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Top Web Tools for Enhancing Collaboration
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SCHOOL CIO Professional Development: Blended is better Texas recently launched Project Share, a portal offering teachers online professional development, Web 2.0 connectivity, and enriched classroom resources. By Pam Derringer
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It’s not news that collaboration is a proven method of effective teaching, and Web 2.0 has enlarged peer collaboration to a global scale. Here are some of the coolest tools you can use to kick-start collaborative projects in any curriculum.
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10 Great Ways to Use Digital Video Cameras in the Classroom
This month: Meet the students: In action in the classroom
Educators are flipping for Flips and other inexpensive digital cameras. Here is a sampling of ways you can use these tools in any curriculum. By Ellen Ullman
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November 2010 What’s New Acuity Enhancements • CAMS Series • Clamshell classmate PC design • CPX8 3LCD video projector • EdWeb 2.0 • ExOS 5.5 • Faronics AntiVirus • Fluency Tutor • Lutron GRAFIK Eye QS Wireless • Mini Solar Kits • Numonics INTELLIBOARD interactive whiteboard • Peek • PLATO Learning Online Courses • Schoolnet Respond • Thinkspiration • Toon Boom 6 • WriteToLearn 6.0 • Zaner-Bloser Spelling Connections • and more
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 6 Editor’s Desk The Next Level
• Sites We Like • 21st-century schools can protect themselves from copyright violation
8 News & Trends • Next Big Thing: Smiths Detection X-ray screening
• Does more tech = less reading? • Small change makes a difference
• Digital storytelling and literacy resources for kids
• A form of change 18 How It’s Done: Medical Schooling
Which schools are safest?
• Student programming contest • E-rate changes promote broadband
Stephen Biscotte has stepped up to the STEM challenge with his PIT Crew: Physicians-In-Training program.
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TECHLEARNING.COM 100 Ways Google Can Make You a Better Educator Using Sites, Google Earth, Wave, and more, you can turn your classroom into a place where you can share, collaborate, and publish on the Web.
17 Digital Storytelling and Literacy Resources for Kids Guest blogger Shelly Terrell shares her favorite free apps to help kids create their own stories, listen to stories, increase their reading skills, and improving their English proficiency.
Jazz Up Your Powerpoints with Alternatives Ozge Karaoglu provides presentation alternatives to Powerpoint that can blow your audience away with more innovative ways of presenting online.
I Can’t Wane My Wordling Michael Gorman knows you might be a Wordle power user, but he thinks you might learn at least one new thing from this Hooked On Wordle Educator.
Top 10 Sites for Creating Digital Comics David Kapuler reports there are many online alternatives to Comic Life or Toon Boom (mostly free) that offer fun ways to develop digital comics.
Are Online Predator Risks Exaggerated? Dean Shareski questions the real danger of online predators, including the statistics that claim one in five children is now approached by online predators.
Survey: Kids Reading Less; Can E-books Help? The 2010 Kids and Family Reading Report shows kids are reading less, but also found indications that technology could be a positive motivator to get kids reading.
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The daylong series of sessions, conceived and implemented by longtime Tech & Learning veteran Judy Salpeter, drive our editorial calendar for the coming year. They also provide attendees with the latest and greatest tools and ideas for edtech leaders. Administrators and educators from across the country converged to inspire and learn from each other. Mike Porter, director of technology at Ware County Schools (GA), detailed some of the astounding things his district has achieved thanks to their use of Internet2. Keynote David Jakes, coordinator of instructional technology at Glenbrook South (IL), spelled out the essential steps for smart social media in schools. Edtech luminary David Warlick shared his list of Web tools here: www.delicious.com/dwarlick/web20tools, which promptly took off through the Twitterverse. By the time you read this, we will have held two other in-person Tech Forum events in New York and Austin, TX. But this year, I’m happy to announce a solution for all those who are geographically impaired or who missed the dates of our live events. On November 17, from 10am to 5pm EST, Tech & Learning will be hosting its first Virtual Tech Forum. The invaluable conversations that occur in our face-to-face gatherings will be transferred into online space, with what I expect to be great results. For more details on the big day and to register, go here: www.techlearning.com/section/VirtualTechForum.aspx
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news trends Does more tech = less reading? Between the ages of six and 17, the amount of time kids spend reading books for fun declines, while the time they spend going online for fun and using cell phones to text or talk increases, according to the “2010 Kids & Family Reading Report,” a national survey conducted by Scholastic and the Harrison Group. In addition, the report found parents expressing concern that the use of electronic and digital devices negatively affects the time kids spend: ■ reading books (41%) ■ doing physical activities (40%) ■ engaging with family (33%) But the study also revealed signs that technology can help motivate kids to read: Fifty-seven percent of kids
aged nine to 17 say they are interested in reading an e-book, and a third of children in the same age group say they would read more books for fun if they had access to e-books on an electronic device. Visit www.scholastic.com/readingreport for the full report.
