ConnectedLeading, Innovating, and Inspiring in the School

Matthew C. Winner@MatthewWinnerBusyLibrarian.com

Howard County Public SchoolsflickrCC Andrew Turner “Connecting”

What does being connected look like?

THINK connected. No. 1

Skype in the ClassroomGame-Based LearningTwitterEdmodoGAFEWorld Read Aloud DayInternational Dot DayGeniusConTL Virtual Café

one idea

flickrCC JasonParis “Reykjavik”

How does being connected feel?

THINK connected. No. 2

flickrCC VinothChandar “I’m alone | Explored”

Part I: Being Connected

access to technology

flickrCC Marcleh “Apple Sydney Open”

What technology do you have access to?

What technology do your students have access to?

in your library

If you build it...

TO DO:● visit Skype in the

Classroom● explore WeGiveBooks.org● check out GoogleDoc

coordinations and scheduling

● #DotDay13, #WRAD14, #PIYPD13,

What would you do with Skype in your classroom?

1. Use a new post-it for each idea2. As a team, group ideas into categories3. Share ideas with us

What would you do with Skype in your classroom?

1. Use a new post-it for each idea2. As a team, group ideas into categories3. Share ideas with us

What would you do with Skype in your classroom?

1. Use a new post-it for each idea2. As a team, group ideas into categories3. Share ideas with us

What would you do with Skype in your classroom?

1. Use a new post-it for each idea2. As a team, group ideas into categories3. Share ideas with us

Tech Required:● Internet-connected device● Skype (download)

Part II: Being Part of a Learning Community

What does being connected mean to you?

THINK connected. No. 3

coming/going

flickrCC Ev@ ;-) “community”

the way of the hashtag

#CatholicEdChat

Resource sharing

Publicity

Networking

#ATchat #KidLit #MockCaldecott #GTchat #SpEd #Kindergarten #1stChat #5thChat #MusicEd #PEChat #SharpSchu #ISTE

#EdChattalking with teachers

flickrCC msr “apples”

#TLchata chat with teacher librarians

flickrCC SeniWati “School library”

#TitleTalkit's all about good books

flickrCC GardenofEdits “A stack of reads to be read”

#titletalk hosts:

@donalynmiller@colbysharp@CBethM

Meet the guy who's tracking all the good stuff:

@cybraryman1

http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html

it’s okay to lurk.

#LevelUpBC#LevelUpBC#LevelUpBC#LevelUpBC#LevelUpBC

the only book club that levels up

What would you say with 140 characters?

1. Use an index card to compose a “tweet”2. Share a school-related idea, event, or discovery 3. Use at least one hashtag

1st Mondays 8pm EST

(webinar)

2nd Mondays 8pm EST

(Twitter chat)

3rd Mondays 8pm EST(YouTube

broadcast)

TO DO:● check out TL Virtual● explore hashtags● understand your school’s

rules about Social Media● demo Edmodo

Tech Required:● Internet-connected device● Edmodo (free account

with school email address)● Twitter (free account)

Part III: Being the Change

What school things make you feel connected?

THINK connected. No. 4

What barriers keep you from feeling connected?

THINK connected. No. 5

same worldnew lense

flickrCC dylan cantwell “trying something new”

What do you love, really?

1. Decorate a sheet of cardstock with one of your passions

What do you love, really?

2. On the back, write down ideas for how it could look in the classroom

What do you love, really?

3. Share ideas on at least three other passion sheets around the room

flickrCC Teppo TK “Wii controller in a Wii gaming bar”

What does being connected with your students look like?

THINK connected. No. 6

ConnectedLeading, Innovating, and Inspiring in the School

Matthew C. Winner@MatthewWinnerBusyLibrarian.com

Howard County Public SchoolsflickrCC Andrew Turner “Connecting”