Bold New Future - Technology - ACSA Leadership Summit

http://bit.ly/acsa13-bnf

A Bold New Future with Free EdTech Resources

Geoff Belleau - Solano COE Jason Borgen - Santa Cruz COE

Dr. Lisa Gonzales - Portola Valley SD Dr. Devin Vodicka - Vista USD


Outcomes

●  Review free apps and resources ●  Explore tools for blogging, collaboration,

brainstorming, presentations, screencasting, and social networking

●  Become more productive and have FUN! ●  Improve your impressibility, become a

fascinator of all, and be that inspiration that we all need!


Feeling Like this Some0mes?


We are 21st century learners

Embrace change Be curious

Questing disposition Content producers

(not just consumers)

Develop skills for creativity Be engaged

Share space for reflecting together


Focus to develop 21st Century College and Career Ready Students


Thinking Cri0cally….

http://faculty.indstate.edu/spenney/bdt.htm


Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK)


go to: padlet.com/wall/acsa13-‐bnf


Technology in the CCSS Go to: h'p://bit.ly/ccss-‐tech

•  Read through the standards for your grade level

•  No=ce the technology infusion

• What are the key words that highlight technology?

Manipulate data

Flag and make notes

Type in text field

Drag and Drop

Example 6-8 Math Test


Martha Payne Age: 10

neverseconds.blogspot.com


Blogging


Target:

h'p://www.justgiving.com/neverseconds

Crowdfunding


Times a-‐changin’ – 2000 to 2010

Source: Newsweek Summer 2010


St. Peter’s Square


Community Resources


Blogging in Leadership and Classrooms



Community Engagement


In the Classroom


BLOGS edublogs.org or blogger.com

CLASSROOMS ❏  Class discussions ❏  Reflections/

summarizing ❏  Writing skills and

prompts ❏  Sharing with parents/

community

SCHOOL PLC ❏  Interaction with ❏  community ❏ Motivate staff ❏ Parent information ❏ Team/school updates ❏ Align with School

mission


Other Social Media



Staff and Teachers


Google Tools


Reading Levels •  In Word -> Tools - Spelling /

Grammar •  Will return Grade level

•  Most emails are at about 5-8th grade level

•  Check Online at http://www.readability-score.com/


Collabora0ve Presenta0ons


Planning -‐ Mind Mapping

24 Essen=al Mind Mapping Tools 5 Best Mind Mapping Tools


Screencast-o-matic


Open Educational Resources

www.oercommons.org


Close Reading Informa0onal Texts

Go to: https://diigo.com/01a3im to see an example


The Teaching Channel


Students


Edmodo


Animoto

www.animoto.com


Digital Portfolios - Google Sites


www.quizlet.com

www.portical.org A Statewide Education Technology Services Project

TICALThe Technology Information Center for Administrative LeadershipA Statewide Education Technology Service

Funded by the CDE through the

Santa Cruz County Office of Education


TICAL’s Mission To help K-12 school leaders provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education AND create a community of practice among school and district leaders across the globe.


What are your questions about technology and 21st Century Skills?


TICAL is really three things •  An Internet portal (www.portical.org)

•  A statewide cadre of school leaders in CA and AR

•  An annual statewide leadership symposium in collaboration with ACSA and CUE in CA (www.lead3.org) AAEA and ADE in AR (www.ticalconference.org)


TICAL Project

Cadre

Conference

Portal

Focused on individuals and local support

Focused on statewide and

regional support

Focused on global support


TICAL Cadre ●  Practicing administrators - spread

across state

●  Vision/passion for technology in education

●  Add/build resources for TICAL Website

●  Provides regional trainings


portical.org TICAL’s Internet portal


The Portal’s Home Page
