What if dreams did come true?What to do when technology in the

classroom is no longer a barrier.

Joanna Sanders Bobiash, TeacherRegina Public Schools

http://adventurousedtech.blogspot.com/joanna.sandersbobiash@rbe.sk.ca

Session outline

Problem solving activity: envision uses for new tools in the classroom.

How to pay for them Impact on student learning

Talk about our collaborative video project.

Process ProductTalk about myself and my classroom.

Inside my classroom Online presence

Joanna Sanders BobiashMiddle Years French Immersion TeacherÉcole Wilfrid Walker School, Regina Public Schools

•Education Technology Leader on my staff

•Current assignment:•Grade 7 Homeroom (FLA & Math)•Social Studies and Science (Grades 6-8)

•Maintain professional blog : http://adventurousedtech.blogspot.com/

•Integrate Technology into my teaching:•Class website: Central go-to point•Blogging: Myself and students•Wikis: Collaborative Projects•Skype: Connecting with others•Podcast and Video Production•Web 2.0 Tools:

•Google Docs, Go Animate, Voice Thread, etc.

A view into my classroom

Best Buy Contest Requirements:

•Create a 2 minute video that talks about use of technology in education.

•Submit a proposal that explains how spending $20,000 at Best Buy on technological tools for the classroom would impact student learning.

Learning Outcomes: Inquiry Project

•French Language Arts:• Reading: Research & Drawing Conclusions• Writing: Individual & Collaborative•Mathematics:•Budgeting• Problem Solving•Career Education

Our collaborative project planGuiding Questions:

Part 1: The video:•How does technology impact my life today?•How will it impact my life in the future?

Part 2: The proposal:•What do we currently use in our classroom?•What would we like to have access to?•How would we use these new tools? •How would this impact our learning?

Our collaborative project planPart 1: The video

Students researched how

technology is used today and how experts say it will affect the

future.

Students wrote about their vision of the

future and the impact of

technology on their lives on their blogs.

Students regrouped

common ideas and we wrote a bilingual script for our video

podcast.

Our collaborative project planPart 1: The video

Students worked in pairs

to illustrate their portion of

the script.

Students recorded

themselves reading the

script that went with their

illustration.

We photographed

the illustrations and edited the video together to produce our

final video.

MY LIFE – OUR FUTUREMA VIE – NOTRE FUTUR

Our collaborative project planPart 2: The proposal

We assessed the technology we already have

and how we use it. We also made

a list of our wants and our

needs.

Students researched how

new tools are being used in

other classrooms around the

world.

Students worked on a budget and

drafted a final plan for what we would buy and how we

would use the new tools.

Best Buy“Best in Class Fund”

Winner 2009

École Wilfrid Walker SchoolGrade 7 French ImmersionDecember 2009

What we ended up buying…25 HP Mini Netbooks• To have easy access to the web for our blogs, Google docs, etc.

2 iMacs• For creation of videos and podcats.

20 8GB iPod Touches• For Internet access and use of educational apps.• Listening to and viewing or sharing our own creations.

3 Kodak Zi6 pocket video cameras• For easy video recording using an SD card.

1 Digital Nikon SLR Camera• To easily photograph school events and activities for yearbook and

videos.

What kind of tools would improve learning in my classroom?

What kind of tools

do I have access to

already?

What if I had all the tools I needed and could just teach?

Where can I find the

money?

What if dreams did come true?

What if technology in the classroom is no longer a

barrier?

Your task:Individually or as a team:•Develop a plan to spend $20,000 on technological tools that will have a positive impact on student learning in your classroom.•Outline your plan on our workshop wiki: http://itsummit2010bobiash.wikispaces.com/