Flat Classroom Mashups, 7 Steps to Flatten your Classroom

Vicki Davis Bio

Differentiated Instruction Authentic Assessment Project Based Learning Cooperative Learning

Backchannel “ a live chat that accompanies a live presentation” Definition

Google Jockey A person who watches the backchannel and posts information and hyperlinks in response to questions that are posted. Definition

Backchannel Moderator A person who monitors the backchannel chat and informs the speaker of predominant questions and issues arising from the conversation. Definition

Classroom Uses Group Notetaking Link Sharing Quick Quiz Archivable Record Involvement of quieter students

Group Notetaking

Link Sharing

Quick Quiz

Archivable Record

Involvement of quieter students

Websites http://www.chatzy.com Google Presentations http://docs.google.com Meebo Rooms http://wwwl.meebo.com/rooms/ Skype Group Chat http://www.skype.com

http://www.chatzy.com

Google Presentations http://docs.google.com

Meebo Rooms http://wwwl.meebo.com/rooms/

Skype Group Chat http://www.skype.com

Don’t forget netiquette

Backchannel Netiquette #1 Answer with @ Iteachkids: I need help with differentiated instruction. Joanna: I need help with my reading program Hamster: @iteachkids I have a great program to share with you.

Answer with @

Iteachkids: I need help

with differentiated instruction.

Joanna: I need help with my reading program

Hamster: @iteachkids I have a great program to share with you.

Backchannel Netiquette #2 Answer with @ Get a Room Iteachkids: I need help with differentiated instruction. Joanna: Anyone want to hear a joke? Hamster: You’re the joke. Joanna: I know what you did last week, don’t tell me that.

Answer with @

Get a Room

Iteachkids: I need help

with differentiated instruction.

Joanna: Anyone want to hear a joke?

Hamster: You’re the joke.

Joanna: I know what you did last week, don’t tell me that.

Backchannel Netiquette #3 Answer with @ Get a Room Get a Moderator Iteachkids: I want to ask Vicki a Question. Joanna: I’m the backchannel moderator, type your question in and when it is time, Vicki will ask me what is happening in the backchannel.

Answer with @

Get a Room

Get a Moderator

Iteachkids: I want to ask Vicki a Question.

Joanna: I’m the backchannel moderator, type your question in and when it is time, Vicki will ask me what is happening in the backchannel.

Backchannel Netiquette 4 Answer with @ Get a Room Get a Moderator Be yourself but not a fake Iteachkids: I want to ask Vicki a Question. Vicki Davis: I’m not really Vicki, I just thought it would be fun to impersonate her.

Answer with @

Get a Room

Get a Moderator

Be yourself but not a fake

Iteachkids: I want to ask Vicki a Question.

Vicki Davis: I’m not really Vicki, I just thought it would be fun to impersonate her.

Backchannel Netiquette #5,6 Answer with @ Get a Room Get a Moderator Be yourself but not a fake Be a link dropper Be up front about self promotion Iteachkids: Anyone know a great blog that helps teachers. Vicki Davis: I have a blog that I write for teachers, you can find it at http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com – I also love Jo McLeay’s at….

Answer with @

Get a Room

Get a Moderator

Be yourself but not a fake

Be a link dropper

Be up front about self promotion

Iteachkids: Anyone know a great blog that helps teachers.

Vicki Davis: I have a blog that I write for teachers, you can find it at http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com – I also love Jo McLeay’s at….

Julie Lindsay (Bangladesh, Qatar) Vicki Davis (Camilla, GA)

Definition

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

 

 

 

 

A Whole New Mind Design & Innovation Story & Empathy The Fun Factor (Play Connecting the World Online 1A 1B 1C World Wide Web 2A 2B 2C Work Flow Software 3A 3B 3C Uploading 4A 4B 4C Web 2.0 5A 5B 5C Globalization & Outsourcing 6A 6B 6C Google 7A 7B 7C PLE’s Social Networking 8A 8B 8C Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing 9A 9B 9C Virtual Communications 10A 10B 10C Wireless Connectivity 11A 11B 11C

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com Wiki Video

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

Student Produced Video

Collaborative Group Wiki

Individual Milestone “Artifacts” Pre project Reflection (on Ning) Audio Introductions (Ning) RSS Reader Setup (printout to teacher) Daily Teacher Observations During project reflections Student Summit Presentations Post project reflections

Pre project Reflection (on Ning)

Audio Introductions (Ning)

RSS Reader Setup (printout to teacher)

Daily Teacher Observations

During project reflections

Student Summit Presentations

Post project reflections

Tools Used Evoca Elluminate Ning (private areas for teachers) IM Skype Twitter Wiki E-mail Wikipedia Meebo Second Life Facebook! Flickr Youtube Teachertube Google Video Blogs Podcasts (evoca) Odeo Slideshare PhotoStory MovieMaker Clustrmap Grazr

Evoca

Elluminate

Ning (private areas for teachers)

IM

Skype

Twitter

Wiki

E-mail

Wikipedia

Meebo

Second Life

Facebook!

Flickr

Youtube

Teachertube

Google Video

Blogs

Podcasts (evoca)

Odeo

Slideshare

PhotoStory

MovieMaker

Clustrmap

Grazr

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

Team Mashup “ Working with people across the world has challenged me.” “ The majority of my partners wanted to contribute something meaningful to the project.” Horizon Project Students http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com Students Peer Review: Elementary Middle school High School Preservice Teachers Teachers Experts Researchers The Press

http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com

Peer Review:

Elementary

Middle school

High School

NETS Standards 4. Technology communications tools Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. Teach Global

4. Technology communications tools

Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.

Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

 

Eat a watermelon

Not whole!

Small bites!

The power of Three! Pick three

Vicki Davis Bio

Step #1

Step 1A: Connect yourself Professional Development Get an RSS Reader - www.netvibes.com Share bookmarks - http://del.icio.us Listen in – http://www.edtechtalk.com Online Conferences K12 online – http://k12onlineconference.org Networking Organizations Discovery Educators

Professional Development

Get an RSS Reader - www.netvibes.com

Share bookmarks - http://del.icio.us

Listen in – http://www.edtechtalk.com

Online Conferences

K12 online – http://k12onlineconference.org

Networking Organizations

Discovery Educators

The Connection Function “ Your Friends are Your Filter.”

“ Your Friends are Your Filter.”

Connection Tip

Step 1B: Connect your students Cooperative Learning the classroom This is not group work! Connect Across the district Across the country Across the World

Cooperative Learning the classroom

This is not group work!

Connect

Across the district

Across the country

Across the World

“ The weakness is that if there is a problem, and you e-mail them, they can just ignore the email, or they can just do their own thing and not listen to what you ask of them.” Student in the Horizon Project

“ The weakness is that if there is a problem, and you e-mail them, they can just ignore the email, or they can just do their own thing and not listen to what you ask of them.”

Student in the Horizon Project

Step 1B: Connect your students Join Organized Projects Youth Voices – middle, elementary University of Michigan , high school Class Blogmeister – all ages Technospud projects - elementary Susan Silverman’s Projects – elementary Yes I Can Science – all ages Taking IT Global – all ages ePals – all ages Global SchoolNet – all ages

Join Organized Projects

Youth Voices – middle, elementary

University of Michigan , high school

Class Blogmeister – all ages

Technospud projects - elementary

Susan Silverman’s Projects – elementary

Yes I Can Science – all ages

Taking IT Global – all ages

ePals – all ages

Global SchoolNet – all ages

Step 1B: Connect your students Do It Yourself Private Ning Flat Classroom Project Skype in Guests from around the world Use your network to connect and create projects.

Do It Yourself

Private Ning

Flat Classroom Project

Skype in Guests from around the world

Use your network to connect and create projects.

Step #2

Step 2: Create Pro-sumer (producing consumer) Tapscott – Wikinomics Pro-Learners The producing learner becomes the professional learner!

Pro-sumer (producing consumer)

Tapscott – Wikinomics

Pro-Learners

The producing learner becomes the professional learner!

Iphone running Windows Parallel

Start Blogging Join Educommunities in Second Life Create a podcast Go to a live show and chat Have “invention” projects Teach students to “Brainstorm” Try something new!!!

Start Blogging

Join Educommunities in Second Life

Create a podcast

Go to a live show and chat

Have “invention” projects

Teach students to “Brainstorm”

Try something new!!!

Step #3

Taken with permission from Student Reflections Westwood Schools Horizon Project 5/26/07

 

 

Openness Transparency Your profile is your online identity Effective TechnoPersonal Skills Involve students in educating your school

Openness

Transparency

Your profile is your online identity

Effective TechnoPersonal Skills

Involve students in educating your school

Step #4 The Desk – The platform of values

Discernment Ethics Empathy Patience The Desk – The platform of values

Discernment

Ethics

Empathy

Patience

Step #5 © 2005, Intuitive Learning Model, All Rights Reserved, Vicki A. Davis

Intuitive Learning Cycle © 2005, Intuitive Learning Model, All Rights Reserved, Vicki A. Davis

Step 5: Teaching Intuitive Learning M – enus T – oolbars D – rop Down Menus H – elp P – anes D – ialog Boxes © 2005, Intuitive Learning Model, All Rights Reserved, Vicki A. Davis “ Mama told Daddy ‘Happy Pappy Day!’”

M – enus

T – oolbars

D – rop Down Menus

H – elp

P – anes

D – ialog Boxes

Step 5: Teaching Intuitive Learning Teach the Model Model the Model the first Time From then on: Sandbox Mode – the first 10 minutes of opening up a software program © 2005, Intuitive Learning Model, All Rights Reserved, Vicki A. Davis

Teach the Model

Model the Model the first Time

From then on:

Sandbox Mode – the first 10 minutes of opening up a software program

Step #6

Step 6: Care What do students need to keep private? Identity Protection Privacy Protection How can they stay safe? Internet Safety Look Both Ways – Linda Criddle Conflict Resolution

What do students need to keep private?

Identity Protection

Privacy Protection

How can they stay safe?

Internet Safety

Look Both Ways – Linda Criddle

Conflict Resolution

Step #7

What do you discard? Overchoice – Toefler Our problem is too many choices. Students need to know how to make choices Uncluttered mind and life

Overchoice – Toefler

Our problem is too many choices.

Students need to know how to make choices

Uncluttered mind and life

The 21 st Century Educator’s Desk of Excellence Conneselfct You Choice Connect yourself Communicate Connect students Teach Intuitive Learning Create Care Character

Conneselfct You

Don’t Forget

Remove the obstacle. Be the obstacle.

A Poll I think it is most likely that my school will collaborate globally: Not in the forseeable future Within the next 4-5 years Within the next 2-3 years Within the next year 06/01/09

I think it is most likely that my school will collaborate globally:

Not in the forseeable future

Within the next 4-5 years

Within the next 2-3 years

Within the next year

 

Questions?

Don’t change me!

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