21st Century Skills Meet Social Networking in Schools

This session will be a discussion about how to find validity and rigor in social networking applications for your district/school/classroom.

Science Leadership Academy - http://scienceleadership.org

Marcie Hull - mhull@scienceleadership.org, http://pownce.com/ecram3

Zac Chase - http://pownce.com/mrchase

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 Q2 Bmark Description.pdf

 q2 true bmark rubric.pdf

 Q2_Hair MacFarlane.m4a

 GroupPodcasts_Silver_Jones-McCants,A_Doyle,M_Das,M 2.m4a

 Silver Talks to Dallas Deputy Mayor.m4a

Mentioned Books/Authors:

David Jonassen - Critical thinking and teaching in a technology-embedded environment

Darren Kuropatwa - Math teacher using blogging and collaborative tech. in the classroom

Will Richardson - Blogger and edu-evangelist blogging about new developments in tech and education

Mentioned Tools:

Elluminate - for those looking for a collaboration tool with a white board (science and math)

Moodle - Open-Source course management software

Pownce - Micro-blogging/file sharing/link sharing/event coordinating onine service

ustream.tv - Broadcast your classroom or archive your students' presentations

Backchannel:

Slideshare:

Poll:

Technology is Ubiquitous

This session is a case study of one school with a strong technology initiative. Using the ideas from this school, a discussion will be formed around how it can be applied to your district/school/classroom.

Related Links:

Pull your pants up - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15534306

Silver Stream - http://www.scienceleadership.org/drupaled/E10C

Gold Stream - http://www.scienceleadership.org/drupaled/E10D