R. McCracken VASCD 2010

1. VASCD – December, 2010
Robert C. McCracken, Ed. D
Radford University
rmccracke@radford.edu
A Little Music to Set the Stage

2. Are you a leader?
A little humor to start the session

3. Leading: By Example
Do you utilize technology in your work?
Google Doc’s – https://docs.google.com
Google Tools – Video Conferencing
http://www.google.com/chat/video
Web 2.0 Tools - http://www.go2web20.net
Slide Sharing
http://www.slideshare.net/cre8tivmind/web-20-5287671

4. Leading: By Example
I Tunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes
Podcasting - http://www.podbean.com/start-
podcast?sourceid=goog_66
News and SOL Content -
http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn
On-Line Polling (meeting scheduler)
http://doodle.com

5. Leading: By Example
Blogs – http://blogspot.com
Wiki’s – http://wikispace.com
Wikipedia – http://wikipedia.org
Sharepoint -
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx

6. Leading: By Example
Vimeo: http://vimeo.com
Moodle http://moodle.com
Photo Bucket http://photobucket.com
Youtube and Youtube for Teachers
http://youtube.com

7. Leading: By Example
Youtube Downloader
http://youtubedownload.altervista.org
Skype –Video Conferencing
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

8. What Devices Do You Utilize? What Devices Do
You Allow Students to Utilize?
I-Pod
I-Touch
I-Pad
Smart Phones
PDA’s

9. Policy Issues
Cell Phones – Not Allowed
Apple Products
Netbooks
Personal Computers

10. State Policy: Virtual
Classrooms/Charter Schools
Recent Legislation
 Establishment of virtual school programs. Requires the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to develop, and the Board of Education to approve, criteria for approving and
monitoring multi-division providers of online courses and virtual school programs. The bill also
allows local school boards to enter into contracts with approved private or nonprofit
organizations to provide such courses and programs; such contracts shall be exempt from the
Virginia Public Procurement Act. Any multi-division online provider operating prior to the
adoption of approval criteria by the Board may continue operating until such criteria are
adopted.
Are you going to follow or lead?

11. Federal Policy/Conflicts
E-Rate Issues – Compliance
Race to the Top
NCLB – Multiple Lead or Follow Opportunities

12. Pro’s and Con’s of On-Line
Instruction
The Advantages of Online Learning Part 1
The Advantages of Online Learning Part 2
Advantages of E-Learning
Advantages and Disadvantages

13. Pro’s and Con’s of On-Line
Instruction
Weaknesses
Research Issue
Instructional Design & Learning Theory
Instructional Strategies for Online Courses

14. On-Line Instruction
Florida and North Carolina
What is your position?
On-Line Instruction at ALL Levels; not as an Add-On
BUT in place of traditional classroom instruction
Activity

15. Welcome to I Am Not For On-Line Instruction
http://iamnotforonline.wikispaces.com
More and more technology is being pushed on public
education, specifically in Virginia recent legislation
was approved to establish approved vendors to offer
on-line instruction to replace the traditional
classroom instruction. This is the beginning of the
end of education as we know it. We can use
technology to aid instruction, but a full time program
just is not workable in Virginia's public schools.
Here are some real reasons why on-line instruction
will not work as a replacement for traditional
instruction.

16. Welcome to I AM FOR On-Line Instruction Wiki
http://iamforonline.wikispaces.com
The world around us is changing, no one can deny
this fact. Education must change as well. Technology
and computers will not replace education but can
support it in ways not thought possible in the past.
There are many ways to support learning through
technology. Here are some of the ways I believe we
can help students learn through technology and
specifically with on-line instruction.
However there are some key issues that must be
addressed in making sure that on-line technology is
successful.

17. Growth Model and Teacher Compensation
Are you “watching” the implementation of Virginia’s
Growth Model OR are you attempting to plan for
total implementation?
Are you “watching” the implementation of Virginia’s
new methodology for employee evaluation OR are
you attempting to plan for total implementation?
Are these opportunities to lead or follow?

18. Future Technology
The Future of Communication

19. Questions and Follow-Up
Questions?
Discussion
Follow Up
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