Communication


 * Enhancing COMMUNICATION in Learning & Teaching **

[|How to Speak So School Boards LIsten About the Transitiion to Digital] | Hall Davidson & Barbara Nemko | ISTE 2013 I.Dynamic updates II.Extended digital tools III.Content creation IV.Account-.‐based resources V.Cross-platform in a BYODworld || || //**Learn more...**// (Scroll down to the ISTE section)
 * ~ [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 5.29.47 PM.png]] ||~ We learned
 * Defining Digital. Digital Should Mean:
 * Strategies to Use With School Boards:
 * Start a Pilot
 * Collect Data
 * Get Business Involved
 * Bring Board Members to the Schools
 * If no local examples take them to schools nearby
 * ~ [[image:dlclearning/Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 4.44.26 PM.png width="103" height="88"]] ||~ Ideas for use are
 * Good information to refer back to when coaching principals or district leaders
 * Remember to document and share what is happening in the schools

**Clue - IN** ** | Angela Smith - ** Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) | ISTE13 @ Online Learning Institute
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 * ~ [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 5.29.47 PM.png width="95" height="79"]] ||~ We learned
 * CLUE IN is an orientation program/module to help scaffold Texas students' capacity for online learning;
 * It is gamed based
 * Uses Mozilla Badging system - "Quest Badges" - in this case
 * ~ [[image:dlclearning/Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 4.44.26 PM.png width="100" height="81"]] ||~ Ideas for use are
 * Create similar program for your state
 * Use badges to highlight your student "non-academic" knowledge... white belt in karate, etc...get to know your students
 * Use badges to highlight blending learning...school work students complete outside of the classroom.

Embedding Social Media in the PBL Process ** | Andrew Miller | ISTE 2013 Conference **
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 * ~ [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 5.29.47 PM.png width="95" height="79"]] ||~ We learned
 * PBL is about SHARING and COMMUNITY & so IS social media
 * social media use must be INTENTIONAL and be aligned to the instructional process for which it is being used (reflection, need to know, essential questions, etc.)
 * How can we assess 21st century skills, like "collaboration" or "communication", if we do not teach and use it?
 * ~ [[image:dlclearning/Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 4.44.26 PM.png width="100" height="83"]] ||~ Ideas for use are  * Twitter #hashtag and have whole school watch news/national/global event (i.e. State of the Union)
 * Instagram to take pictures of each step of student/group work/product
 * Google+ hangout to meet with student leaders of project groups; share info/directions then they jigsaw back to their teams

**Empowered Blended Learning and PBL | Andrew Miller | ISTE 2013**
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 * ~ [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 5.29.47 PM.png width="95" height="79"]] ||~ We learned
 * "Project-Based Learning increased long-term retention, improves problem solving and collaboration skills, and improves students' attitudes towards learning." - Strobel, 2009 The Main Course, not Dessert...]
 * "I do Projects" does not equal PBL... and online/blended schools are not always blending and/or implementing their technology successfully ~ only seeming to focus on pockets of information: thus, online and blended learning are in danger of replicating a broken system through sit and get, videos instead of lecture, etc.
 * technology use does not instantly equal engagement: collaboration between constructivist principles and problem/project based learning is an essential fit to increase engagement [ The Inquiry Cycle ]
 * begin with CONTENT aligned to standards and create driving questions and in-depth inquiry with the authentication of a public audience
 * ~ [[image:dlclearning/Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 4.44.26 PM.png width="100" height="83"]] ||~ Ideas for use are
 * Cross-curricular PBL mash-ups and match-ups
 * think,pair,share mastery PBL - not every student must cover every content: allow students to teach each other
 * make your LMS look like PBL Moodle, Edmodo, Project Foundry, HaikuLearning}
 * "Zombie-Based Learning"

**Google Ninja Workshop | ISTE 2013**
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 * ~ [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 5.29.47 PM.png]] ||~ We learned
 * Chrome Ninja Tips and Tricks
 * did you know the place where you type the URL is actually called an "Onmibox"
 * Extensions add features to your personalized browsing experience
 * web Apps are shortcuts to web based sites
 * ~ [[image:dlclearning/Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 4.44.26 PM.png]] ||~ Ideas for use are
 * Chromestory - chrome resource blog
 * understand the differences between extentions and applications extensions vs web apps explained]

Unleash Creativity with Enhanced eBooks | Wes Fryer | Podstock 2013
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 * ~ [[image:Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 5.29.47 PM.png width="94" height="78"]] ||~ We learned
 * eBooks are great way for students to utilize their creativity and share what they have learned or know
 * Students love to publish what they create!
 * Here are [|some examples] of student created eBooks
 * ~ [[image:dlclearning/Screen Shot 2013-07-11 at 4.44.26 PM.png width="100" height="84"]] ||~ Ideas for use are
 * create eBooks for PD that we facilitate
 * students can research a topic and create eBooks
 * use Book Creator app to create eBooks - $4.99


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