Organization and Management in the Digital World

Great Websites for Teaching and Learning

Melissa Jacobs Israel, MLS, MSCoordinator of Library Services NYC Department of Education

E-mail: mjacobs7@schools.nyc.gov

Twitter: @missyji

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/melissajacobsisrael

Today I will learn to…

• Apply web tools to build a professional portfolio.

• Integrate web tools in my lesson plans and units that enable students to organize knowledge and information.

• Use technology to organize and display information for viewing, use and assessment.

What Is An E-portfolio?

“An e-portfolio is a purposeful aggregation of digital items – ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback etc, which “presents” a selected audience with evidence of a person’s learning and/or ability.”

Sutherland, S. and Powell, A. (2007), Cetis SIG mailing list discussions [www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/cetis-portfolio.html] 9 July 2007

Danielson, Charlotte. Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007. Print.

Frameworks for Specialists PositionLibrary/Media Specialists

• Domain 1: Planning and Preparation

• Domain 2: The Environment

• Domain 3: Delivery of Service

• Domain 4: Professional Practice

Using LiveBinders to Build a Professional Portfolio

• Use the DOMAINS from Danielson as a Framework• Use the COMPONENTS as subcategories• Collect artifacts that represent• accomplishments in teaching and learning

and • demonstrate student progress by embedding

video, PDFs, Word Docs, hyperlinks, etc.

LinkedIn: A Digital Resume/Portfolio Building Tool

Modeling Organization and Management Using Web Tools

• Demonstrate concrete use of Web Tools

• Empower students to take charge of their learning

• Display information for viewing, use and assessment

Mightybell: A Collaborative Bookmarking Tool

SpicyNodes: A Digital Presentation Tool

Quicklyst: Digital Notetaking

Spiderscribe.net: Brainstorm and Collaborate Online

Remember the Milk: Digital Management of Tasks

iCyte: Annotate and Organize Your Research

Overwhelmed????

Learn How to Use One Tool at a Time

• Master five websites

• Use your five new tools repeatedly

• Become a co-learner

• Use the sites in your own learning experiences

• Help students build their own instructional Web 2.0 toolboxes

• Multiple usage builds confidence and transferable skills

• Remember to focus on skills, NOT the website

Be a Technology Guide for Students

Questions and Comments…