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2007-Classroom2-0

Classroom 2.0 “Step by Step- Building a Web2.0 Classroom”

Published by:

Drew Murphy
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Blog: http://ddddmurphy.edublogs.org/

Bio
Drew Murphy is a technology/business teacher at Chatelech Secondary and lives in the beautiful seaside town of Gibsons, in British Columbia. He teaches and manages an in-school online program called Planning 10 and Portfolio. In this program he has been developing innovative online teaching methods and applying a variety of 2.0 tools. He has been involved in pioneering online programs and methods in his district for the past 15 years. During this time, he has also been a educational consultant in designing online learning systems. He has a passion for teaching in the online world and believes it is a meduim that can bring art of teaching and the act of learning to a new level.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Drew+Murphy

Presentation Title
“Step by Step- Building a Web2.0 Classroom”

Description
Drew presents the 10 essential skills and concepts needed for playing the Web 2.0 game. He shows you an order of online activity types that flow into each other and builds your online teaching skill set so that you can apply Web 2.0 tools at the appropriate time and in the appropriate way. He also shows how to progressively apply a variety of methods and 2.0 tools so that people can see the fundamentals in action and understand the potential that exists to move forward. Finally, he’ll give you his insights daring predictions for the future of Web 2.0 and get you thinking in ways you probably would never have considered. And he’ll show that the road to the future lies along the path of fundamental skills and concepts.

Presentation
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/dmurphypart1.mp4 (40:00 Run Time, mpeg4, 47.1 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/dmurphypart2.mp4 (28:53 Run Time, mpeg4, 53 MB)
Original
http://k12online.wm.edu/dmurphypart1.mov (40:00 Run Time, mov, 628 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/dmurphypart2.mov (28:53 Run Time, mov, 417.6 MB)
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/dmurphypart1.mp3 (40:00 Run Time, mp3, 9.21 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/dmurphypart2.mp3 (28:53 Run Time, mp3, 6.7 MB)

Supporting Links
Google Video
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-9132701495911891485

Production Tools
xspression project
http://support.schools.xspression.com

zoho.com
http://zoho.com/

tangler.co
http://tangler.com/

bubbleshare.com
http://bubbleshare.com/

viddler.com
https://viddler.com/

netvibes.com
http://netvibes.com/

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2007-Classroom2-0

Classroom 2.0 “Sustained Blogging in the Classroom”

Published by:

Jeff Utecht
Shanghai, China
Blog: http://www.thethinkingstick.com/ and http://www.utechtips.com/

Bio
Jeff Utecht is an international educator currently working in Shanghai, China. Prior to Shanghai. Jeff has presented at both Administrative conferences and Teacher conferences around Asia and the Far East. Recently he helped to successfully organize the Learning 2.0 conference in Shanghai, China. The first technology conference of its kind in Asia aimed at bringing International schools together around technology.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Jeff+Utecht

Presentation Title
“Sustained Blogging in the Classroom”

Description
Starting to use blogs in your classroom is one thing, actually embedding them into how you teach and sustaining them as a learning tool over time is something completely different. In the past 3 years, Jeff has helped numerous teachers set up blogs with their students. Some have continued to use blogs as a learning tool, others have given up not able to sustain blogging in their classroom. In this presentation we’ll look at some ways that you can successfully embed blogs into your daily routine and look at examples from teachers around the world who have made blogging part of just what they do in the classroom.

