Transforming the Classroom into Transforming the Classroom into a Digital Age Learning Centera Digital Age Learning Center

Ben Smith and Jared MaderBen Smith and Jared Mader

www.edtechinnovators.comThursday, June 24, 2010Thursday, June 24, 2010

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About Us - EdTechInnovators.com

Ben Smith:Physics TeacherK-12 Science CoordinatorTechnology Resource TeacherKeystone Technology IntegratorDoctoral Student in Instructional TechnologySTAR Discovery EducatorISTE Board of Directors

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Jared Mader:Director of Technology

Former Chemistry Teacher

Technology Staff Development Trainer

Keystone TechnologyIntegrator

Masters in Instructional Technology

STAR Discovery Educator

ISTE Consultant

Today’s Students

Marc Prensky - Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants See Article

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Our Purpose of 1 to 1

Students work digitallyProductivity and Efficiency

Students learn Global Age Skills (NETS-S)

Technology becomes invisible

Note: 1 to 1 means each student has a computing device (Laptop, NetBook, iPod / iPhone / iPad)

What do we want students to be able to do?

Why Go Digital?

The World is FlatGoogle: Did You Know Video

Change the way students workCreate a Paperless Environment

Move students from Digital Intuitives to Digital Natives

Skills to Survive

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How to Make Digital Happen

Turn the printer offFile Exchange

Hand In / DistributeDrop Box

Provide TemplatesPurposefully Plan for the use of Technology - Our Taxonomy

Getting Teachers to Integrate

Ways to Use TechnologyPersonal and Professional Use

Instructional EnhancementObserving in the Taxonomy

Using with Students

A Taxonomy for Integrating Technology

Increasing Levels of CognitionCurriculum mastery deepens

Increasing Complexity of Technology SkillsTechnology choices become autonomous

ObservingStudents are passive spectators of the technology

Incorporating Students are leveraging technology to increase productivity

ProducingStudents create a product with a single technology

Exploring Students engage in discovery learning prior to formal instruction

CollaboratingStudents interact with peers, instructors, and outside resources

ApplyingStudents are guided to combine and integrate technologies

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CreatingStudents are making sound choices about the appropriate synthesis of content and technology into a final product

How to Erase Technology

Have students move through the taxonomy

As students acquire the skills of using a technology….

It becomes a tool they may choose

The emphasis of an activity shifts from the technology to the cognitive skills students must employ

Becomes invisible

How to Integrate Technology

Know your kidsWhat are their strengths and weaknesses

What technologies are available?

Look for Connections between curriculum goals and technology

Planning Documents

Year Long Plan

Being Creative

Curriculum Map

What are 21st century skills?

What are technologies you / your students can use?

What are your current integration activities?

Creating Scaffolds for Students

TutorialsWord

Screentoaster

Student Examples

Modeling

Assessing Technology Integrated Projects

What are the goals / objectives of the project?Curricular

Skills

Technology

Develop a rubricCurriculum Focus should be first

Need a rubric area to deal with technology aspectCollaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

How to get Students to be Creative

Creating the CanvasWord, PowerPoint, Inspiration, Wikis, Google Docs

Learning to PaintUser Created Content: Podcasts, Movies, Animoto, Mapping

Creative ProcessInstructional Design: Be Vague

Questions

Email: info@edtechinnovators.com

Website: www.edtechinnovators.com