Agenda+September+30

9/30/2014 4:00 – 6:00 PM  Today's Powerpoint:
 * 21st Century Skills and Gifted Students: A Total School Approach **
 * 5 min || Introductions: Who’s in the Room?

– Quick Introductions – Session ** Wiki ** – ** Tools: ** ** [|Voki] ** and Voki [|Sample1] and [|Sample 2] to model application of this tool ||
 * 15 min || Activating Prior Knowledge: The Cube

– Roll the cube that has been provided for you at your table. – Spend time sharing responses to the question. – When the timer goes off, roll the cube again and start the conversation over. – ** Tools: ** Online [|StopWatch], [|Cube Creator] ||
 * 25 min || Framework for 21st Century Skills Overview & PD Series Overview

– Sequence of PD Sessions – Overview of the Framework – Focus on the 4 Cs: Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking – [|Above and Beyond Video] (5 minutes). Discuss examples of the 4 Cs in action as depicted in the video. What are same ways schools nurtured the 4 Cs? Inhibit the 4 Cs? – T-PACK – Pulling it all together ||
 * 15 min || Communication

Gallery Walk exploring these three questions:


 * How are communication and collaboration linked? What is their role in the classroom?
 * What are some ways that technology tools can play a role in communication between all audiences (teacher, student, parent, community)?
 * Think about in-class vs. at-home communication between students. How can technology tools play a role in communication in these different settings?

Share and discuss ||
 * Tool: ** Using [|LINO] post a generalization that your group can make about Communication based on the exploration/discussion of the above questions. You can also email your generalization to: [|13303801.4474@e.linoit.com] and i t will automatically post to the group Lino board.
 * 20 min || Exploring Tools for Communication

Work with a partner. Choose **two** of the blogging, podcasting, movie/avatar, or communication/sharing sites below to explore.


 * Tool: ** On the [|**TitanPad**] indicate how you can envision your selected tool being used by **teachers and students to communicate in and out of the classroom**. Be sure to identify the sites in your post.


 * Blogging Sites: **
 * Kid Blog: [|http://kidblog.org]
 * EduBlogs: [|http://edublogs.org]


 * Podcasting Sites: **
 * Podomatic: [|http://www.podomatic.com]
 * Yodio: [|http://www.yodio.com]
 * iPadio: [|http://www.ipadio.com]


 * Movie/Avatar Sites: **
 * Voki: [|http://www.voki.com]
 * Animoto: []
 * GoAnimate: []


 * Communication and Sharing Sites **
 * QR Stuff: [|http://www.qrstuff.com]
 * The App Builder: [|http://www.theappbuilder.com]
 * Lino: []
 * Padlet: []
 * Poll Everywhere: []
 * Today’s Meet: []
 * Socrative: [] ||
 * 25 min || Collaboration

In a small group discuss the 5 questions listed below. Spend approximately 2 minutes discussing each question. Select a spokesperson to report the “best” response for each question.

– How do you decide when collaboration is necessary? – What do you do to support effective collaboration? – How do you deal with conflicts within groups? – What are the barriers to/obstacles for collaboration? – In what ways do you use technology to support collaboration? ||
 * 15 min || Reflection and Homework

Watch [|Learning to Change, Changing to Learn] Video

**My Professional Commitment:** Based on today’s discussion of Communication and Collaboration - What commitment will you make to move up the continuum of having a 21st century classroom, school, or district?

**Tool:** Go to ** [|Penzu] ** and create a journal account to record your thoughts.

Homework: There is a world wide web full of collaborative tools to support collaborative activities in the classroom. Preview at least one of the technology tools below and complete the Collaborative Resource Chart. Expand your knowledge by selecting a tool that you are most unfamiliar with.

Ideas for tools to review. Feel free to explore any other that is not listed and fosters collaboration.


 * [|TitanPad]
 * [|Wordle]
 * [|Kidblog]
 * __ [|Padlet] __
 * __ [|Tricider] __
 * __ [|Lino] __
 * __ [|Polleverywhere] __
 * [|Dropbox]
 * [|Pinterest]
 * [|Voicethread]
 * [|Diigo]
 * [|Edmodo]
 * [|Wiggio]

=** Suggested Readings **=

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