21CLearning

** Learning Tools for the 21st Century Classroom ** Integrating the Communication - Collaboration - Creativity - Critical Thinking
 * 21st Century Learning Tools Workshop **

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 * Introduction - "It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change"** – **Charles Darwin**

Goals:
 * Participants will explore various innovative 21st Century learning tools and services that engage students and teachers in the learning process.
 * Participants will identify 21st Century learning tools as essential to educational activities that foster critical thinking, problem solving, and interactive collaborative learning.
 * Participants will understand key elements of blending technology into the curriculum to strengthen the educational process so that the focus is on 21st Century readiness for every student.

Your students are multi-taskers, are you? Take the quiz and find out! Quiz - []
 * Activity:**

=Day 1=

Audience Response System
 * Turning Technologies**

Turning Point Sample PowerPoint

Free Alternative: Mouse Mischief

**Resources for your Professional Learning Network - PLN**
Partnership for 21st Century Skills

21st Century Skills Ohio

21st Century Learning Commons

We Are Teachers

**Poll Everywhere**
Attendance Poll

Solicit questions from your class Take attendance Gather short answers Assessments
 * Polls in the classroom:**


 * Polls/Surveys - Examples**

[|Poll Everywhere]

[|Poll Daddy]

Pollmo Polls - (Beta) Free online, no sign up necessary. Able to embed widget in website.

[|MyStudiyo]
 * Quiz**

Google Forms
 * Also try - Google to create a form**

Top Tools

**Wikispaces**
http://www.wikispaces.com

Examples: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

Create an online poll and embed on your wiki page Others will have a chance to answer the poll
 * Activity**

Share a successful first day activity here
 * Wiki Activity:**

Try Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com
 * Want to set up your own Wiki? **

Collaborative Storytelling "And to Think That I Saw It on My Way to School" - idea taken from Dr. Suess book - http://andtothink.wikispaces.com Embed variety of widgets Embed podcasts Collaboratively Construct Knowledge on a particular subject Collaborative Dictionary Upload projects
 * Ideas for using Wikis**
 * The idea is to have students look differently at the world around them
 * Students take a picture of something that they saw on their way to school (or they can draw)
 * Upload to wiki with explanation of their new found appreciation
 * Can be adapted to "And to think that I saw it on my way to ..."
 * Polling
 * Voki
 * Voicethreads
 * Maps

Example of a French Class wiki - http://lhsfrenchclasses.wikispaces.com/

2009-2010 Class Wiki http://lhsfrench4.wikispaces.com/French+IV+2009-2010+Class+Wikis

**Blogs - MCESC**
Log on to our Workshop Blog
 * Activity:**


 * 1) Comment to //**Relevance or Engagement**// blog
 * 2) Create a blog expressing your personal opinion on the following statement: //**Schools should test teachers for technology proficiency before hiring them.**//

Write Chat
 * Other uses:**
 * Formative Assessment Activity**

Posterous Can use Gmail to publish blog Also can use iPhone app - PicPosterous - to publish photos or videos from your iPhone
 * Quick Blogging -**

KidBlog.org - for your younger students Classblogs - newer blog site ClassBlogmeister Edublogs.org
 * Other blog services -**


 * Spice up your blogs and wikis**

[|My Avatar Editor] (Elem - Middle) [|Portrait Illustrator] (High) [|Caricature Maker] [|Gickr] [|Avatar Photo] Morphases
 * Avatars**

Create an avatar using one of the sites above and then post your avatar on your wiki page. You may also post your avatar on your blog.
 * Activity:**

Creative writing exercise - Develop a story about your avatar!