Presentation
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/jublogging.mp4 (23:09 Run Time, mpeg4, 36.6 MB)
Original
http://k12online.wm.edu/jublogging.mov (23:09 Run Time, mov, 291.1 MB)
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/jublogging.mp3 (23:09 Run Time, mp3, 5.4MB)

Supporting Links
http://thinkingstick.wikispaces.com/Sustained+Blogging

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2007-New-Tools

New Tools “The Electric Slide! Twenty-First Century Style”

Published by:

Kurt Paccio
Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Blog: http://weblog.techruminations.org/

Bio
Kurt is an educator with over 14 years experience. Kurt is a Technology Director for a medium-sized school district in eastern Pennsylvania where he has worked for 5 years. Prior to that he was an Instructional Technology Specialist, teacher and coach in central Pennsylvania. Kurt’s interests include open source software, audio-visual integration, and digital video. Away from the keyboard Kurt enjoys American football at all levels, coaching youth athletics, and family activities with his wife and 3 children ages 4, 6, and 8. He is an avid St. Louis Ram’s fan.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Kurt+Paccio

James Gates
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, USA
Blog: http://tipline.blogspot.com/

Bio
Jim has 32 years experience in public education. He has been teaching with and about computers since 1983. Jim maintains a tips blog at http://tipline.blogspot.com. His Internet column featured has won him both National Gold and National Bronze awards from the Parenting Publications of America. He has presented at the PETE&C conference in Hershey, PA and at the NECC conferences.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Jim+Gates

Presentation Title
“The Electric Slide! Twenty-First Century Style”

Description
Kurt and Jim will focus on two web 2.0 tools that we feel have the potential for immediate impact in the classroom. Kurt will show sPresent and Jim will show Splashcast. The main part will be to show how the site works, but at the end of the presentation Jim will talk about how they might look in the classroom by talking about using them for student assessments and for engaging students in the conversations about the content.

Presentation
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/ElectricSlidePart1_iPod.m4v (15:01min Run Time; m4v; 19.3MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/electricslidepart2_iPod.mp4 (15:49min Run Time; M4p; 6.5MB)
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/ElectricSlidePart1.mp3 (15:01min. Run Time; mp3; 7.3MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/electricslidepart2.mp3 (15:49min. Run Time; mp3; 6.9MB)

Supporting Links
http://www.spresent.com/v2/
http://www.splashcast.net/

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2007-New-Tools

New Tools “LMS 2.0 – Engaging Learners Using More Advanced Techniques and the Odd Mash-up inside Moodle”

Published by:

Jason Hando
Sydney, Australia
Blog: http://cleverlearning.blogspot.com/

Bio
Jason Hando is a teacher of Design and Computing subjects at Macarthur Anglican School in Sydney, Australia. Over the years he has filled many roles, the most important being Outreach Coordinator for the school, leading teams of students and staff overseas to help communities in developing countries and Head Teacher of the Technology Faculty, leading a team of inspirational teachers and developing innovative courses.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Jason+Hando

Presentation Title
“LMS 2.0 – Engaging Learners Using More Advanced Techniques and the Odd Mash-up inside Moodle”

Description
A series of screencasts showing people how to bend and stretch Moodle to allow for authentic, web 2.0 style, participatory engagement and learning for their students. These screencasts will be accompanied by support files where appropriate, such as backed-up Moodle courses that can be restored on people’s sites as well as any instructional material such as worksheets in pdf form. I’d also like to provide some way for people to screencast their own work in Moodle and share with the rest of the community – perhaps using screen-o-matic, a free screencasting tool that works from your browser. This will allow other people to share new ways they have used Moodle.

Presentation
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/handomoodlemashups.m4v (Run Time 7:04min; m4v; 13.2MB)
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/handomoodlemashups.mp3 (7:04min Run Time; mp3; 1.6MB)

Supporting Links
Introduction: http://www.screencast.com/t/Z8XBVNe8IC
First Mashup– adding pageflakes: http://www.screencast.com/t/BasffBxUMAt
Slideshare mashup: http://www.screencast.com/t/WR7FfBfQai
Vuvox Mashup: http://www.screencast.com/t/h6MuGU6x

Moodle LMS
http://moodle.org/

Pageflakes
http://pageflakes.com/

Slideshare
http://slideshare.net/

Vuvox
http://vuvox.com/

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2007-New-Tools

New Tools “Trailfire”

Published by:

April Chamberlain
Trussville, Alabama, USA
Blog: http://maythetechbewithyou.blogspot.com/

