo@Dicovery.com DENCommunity.com http:tinyurl.com/policies-iste http://dicoveryedspeakersbureau.com *Born digital - video Digital Dossier great video about traces we leave *How do we keep students safe ? Filter ??? No - students can just google it to get around it - Filters aren't addressing the bigger issues anyway *Why do we filter??? CIPA http:??www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html for e-rate discount for libraries Many districts are separating discipline policies and computer related discipline Suggested sample AUP Minot Public schools http://tinyurl.com/2f2zfwo
 * Policies, Safety and Social Networking - What to do about what you may be ignoring. **
 * Does the law specifically state how tight the filter has to be set?  http://tinyurl.com/597vsn -

Don't look at AUP always in the negative light. Let's help promote our students and lead them into the future by posting first and last name with good stuff. Make a google search more positive than negative.
 * Would you please block? NO!! "We've decided that we will no longer use the web filter as a classroom management tool"
 * Ask students what should be included in the filter - interesting inside look Less restricting policy with more education
 * mguhlin.wkispaces.com/walledgarden - use to teach same ideas and skills even though they are blocked.
 * Ed friendly alternatives - Elgg.net full control over firewall social networking
 * If we don't allow students to explore the Internet and networks, how do we expect to prepare our students for the tech world.
 * College confidential - check out - demystify college applications
 * Google each other - inform
 * If you know they're searching for you... why not make it good stuff - using first and last names with projects and such
 * Social Media Resumes - Looking to the future
 * http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
 * http://horizonproject.wkispaces.com
 * put it on the kids and parents to be responsible **

Building a national infrastructure to support reform across the entire pipeline. Nearly 200 organizations including, ISTE, Girl Scouts, CSTA, universities and more Identifying and disseminating promising practices for recruiting, retaining and advancing women in computing and IT.
 * Where the girls aren't - The computing Pipeline and Girls**
 * Give extra pat on back for choosing technology
 * Ask them to do something technological
 * See talking points - Cards - Programs in a box for K-12
 * Gotta have IT www.ncwit..org/GHIT
 * Computer science education week www.csedweek.org

How to motivate girls to do technology?
 * ask about and listen closely to stories
 * Make projects personally relevant
 * provide opportunities to talk through their plans, work together and show what they know about technology

Hold a NBA Conference - No Boys Allowed!!! Smart and Lazy - Teachers don't do stuff - students run conference Flash and Dash - showing others in a flash, something new in tech - bring back past students to get girls excited Conference, lunch, speaker, door prizes

Benefits: 1. enrollment young women - 50% intro class and 35% advanced 2. Mentors 3. Young women leaders 4. Young women see future differently 5. scalable 6. inexpensive - with donations or corporate sponsors 7. flexible

Solving problems where a computer can do it better - faster, more efficiently, less boring Use Collaboration Open-ended projects User persuasion projects - have them come up with and defend BizMovie

email: rogpence@gmail.com http://www.penceviews.com
 * Give Science a Voice! Digital storytelling in the science classroom**

Digital science ideas:

Biographies of scientists personal experience with physical laws like motion, cooling, sound, light, fluid flow Studies of specific wildlife species endangered species Science-related legislation Biome studies Stories about geologic process Stories about water, water resources, water wars in the west Exploration of new lands ocean exploration ocean fisheries preservation ocean exploration technology opinion pieces about environmental issues space mission history future space story conjecture people's use of the land Science in your hometown science principles at work in the kitchen science principles at work in your yard

Good for vocabulary - helps breaks down the learning into discreet steps www.cyberbee.com pics4learning copyrightFriendlyImages

June 29, 2010

www.cyperbullyhelp.com
 * Learning.com Breakfast**

Students at risk online are the same students who are at risk offline Internet is a mirror of what is going on with our kids and not always technology's fault

Behaviors that put students at risk
 * talking about sex
 * meeting with people they met on line
 * engaging in harassing behavior

The greatest risk of bullying online and off are from peers, not strangers.

3 key components 1. aggressive behavior 2. pattern behavior 3. imbalance of power or strength


 * Fear based and knowledge only approaches are not effective and may even increase the problem
 * Primary prevention based on behavior, learning and developmental theories have been more successful
 * Social Norming are promising (focus on the positive)
 * Promoting positive bystander behavior - both online and off
 * Need lessons and activities that aid in empathy and perspective taking and practice supportive behavior.
 * recognize and utilize youth as resources.

