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Technology in the Classroom Doesn’t Have to be Expensive... Does It? Mark Hammons ~ Ed Tech Consultant Fresno County Office of Education
Technology in the Classroom Doesn’t Have to be Expensive...
Does It? Mark Hammons ~ Ed Tech Consultant
Fresno County Office of Education
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One site to write down
Why me?
Three Reasons
Why Technology?
• Motivate students
• Strengthen academic skills
• Strengthen career/technical skills
• Relate to the real world
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Create
EvaluateAnalyze
ApplyUnderstandRemember
Construct
Report
RevisedV
NETS-S:The Next Generation
Students
• Demonstrate creative thinking
• Construct knowledge
• Develop innovative products & processes
Creativity & Innovation
Students use digital media to
• Communicate
• Collaboratively
• Work at a distance
• Support individual learning
• Contribute to learning of others
Communication & Collaboration
NETS-S:The Next Generation
Students use digital tools to
• Gather information
• Evaluate information
• Use Information
Research & Information
Literacy
NETS-S:The Next Generation
Students use critical thinking to
• Plan & Conduct Research
• Manage projects
• Solve problems
• Make informed decisions
Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving
& Decision-Making
NETS-S:The Next Generation
Students understand
• Human, cultural, societal issues relating to technology
• Practice legal & ethical behavior
Digital Citizenship
NETS-S:The Next Generation
Students demonstrate understanding
• Technology concepts
• Technology systems
• Technology operations
Technology Operations &
Concepts
NETS-S:The Next Generation
SEMANTIC
EPISODIC
PROCEDURAL
AUTOMATIC
EMOTIONAL
Memory Lanes
The Tools!
PodcastingTeach math concepts
• Compose music for classroom projects
• Record stories, poems, interviews
• Become a foley artist
• “RAP” up curricular lessons
• Create digital portfolios and assess student learning
Podcasting
• Multimedia on the Internet delivered through subscription
• Free, time-shifted information, education, and entertainment
• Part of “New Media”
What is Podcasting?
Who’s doing it?
To name a few...
Why Podcasting?An effective way to enhance reading & writing.
• Record stories, poems, interviews
• Inherently Motivating
• Enhances curriculum with content-driven multimedia
• Create digital portfolios and assess student learning
• Reach Digital Natives the way that they want to learn.
• Another way to publish
• Helps to reinforce content
Podcast Examples
TechSavvyGirlz
www.techsavvygirlz.com
Costs?
Costs?
$0
Computer Stuff
• You can use a Mac or PC
• Mac - GarageBand, iMovie, Audacity
• PC - Audacity, Windows MovieMaker
Hardware
• You can use as little or as much.
• Microphone (Blue Mic)
• Headphones
• Mixer
Where do you put them?
• Your own web site
• School web site
• Blogging software - Wordpress, Blogger
• Libsyn
• Dropbox, Drop.io, email
Demo
Video• Visually demonstrate concepts
• Digital storytelling
• Advertisements
• Public service announcements
• Documentaries
• Family Stories
• Interviews
Video
Video• Visually demonstrate concepts
• Digital storytelling
• Advertisements
• Public service announcements
• Documentaries
• Family Stories
• Interviews
Video Examples
Computer Stuff
• You can use a Mac or PC
• Mac - iMovie, Final Cut Express (Pro)
• PC - Windows MovieMaker, AVID Media Composer
Hardware
• You can use as little or as much...
• Built-in Video Camera
• Introductory Video Camera
• Standard Video Camera
Where do you put them?
• Your own web site
• School web site
• Dropbox, Drop.io, email
• DVD
Costs?
Costs?
sub $120
Demo
Demo
Interactive Tablets
• Learning becomes interactive and engaging
• Put the learning in the hands of the students
• Everyone becomes active in the class
Hardware
• eInstruction Mobi Tablet
• Interwrite Tablet
• Qomo Tablet
• ePen
• Wireless mouse
Software Needs
Costs?
Costs?
$20 & up
Demo
Demo
Interactive Whiteboards
• Learning becomes interactive and engaging
• Put the learning in the hands of the students
• Easy to use and manipulate
Types of Whiteboards
• Chevy
• Ford
• Honda
• Dodge
Costs?
Costs?
$500
Demo
Why pay all of that money....
Which of the following is your favorite?
Blue - Text 33532 to 99503
Red - Text 33533 to 99503
Green - Text 33534 to 99503
Pink - Text 33536 to 99503
www.polleverywhere.com
Advanced Search
Advanced Search ToolsAdvanced Image Search
Docs
docs.google.com
Forms
docs.google.com
Sketchup
Augmented Reality Plugin for Sketchup
http://www.inglobetechnologies.com/en/products/arplugin_su/info.php
Sites
sites.google.com
SMS
Math Problems
Word Definitions
Weather
www.google.com > More > Even More
Demo
Costs?
Costs?
zero
Demo
Blogging• Ease of publication
• Student voice
• Going beyond the school walls
• More than just the teachers eyes
Blogging Video• Will Richardson
• Book - Blogs, Wikis & Podcasts
Blogging Tools
• K12 High Speed Network
• Blogger.com
• Edublogs.org
• Wordpress.com
• Wordpress.org
• Drupal.org
Social Bookmarking
Online Video
keepvid.com ~ zamzar.com ~media-convert.com
Screencasting
Image Editing
Costs?
Costs?
$0
