Response systems

Socrative - Free - can use online, iPad/pod and android.

eClicker - only on iPads ($9.99 for teacher, students are free)

Nearpod - free - create content and then students can watch videos and then interact and practice things...

DEN Connects

This program will launch in August.

BETA site - http://www.denconnects.com/

Goals - 

• Get students on DE (Discovery Education)
• Model for teachers that we have more than just video
• Great instructional strategies 

First part of the projects is a scavenger hunt for kids.  Goes along with the calendar.
Citizenship is the "theme."


Second, the mini lessons.
There is one resource they highlight and then you get a lesson to do with your kids.

Third, Web 2.0 collaboration tools. (September is Voicethread)

Lastly, DEN chatter (connecting with another class)

It's structured and linear and easy to use.

Rock our World

Hoping that we have at least one teacher that wants to apply for this...

http://www.rockourworld.org/

It is K- college.

You apply.

It is about an hour a week. There is a theme. (Peace was a theme last year.)

The first week, you create a track in Garageband and then send it on to a share file. (You will need a mac for this.  If you really want this, don't let that stand in the way.  We'll figure it out.)

The next week, you get someone else's track and you add to it.  Each week is a different theme.  So, one week you may be assigned drums, one week you may get "sounds of your school," strings, voice, and so on for 6 weeks.

They do this in the fall and then again in the spring.

It's a great way to make connections around the world and collaborate with other classes.  You have a team that you create a music track with, but you also have access to skyping and connecting with all the other groups too!

Once you connect, you will be able to work on other projects together too!

Don't worry if you don't know how to use Garageband, Skype or upload a file. 

If you have an open mind, are willing to try a new adventure, and want to expose your students to other classrooms around the world, this is for you!

It's what you make of it!

Things to share:

A day in the life of an Oregon student

All about our state

curricular topics

funny jokes

songs

Q and A sessions

The benefit of an authentic audience...  Can you think of any Common Core standards that could be satisfied by a great collaboration like this?

Un-conference? HUH?

Ok - I have never participated in an un-conference before...  Here I am, let's do it!
What is it?
Last night, people posted on a bulletin board sessions they'd like to have.  They are NOT the leader, they are just starting the conversation.  You go, collaborate, and learn.
I am SOOO excited to try this today!
I will be blogging as I go through it.

I really think this would be an AWESOME way to do a Prof. Dev. day in Oregon.
We have some of the BEST teachers that have SO much they could share in this informal way!

Making Mobile Meaningful

Hall Davidson
http://linky.com/MDLA
http://linkyy.com/HallDavidsonHandouts

Use old phones that still charge and have an sim card to take pictures and record audio and listen to stories/songs.
YouTube - students can sent to your youtube account via a cell phone...  In your account settings you will find your email address.

Flickr will do the same thing.  flickr.com/mobile - you can shoot pics to an account.

Chrome app - when using YouTube, lights off will just show the video. Something to show on the chrome books?

iseismometer = free app

word lens = app

glue grommet over camera hole - grommet holds a 45 power microscope (amazon 43)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAqN8ihAFv8

leafsnap = identifies leaves

shazam

Google Translate App - state trooper saved a man who only spoke in chinese

(Would be great for ELL)

Other sessions - 

iClick Photography

STEM

Literacy in the Digital Age

Common Core Resources

Internet Projects Registry

http://findicons.com/

Geocaching Connections

I just geocached for the first time last night...
Looking forward to getting some classroom ideas I can share.

Conni Mulligan
http://goo.gl/noFSC
http://conni-workshops.wikispaces.com/

Global Positioning System (videos on her slideshare)

• Aircraft
• Auto
• Marine
• Handheld

Have a 10 minute activity to do once you get outside because the device doesn't always pick up the satellites asap!

Hide things in easter eggs/film canisters, etc...

Careful not to get muggled!

She used Geocaching to teacher the staff about Big6.  They have a little booklet, stickers are in the cache for them to put in their booklet.

PE teacher - got Dr. Seuss books and all the caches had to do with books and there was a physical activity to go with it.

History Mysteries  - What do all the Caches you found have in common?

Don't need the internet for :

QR voice as a cache

Text QR code

Geocaching University -http://geocacher-u.com/

Teachers, Technology, and the Common Core Transition

Jannita Demian
@jdemian

Who are you?
Motionless Monkey?
Leaping Lizard?
Cranky Komodo?
Petrified Praying Mantis?
Fatigued Frog?

What is common core?
-Same thing across the board
-Turns students from consumers to creators
-Critical Thinking
-Can you justify your answer whether it's right or wrong...

