Technology+Inservice

THIS WAS COPIED FROM DAVE BLACK...the original location [|is here]

My thought is you could pick and choose from the main topics below to put together a good tech in-service...


 * FOR FUN: PowerPoint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpjrHzgSRM
 * Another amazingly thought-provoking video
 * http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7281108124087435381
 * DID YOU KNOW and MICROSOFT SURFACE
 * [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2]
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9j_tYP-kzc
 * //Did You Know// was first created by Karl Fisch from Arapahoe High School ([|http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/)]
 * What was one element that most surprised you from these presentations?
 * List several of the implications of these facts for education and educators.
 * Based on what you know about the changing nature of our society, what are some things that we should be doing the same as a school?
 * What are some things that we should be doing differently?
 * What would we need to be doing some of these things differently?
 * 21st CENTURY SKILLS for STUDENTS
 * There is a growing body of research and evidence that identifies several skills which will be needed by our students to be productive in the 21st century.
 * These skills are discussed in [|//The World is Flat//] by Thomas Friedman, and in an article on [|//The Workforce Readiness Crisis//]
 * 21st Century Skills:
 * Ability to critically analyze information and sources for accuracy and relevancy
 * Ability to effectively communicate through the spoken word
 * Ability to effectively communicate through the written word
 * Ability to collaborate effectively with others – even with those whom you may not personally know
 * Ability to create, innovate, and problem solve independently and collaboratively
 * Ability to be self-motivated to be a life-long learner
 * Questions for us:
 * Do we agree that these skills are important for our students?
 * If not, why not?
 * If so, what are we doing to build those skills? Are those steps enough, or could/should we be doing more?
 * 21st CENTURY SKILLS FOR TEACHERS
 * Model life-long learning (“The computer will not replace the teacher, but those teachers who don’t adapt to technology will be replaced.”)
 * Build new lessons, units, and projects which directly address 21st century student skills within the school curriculum
 * Engage in conversations with others to better understand the nature of all the changes in our world and how educators can best prepare students for THEIR future (not our past). Ways this can be done:
 * Face-to-face
 * Using online and collaborative Internet tools. Examples:
 * http://techls.ning.com/
 * [|http://www.lutherantech.com]
 * http://dgrice.blogspot.com/
 * http://speedofcreativity.org/
 * http://www.classroom20wiki.com/
 * http://k12onlineconference.org/
 * Contribute! Each educator has unique lesson plans, interests and aptitudes, etc., which may add value to other educators if they are shared. The collective wisdom is better than that which is kept solitary (Break down those silos!). Here some ways in which educator may contribute:
 * Sharing lessons through the Lutheran School Portal ([|http://www.lsportal.net])
 * Allowing Dave to publish one of your lessons in //Computer File// (available through the Lutheran School Portal)
 * Contributing to conversations in some of the forums listed above
 * Building your own online presence to engage other educators in conversations of interest to you. (Ask Dave how!)
 * Sharing links you have found useful and helpful. View Dave’s online links at http://del.icio.us/dawblack
 * Other……?
 * CHALLENGES
 * Contribute one idea or resource to a larger audience of educators
 * Build one new lesson, project, or activity which integrates technology into the classroom curriculum, and at the same time helps to build a 21st century skill in students
 * Model life-long learning yourself in some way, and discuss this intentionally with your students.
 * NEXT STEPS
 * Ideas for February technology inservice
 * Training that is needed/desired