Bio
April Chamberlain has worked in education for 11 years as a 6th grade, 5th grade, 4th grade, computer lab teacher and now as Trussville City School’s District Technology Integration Specialist. Along with her day job, she spent the last two years as a Fellow in the Alabama Best Practice Center where she and ten other Fellows assisted in leading 40 schools in Alabama into the 21st Century. She has been selected as Second Mile teacher in all three of the schools in which she has taught.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/April+Chamberlain

Presentation Title
“Trailfire”

Description
Have you ever been sent to a list of websites to find information, evaluate a tool, etc. but lose your path once you get there? Trailfire is the tool for you and those you work with. Trailfire is a free tool in which the “guide” leaves “marks” on specific websites that when combined create a trail relating to a specific topic. Trails can be public or private. Viewers can leave comments and also collaborate on the trail if created as a wiki trail. Not only can teachers use this tool to direct learning with students but also when working with other teachers to share knowledge. Students are also able to create trails to share their knowledge in place of the traditional report, poster, etc. Come join the trail with other educators!

Presentation
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/Trailfire.mp3 (2:20min Run Time; mp3; 2.2MB)

Supporting Links
Part 2
http://www.trailfire.com/aprilpc/trails/47032

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2007-Classroom2-0

Classroom 2.0 “Release the Hounds”

Published by:

Chris Harbeck
Winnipeg,Manitoba Canada
Blog: http://makeitinteresting.blogspot.com/ and http://sargentparkmathzone.blogspot.com/

Bio
Chris Harbeck teaches grade 8 math to approximately 140 students each year. He has been teaching middle school students for over a decade and is in his third year of using 2.0 applications and “21st Century Learning” in his classroom. With his strong focus on conceptual understanding, Chris has discovered that using 2.0 tools and applications make math fun and interesting.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Chris+Harbeck+Release+the+Hounds

Presentation Title
“Release the Hounds”

Description
This presentation takes participants along my journey into integrating 2.0 applications and “21st Century Learning” into my pedagogy. The presentation will show how teacher driven assignments and projects teach students some of the skills they need to use these new technologies to enhance their learning. Scribe Posts, Growing Posts and E-Portfolios will provide participants with three different activities to do with their students. The final part of my presentation takes participants into “unprojects”. Participants will learn how to create “unprojects”. For the veteran teacher who is using 2.0 in their classroom this is for you. See how students are more creative and show more enthusiasm towards assignments when they are in charge of their learning.

Presentation
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/eportfolios.mp4 (4:31 Run Time, mpeg4, 3.4 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/growing.mp4 (6:09 Run Time, mpeg4, 4.7 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/scribeposts.mp4 (7:10 Run Time, mpeg4, 4.8 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/unprojects.mp4 (8:47 Run Time, mpeg4, 6.5 MB)
Original
http://www.slideshare.net/charbeck1/eportfolios
http://www.slideshare.net/charbeck1/growing
http://www.slideshare.net/charbeck1/scribepost-119097/
http://www.slideshare.net/charbeck1/unprojects-125206
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/eportfolios.mp3 (4:09 Run Time, mp3, 3.9 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/growing.mp3 (5:58 Run Time, mp3, 5.5 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/scribeposts.mp3 (7:08 Run Time, mp3, 6.6 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/unprojects.mp3 (8:42 Run Time, mp3, 8 MB)

Supporting Links
Scribe Posts
http://thescribepost.pbwiki.com/

Growing Posts
http://sp8mathzone.pbwiki.com/

Eportfolios
http://room17math.wikispaces.com/

Unproject Sites
http://spfractions.wikispaces.com/
http://spunproject07.pbwiki.com/

Release the Hounds Wiki
http://releasethehounds.wikispaces.com/

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2007-Classroom2-0

Classroom 2.0 “Initiating and Sustaining Conversations: Assessment and Evaluation in the Age of Networked Learning”

Published by:

Konrad Glogowski
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Blog: http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog

