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Presentation given by Christina Spiezio at the Rutgers Reading and Writing Conference in March 2012
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Technology in the Language Arts ClassroomChristina SpiezioEdison Township Public SchoolsRutgers Reading & Writing Conference
+Introduction
+21st Century Skills
Life/Career Skills
Learning and Innovation Skills Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Creativity
Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Core Subjects
Overview
+P21 & New Jersey
Goals:
To help students understand, connect to and act on critical global issues by integrating 21st century perspectives into curricula in all Core Curriculum Content Standards areas
To connect student acquisition of international literacies to real world experiences both in New Jersey and beyond state and national borders
To enhance teacher capacity for 21st century teaching excellence through pre-service education, professional development and opportunities for exchange and study abroad
+Core Curriculum Content StandardsReadingWritingListeningSpeakingLanguage
http://bit.ly/bPbeYT
+Shift happens.We need to shift, too!
+Social Media Revolution
2:35
+Things to Think About…
Social media affects offline behaviorHow does it affect the classroom?
Kids are learning on iPadsWhere is this learning taking place?
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Google are banned in ChinaWhere else are they banned?
+This means…
Our students are living in a world where…
Information does not need to be memorized It is at their fingertips!
Information comes in and from different medias
Thoughts of others are valued more than experts Collaboration is key!
Information is gathered through collaboration
Their world is social!
+Introduction of Tools
VoicethreadWall WisherGlogster
+Voicethread: About
A collaborative multimedia slide show that includes…
ImagesAudioVideoTextCommenting in five ways!
+Voicethread: Student Testimonial
+Voicethread: How-To
+Voicethread: ExamplesText
+Voicethread: ExamplesAudio
+Voicethread: ExamplesVideo
+Wall Wisher: Student Testimonial
+Wall Wisher: About
A virtual corkboard
Multiple people can post to the board
Multimedia can be posted!
Not just text!ImagesLinksVideos
+Wall Wisher: How-To
+Wall Wisher: Examples
+Glogster: Student Testimonial
+Glogster: About
Virtual, multimedia posters
Includes images, audio, video, animation, and external links
Visual representation of student knowledge
Visual and media literacy
No collaboration on creation
+Glogster: How-To
+Glogster: How-To
+Glogster: Examples
+Pros and Cons
Voicethread Wall Wisher Glogster
EDU Only? X X
Password protected?
X Approval X
Collaboration in Creation?
X X
Free? X
Multimedia Friendly?
X X X
Can it be embedded?
X X X
Privacy Settings?
X X
+Other Ideas
BlogsBlogger, WordPress, Edublogs
WikisWikispaces, PB Wiki
PodcastingAudacity, Vocaroo
MicrobloggingTwitter, Edmodo, Schoology
Find these on the Resources page!
+Resources
http://teachingfortoday.wikispaces.com/
+Consider the following…
“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow” John Dewey
“Any growth requires a temporary loss of security.” Madeline Hunter
