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= Let's Wiki TLC =

**//Why TLC?//** I called this wiki "Town TLC" because we are starting a TLC - Tech Learning Community - to share knowledge, skills and questions about technology in our classrooms, and beyond. And, I believe that learning anything new needs a slice of TLC - tender loving care - as we all venture into unchartered and sometimes scary "tech seas." So join me on this journey to learn how to use this wiki tool called Wikispaces AND brainstorm about our learning from BLC 09. [Julia]

// **What is a wiki, anyway?** // A wiki is a collection of webpages that can be edited by a group of people on the internet. Those who can edit this wiki are invited by me (Julia), and I have invited everyone who went to BLC09 to join this discussion.

// **Getting Started?** //
 * Click on the **Edit** button above (top right) to put your own content on this page.
 * Click on **Save** to save your additions. If you click SAVE as you work, remember that you must press EDIT again when you wish to continue editing.


 * // What to contribute? What do I do now? //**
 * Think about the workshops you attended at BLC09. What are your key "take aways" or learnings? What ideas inspired you? What cool features or apps did you learn about? What do you hope to implement in your classes next year? What things that you want to find out more about?
 * REMEMBER that wikis are "fluid" spaces and the ultimate goal is that the result of the contributions of many, make a better end result. Sentences may be reworked and changed as long as you do so with the spirit of making communication clearer, more concise and ultimately better.
 * REMEMBER that we are all learning how to use Wikispaces. So play! Change the font colors, add links and images, attach documents and see what you can do using this tool.
 * Let's begin our collective brainstorm using the proposed categories below. REMEMBER new cateogries may be added and current ones may be edited to make communication and knowledge sharing as clear and effective as possible.


 * BIG "AHA" MOMENTS or IDEAS **

Consistent Message of Conference (Nicole) · The future of education is not about the individual student, it’s about building learning communities, both in the classroom and globally. · Content, information, and memorization are no longer a priority. · Information comes easy. Students have the answer to every question literally in the palms of their hands. Knowing/memorizing information will not help kids in the future. · What will help them? o Learning how to evaluate information o Creativity o Story o Process thinking o Collaboration with classmates o Collaboration with people globally via blogs, skype, etc. o  Creating and sharing work with an authentic audience  This last point is something that kept coming up over and over again, from multiple presenters. Kids need to share their work with a global audience. At Town, we share our work on TownToday, but we do not put many pictures, videos, blogs, wikis, etc. on the internet to share with our global community.
 * we are nearly 10 years into the 21st Century! Web 2.0 is not new! (Julia)
 * possibility of cell phone (iPhone) use in the classroom and participation from students (Julia)
 * potential of our students of all ages to connect with other children world-wide in order to build knowledge and make human connections (Ali)
 * now, more than ever, we have to follow-up on how we teach research in 2009 (Ali)

** QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN **


 * how are we teaching our students about copyright infringement?
 * are our students regularly being asked to solve creative and complex problems using our available technology?

** IDENTIFY __ONE__ THING YOU __REALLY__ WANT TO IMPLEMENT THIS SCHOOL YEAR... **

2. Invite students to help our "tech learning" - faculty prof dev facilitated by students. ||  || ·  Try some blogs as homework assignments · Skype with an author/expert · Use wiki’s for open-book assessments, so that kids can comment on one another’s responses Reading · Model a larger variety of book talks <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Video, movie trailer, advertisement, powerpoint, YouTube, Photostory 3, etc. Social Studies <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Take out a unit of content to allow more time for creative, collaborative projects that are shared with the school and global community <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Revise study packets so there is less memorization of content and more focus on concepts <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· More online research lessons, more opportunities to research online <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Use diigo or delicious to organize online sources? <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 80%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Use some of the extra time to bring a global perspective into social studies – connected or not connected to the curriculum, debate current topics, listen to and discuss podcasts, watch and discuss YouTube video s  ||
 * Julia || 1. improve web search strategies by teaching specific Google research tools and how to search historically on the internet with www.archive.org/
 * Dana || Hi all! I am thinking about using etherpad for book club discussions. I would also like to learn how to use imovie or photostory to make some sort of video or book trailor to either relay a book club book or the students Ellis Island Simulation experience. I would also like to create custom searches through google or some other tool to use for social studies research. ||
 * Ali || I'd like to start a dynamic wiki for professional development at Town, try to curb my insular tendencies and build an on-line professional community, and partner with Julia to identify and implement tech tools that can enhance many teachers' curriculum (and, hopefully, revolutionize some curriculum). ||
 * Cynthia || I'd like to implement some of Joyce Valenza's suggestions regarding dynamic library websites. ||
 * Nicole || English
 * Nicole || English

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· in plain english – online tutorials about technology and internet resources <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· twitter – to post homework? <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· global school net.org – can find another class reading the same book as you <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· lit 2 go – download kid books to itunes <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· skype – bring authors and experts into the classroom <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· photostory 3 – make a movie trailer (example = NumberStars.mov on YouTube) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ether pad – anyone can add from home, same URL, blogs, revising, etc. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  grammar girl’s – grammar podcasts <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· wordle.net – shows how often words are repeated in a piece of writing <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· google docs – working on a group project from home <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· custom google search <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· diigo and delicious – social bookmarking sites <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· flickr – pictures, research tool <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· youtube – research tool
 * SPECIFIC THINGS (websites, applications or tools) THAT I WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT.... **
 * how Geocaching can be used as a learning tool?
 * (dana) how to make videos with the students with photostory? How to create a blog?
 * Geocaching!
 * Jing
 * ** (Nicole) **
 * General **
 * English (Reading) **
 * English (Writing) **
 * Research **

** KNOWLEDGE SHARE - speakers from BLC 09 that made an impression **
 * Angela Maiers (ditto Nicole)
 * Tom D'accord
 * John Davitt

www.archive.org This site demonstrates that the web is recorded back to its inception in 1996 and different sites can be traced back, even if they are "off line" or no longer exits in 2009.
 * KNOWLEDGE SHARE - Websites or wikis **
 * http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html This site is a repeat performance of Ben Zander's keyone from Day 1. The site that hosts these talks (TEDtalks.com) is amazing and a great repository of wonderful talks on vast topics
 * http://www.angelamaiers.com/resources.html This webpage has great content area links and Angela's blog is interesting, too.
 * http://www.besthistorysites.net/
 * http://thwt.org/about.html This is the website of an organization called Teaching History With Technology. It has examples of great wikis, blogs, podcasts, classroom networking, etc. I find that it's helpful to browse what people are doing really well with tech to get ideas for our classrooms.