Bio
Konrad Glogowski is a PhD Candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. His doctoral dissertation focuses on building online communities of learners to facilitate the development of literacy skills at the senior elementary level. Konrad also teaches Language Arts to grades 7 and 8 at a K-8 school just outside Toronto, Canada. He has been documenting his research and classroom experiences on his blog of proximal development since February 2005.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Konrad+Glogowski

Presentation Title
“Initiating and Sustaining Conversations: Assessment and Evaluation in the Age of Networked Learning”

Description
This presentation aims to address some of the challenges associated with assessment and evaluation in Web 2.0 classrooms. Specifically, it will address how to develop strategies and tools that engage students in the assessment and evaluation process, and help them stay in control of their learning and their progress. Consequently, a strong emphasis will be placed on developing assessment and evaluation procedures and habits that not only complement but also foster the interactive and learner-centric environments afforded by the interactive tools of the read/write web. The presenter will share strategies to assess and evaluate student work on blogs, wikis, and discussion forums.

Presentation
Powerpoint
http://k12online.wm.edu/kglogowskipresentation.ppt
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/kglogowskivideo.mp4 (36:02 Run Time; mpeg4, 36.3 MB)
Original
http://k12online.wm.edu/kglogowskivideo.wmv (36:02 Run Time; wmv, 33 MB)
http://k12online.wm.edu/kglogowskivideo_web.wmv
http://www.slideshare.net/teachandlearn/assessment-and-evaluation-in-the-age-of-networked-learning
http://blip.tv/file/430904
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/kglogowskipresentation.mp3 (36:02 Run Time; mp3, 33 MB)

Supporting Links
blog of proximal development » Blog Archive » Replacing Grading with Conversations
http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/2007/04/25/replacing-grading-with-conversations/

blog of proximal development » Blog Archive » Making Assessment Personally Relevant
http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/2007/05/27/making-assessment-personally-relevant/

blog of proximal development » Blog Archive » Instructional Scaffolding
http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/2007/07/30/instructional-scaffolding/

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2007-New-Tools

New Tools “Second Life: K-20 Educators Exploring Virtual Worlds – Panel”

Published by:

Kevin Jarrett
Northfield, NJ, USA
Blog: http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com

Bio
Kevin is a K-4 Technology Facilitator at Northfield Community School in Northfield, NJ. He works closely with classroom teachers on engaging projects across the curriculum. Kevin also teaches online at Walden University’s Graduate School of Education. He has been exploring Second Life since March 2007 thanks to a $10,000 Faculty Excellence grant and expects to publish his findings in the fall.

Bio Page
http://www.ncs-tech.org/?page_id=956

Sylvia Martinez
Torrance, CA, USA
Blog: http://blog.genyes.com/

Bio
Sylvia Martinez is president of Generation YES, working to empower students in K-12 schools through digital technology. Sylvia has designed educational games, curriculum, and online experiences for teachers and students. Sylvia speaks and writes on subjects such as the use of technology, simulations and games to enhance educational opportunities and enable youth voice.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Sylvia+Martinez

Presentation Title
“Second Life: K-20 Educators Exploring Virtual Worlds – Panel”

Description
In a modest two-story home in one corner of the metaverse, a group of K-20 educators, bloggers and futurists has gathered to build a community devoted to exploring the educational implications of the multi-user virtual environment (M.U.V.E.) known as Second Life. This panel presentation will focus on the educational uses of Second Life and its implications for K-20 education. Utilizing Voicethread.com, this presentation will include voice- and text-annotated comments by the presenters as well as visitors, extending the conversation in ways other presentations simply cannot!

Presentation
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/k20secondlife.mp4 (1:45:25 Run Time; mpeg4, 82.4MB)
Original
http://voicethread.com/share/8878/
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/k20secondlife.mp3 (1:36:34 Run Time; mp3, 22.2 MB)

Supporting Links
http://www.secondlife.com

http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com/?p=116

http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com/?p=200

http://www.iste.org/secondlife

http://rampoislands.blogspot.com

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