Student Interactions at a Distance Ben Smith EdTechInnovators.com Red Lion Area School District...

Student Interactions at a DistanceStudent Interactions at a Distance

Ben SmithBen Smith

EdTechInnovators.com EdTechInnovators.com Red Lion Area School DistrictRed Lion Area School District

October 25, 2007October 25, 2007

About Us

Ben Smith:Physics TeacherK-12 Science CoordinatorTechnology Resource TeacherKeystone Technology IntegratorDoctoral Student in Instructional TechnologySTAR Discovery EducatorISTE ConsultantBlendedSchools Consultant

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Jared Mader (in absentia):Director of Technology

Former Chemistry Teacher

Technology Staff Development Trainer

Keystone Technology Integrator

Masters Student in Instructional Technology

STAR Discovery Educator

BlendedSchools Consultant

Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

• Work is different ...

• Tools are different ...

• Communication is different ...

• Information is different ...

• Kids are different ...

And Learning Is Different!

Did you know?

The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQ is greater than the total population of North America (India - 28%)The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004The number of text messages sent and received each day exceeds the population of the planetThere are over 200 million MySpace accounts (Sept 2007) - 4th largest countryThe US is 24th in Internet Broadband penetration by percentage (#1 in total users)

* Adapted from Larry Fisch’s Did You Know?

How do kids work?

MySpace / Facebook

Webkinz

Toontown

How we work

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Our Vision

Students will use technology seamlessly as a regular part of their educationEach student will come to class with their own computing deviceAll of the computing devices will be interconnectedTeachers and Students will have the skills necessary to use the Hardware and Software

Our Reality

Labs within our rooms - 2-3 students per computer

Students do not have the skills to use the technology - We need to teach the skills first or in conjunction

Students may or may not have access to the internet and other software at home

About to become a CFF Classroom!

Pedagogical FoundationsCurriculum must drive the need for technology integration

Technology is simply the tool used to facilitate student-centered learningTechnology makes it easier to accomplish

Learning is Social / Use Constructivist ApproachTaxonomy of Technology Use1

ExperiencingInformingReinforcingIntegratingUtilizing

1 Thomas and Boysen, Iowa State University, 1984

NET-S

Creativity and Innovation

Communication and Collaboration

Research and Information Fluency

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision Making

Digital Citizenship

Technology Operations and Concepts

Classroom Goals / Activities

Relate to NETS-Refresh

Coordinate with State and National Subject Standards

Objectives - Students will be able to..Solve Problems

Communicate

Collaborate

Levels of Interaction

Student - Student (same class / school)

Student - Student (beyond school walls)

Student - Teacher

Teacher - Student

Student - Teachers - Experts

Making Interactions Work Web 2.0 Tools

Online Word ToolsZoho / Google Docs

Blogs - Edublogs.comDaily

Weekly

Wikis - Wikispace.com

Discussion Boards

Student InteractionsInteraction Tools

What you need

Microsoft Office

Blackboard / Pronto / SchoolCenter

Blogging

Web 2.0 AppsGoogle Docs / Zoho

Wikispaces

Flickr

MySpace / Facebook

Website

iPods

Interaction ProjectsWhat our students do

Blogs

Daily

Weekly

Wikis

Podcasting

Commenting and Resubmitting

Collaborative Projects

Virtual Labs

Portfolios

Homework

WebAssign

Chats

End

Microsoft Office and Interactions

Comments

Tracking Changes

Forms

Tabbed View

BlackBoard/Pronto/SchoolCenter

Discussion Boards

Drop BoxFile Transfers

Assignments

Chats and Homework Help

Blogging

Record of class on a daily basis

Updates on class happenings

Digital newsletter

Physics Daily Blog

Edublogs

Web 2.0 Applications

Collaborative DocumentationWeb Office Tools

www.zoho.comGoogle Docs

Movie Makingwww.jumpcut.com

Concept MappingFreeMind

Students work collaboratively on a common lab report that is shared between their accounts.

Websites - The Paperless Classroom

PurposeProvide students with access to:

Notes / Information

Labs/Activities

Online Resources

Class Notes and Answer Keys

SitesBen’s Site

Video iPods / Mega VCR +

Distribute MediaPhoto Library

Create your own Periodic TableGeography - CountryMath Equations / GraphsGlossary with Images

MoviesPowerPoint / Lecture NotesUnitedStreaming VideosTutorials from the Desktop

PodcastingHomework HelpTips for SuccessLectures / Discussions

A Week in the Life…

Students keep a written and digital record for each week of class

Capturing Key Ideas

Visual Evidence

Motivates Student Interest

Example 1

Example 2

Wikis

WikipediaWeb Based, Collaborative

Shared Information

Wikispaces - Create your ownRed Lion Physics Wiki

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More on Wikis

Making a Wikispace

TeacherCreate an account and spaceDesign Navigation

Edit Navigation … Insert Link .. Repeat

Approve Students

StudentsCreate an accountJoin this spaceContribute

Portfolio - iWeb

Students create websites using easy web authoring software

Websites demonstrate exemplary work and post to district website

Current Collaborative Projects

Lego ProceduresDesign a lego creation with 25 bricks. Describe the procedure to build. Send to others. They return a picture

Contribute to the data setAcceleration of balloons vs diameter to extrapolate to very large balloons

Virtual Labs

Gas Law Labs

Explore LearningExample

PhET Physics

WebAssign

Students receive and submit textbook questions online

www.webassign.com

Each student receives a problem with a unique solution

Set up homework discussion groups

Questions

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