[|Voki]
 * Create your speaking avatar!**

Post your Voki on your Wiki page Leave comments on other Vokis
 * Activity:**

Read the Words.com
 * Differentiated Learning:**

Add in text from the following website http://www.memorablequotations.com/firstparagraphs.htm
 * Activity:**

Post your speaking avatar on your Wiki page

vozMe
 * Recording and saving your voice - Create an MP3 quickly**

Audioboo - share audio recordings online

Locate and download a podcast or video file and upload to your wiki page.
 * iTunes as a resource for audio and video**
 * Activity:**

**More Communication and Collaboration**


 * Web Cams**

Top Web Cam Sites


 * Virtual Field Trips**

Buffalo Zoo San Diego Zoo Indianapolis Zoo


 * In the classroom...**

**Skype** - download and install
Skype with an author Skype with an expert Absent students Connect with other countries Connect with pen pals Guest speakers Save video for later
 * Ways to use:**


 * Sign-up for a Skype in the Classroom account** - Create an account, post a project and connect with classes from around the world

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration - Connect with other teachers
 * Skype Resources:**

TWICE - Two Way Interactive Connections in Education

[|Skype an Author]

ePals - register for an account to collaborate with other classrooms

Skype Other Classrooms

Videoconferencing out on a Lim

Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom - 50 Links to ideas of how to use Skype in the classroom

Skype in the Classroom - the Eduskypers Phonebook

[|Around the World With 80 Schools]

http://www.ohiodl.org
 * Find Content Providers Programs**

http://www.virtuallivinghistory.com/
 * Virtual Living History - FEE Based**


 * Stay Secure on Skype** - http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/security/

[|Learn Central] - part of Elluminate

Skype Support User Guides

**Wallwisher**
Example: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/geometry9

Introduce question dealing with key concept at the beginning of a unit Exit slip Problem solving activity FAQs Collaborative Study guide Embed images and video links - Example: Math activity: embed images of polygons Post classroom assignments Gather feedback Book Review Honor Wall Showcase student work Pledge wall First day of school activity (what students want to achieve for the year) Video Collage
 * Ways to use in the classroom:**

http://seanbanville.com/2010/06/26/wallwisher-105-classroom-ideas/
 * Sean Banville Blog** (Ideas on how to use Wallwisher in the classroom)


 * Wallwisher Activity:**


 * Use Wallwisher as our Exit Slip**

Wallwisher Activity

Exit slip -


 * The thing that surprised me the most today was..**

StixyBoard
 * Other similar sites:**

Linoit

Edistorm

Compare with WallWisher

Scrumblr WackWall Primary Wall Popplet - can be sticky notes but also very useful as a mind mapping tool
 * Additional Sticky Note sites**

=Day 2=

**Backchannels in the classroom**

 * Post your definition of a backchannel - on this** **Wallwisher -**

Backchanneling In Grade 1
 * Blog by Grade 1 Teacher - on backchanneling**

Another blog article on using a backchannel in the classroom


 * Twiducate**
 * Classroom code: 21workshop**

Use Twiducate for back-channel today Introduce yourself - first name only Share ideas on how you might use a backchannel
 * Activity:**

Shout'em
 * Another example:**

Great when trying to focus discussion on a particular subject Join our Shout'em network! Shout'em

TodaysMeet
 * Others:**

**Twitter**
Twitter for Beginners - http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/Get-Twittering-Twitter-For-Beginners

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 * Resources for Learning Twitter**

TweetDeck TwitPic TweetCall TweetChat Screenr [|itpints] - Scans Twitter for specific posts
 * Other Twitter Tools**

Twitter4Teachers - meet other educators who are on twitter Educators on Twitter
 * Twitter Resources for Educators**

TidyTweet - monitor your tweets

**[|Edmodo]**
Log in as a Student for 21C Tools Workshop Create Teacher Account Create Groups
 * Activity:**

Documentation - []

http://mrtblog2009.blogspot.com/2010/05/discussions-using-edmodo.html
 * Example** of how Edmodo is being used


 * Other Learning Management Systems:**

Moodle - Free

Course Sites - Create up to 5 course websites Free

Schoology - Free

Schooltown - Create up to 2 groups for Free

Even More Communication - Creativity - Critical Thinking - Collaboration


 * Online Collaborative Story:**

**Titan Pad -** real time document conferencing

 * Sync.in** - real time document conferencing

Also - Google Docs

Titan Pad for workshop - http://mcesc-workshops.titanpad.com/1 Login with account Password for workshop pad: mcesc
 * Activity:**

