Technology Integration in Classrooms Keynote
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This was my keynote for the TIC conference in Elkader, Iowa... I was asked for a broad look at different applications of technology in classrooms, set against a large program of other presentations.
Transcript of Technology Integration in Classrooms Keynote
Teaching &
Learning in the 21 & 1/10
Century
Jetson’s image copyrightWarner Brothers
Hello!Cal ArmstrongOAppleby College SchoolOOakville, Ontario
O Suburb of TorontoO800 studentsOGrades 7-12OIndependent, co-ed, day/boarding
Hello!Cal ArmstrongO1:1 tablet computer school since 2004O1:1 laptop starting in 1996
Fair warningO Drinking from a
fire hose
GoalsO Prompt questionsO Promote ideasO Start a
conversation
O Set a goal yourselfO Write it downO Make it public
Collaborative Note Making
http://bit.ly/keystone2011
Working with othersBuild on ideasShare resourcesForm community
Back Channelingsotto voce conversation
NY Times Article:http://nyti.ms/iVoQBw
Today’s Meethttp://todaysmeet.com/
Change in BehaviorO Expected to
contribute:O In real timeO Reflection
O Vote with your feetO But…
Where I SitO Math teacherO ResearcherO Community
member
Guiding PrinciplesTeaching & learning should involve:OOpen-ended problemsOFormative assessmentODifferentiated instructionOEmphasis on collaboration and communication skills
Guiding PrinciplesO Applications need
to be free or low cost
O Not limited to one device or technology (device agnostic)
Guiding Principles
Avoid“There’s an app for
that”
Open versus closed systems
Guiding PrinciplesO Just start using itO No need to push
the envelope here
O It takes timeO There will always
be problems
Guiding PrinciplesO Evolution, not
revolutionO Five years to see
real changeO Change is based
on building (on) relationships
Quote used by Evans“If the change… threatens my whole self, I will deny the data and the need for change. Only if I feel that I will retain my identity or my integrity as I learn something new or make a change, will I be able to even contemplate it” (Schein, 1992, p. 300)
Schein’s book: Organizational Culture and Leadership
Second quoteAll experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
So… Guiding PrinciplesEngage in
conversation with the folks who are trying
somethingBlogs, Twitter,
Facebook, Email
Try something… the handout
O QR CodesO Links O Phone numbersO eMailsO Contact infoO Any textO Calendar event
Using on your phoneO Text barcode to 313131
for the i-Nigma appO More choices:
http://bit.ly/QRReadersO Run app, camera starts,
app will recognize image as QR Code and will do what the code says
Using in the classroomO On handouts or
posters, linking to O AnswersO Video tutorialsO WebpagesO More problems
O WaypointsO GeocachingO Check-ins
ClickersO Also known as SRS
or PRS or ARS
O Clickers can improve participation
O Quick formative assessment
ClickersO Allow anonymous
participation
O Introduce a simple gaming concept into the class
Quiz TimeO Laptops, cellphones
and tablet devices can mimic physical clickers
O Use texting or web interface
O www.polleverywhere.com
Creating new pollO Creating a text-based
poll for free entry
O www.polleverywhere.com
In the classroom (and out)
O Formative assessment
O Discussion prompt
O Room D5, 12:40-1:30Google Forms – A Free & Easy Online Tool for Collecting Classroom Data
SharingO Document
distributionO Images of workO VideosO Audio recording
EvernoteO Save and share
anythingO Tag informationO Access anywhereO Search anything
O www.evernote.com
In classO Student work:
O PhotosO VideoO Audio
O Anecdotal commentsO Everything is
indexed & date stampted
Changing AssessmentO Portfolio
O Documentation of Mastery
O Sharing resources
O 24/7 accessibility (still get excuses)
O Complete record to analyze
Chart paperO Free flow, not
structuredO LinoIT
http://linoit.com
O Use to recommend WallWisher but its almost defunct
MindmappingO MindMeister
www.mindmeister.com
O Online mind mapping tools
O Collaborative mapsO Publish on the web for
anyoneO Link images, video,
audio
WikisO CollaborativeO Simple to editO Easy introduction
to online toolsO Most LMS has
them as an option
DropboxO Store files in the
“cloud”O Accessible on any
device
O Not as integrated or indexed as Evernote is
Google StorageO Ridiculous storage
at a ridiculously low price
O Shared space for docs, images, videos
O Or books…
e(Text)BooksO Public domain vs
produced content
O Remix textbooksO www.ck12.orgO Differentiation
O Challenges
eBooks - ChallengesO More for fiction
than textbooks
O Content improving continually
O Challenging on phone-sized devices
“Your” AcademyO Audiocasts
O But learning needs images!
O Screencasts produced onO ComputerO Tablet O SmartphoneO Videocams O SmartboardO Powerpoints
CapturingO www.techsmith.com/
jing
O Free software but you want to pay 15$ to get full version
O Cloud storage, share link not file
O Five minutes max
Changing InstructionO Mastery
O Teacher feedback
O Student-constructed
O “Flipping” classesO Content delivery
at home
LivescribeO PenO Special paper
O Pencasts used for instruction, assessment
PencastsO http://bit.ly/
h12wjW
ShowMe AppO Construct
screencasts on the iPad
www.showmeapp.com
Changing assessmentO Pod/videocasts
O Hearing student explanation along with student work is rich!
More sophisticatedO CamtasiaO Smartboard
recorder
O Issues
Online classesO Snow daysO Extra helpO Tutorials (can be
recorded and re-played)
O Student presentations
OnlineO http://bit.ly/
TICclass
O WiziqO $10/month
individual plan
CollaborationO CollaborationO Skyping
O www.skype.comO Provide access to
all participantsO Provide access to
folks around the world
TwitterO Set up separate
account for class, course or unit
O Set up a personal account for great PD
O “Attend” conferences like TIC and meet new people
TwitterO 24/7/ubiquitous
conversation
O #edchat conversations weekly
O Direct messages are private
Changing teachingO AnytimeO AnywhereO TutoringO Differentiated
instructionO Student led
discussionO Professional
development
Looking beyondO Virtual realitiesO Augmented realityO Location based
systemsO Automatic
feedback systemsO Mentoring systems
Growth from hereO Twitter
@sig225O ISTE
www.iste.orgO Educon
educon23.org
US Army“a continuous adaptive learning modellearner-centric, career-long continuum continuously accessible learning at the point of need
US ArmyO transparent to the
learnerO a digitized
learning media production
O policies and resourcing models that are flexible enough to adapt
US Army“the shift from a course-based, throughput-oriented, instructor-led model to one that is centered on the learner.”
http://bit.ly/USArmyPDF
If time… continue…
ScratchO http://
scratch.mit.edu/
O “Logo” for the next generation
Wolfram AlphaO Search engine
based on computation
O Online computer algebra system
O Data storage and representation
Changing instructionO “Show steps”
Link
Changing instructionO “Show steps”O Error correctingO NotationO Language
developmentO Other
mathematical topics
Changing assessmentO Can we assess
out-of-class algebraic work?
O Focus on analysis and explanation
O Project based
O What questions do we ask?
IssuesO $
SolutionsO Talk to studentsO Talk to parentsO Talk to administrationO Talk to companies
O Share devicesO Bring your own
devices
IssuesO Cyberbullying
O Sexting
O Inappropriate images
SolutionsO By using tech, we
have real teachable moments
O They’re going to use it for personal purposes regardless of academic use
IssuesO Ubiquitous
connectivity
O Anytime anywhere learning
SolutionsReconfigureOclassroomsOschedulesOexpectations on teachersOeducation
