February+8


 * Sharing**
 * This is How We Think: Thinking in Public After the Paradigm Shift My [|NOTES]. (Randy)
 * 90+ Videos for Technology & Media Literacy (Randy)
 * Online Lectures That Will Make You A Better Teacher (Randy)
 * Framing A Skype Learning Experience (Randy)
 * Personal Learning Networks (PLN) on Prezi (Randy)
 * Advanced Uses of Forms in Google Docs (Randy)
 * Randy's Education Feed Bundle (Randy) - blogs to add to your Google Reader
 * 8 Online Presentation Tools (Randy)
 * Digital Media - New Learners for a New Century (Randy)
 * Differences Between Copyright and Creative Commons (Erica)
 * Can There Be Too Much Technology In The Classroom? (Danielle)
 * The Role of Technology in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics (Britt)
 * Florida Department of Education on iTunes U (Zach)
 * Wikipedia in the Classroom: Tips for Effective Use (Denise)
 * The Open University (Kyle)
 * Tips for Getting Started with Smart Boards(Lauren)
 * Wikipedia: Friend Not Foe (Melissa)
 * Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britanica (Melissa)
 * Library of Congress Online Resources (Julian)
 * 100 apps for Tech Savy Teachers (Julian)
 * Technology in Education Blog (Julian)
 * Playing to Learn (Lisa)
 * Wii and motivating children (Christina)


 * SMARTBoard Notebook Software**
 * [|SMART Board Reference Document]
 * SMART Notebook Software
 * SMART Notebook Express You can read more here.
 * Topmarks Interactive Whiteboard Resources
 * Whiteboard Resources
 * Harcourt Resources

How to Grow A Textbook
 * Application Project**
 * Start with an outline
 * Grab a virtual binding
 * Unpack and publish your traditional documents
 * Grab a few solid updating tools
 * Grab books for solid, more stable content
 * Grab databases and database essays, articles and chapters
 * Grab the right search tools
 * Grab your own presentations and shop for the best of others
 * Grab a couple of pathfinders
 * Grab some film
 * Grab some open source curriculum
 * Grab some student work
 * Grab some other stuff - see below

//Questions to frame the conversation:// The // **BIG QUESTIONS** // to answer:
 * Technology Tools: Sharing**
 * 1) What are the "affordances" and "constraints" of the technology? In other words, what does the technology allow us to do or prevent us from doing? The answers to this question might be "messy." This fundamental understanding is important to answer the next questions...
 * 2) What new skills do we need to teach students?
 * 3) What will I need to do differently in terms of how I teach in the classroom? How will teaching and learning look different?
 * 4) How does the technology help me to foster creativity, innovation and some of the other 21st century skills?
 * 5) What are some ways I can use this technology in my classroom?
 * Wikipedia (Melissa, Denise, Britt)
 * iTunes U (Zach, Kyle)
 * Podcasting (Danielle, Julian, Christina)
 * WebQuest (Lisa and Lauren)
 * Creative Commons (Erica and Meghan)


 * For Thursday, February 10**


 * Read** chapters 5 and 6 in the //Rethinking Education...// text. After reading the two chapters, visit the Discussion Forum . Pull from the chapter a passage, paragraph, sentence, etc. that provoked your thinking. Write a short reflection on how it engaged your thinking in general. Please post your contribution prior to class Thursday evening. If you can, revisit the forum and engage in a conversation with your classmates on the topics for the week. We will spend some time Thursday discussing the chapters and connecting the ideas with the tools you have been working on as well as our earlier discussions about the kind of education we need for 2011 and beyond.


 * Post** one interesting article/finding from the Internet, etc for next class to the February 10 page.

Continuing working on your **Digital Textbook.**

Download the **SMART Notebook software** or create something for your digital textbook with **SMART Notebook Express**.

** Next Meeting: Thursday, February 10 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM** ** New Topic: Rethinking Education/Start working on new technology tools!**