Dennish

You CAN teach an old dog new tricks - Sondra Lettrich

got title 3 grant in 08 - griffin technology budget, 13 inch mac book pro and ipad 2 years - refresh of laptop and then they keep (pay 500 each year) this is at a university

every classroom is now a computer lab


 * SESSION KL05**
 * INNOVATIVE TOOL PUTS THE 4C'S IN THE 3R'S - SANDRA WOZNIAK**

Facebook look to it guided discussion - not just a blog Trego ED have to pay for this program


 * SESSION KL09 -**
 * THE BEST EDUCATIONAL IDEAS IN THE WORLD - GARY STAGER**

"School is a technology"

Kids are capable of a lot more than they are doing in the class

Tries to avoid kids not being able to have human interaction skills - work with other kids

There is a lack of expertise with technology

"DIY Revolution"- people are hands-on and some and find what interests them

- personal fabrication or "DIY" (do-it-yourself) manufacturing
 * Fab and Fab labs*

making things is better than being passive...making good things is even better (be creative and relate to individuals)

Gary went to work in a failing school and was there for a couple weeks iwth a heterogenous multi age group one girl said school would not teach her to be a ballerina and he taught her to a project where she made a ballerina

Sim - middle ages "sketchpad" - for geometry shapes

REGGIO EMILIA approach

elements of an effective project purpose time personally meaningful complex, including serendipity connected shareable Questions worth asking is the problem solvable? is the project monumental or substantial?


 * Synergy of Technology and differentiated instruction - Bill Dalton**

- differentiate tudent use of technology - use technology to differentiate instruction - combine tech and DI via challenge-based learning - differentiate PD for and with technology
 * Key point**:

http://tech4di.wikispaces.com/ - public wiki for differentiated instruction

flickr.com - show shared pictures

ACOT stages of adoption Entry - little to no use adoption - minimal producativity use adaption - productivity use embraced appropriation - full adoption invention - new uses; share/teach others

give students choice on what type of media they prefer.

go2web20.net - tools to use

google forms -

How to assess? - first think what you want the students to go for. Then think did the students have the key components to show the main goal.

rubristar

can have students pick/create own rubric if they choose media

engaging, authentic, challenging, significant