Story Starter Resource (Scholastic) Workshop Story with Titan Pad http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm

Imagination Cubed - Collaborative drawing FlockDraw - Collaborative drawing
 * Online Collaborative Drawing**

**Online Collaborative Whiteboard**
[|Scribblar]

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 * Activity:**

Skrbl
 * Other Collaborative Whiteboards**

ProBoards Quicktopic
 * Online Forums:**

Aviary Pixlr Mr.Picaso Head Crayola Gliffy - Design
 * Creating Your Own Drawing/Graphics/Designs**

**Online Collaborative Mind Mapping tools**
Mindmeister Webspiration Mind42 Cacoo - Collaborative Design web-based tool Slick Plan - Requires an account Thinklinkr - Requires an account (Free Plan but all are public) Diagrammr - Uses Google accounts for sign in Edistorm - Requires an account (Free Plan but all are public) Similar to using sticky notes Education Eye [|DropMind] [|SpicyNodes] [|Bubbl.us] Popplet

**Digital Storytelling**
Fotobabble Create an account and add voice to your photos
 * Simple:**

Steps: Upload your photo Record your voice Share by email, or embedding on your blog, wiki or website

Download Fotobabble app for the iPhone here - media type="custom" key="6258287" and quickly create and share talking photos!

The sky, or your imagination, is the limit here really. There are endless possibilities. Here are a few! A treasured possession Your favorite hobby A famous person you admire A favorite painting and why you like it A film review or recommendation A local news story An opinion on a global news story Sell yourself (I would be the right person for this job) Your room and why you like it Your house Sell something (a gadget, a house etc) The story behind a photo
 * What your photos could talk about**

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 * Cinch - Your words, your voice, your view**

Have students tell a story Embed on your website and keep parents informed Post student homework assignments Audio blogs Create Talk Show Radio
 * Uses:**

Download the app for your iPhone from iTunes with this link - media type="custom" key="6258119"and post recordings from your phone.

iPadio - broadcast live to the web


 * More in-depth:**

[|Animoto]

[|Case Studies]


 * For Educators:**
 * [|Apply for an educator account here]**

Post Animoto Videos on your wiki

Resource: []

Kerpoof Studio

ZooBurst - create your own 3D pop-up book

Pixton - using Comics to tell a story

**Digital Posters**

 * Glogster - Educator Accounts**

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 * Examples**

Middle/High School - []

3rd Graders - []

**Word Cloud**

 * [|Wordle] -** **Capture Key Words in a Word Cloud**

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Find famous speeches - [] Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century - http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

Famous speeches - Activity: Copy and paste in text from the Gettysburg address

Activity: Create your own - About Me using the Advanced feature (weight words)

Use Gadwin Print Screen to capture Post Wordle Here

Classroom Polls Class Rules Frequently misspelled words Character traits in a novel State Reports Chapter summaries Guess the fable Poetry
 * Other Ways to use Wordle:**

Tagxedo Worditout Word Sift Tag Crowd Vocab Grabber from Visual Thesaurus Analyze the vocabulary in text
 * Similar Tools:**

[|Visuwords] Online Graphical Dictionary

Create Your Own Word Cloud from student responses! Embed in your wiki or website! AnswerGarden

**Voicethread**
http://elementaryvoicethreads.wikispaces.com/

Wes Fryer

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Uses in the classroom - http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

[|Create a Your Very Own Voicethread]

Creaza - Create, share, and publish digital stories

Multimedia Resources

Search Creative Commons - Search a few at a time! Google Web - Google Images - Yahoo Web - Flickr Images - Blip.TV Video - Jamendo Music - Spin Express Media - Wikimedia Commons

