ED 517 Summer 2009 Clarion University

1. Instructional Practices
ED 517 SUMMER 2009
CLARION UNIVERSITY

2. What the Experts Have to Say
 Alan November
 November Learning helps educators around the world prepare
their students to be 21st century empowered learners.
 http://www.novemberlearning.com/
 Jim Gates
 IU15 Instructional Technology Specialist – Retired 
 Award Winning Blogger
 http://tipline.blogspot.com/
 CFF Regional Coach Mentor

3. Skype
 Talk to anyone in the world…for free!
 The Grandma Network
 Record skype as pod casts and create cds of book readings
 Modify for foreign language
 Modify for creative writing of students own stories
 International Debate
 Content Area Experts –
 Globalization
 http://dps109.wikispaces.com/Skype

4. Jing
 Record what you are doing on your computer
 Post it as a resource for later
 Class Instruction
 Tutorials
 Software Tips
 Professional Development

5. Google Docs
 Google docs - http://www.google.com/
 Save documents online
 Access documents online
 Share documents online
 Classroom Use
 Official Scribe – taking notes
 Collaborative Writing Tool
 Hundreds of Templates

6. Wikipedia
 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.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_house

7. Wikis
 What is a Wiki in less than 4 minutes
 Jim Gages Workshop Wiki http://gatesworkshop.wikisp
 The Skype project -
http://dps109.wikispaces.com/Skype
 Learning Latin America
http://learninglatinamerica.wikispaces.com/

8. Pod Casts
 Posted January 17, 2008
 Second grade class completed a research project
about volcanoes. They selected some of the
information they learned and put it in a podcast for
Radio WillowWeb. Learn more about Very
Interesting Volcanoes!
 If second grade can do this…
 What can your students do?

9. Blogs
 Ms Anne Smith's 9th grade class
 Check out these comments from the students
 Pre-cal and calculus
Darren Kurupatwa's students at Douglas McIntire
High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are authoring
daily notes being accessed by people in six
continents
http://pc40sf06.blogspot.com/search/label/probability

10. Flickr
 Flickr - possibly the BEST photo sharing site on the web
 School photo
 Tell a Story in 5 frames
 This flickr group asks people to create a story using 5 images
from flickr. Clever idea. Check out some of the stories. Can
YOUR students do this?
 Revenge of the Strawberries
 Library of Congress
 Project USE –Project U.S.E. (urban suburban environm

11. 21st Century Skills
 Partnership for 21st Century Skills
www.21stcenturyskills.org
 21st Century Skills Framework
 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Digital Literacy

12. ISTE
 International Society for Technology in Education
 www.iste.org
 National Educational Technology Standards
 Students
 Teachers
 Administrators

13. Did you know?
 What every educator should know about the world
our students will live and work in.
 Did You Know – Karl Fisch