Jamie+Archambault

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 * Monday **


 * Big Idea:** There are some great "freebies" out there that can increase communication between the classroom and home. Not to mention opening up wonderful opportunities for students to expand their learning experience beyond the classroom.
 * I found some great tools for my classroom in a Spotlight class by Tammy Worcester: __Tammy's Favorite Free web tools.__ Her link has great resources for the classroom use and tips for teachers. She even has links to help families for things such as spelling magic and more. http://www.tammyworcester.com/
 * __Blended Learning for the 21st Century Classroom__ - http://www.polycom.com/education This was a presentation about video conferencing with specific authors. If your class is picked, you would be one of five classrooms around the country participating with a question and answer period. We saw a sample where the author, Christopher Paul Curtis, spoke to his experience doing this and how much he enjoyed the thoughtful unique questions from students. The program has pre-interview lessons to help the students prepare.
 * __Lifelong Kindergarten__ was a presentation by Mitchel Resnick, the founder of Scratch. This site has been around for about 3 years. It is a great way for student to have a social way for computational thinking (systematic practice, imagination, sharing with an online community, feedback, asking questions and helping others.) Check out scratch.com or http://llk.media.mit.edu/
 * __Creativity 2.0: The Quest for Meaning, Beauty and Excellence__ a spotlight session by Gary Stager, Pepperdine University (CA). Using technology in challenge based learning and project development is important - a constructivist approach.
 * __Mimio -__ a corporate spotlight on the interactive whiteboard content presented by Karen Mahon. This session was more about instruction principals and pedagogy when using the Mimio. I was hoping it would be more about lesson ideas and development useful in the classroom or working on building "Mimio pages."


 * Tuesday **

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 * Big Idea:** "Take time to incorporate technology (as with any new idea for the classroom). Set a goal for about three new ideas; one will usually go well, one may be a disaster and the other so-so. Never try to do too many changes at once!" -Boni Hamilton
 * Student showcase __Learning Comic Kidz__ was presented by 4th and 5th graders from Mexico. They showed how using www.comiclife.com and softtomic.com made learning English more engaging. http://comiclife.com/education
 * Poster - __5 Minutes, 15 Seconds Per Slide, 20 slides-Vodcasting Math Essentials.__ Susan Socha, VA public schools, demonstrated how using vodcasts and mimio technology helped her students with math concepts.
 * __Best Resources for Elementary Integration and Transformation__ by Boni Hamilton. http://www%2Etied2lenski@wikispaces.com/ http://www.easyintegration.wikispaces.com/ http://www.tied2lenski.wikispacees.com/
 * __Venders:__ Spent time talking with the __Haiku__ and __Schoology__ about how to use their free sections to have a place for communication with families and students. (Instead of having a classroom wiki)


 * Wednesday **


 * Big Idea:** Technology is engaging and entertaining. But unless used thoughtfully and purposefully, technology can be as unproductive to learning as a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
 * __Web 2.0 in a K-5: Real World Stories__ presented by Mark Smith, Jennifer Metcalfe and Jennifer Orr. The trio gave examples about how their school is using wikispaces, blackboard, open source wikis, blogs, Voice Thread, twitter, google apps and more. http://iste.educationstudygroup.com/
 * __Flip Video in the Classroom__ presented by Erin Mayer, Christy DeMayer and Amber Miskimon (Oberon Middle School,Colorado). The lecture was an example about how to incorporate Flip Video Cameras, Windows Movie Maker and Audacity within a lesson/project. http://center.uoregon.edu/conferences/ISTE/2010/handout_uploads/KEY_54689939/Mayer_AudacityBrochure.pdf http://center.uoregon.edu/conferences/ISTE/2010/handout_uploads/KEY_54689939/Mayer_LetsMakeaMoviePartA.ppt http://center.uoregon.edu/conferences/ISTE/2010/handout_uploads/KEY_54689939/Mayer_LetsMakeaMoviePartB.ppt http://center.uoregon.edu/conferences/ISTE/2010/handout_uploads/KEY_54689939/Mayer_MovieMakerBrochure.pdf


 * Implications for your Classroom **

One goal for the new school year would be to use the information I learned through this ISTE conference to improve school to home communication. I would like to have a daily/weekly news (closed) Blog created by the students (run through me). It could include pictures, recordings and written comments about our school day and lessons. I still need to put some thought into how this sould play out so it would be meaningful for students and families as well as manageable. Any ideas would be welcome.

Another idea would be to create a class site for families to see student work, gain class/homework information, get helpful hints and more. Tammy Worcester's session had many great ways to help begin these ideas. She also shared sites that could easily be used, to create stronger lessons.

I also wish to try some of the "beyond the classroom" ideas I saw at the conference. There are so many ways to open the world through I also wish to try some of the "beyond the classroom" ideas I saw at the conference. There are so many ways to open the world through technology. The amount of possibilities are endless and sometimes overwhelming. So I plan to begin with one goal and add on as I go... even though I would love to do everything right now!