This session will share ideas and tools for using technology effectively with young learners under 8 years old. It will discuss selecting appropriate technological resources, managing both children and tools, and strategies for making technology-enhanced learning fun. A variety of online resources and tools will be presented that can be used to create engaging projects, enable collaboration, and develop students' skills without having technology be the main focus. Teachers are encouraged to provide structure, clear expectations, and support for students when using technology.
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Tech for Tots Gail Lovely 2011
1. Tech for Tots Using Technologies to Enhance Early Learning Gail Lovely [email_address]
2. Using technologies with little learners requires patience, strategy, and excellent technological resources. This session will share management ideas, technological tools, and online resources that will make powerful learning with technology and children under 8 years old do-able and even fun! Selection of resources, management of tools AND tots, and some silly little tricks will all be included.
3. Why are you here? http://snappoll.com/poll/358253.php (or use: http://moourl.com/yhere )
10. Our Responsibility "Students will be—and to some extent already are—living in a world of online interactions for which they currently have few learning contexts or models," Will Richardson (p. 26) tells us: Teaching students to contribute and collaborate online in ways that are both safe and appropriate requires instruction and modeling, not simply crossing our fingers and hoping for the best when they go home and do it on their own.” Scherer, Marge. "Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Perspectives / The World at Our Fingertips." ASCD Home . 25 Feb. 2009 <http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/The_World_at_Our_Fingertips.aspx>.
11. Our Responsibility Technologies in a balanced role Technology as the tool, media, source, not as the goal. Technology as one of the things we use, do, explore. Technology as an enabler enabling communication, access and more.
27. Shared and Collaborative Writing real time Whiteboards http://www.twiddla.com/474476 Writing Pads http://glovely.titanpad.com/3 (password: letmein )
28. Shared and Collaborative Writing delayed (asynchronous) Stixy http://www.stixy.com/guest/102984 (password is letmein) Refresh to see posts by others.
29. Shared and Collaborative Writing delayed (asynchronous) Blogs Writer and commenter Classblogmeister Kidblog Wikis “ experts” and editors Wikispaces
43. Provide choices Not what is learned, but how it is learned and how students will show you what they know...
44. Teacher Tools Access to a VARIETY of Web Resources SimplyBox example Internet Buttons example Bridges example Website Yola example
45. Teacher Tools Glogster http://edu.glogster.com/ Almost Instant Centers Access to sites So much more...
46. Teacher Tools Collect work samples, ideas, responses from students who can’t read or write
47. Managing it All… Clearly define your expectations - both process AND product.
48. Rubrics Expectations up front – no tricks! http://www.tltgroup.org/resources/flashlight/rubrics.htm
49. Rubrics “ A rubric is an explicit summary of the criteria for assessing a particular piece of student work, plus levels of potential achievement for each criterion.” (source) But really RUBRICS are time-savers! Rubistar is a GREAT time saver!
51. No touching classmates’ computers or technologies. Provide time to discuss and reward processes and also for sharing "student discoveries". Expect and encourage students to help each other.
52. Turn Taking… Check list Sticks in a Cup Circle Chart Electronic name pickers http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.htm?fruit_machine http://www.barryfunenglish.com/tools.php http://www.superteachertools.com/classroom-tools/group-maker.php
55. Thank you! Gail Lovely Independent educator [email_address] Online CV: http://LovelyLearning.com Twitter: glovely It’s all about them.
56. Credits Toy or Tool: Uploaded to Flickr on 2/13/2009 by Fuyoh! with cc attribution license http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuyoh/3276837993/in/set-72157615701320920