Leading and Learning with Emerging Technologies

Jill Berkowicz, Ed.D.Karen Vitek, M.Ed.

Agenda

● Setting the Context

● Why Bother?

● Social Learning Theory

● Twitter

● Diigo

● Facebook

● Edmodo

● Pinterest

● Blogs & Wikis

● CMS

● Prezi

● Poll Everywhere

● Faculty Meetings

● Q & A

Setting the Context

Are you a...?

A. Teacher

B. Principal

C. District Office Administrator

D. Superintendent

E. Other

Why Bother?

The major advances in civilization are processes that all but wreck the societies in which they occur.(Alfred North Whitehead)

Why Bother?

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.(Alfred North Whitehead)

Why Bother?

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change.(Alfred North Whitehead)

Why Bother?If we don't embrace the change and catch up, we will be left behind. Even worse, our students will graduate from our schools without having been taught the values and ethics that must accompany the use of these emerging technologies.We must:

● continue to learn.● model its proper use.● accept we can not possibly know it all.● learn from everyone, including the students.● reveal our bias with openness.

Always Remember!

The Internet is an open ended, decentrailzed, multi-directional, communication tool. It is open, distributed, and susceptible to modification. You say it - they see it. It doesn't go away! It can be fast, can sometimes be modified, always retrievable.

Social Learning Theory

We must understand the use of technology for learning in and outside of our classrooms.

"Computer systems are changing the basic structure of education by providing a ready means for self-directed learning. Disparities in computer skills can create disparities in educational development" (p.434)

Albert Bandura, David Starr Jordan Professor of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University

Self-Efficacy, 1997

Social Learning TheoryWe must lead in order to guide.

"Technological innovations are embedded in the network structures and power relations of organizations. Adoption of innovations, therefore,can have sociostructural reverberations. Early adopters of beneficial technologies not only increase their productivity but can gain influence in ways that change the structural patterns of organizations." (Bandura, p. 459)

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Let's Get Started!

Social Media - Twitter

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Encourage sharing

Encourage staff to follow you

Tweet links to articles & blog posts

Create an account as principal

Twitter Do'sMake it fun and meaningfulAnnounce staff meeting topics, dates and times Update information Share articles and books of interestLink to blog posts your recommendShare special events as they happenCongratulate teachers and students

Post regularly!

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Twitter Don'ts● Use it to share personal information ● Use it to communicate with one person● Use it for time sensitive communication● Forget you to use a professional tone● Allow followers outside of your intended audience

● Mix personal and professional social media accounts!

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Social Bookmarking - Diigo

Create an account

Create a Diigo Group

Share

● Apply for an education account

● Craft your profile

● Use the toolbar in Firefox or IE

● Create a private group for faculty

● Invite faculty members

● Ask for volunteers to be moderators

● Tag by subject or grade level

● Include descriptions

● Use highlights and comments

Diigo BookmarksCreate bookmarks with descriptions, tags and add them to a list or share with a group.

Diigo LibraryYour library is where all of your bookmarks with annotations, lists and groups are saved.

Diigo GroupsJoin groups to receive a daily or weekly digest of resources that other group members find valuable.

Diigo ListsCreate lists to organize your bookmarks. Use tags to help you create lists from previously saved bookmarks.

Diigo Educator Account Features

● The ability to create highlighted annotations using four different colors

● Teacher Console:○ Create student accounts without requiring

email accounts.○ Create private groups for your classes○ Assign moderators for your groups

Diigo Class GroupsClass private groups are a great way to share resources with students.

Social Media - Facebook

● Sharing important events with entire school community

● Share succeses

● Create discussions and polls on important topics

● Sharing too much information

● Students & parents leaving derogatory comments

● Privacy concerns

Concerns Pros

FacebookFollow organizations and school leaders.

FacebookPost your own announcements!

Facebook Alternative: EdmodoWhat is Edmodo? "Edmodo helps connect all learners with the people and resources needed to reach their full potential."

EdmodoYou can create classes, post assignments, add events to a calendar and include apps for students to use.

One more: PinterestPinterest is a tool that is used to collect and organize the things you are interested in, in a very graphic format.

Pinterest PinsIt is very easy to create a board and add pins. You can follow others pins and boards.

Pinterest Boards

Creating a Leader's Web Presence

Blogs: WordPressUse your blog to share resources, start a conversation or announce professional development opportunities.

Blogs: WordPressShare your posts with others!

Wikis: WikispacesUse a wiki to share resources

Wikis: WikispacesUse wikis for professional development

Wikis: WikispacesUse wikis to gather resources

CMS: MoodleMoodle is an open source solution that can be used as web pages, online/blended courses and more!

CMS: MoodleOnline/blended courses can be created for students or for professional development opportunities.

CMS: DrupalDrupal can be used to create an entire school or district website with distributed editing.

Faculty Meetings

Collaborate with Google Drive

Docs

Create dynamic

presentations with Prezi

Gather opinions with

Poll Everywhere

Google Docs (Drive)

Prezi

Poll Everywhere

‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those that cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

- Alvin Toffler

Q&A

Thankyou!