• state let initiative
• defines knowledge and skills students should have to be college/career ready
• built on current state standards
• internationally benchmarked

 CC is trying to condense what we are already teaching because it has exploded into "too much."

We are getting the paintbrush back to start being creative again...

We created a paper slideshow about the 6 shifts in LA.

Keys to success -

divide and conquer

assign roles

embrace imperfection

Roles - 

Time Keeper

Designer

Narrator

Director

No writing during short videos.

Long videos, take pauses so students can write and answer questions.

LOVE -She had us clap every time we heard the video say a "sequencing" word. (Then, Next, Second, etc...)

DON'T just show a video.  Pause it, ask questions, collaborate as a group to summarize sections...

Everyone gets an Exit Ticket

Before you give the students a reading passage, wordle it and discuss the vocabulary!


Idaho CC standards
http://tinurl.com/IDcommoncore
http://tinyurl.com/ELAccHUNT
http://tinyurl.com/MATHccHUNT

corestandards.org
engageNY


Other various resources in other sessions at this time via Twitter feed...
Free DEN resources - Spelunking
QR codes

DEN STARS - You get the tech book!

Apple TV audio support
Saving YOUTUBE vids to the iPad directly
Find Quotes about anything!
Apps to share photos
Tech Integration in Education
iFontmaker app
Roadshow app - download DE vids to iPad

Your classroom is a game! Paul Anderson

Teacher of the year in Montana and a finalist for National Teacher of the year.

Positive and Negative Feedback Loops is one of his vodcasts on youtube.

TEDx Talk - Classroom Game Design

AP Biology - He has a moodle class with an avatar to connect with students.  He has been brought back in time to find the best biologists to help solve problems.
Made 55 video podcasts last summer to add as content to his class.

Components of each lesson -
Reading
Video
Challenge
Mastery Quiz

Google Thoughts -
The graph is at the front of the room and the kids fill in a google form as they did the experiment.  They watch the graph grow...  REAL TIME FEEDBACK

The Marshmallow Experiment video - delayed gratification (1/2 ate it and 1/2 didn't)
Kids that learned to cope with delayed gratification does "better."

We need to jump tracks, learn from failures, and stop doing all the work.  Students need to have questions to answer and tasks to accomplish in order for them to engage in learning!

Round em' Up!

Nancy Sharoff

https://sites.google.com/site/nancysharoff/round-em-up

Some that stood out to me - 

Eye-Fi Camera Card - don't need a cord to download pics from camera to computer/facebook

There is an app for it!

iRig Mic

PDANet - android (free) app that creates a wi-fi connection so you can use your iPad in an environment that doesn't have wi-fi.

Snapguide - Easy way to make how to videos!  image and text (no vid)

Go to bu.mp on your mac laptop and then use bump on your device to "bump" the spacebar.  The photos/info will transfer to your laptop.

Creating InfoGraphics with Kathy Schrock

Info graphics as a creative assessment!
They are NOT posters!

LATCH Model of organizing information -
Location
Alphabet
Time
Category
Hierarchy

"data visualization"

USA today snapshots (book on info graphics)
Flowtown
Scrollyfox in firefox is an add on that lets you scroll down when presenting or viewing.
Theydrawandcook  Theydrawandtravel - sites that use inforgraphics
snagajob.com
pictochart
easl.ly
inforgr.am
visualize ipad app

chart chooser - program online
many eyes - site by IBM - upload in cvs format and they will create info graphic

Process:

1. develop a good question
2. research process
3. hand drawing rough draft to be approved
4. start computer/ipad work for info graphic

Perfect time to teach kids about Creative Commons!!! (or advanced google search or advanced search in Flickr!)  YAY - We are already doing this!!

Diigo list from Nancy Sharoff

Created by Knewton and Column Five Media




Other workshops happening at this time...
The Dynamic Davidson

Getting your students started with DE - Admin

Whitney Mihoulides

There is a Student Advisory Board for DE.

Students have access to a calendar view for their work and then they can track their progress.
They can choose the theme on their log in interface.


We can take away their searching rights if we wanted to.
TO DO - We can take away grade bands/subjects...etc... so that Elem. doesn't see the 9-12 content when they log in.

Students can't change their passwords.

Interface is changing and it looks better!
ALL DEN STARS WILL have year long access to the Science Tech Book next year...shh...not officially announced yet...

I picked up a few little things here, but it was good to hear that I am uploading student accounts correctly!

Some random links from other sessions at this time...

BrainBreaks
Paper Slide Videos

Brain Research Sites -