Judy+Klimek

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 * Monday **


 * Big Idea:** Data used to differentiate instruction and personal for students needs -
 * Experience the Possibilities of 1-1 Computing with Tablet PC's - What a wonderful concept - each student gets a Tablet PC, can be used in all classes, be interactive with each other and with teachers. Students would have access to computers at all times for completing work - DYKnow software allows the teacher access to all student computers, so they can monitor student success or struggle. The interaction with the tablet I think could get all students engaged.
 * Driving with Data: Data Driven Instruction Made Easy - Allowed for 3 types of assessment, kept students on pace, gave immediate feed back, allowing for differentiate instruction.


 * Tuesday **


 * Big Idea:** Innovation and Excellence -
 * Connect with all Your Learners by Brain Pop - Pretty much same as Data Driven instruction made easy, same learner response system. Didn't find this to be too valuable for me.
 * Remix: Blending Creative Works to Show Mastery of Classroom Content - I see this as being something all could use to bring their students to be "producers of their knowledge".
 * R- reflect
 * E-exploring existing works, research, what sources are their
 * M- make it personal
 * I - invent and incorporate - what tools, podcasts, etc.
 * X - .Exhibit and share
 * http://www.youtube.com/remix4education
 * tinyurl.com/remix - I couldn't get this one to come up don't know why.
 * http://animoto.com/education


 * Wednesday **


 * Big Idea:** Things you thought you knew, clarified so now you really do understand what you know.
 * The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Taking Digital Pictures - Great simple ways to improve your photographs, many things I am already doing, but put in terminology that will help with teaching to students.
 * Google:25 things you didn't know it could do - Things I was unaware Google could do, kind of like the camera - do we ever use things for all they are capable to do? Several sites within Google will be searched and put to use in my classroom.
 * Links and Resources so others can pick up on what you learned


 * Keynote and other Special Sessions **


 * Big Idea:** Global Education and its implication on the education system
 * Jean-Francois Rischard - I felt like he had is own agenda, but during the buzzwords he had a lot of good thoughts. I really liked when he said Students need to be producers of their knowledge, no tjustl consumers.
 * Innovation and Excellence: Buzzwords or Global imperative
 * Jeff Piontek - Had some really good comments, what I really liked is he would like to change STEM to STEAM, saying they need to add "a" to stem because we need the "ARTS" to encourage the students w


 * Implications for your Classroom ** ISTE has given me many things to think about. To assimilate and be able to use in my teaching. I would like to be able to have a budget to allow me to equip my classroom and all classrooms in my building with much of the technology. To take data and be able to easily create it with the students Learning Response system.

As an art teacher, some of the software I saw displayed is probably not a good choice for me, but there was some that just seemed to be something that would bring art museums to the kids. When I was young we just talked about the Louvre, there was a session I sat in on that allowed you to go to a museum and see it in 3D and move around the sculpture as if you were there. What wondering, questioning, and awe that would engage the students more then a poster or photo would do. I didn't think the interactive boards were a tool that could be used in my classroom, but after seeing many things they are capable of doing I see chalkboards leaving the classroom, to make way for these interactive boards.

My one concern with all the 1-1 learning and interactive boards, internet learning etc, is that teachers could tech themselves out of job. We need to remember the human element that is important to education, teaching the kids by modeling and preparing them for the 21st century.