Media cont.

Coordinated Video take video as you're taking notes (compresses files)

Expanding the Conversations (traditional: teacher to student , now almost requirement that there's different methods/expectations to share)
Google Apps Google Drive  Collaborate with peers or teachers (changes traditional workflow)

Social Reading with Subtext (Subtext app)
Engage your class in any book or article.  Can create a group, upload article, add prompts (quetions) highlight,

Curate and Share: Digital Portfolios
educlipper (professional portfolio they can take with them) Can click content into them (documents, etc.)  Demonstrate what they've done

More and more employers are moving from traditional resume to more inclusive portfolio

Move content delivery to curation and sharing -- Information Literacy

Diigo - can sign up as an individual or as an educator.  Bookmarking site, tag, share with a group

Creating multi-modal eBooks  Create your own content  can add maps, models,  ibooksauthor, or bookcreator (can combine books) Easy to create and distribute

Then share with Apple bookstore

Using video enhances writing and is engaging to students

Simulations Skywalk, Virtual History Runner?

Augmented Reality (Aurasma) uses camera on iphone or ipad and if the image is recognized it will bring up additional information

VIrtualMuseum (videos to go with artifacts) Good for life timelines, book reports/review,

Role of teachers our role has morphed from expert in the room, the new classroom (kids might be relative experts compared to you) we have to be continually learning, so create an environment of learning versus teaching only

encourage curiosity and asking questions and answers

Don't hesitate because of fear of technology focus on the goal instead

Kids can do amazing things when you empower them and give them the opportunity

Life is a journey, not a destination

Joy of Learning!

Gift share your own passion for learning