Student Interactions at a Distance
Ben Smith
EdTechInnovators.com
Red Lion Area School District
October 25, 2007
About Us
Ben Smith:
Jared Mader (in absentia):
Physics Teacher
K-12 Science Coordinator
Technology Resource
Teacher
Keystone Technology
Integrator
Doctoral Student in
Instructional Technology
STAR Discovery Educator
ISTE Consultant
BlendedSchools Consultant
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Director of Technology
Former Chemistry Teacher
Technology Staff
Development Trainer
Keystone Technology
Integrator
Masters Student in
Instructional Technology
STAR Discovery Educator
BlendedSchools Consultant
Ready or Not . . .
The World is Different
• Work is different ...
• Tools are different ...
• Communication is different ...
• Information is different ...
• Kids are different ...
And Learning Is Different!
Did you know?
The 25% of the population in China with the
highest IQ is greater than the total population of
North America (India - 28%)
The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in
2004
The number of text messages sent and received
each day exceeds the population of the planet
There are over 200 million MySpace accounts
(Sept 2007) - 4th largest country
The US is 24th in Internet Broadband penetration
by percentage (#1 in total users)
* Adapted from Larry Fisch’s Did You Know?
How do kids work?
MySpace / Facebook
Webkinz
Toontown
How we work
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Our Vision
Students will use technology seamlessly as
a regular part of their education
Each student will come to class with their
own computing device
All of the computing devices will be
interconnected
Teachers and Students will have the skills
necessary to use the Hardware and
Software
Our Reality
Labs within our rooms - 2-3 students per
computer
Students do not have the skills to use the
technology - We need to teach the skills
first or in conjunction
Students may or may not have access to
the internet and other software at home
About to become a CFF Classroom!
Pedagogical Foundations
Curriculum must drive the need for technology
integration
Technology is simply the tool used to facilitate studentcentered learning
Technology makes it easier to accomplish
Learning is Social / Use Constructivist Approach
Taxonomy of Technology Use1
Experiencing
Informing
Reinforcing
Integrating
Utilizing
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NET-S
Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration
Research and Information Fluency
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving &
Decision Making
Digital Citizenship
Technology Operations and Concepts
Classroom Goals / Activities
Relate to NETS-Refresh
Coordinate with State and National Subject
Standards
Objectives - Students will be able to..
Solve Problems
Communicate
Collaborate
Levels of Interaction
Student - Student (same class / school)
Student - Student (beyond school walls)
Student - Teacher
Teacher - Student
Student - Teachers - Experts
Making Interactions Work
Web 2.0 Tools
Online Word Tools
Zoho / Google Docs
Blogs - Edublogs.com
Daily
Weekly
Wikis - Wikispace.com
Discussion Boards
Student Interactions
Interaction Tools
What you need
Microsoft Office
Blackboard / Pronto / SchoolCenter
Blogging
Web 2.0 Apps
Google Docs / Zoho
Wikispaces
Flickr
MySpace / Facebook
Website
iPods
End
Interaction Projects
What our students do
Blogs
Daily
Weekly
Wikis
Podcasting
Commenting and Resubmitting
Collaborative Projects
Virtual Labs
Portfolios
Homework
WebAssign
Chats
Microsoft Office and Interactions
Comments
Tracking Changes
Forms
Tabbed View
BlackBoard/Pronto/SchoolCenter
Discussion Boards
Drop Box
File Transfers
Assignments
Chats and Homework Help
Blogging
Record of class on a daily basis
Updates on class happenings
Digital newsletter
Physics Daily Blog
Edublogs
Web 2.0 Applications
Collaborative Documentation
Web Office Tools
www.zoho.com
Google Docs
Movie Making
www.jumpcut.com
Concept Mapping
FreeMind
Students work collaboratively on a common
lab report that is shared between their
accounts.
Websites - The Paperless Classroom
Purpose
Provide students with access to:
Notes / Information
Labs/Activities
Online Resources
Class Notes and Answer Keys
Sites
Ben’s Site
Video iPods / Mega VCR +
Distribute Media
Photo Library
Create your own Periodic Table
Geography - Country
Math Equations / Graphs
Glossary with Images
Movies
PowerPoint / Lecture Notes
UnitedStreaming Videos
Tutorials from the Desktop
Podcasting
Homework Help
Tips for Success
Lectures / Discussions
A Week in the Life…
Students keep a written and digital record
for each week of class
Capturing Key Ideas
Visual Evidence
Motivates Student Interest
Example 1
Example 2
Wikis
Wikipedia
Web Based, Collaborative
Shared Information
Wikispaces - Create your own
Red Lion Physics Wiki
Sort of Free - Ads
More on Wikis
Making a Wikispace
Teacher
Create an account and space
Design Navigation
Edit Navigation … Insert Link .. Repeat
Approve Students
Students
Create an account
Join this space
Contribute
Portfolio - iWeb
Students create websites using easy web
authoring software
Websites demonstrate exemplary work and
post to district website
Current Collaborative Projects
Lego Procedures
Design a lego creation with 25 bricks.
Describe the procedure to build. Send to
others. They return a picture
Contribute to the data set
Acceleration of balloons vs diameter to
extrapolate to very large balloons
Virtual Labs
Gas Law Labs
Explore Learning
Example
PhET Physics
WebAssign
Students receive and submit textbook
questions online
www.webassign.com
Each student receives a problem with a
unique solution
Set up homework discussion groups
Questions
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