Google Images Flickr OpenClipart - public domain clipart Kitzu Public Domain Clip Art
 * Separately Search**
 * Images**

Five Card Flickr Story
 * Activity** - Visual Storytelling

Examples: http://web.nmc.org/5cardstory/show.php

Let's Play - http://web.nmc.org/5cardstory/play.php?suit=5card

**Music**
ccMixter Jamendo [|Musipedia] [|Loop Labs] - create your own music online [|iNudge] - create your own music online

**Creating Sounds**

 * Audio recording and editing software that can be downloaded and installed**

[|Audacity] (Download and install)

Acid Express (Download and install)

Soundation
 * Create, download or publish music on the web (online)**

**Video Sites**
National Geographic Thinkfinity MCESC Media Tube YouTube [|TeacherTube] Zui Tube [|Wonder How-to]

**Interactive Map**
[|Scribble Maps]

**Graphing Tool**
[|Create-A-Graph]

**Audio**
Post your Vocaroo's here
 * Vocaroo**

**Video**
Create a Video message at Mailvu.com

[|Mikogo] - Online meeting, web conferencing [|Bloust] [|Prezi] [|Google Lit Trips] [|TooDoo Spaces] (New for Educators - Safe Environment)
 * Other Communication Tools:**

Books/Literature Online

**Free Literature**
[|Lit2Go] is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: [|LibriVox] - Attempting to record every book in the public domain [|SpokenWord.org] - Search engine to find audio and video spoken word recordings on the Internet [|Free Classic Audio Books] [|Open Culture Free Audio Books]
 * Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,
 * Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer,
 * View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen,
 * Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.

Speakaboos - classic children entertainment (fables, fairy tales, folk tales, nursery rhymes, and songs)

**Free Online Word Processors**
Google Docs Adobe Buzzword Zoho Writer Thinkfree Peepel WebWriter Darkcopy Writer From BigHugeLabs Shutterborg WriteWith

**RSS Feeds**
[|Google Reader]

**Social Bookmarking**
Diigo [|Delicious]

Google Teacher Academy - []
 * Google Resources**


 * Capture Tools**

Print Screen Key - Windows Alt+Print Screen Keys - Windows

Screengrab - Firefox add-on

Pixlr Grabber - Firefox add-on

LightShot Add-on for IE LightShot Add-on for Firefox

FireShot Add-on for IE and Firefox

kwout Fireshot
 * Screen Capture Tool**
 * Firefox Add-on**

[|Jing] [|Gadwin Print Screen]
 * Screen Capture Tool**
 * Install Free Software**

**QR Codes in Education**

 * Creation sites**
 * Kaywa - http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
 * QR Stuff - http://www.qrstuff.com/
 * Embed Text to create a QR Code - http://createqrcode.appspot.com/
 * QRals.com - http://qrals.com

http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/51894
 * Resource:**

__**Elem Sites**__ [|What2Learn] [|Invention at Play] ZuiTube (Large collection of online videos for younger children) - []
 * Various Interactive Modules** - [|BBC Bitsize - KS2]
 * Create Graphs online** - [|Graphing Tool]
 * New Zealand Project** - [|ElectroCity]
 * Create Collages** - [] and []
 * Comic Strip Creator** - []
 * Create your own story** -http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/mystorymaker/mystorymaker.swf
 * Interactive Geometric Shapes** - []


 * Examples of Project Based Learning -**


 * Technology Integration:**
 * Blogs, Wikis, Flickr, Digital Cameras, Video Cameras, Skype**

YouTube Video News article "High Hopes" High Altitude Balloon Project - blog High Hopes Balloon Project Wiki Flickr Photos
 * //Agnes Risley Elementary School// Reno, Nevada in conjunction with the //University of Nevada, Reno//**

Make science come alive! Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 Participate in Disney's Planet Challenge, a national environmental competition
 * Participate in Project Based Learning Environmental Competition**


 * Search Engine Alternatives to Google**
 * Sweet Search** - Search engine for students

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Share your classroom ideas for the following tools here!