WHICH SCHOOLS ARE SAFEST? The Safe Search Awards Index, an annual ranking, administered by netTrekker, of the 100 school districts that keep their students safest when the kids are searching online, has been released. The 2009–2010 school-year Safe Search Awards Program was broken down by small, medium-sized, and large districts. Orange County Public Schools in Florida finished first among the large districts, having had more than 5.4 million safe searches in 2009–2010. Among the midsize districts, Blue Springs School District in Missouri led with 1,619,750 searches. Morehouse Parish School District in Louisiana came in first among the small districts with 429,797 searches. For the complete list, visit www .netTrekker.com.
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Intel® Schools of Distinction 2010 AWARD WINNER PROFILES Excellence in mathematics and science education is at the heart of our nation’s ability to innovate and create a viable future. Intel is committed to the education of tomorrow’s innovators— we celebrate the 2010 winners of the Intel Schools of Distinction awards and our Star Innovator, the Walter Payton College
These schools demonstrate daily that students can engage in math and science education in meaningful ways, transforming both their own lives and their communities. The dedication and commitment of the schools, teachers, and communities serve as models for many other schools around the country and the world. These pioneers in 21st century education each receive a $10,000 grant from the Intel Foundation, as well as curriculum materials, professional development resources, and hardware and software from program sponsors. The Star Innovator receives an additional $15,000 Intel Foundation grant, as well as additional products and services from the program sponsors. Visit www.schoolsofdistinction.com and www.k12blueprint.com to learn more about this exciting opportunity for your school and program sponsors, and to apply for the 2011 Intel Schools of Distinction award.
Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois.
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Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, Chicago, IL Recognized for Math Excellence Principal: Ellen Estrada Public High School Enrollment: 894 www.wpcp.org
The motto of Chicago’s Walter Payton College Preparatory High School is “We nurture leaders.” The school’s proven ability to foster leadership qualities in its diverse, urban student body, while achieving excellence in math education make it a stellar choice for the 2010 Intel Schools of Distinction Star Innovator award. “We seek to offer our students the very best educational experience possible, one that challenges, that fosters creativity and the literacy skills with which to understand and express that creativity, that encourages integrity and the appreciation of diversity, and one that uses the latest in educational technology,” says Principal Ellen Estrada. Payton’s math department engages in Japanese lesson study: teachers collaborate on the meticulous design of a single lesson; then the entire department
observes. Estrada explains, “We learn how students think and learn; we observe and assess pedagogical techniques; and we create and model ongoing collaboration.” Each day’s lesson is a revision of the best idea to date. It only takes one teacher to see a new use of technology (e.g., modeling complex numbers on geometry software) for the idea to spread instantly through the course and department. All mathematics courses incorporate
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problem-solving, teaching students to approach unfamiliar material in a spirit of discovery. Extended block lessons once a week and innovative, co-curricular seminars throughout the semester allow students to master skills and focus on advanced or unusual topics. Critical thinking skills are a priority— students test hypotheses, assess real world data, and explain and justify conclusions. Mathematics courses in-
clude measurement, data analysis, and modeling activities, using the same digital lab instruments as the science classes. Algebra I and Geometry courses are almost entirely activitybased while advanced students work together to prove major theorems of number theory and calculus: their “textbook” consists of lists of axioms, theorems to prove, and problem sets. The results are exemplary: more than 99 percent of Payton students meet
or exceed state math standards. 98 percent graduate, and 95 percent finish college. Most importantly, Payton’s vision comes alive in its dedicated teachers and energized students. Says Estrada, “Our students ask ‘why’ and ‘why not’, write and act reflectively, and not reflexively, and set and surpass their own standards. We provide them with a global education that nurtures future leaders.”
