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#k12Online10 Day 7 Presentations: 26 October 2010

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Welcome to day seven of the 2010 K-12 Online Conference! All presentations are listed and linked on our main conference schedule.

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Today’s presentations include:

KICKING IT UP A NOTCH

Teaching Kids To Think Using Scratch
Chris Betcher

License to Cull with Creative Commons and yolink
Karen Blumberg

A WEEK IN THE CLASSROOM

Project Based Learning in Hand
Tony Vincent

Teaching Science in the 21st Century
Britt Gow

Presentation links on our 2010 schedule page should be updated by 12:15 GMT today.

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2010-Week in the Classroom

Teaching Science to 21st Century Learners

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Presenter: Britt Gow
Location: Hawkesdale, Victoria, Australia
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Teaching Science to 21st Century Learners

Presentation Description: This presentation demonstrates how web2.0 tools can be used in the science class to enhance learning, celebrate achievements and encourage collaboration. It includes video of student interviews, examples of student work and screencasts showing how the tools can be used. Viewers will gain a ‘digital toolbox’ to encourage 21st century learners to participate, communicate and create.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbR8IxTdNNOMZGNkeHZuNmJfMTI4NXg2YnN2Zmc&hl=en&authkey=CLXs-zs

Additional Information:
Blogs: Technoscience – http://brittgow.globalteacher.org.au
VCE Biology – http://vcebiology.edublogs.org
Technomaths – http://technomaths.edublogs.org
Twitter: @brittgow
Skype: britt.gow

2010 2010-Kicking It Up a Notch

License to Cull with Creative Commons and yolink

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Presenter: Karen Blumberg & Anne Kimbrel
Location: New York, NY & Portland, OR
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: License to Cull with Creative Commons and yolink

Presentation Description: How do you find information which is public, and is it ethical to use it in another context? How is information being shared and what free tools can we use to make these tasks easier?
Creative Commons “provides free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof.” (http://creativecommons.org/about)
Yolink is a free Web 2.0 tool used to streamline the process of doing online research and integrates directly with Google Docs, allowing users to save web content straight to their Google Apps account, importing also the Creative Commons license if applicable.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://www.yolinkeducation.com/education/teachers.jsp

Additional Information:
Karen Blumberg
karenblumberg@gmail.com
http://karenblumberg.com/
@SpecialKRB

Anne Kimbrel
Anne.kimbrel@tigerlogic.com
@waapple

2009 2010-Week in the Classroom

Project Based Learning in Hand

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Presenter: Tony Vincent
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Project Based Learning in Hand

Presentation Description: Handheld computers are everywhere. From mobile phones to handheld games, it’s a very familiar sight to see people of all ages gazing into screens that they can hold. Schools are discovering that handhelds like iPod touch and iPad make great learning tools. In fact, handhelds can play a big part in Project Based Learning. Not only do projects motivate students because they use exciting handheld technology, but they also lend themselves to student voice and choice. Watch to be inspired to bring Project Based Learning into your classroom, learn strategies for creating effective Driving Questions, and see how an iOS handheld can play a role in the the planning, research/investigation, and presentation of projects.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://learninginhand.com/pbl

Additional Information:
tonyvincent on Twitter
http://twitter.com/tonyvincent

More from Tony Vincent
http://tonyvincent.net

2010-Kicking It Up a Notch

Teaching Kids To Think Using Scratch

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Presenter: Chris Betcher
Location: Sydney, Australia
Link to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page

Presentation Title: Teaching Kids To Think Using Scratch

Presentation Description: Scratch is a simple yet powerful programming language for children that is very easy to use yet contains many of the important programming constructs found in more “grown up” languages.
This presentation looks at some of the key ideas behind programming in Scratch, explores some possible tasks that students could be given to encourage problem solving and higher level thinking, and finishes with a snapshot of a student view into how Scratch is making a difference to learning.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://www.chrisbetcher.com/scratch

Additional Information:
Blog: www.chrisbetcher.com
Twitter: @betchaboy
Skype: betchaboy