Digital Learning Day

Mr. Peter RichterEducational Media Specialist Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School701 Ridgewood RoadTownship of Washington, NJ 07676Library Media Center site

Digital Learning DayIntegrating Technology into the Classroom

The Westwood New Jersey Regional Jr/Sr High School will be participating in Digital Learning Day Feb 6th by highlighting how teachers teach and students learn using technology . This is in recognition of the many teachers that have been engaging students in standards based, motivating, content driven and technology infused experiences this year.OverviewStudents award digital badges to teachers who have engaged them in inspiring use of technology in the classroom.Digital BadgesExample next slide

This badge is presented toTeacher_______________In recognition for excellence in the use of technology in teaching.Presented by student_________________Feb 6th, 2013

Students will utilize the school districts blogging capability to discuss the question

How do you learn with technology? http://www.wwrsd.org/Page/8947

Digital Learning Day blog

Students will be filming and interviewing teachers and students during the day. They will then edit and produce a culminating video to be shown on Schooltube as well as the schools networked TVs.

2012 Alliance for Excellence in Education award winner

http://www.schooltube.com/video/4e10656fb6ac4c80a24d/

Student produced event video

Integrating digital technology across the curriculum a survey

Teachers engage the students in digitally driven learning experiences in the classroom or online, while collaborating with Web 2.0. tools.teachers integrate digital technology to seamlessly deliver common core curriculum standards base lessons, assignments and assessmentsTeacher will be asked : How do you infuse technology and use digital learning in your teaching? - a survey

Digital audio recording and playbackWorld Language students recording their speaking. Examples could include but not limited to Audacity and Rosetta Stone

Digital ManipulativesMath students solving interactive and visually displayed problems.Examples could include but not limited to Illuminations and Gizmos

Digital Assessments Students taking online American History tests and practice exams.Examples could include but not limited to Teaching American History Federal Grant

Digital CollaborationTeacher demonstrates how students can work on electronic documents simultaneously.Examples could include but not limited to Google Docs and Wikispaces

Digital ToolsStudents using computer aided design in their Interior Design class.Examples include but not limited to HomeStyler and AutoCad

Digital PortfoliosStudents create an E-Portfolio in the Art class and submitted it for display on the teachers website peer review. Examples include but not limited to Schoolwires and Edmodo

Digital Posters Web 2.0 Students create digital posters and blog their comments in Health class.Examples include but not limited to Glogster

Digital presentations Students collate their thoughts and prepare their World Language speech.Examples include but not limited to PowerPoint and Prezi

Digital research databases and E-booksStudent use informational databases and e-books as they prepare terms papers for history class.Examples include but not limit to Infobase and Gale Virtual Reference Library

Digital video editingStudents edit footage for their video project in Digital Media class.Examples include but limited to I-movie and Movie Maker

Digital Simulations and TeleconferencingStudents engage in a real time online Stock Market competition in Economics class.Examples include but not limited to The Stock Market Game .org and Skype

Digital TextbooksStudents utilize full text online textbooks, find print books from the electronic catalog or use text to speech technology.Examples include most publishers, Bergen Electronic Library Schools, or Bookshares

Digital website buildersStudents create their own historical websites in history class.Examples include but not limited to Wix and Weebly

Digital Internet sitesStudents follow a guided Web search as they prepare the English class essay.This includes but not limited to Internet Public Library and Great Websites for Kids

Digital video productionStudents produce and comment with Web 2.0 videos reflecting their English class memoir studies.Examples include but limited to Animoto and Stupiflix

Digital InformationStudents learn information literacy skills using web based tools in Library Media class.Examples include Turnitin and Bibme.

Mr. Peter RichterEducational Media SpecialistLibrary Media CenterWestwood Jr/Sr High SchoolWashington Township, NJ07676Library Media Center site201-664-0880 x 2085peterrichter@wwrsd.org

Toward a successful Digital Learning Day!