MS 223, The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology Bronx, NY Recognized for Math Excellence Principal: Ramon M. Gonzalez Public Middle School Enrollment: 469 www.ms223.org
When Principal Ramon Gonzalez started MS 223: The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology in the Bronx seven years ago, only 12 percent of the students were proficient in math. Now, mathematics achievement has soared—with 86 percent of sixth graders, and 88 percent of seventh graders now scoring proficient or higher on state tests. Says Gonzalez, “Our school has become a model school in NYC. Other schools come to see how we empower our students to achieve at such high proficiencies. Our students are starting to get accepted to competitive math and science high schools, and many of them are going to high school with math credits for algebra—which is rare in the South Bronx.” Key factors contributing to the school’s superior math achievement include teacher collaboration, extensive professional development, an ongoing support system for students, and a deep dedication to students’ success. Teachers collaborate continually, sharing best
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practices and ideas for helping individual students, as well as the ups and downs of doing this vital yet challenging work in the South Bronx. Gonzalez sees teamwork as critical, “It really is a team at MS 223 and that provides us with great strength, solid communication, and an united vision of what we want to accomplish. The success of the students is our success, and it’s based on intense collaboration.” Instructional strategy is shaped by assessment. Teachers focus on collecting accurate and useful data on student progress, and identifying gaps in mathematics knowledge or missing skills. This data then drives differentiated instruc-
tion, allowing teachers to focus on areas where students need help, and engage students in intensive, small group work. Real-world examples and applications in business and technology are integrated into the mathematics curriculum. Students explore technical careers through classroom experiences, guest speakers, field trips, internships, and project-based learning. The combination of compassion and high standards is making a difference. MS 223’s exceptional mathematics program has become a source of inspiration to its students, community, and state. Says Gonzalez, “We seek to address each student individually and as a critical member of our society. Our entire staff is committed to a school environment that allows our students to flourish and grow—intellectually, emotionally, and socially.”
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Westdale Heights Public Elementary School, Baton Rouge, LA Recognized for Science Excellence Principal: Norma Church Public Middle School Enrollment: 445 http://westdaleheights.ebrschools.org
Elementary school children at the Westdale Heights Public Elementary School, in Baton Rouge, love science. It’s easy to see why. Principal Norma Church keeps a realworld focus that is full of interest for these young learners, “Our science instruction is based on hands-on demonstrations, inquiry-based investigations, and real problem solving. Technology—from a SMART* board, and USB microscopes, to digital cameras and a working NOAA weather station—is part of daily instruction.” to align lab learning with curriculum goals. Every student is scheduled in the science lab for a minimum of 60 minutes weekly.
Science instruction is integrated into all facets of the curriculum. It has become a vehicle for applying reading, writing, oral discussion, research, higher order thinking skills, problem solving, creative visual and performing arts, inquiry based learning, social and civic responsibility, leadership development, technology, and community involvement. Students often tell Church, “The science lab is where we learn real science by experimenting, not just using a book.” Their enthusiasm is backed by rigorous science education. Science performance is in the 97th percentile or higher. Lessons support State curricula standards and benchmarks. A science specialist collaborates with every grade level teacher
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[email protected] news trends Top 10 Ways 21st-Century Schools Can Protect Themselves from Copyright Violation Educators as well as students must have a clear understanding of copyright regulations so that not only can they avoid committing violations themselves, they can also protect their own work from being used out of context unlawfully. Here are some of the chief ways that 21st-century schools, educators, and students can safeguard themselves.
