Michelle McLaughlinmmclaughlin@dpi.state.nc.us

919.807.3924High School Social Studies Consultant

Integrating Technology Into Social Studies Project Manager

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Tell Me What You Like

Directions

1. On a post-it sticky note write down ONE (1) thing type of technology tool that you have used in your classroom or would like to use in your classroom to help you teach.

2. Remember, write only one (1) thing on the post-it sticky note.

3. Once you have written your one thing down please place it on the chart paper at the front of the room.

4. Setting up a gmail account – Go to Gmail.

“A Vision of K-12 Students Today”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8Click on link.

Setting The Stage

In An Every Evolving Global World Students Have Changed The Way They

Engage and Learn.

As Teachers It’s Time That We Change The Way We Teach & The Tools We

Choose To Use.

Changing The Way Teachers

Teach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e50YBu14j3UClick on link.

What Time Is It?

to inform to instruct to demonstrate to engage to connect to inspire to access to give feedback

The Essential Question Is:

1. How can 21st century technology tools be used to make the teaching and learning experience meaningful?

How Can Teachers Use Web 2.0 Tools, Internet & Distance Conferencing Tools, and Digital Technology In The Classroom?

In The Past We Have Asked The WRONG Question:

How can teachers make teaching and learning fun?

Rate Where You Are?

How comfortable are you with

incorporating the use of Web 2.0

technology tools into your

classroom instruction?

Rate your comfort level 1 to 5.

(Don’t share. This is reflective.)

http://www.wordle.net/create

Go to Wordle

Let’s Do A Short Activity.

Let’s Skype!

Q. How can I get access to use Skype?

A. You can connect and use for FREE by going to SKYPE.COM

and downloading for free.

Using Skype In The Classroom!

Some ideas on how to use Skype in the classroom…?

•Invite in an author

•Invite a business or community resource person to the class

•A way to have speakers come to the class without the hassle of having them try to physically come to the school

•A way to have speakers from out of town and across the globe come into the classroom and share information

•A way to connect and dialogue with classes across town, the state, the US and the world

•A way to teach a class from your home when you are out on leave (smile)

•A way to connect with colleges and have college professors teach or demonstrate lesson topics to your class

•A way to see what goes on in a business organization without taking a field trip

Wikis & Blogs

Practice Creating A Blog

http://www.blogger.com/home

Practice Creating A Blog

Sample Situation: Zack and Sandra have just started their own home business. They will be working at home and sending all their work via email to a lawyer’s office in another state. They have to create a home office and will need a computer, additional components, and office furniture. Zack and Sandra will be typing letters, memos, entering data into databases and creating charts and graphs with spreadsheet data. Sandra may also need to scan material or record voice messages to send to the lawyer’s office as well as send photos she takes of client’s homes. Zack will also need to attend many video conferences via the web.

Example that students can blog about:Describe how Zack and Sandra should set up their computers and workstations properly.

http://www.blogger.com/home

Wikis & Blogs

• http://spacewithapurpose.wikispaces.com/

• http://summerconferenceitsession.wikispaces.com/

• Look at examples of Wikispaces athttp://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

• http://www.wikispaces.com/

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/wikispaces.html