Kathy Schrock http://linkyy.com/twitter/
 * Cure what ails you: A dose of twitter for every day of the year**

__What is Twitter?__ 140 characters or less online messaging service one to many messages are public follow or not follow

__Why use twitter.?__ follow famous people or just your friends find out more about companies and causes get instant feedback about anything Give back to others, too Spread others' messages

__Setting up a twitter account__ Use short username don't use punctuation or numbers see what friends use Twitter put info in your profile that states that you are an educator

__Vocab to know__ Tweet - single twitter post RT - retweet - repost giving credit at same time Follow - receive others tweets on your twitter screen DM - direct messaging - respond directly to people you are following one to one Hashtag - agreed upon tag to compartmentalize tweets on a topic Fail Whale - when twitter is overloaded Twitterized - words that use 'twitter in them'

use rss feed to get tweets in another format

> > > > > __Finding others on twitter__ Click on friends friends or look at their lists search twitter by keyword button on website (caution) directories recommendation engines
 * Twitter (http://linkyy.com/83)
 * Tweetie (http://linkyy.com/84)
 * TweetDeck (http://linkyy.com/85)
 * Twhirl (http://linkyy.com/86)
 * Twitterific (http://linkyy.com/87)
 * TwitterBerry (http://linkyy.com/88)
 * Twitter Mobile (http://linkyy.com/89)
 * Twittermail (http://linkyy.com/8a)
 * Twitterbox (http://linkyy.com/8b) - 2nd life?!?!?

__Twitter resources__ Twitter4 teacher - check out add me to the directory Follow finder - recommendations based off of who you are following followers twitter counter - track your tweets, followers, projections

right tool for certain things keeping up with trends asking for help or advice Offering your expertise Leads to deeper connections tweet as a historical figure Student summaries of readings Students share a hyperlink Collaborative writing - use hashtags Post a question at night Follow a breaking news story
 * __Twitter and your PLN__**
 * __Use twitter in teaching and learning__**

tweet volume twitter digest twitter nest chirpstats tag clouds filtering data relationships followers searching
 * Extend twitter**

Share photos twitpic twitvid follow famous twitlogo
 * Pay it forward**

tweet an event survey request not knowing they are watching
 * __Mistakes not to make__**

**Goomoodleikiog** Leigh Murrell and Heidi Breezley http://sites.google.com/site/goomoodleikiog/

Tammy Worcester http://web.mac.com/tammy.w/Tips/Tammys_Technology_Tips_for_Teachers.html
 * Oh, the things you can do with Google Aps

June 30, 2010

SCAN: Teaching kids to Think and Write about Complex Situations - Show at TCT or Staff Meeting www.yourtake.org Getting kids thinking and talking

non profit org that sells critical thinking skills to large companies

"The Internet without process is like Coco Puffs - kid's go cuckoo for it, but it does not have much nutritional value"

__The S.C.A.N tool Features__ Step by step process for students relevant scenarios students role playing activity online discussion format assessment opportunities protected venue

S - See the issue C - Clarify the issue A - Ask what's important N - Now what should be done?

Read the scenarios Write you perspective Talking-Collaborate Write again**

http://www.yourtake.org/sessions-1505-1064 for example lesson netiquette grades

read the read write think persuasion map http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persusion/map Make photo story flip video camera to record your soap box presentation Movie and today's meet Skype students from other schools or other adults to get their perspectives or learn about their policies. Glogster - digital poster representing point of views twitter in their opinions before and after doing a scenario blog or post their perspectives on a discussion board online (www.edmodo.com) Have students write a "hot to" using screen shots for a scan session
 * __Continue technology integration__**

- start a scan session - pick a subject area - pick topics for current events - name your session - add notes to students and paste in links for your students - add follow up questions - you choose from what they have to continue the students thinking; add an assignment - shows your url and is stored in My SCAN'S at the top - shows sample worksheet and then you can get URL handouts
 * Setting up a lesson** - see screen shots.

like sneaking vegetables in their brownies! Content area lessons: history civics social studies writing reading Understanding historical perspective preparing for debate get students writing and talking bout current issues that affect their lives write your own
 * Opportunities for using SCAN**

magnifying glass - can delete checked items, screen names - easy editing webinar help users guide sample standards blog
 * Teacher Features**

How will you use SCAN? http://todaysmeet.com/ISTE2010BYOL swozniak@tregoe.org Surveymk.com/s/byol-opensource_eval