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Be mindful that copyright regulations apply to various media. “As a passive reminder that copyright laws apply to virtually all copying,” says expert on copyright law and author Carol Simpson, “get stickers similar to those that you find on copy machines and put them on all equipment capable of making copies.” When using video, get permission or licenses. “One of the most frequent causes of cease-and-desist
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letters to schools is showing entertainment films that are not tied to the curriculum,” Simpson says. “Such showings require permission from the copyright owner or payment of royalties because they are nonexempt public performances.” If it’s a consumable—that is, something that is destroyed or altered by being used for its intended purpose (and thus is intended for a single use only)— don’t copy it. Schools often get in trouble when teachers make photocopies of tear-out sheets in student handbooks. Lead by example. Instructors have to cite the sources of the materials they use in handouts and be sure they
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SMALL CHANGE MAKES A DIFFERENCE eduTecher.net is a free resource for teachers, students, and parents that focuses on using free Web tools in the classroom. The site has reviewed more than 1,200 tools and includes more than 45 videos explaining how to use them to teach. It recently launched “eduTechers Change the World,” a charity campaign in which each visitor to the site donates a penny to an aid organization. At the end of November, the users can vote to decide which charity will receive the money. For more details, visit the Change the World page, www.eduTecher.net/change.
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have the necessary permissions when creating course packets, in order to model proper behavior for students. Just because it’s easily accessible doesn’t mean you can use it freely. Material on the Internet is not exempt from copyright policies. Student copyright should not be overlooked. Schools should put the same effort into protecting students’ work that they do into not committing violations with more-commercial resources, such as textbooks and entertainment. Unpublished work requires citation. Even if work has not been formally published, it still has to be cited when referenced in other work. Utilize your resources. Use software programs that check the originality of students’ work, such as Turnitin.
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Policies must be in place. Without the proper policies and procedures for punishing copyright offenses in position, the whole concept of copyright becomes moot. Educators and students alike have to understand copyright policy and the ramifications of violating it. Teach students the importance of academic honesty. If students understand the fundamentals of academic integrity, including the value of producing original work, obeying copyright policies will become second nature to them. —Renee Bangerter is a professor of English at Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA.
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FREE LITERACY RESOURCES Looking for fun resources for teaching literacy that won’t break your budget? Here are some of my favorites. Talking Tom Cat: Kids talk to Tom, and he repeats in a funny voice everything that’s said. Within seconds, the students’ words are recorded as a video of Tom talking that can be uploaded to YouTube and Facebook or sent by email. StoryKit: Create an electronic storybook by drawing on the screen, uploading images, recording sound effects and voices, and more. Fotobabble: Quickly create and easily share talking photos in three steps. StoryCorps: Listen to the weekly interview; share life stories via email, Facebook, and Twitter; get tips for recording interviews on mobile devices. Read Me Stories—Children’s Books: A different talking picture book every day teaches children new concepts and new words and how to say them.
Puppet Animation Lite: Kids animate uploaded images or sample puppets and animate them by choosing Swing, Elastic, or Scaling; they save the animation as a GIF to send via email or Twitter. Library of Congress Virtual Tour for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: Highlights exhibitions and architectural features and includes photos, audio, links, and video. Animoto: Upload images, choose a soundtrack from the library, and click a button to make a 30-second video. Sync your video with your animoto .com account, download it for offline viewing, and make longer videos with an All-Access Pass. K12 Timed Reading Practice Lite: 25 short, engaging stories for K–4 readers that feature a variety of fiction and nonfiction and 10 Flesh-Kincade reading levels. Tales2Go: Free for 30 days. Instant, on-demand, and unlimited access to more than 1,200 stories from leading audio publishers and storytellers.
Chicktionary Lite: The chicken bobs its head and clucks when kids use one of their letters to make a word. The “beak sneak” option fills in one letter of each of the words not yet found. Kid Apps: 13 in 1: Thirteen applications including math games, more than 600 flash cards, interactive tracing drills, the ABCs, counting, vocabulary, number and letter tracing, a Math Whiz quiz, a musical-instrument vocabulary, words for (and pictures of) things around the house, and more. —Shelly Terrell is an educator and guest blogger on techlearning.com.
Sites We Like: http://blog.tate.org .uk/tate-tales
Student programming contest Faronics announces its first student programming contest, the Faronics Core Programming Competition. The FCPC is open to all postsecondary computer science students and provides an opportunity for them to test their skills and knowledge by building products that integrate with Faronics Core, a centralized software-deployment and -management platform for Faronics products. First-place cash prize: $20,000; second-place cash prize: $10,000. Registration deadline: November 30, 2010 For more information, visit www.faronics.com/fcpc.
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Students let their imaginations run wild when they select a painting from the Tate gallery’s collection. They can interrupt the painting by making up a story about it.
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