AIW concepts can be supported through the use of technology.

1. Teaching for In-depth Learning Using
Technology to Support Instruction
Heartland AEA
Linda Moehring & Toy Waterman

2. Teaching for In-depth Learning Using Technology
to Support Instruction
Participants will discuss ways to identify and implement
the level of technology infusion for:
Construction of Knowledge
Higher Order Thinking
Value Be
yond School
Conversations will focus on creating an environment that
nurtures and enhances the natural engagement of students
when they use technology to support their learning. This
session will make explicit connections to 1:1 instruction.

3. Value Beyond School
ACOT 2:
Authenticity & Relevance
Fred Newmann - University of Wisconsin
Construction of knowledge.
Students must apply the facts, concepts, and skills that they
learn into the construction of some knowledge product or
new understanding.
• Disciplined inquiry.
• Students must use disciplined inquiry, that is develop an
adequate base of knowledge and an in-depth understanding
of the content and methods of the discipline, which are
exhibited through complex communication of ideas central to
the discipline.

4. Value Beyond School
ACOT 2: Continued
Authenticity & Relevance
Fred Newmann - University of Wisconsin
This value may be a result of:
• sharing the work in a meaningful way with an audience
outside the classroom
• the topic and product are personally valued by the student
• the product or task closely mirrors the kind of work done
in the real world
Whatever the reason the relationship must be evident to the
student.

5. Value Beyond School
Mindshift (Blog)
"Our students are capable of doing authentic work that adds
to the abundance in ways that can make the world a better,
richer place..."
How We Can Connect School Life to Real Life

6. What Does Quality Technology
Integration Look Like?
Each of these sites covers five learning environments, one of
which is the authentic environment. The sites house
numerous video clips demonstrating the various levels of
technology infusion.
Florida Technology Integration Matrix
Just the authentic learning environment
Public Service Announcements - Primary Grades
Preventing a Hurricane - Middle School
Arizona Technology Integration Matrix
(Videos also indicate technology available: 1:1, lab, etc.)
Intolerance - H. S. World History

7. Project-Based Learning Resources
Edutopia
Expeditions in Portland, Maine video (1:1
environment)
Resources for Project-Based Learning
Buck Institute
Heartland Site
Digital Learning Day - Project-Based Learning

8. WebQuests
WebQuests lend themselves to:
Construction of Knowledge, Higher Order Thinking and
Value Beyond School.
Zunal http://zunal.com
Browse WebQuests
When Life Gives You Lemons - Make Money (3rd-5th)
Learning and Self-Evaluating (6th-8th)
Trigonometry and Real Life Applications (9th-12th)

9. The topic and product are personally valued
by the student
Digital Media Empower Youth (video)
Students pursue their own interests in school and outside the
school setting.
Tech Inspires Self-Directed Learning (video)
Students pursue a project they envision for their communities.

10. The product or task closely mirrors the kind
of work done in the real world
Tools used by professionals are quickly becoming available to
students.
Statistics and data readily available to students
Preventing a Hurricane
Professional videos
Geo-Literacy 3rd Grade, HS Students, Historians
Videoconferencing
Harry Truman (Skype project)
Collaboration tools
videoconferencing, Google, wikis, etc.

11. Examples:
Elementary
Differentiated Instruction in South Carolina (video)
Students Get a Wired Education (video)
Learning Landscape (video)
Middle Grades
Live and Learn (video)
Secondary
Students See Devices as Tools, Not Toys

12. Sharing the work in a meaningful way with
an audience outside the classroom
Skype
Skype in the Classroom
Calculus in the Real World
You Never Know!
ePals
India Project Ages 11-13
Ghana, Africa Primary Grades (email, Skype)
iEARN iEARN Collaboration Center
World's largest non-profit global network. (Membership-$100 a year/ teacher.)
Blogging

13. Blogs
"So what really matters when you see a list of "influential
blogs" isn't how much traffic a blog gets or where it ranks
on a list. What matters is whether or not you like the blog and
you benefit from reading it. I read lots of blogs that don't
appear on any lists yet they're blogs that I count as the
most influential to me. My top 100 and your top 100 will
always be different and they should be......."
Free Technology for Teachers, February 5

14. Secondary Teacher Blogs to Visit
Edublog Winner of Best Resources
Rashmi Kathuria, Awarded National best teacher
award by All India Ramanujan Maths Club
Science Edublog Finalist for Best Teacher Blog and Best
Ed Tech Blog
Top 100 High School Teachers Who Blog

15. Secondary Student Blogs to Visit
Creativity Ideas student profile- Phil
Amazing Students and Ideas - scroll down and see student
profiles and countries on left
Look for connections to other bloggers and follow the links
Legal Guide for Bloggers

16. Elementary Blogging
Ideas for how to teach blogging to elementary students at any
grade level
Blogging? It's Elementary, my Dear Watson!
How to write comments on a blog

17. Elementary Blogs to Visit
Pre-K http://www.pre-kpages.com/blog/
1st Grade http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/
1st Grade http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/
2nd Grade teacher from Victoria, Australia 2K’s class blog http://kenny.global2.vic.edu.au
2nd grade differentiation from Teaching Channel – math lesson, how to use games to support varying needs of students.
http://tinyurl.com/awuebbv or to provide confidence for viewers with a preview: http://preview.tinyurl.com/awuebbv
2nd grade Monroe, North Carolina (corresponds with Victoria, Australia) http://brendatodd.edublogs.org/
3rd grade (this year a 2/3 split) http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/ @lindayollis Twitter name
5/6 grade teacher from Victoria, Australia http://upps56jc.global2.vic.edu.au
Notice the section: Global Blogs We Follow
Student Blogs that won awards:
Winner: 5th grader http://jadensawesomeblog.blogspot.com/ California
Runner up: 4th grader http://josiesblog.global2.vic.edu.au/
Check out the rest of runner up and nominees http://edublogawards.com/2012awards/best-student-blogs-of-2012/
Nominated: 4th grader’s blog with links to other students and the classroom
http://jarrodsblog.global2.vic.edu.au/

18. Resources to Support Digital
Learning
Lessons Linked to the Common Core
Teaching Channel
Understanding the Impact of Digital Footprints
Exploring the Concept of Online Privacy
Cyberbullying: What's Crossing the Line?
Using Critical Thinking to Find Trustworthy Websites
Additional Resources
Tool Kits to support Subject Specific Digital Learning
Alliance for Excellent Education Project 24
Digital Learning Day Resources from Edutopia
Classroom 2.0

19. Contact Information
Heartland AEA 11
Consultants
Toy Waterman,Ed. Technology, twaterman@aea11.k12.ia.us
Linda Moehring, PLLC, lmoehring@aea11.k12.ia.us