KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS HAWAIʻI CAMPUS KULA HAʻAHAʻA

TECHNOLOGY CLASSMRS. CARMEN STACK

Engaging Learners with Technology

We use technology to…

Create

Inspire

Connect

Learn

Engage

Communicate

Share

Grow

Collaborate

With tools like…

Wikis Animoto

Blogs Slideshare

Virtual field trips Google tools

Webquests Prezi

Podcasts Symbaloo

Videos Voki

Learning networks Flickr

Epals Global School Net

Glogster Wallwisher

And many more…

How?Meaningful and relevant learning that

encourages creativity, self-expression, and collaboration…

Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade

Digital Storytelling = Global Audience

The second graders collaborated on fairy tales using PowerPoint and Kidpix. Their stories were then uploaded to Slideshare and embedded into the technology class blog (blogs.ksbe.edu/castack).

Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade cont…

“Hi Around the World” –

First Grade Video Project

“Brown Bear, Brown Bear” Around the Globe – Kindergarten project

“My School” - Second grade video exchange with Easterbrook Discovery School in San Jose, CA

Third Grade

Epals in Boston and Ireland

Chat Across America Project

Third Grade cont…

Kindred Communities Wiki – Grew out of our Chat Across America project as we desired more ways for our students to interact. www.kindredcommunities.wikispaces.com

Fourth Grade

“The Way We Are” – Hawaii and Kentucky

Fourth Grade cont…New Zealand and Belarus cultural sharing and comparison project

Hongwanji Mission School in Honolulu – Podcasts and other kinds of collaboration on our wikis.

Fifth Grade

Email pals from Illinois,

California, and Boston

“My Message to

the World”

Fifth Grade cont…

Wallwisher is a tool that the fifth graders have used to give sharing time to all members in the class.

The fifth graders Google Earthed theiremail pals before sending their first email.

Wikiswww.kshtech.pbworks.com -home wiki for all our wiki sites;

grade level wikis and global connections wikis

Challenges

Time

Technology access – few computers in grade level classes

Communication and collaboration among teachers (New Technology Teacher)

Technology Gap - Connected Teaching

In conclusion…

The journey is only beginning. Using technology to create learning experiences that engage our students and transcend the constraints of time and space is an achievable goal. Creating truly innovative experiences (not just taking the traditional and putting it online) is what I am continually working towards.