K12Online08 Audio Channel
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 15 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPresentations from the 2008 K-12 Online Conference (audio-only versions.) The 2008 K-12 Online Conference is a free, international, online event for educators around the globe. The purpose of the conference is to advance the use of leading-edge educational technologies (specifically web 2.0 tools) in the cause of high-quality K-12 teaching and learning, worldwide. The conference, and related information, is located at: http://k12onlineconference.org. A panel of distinguished technology educators from the U.S. and several other nations select presenters via a blind review process. All conference staff and presenters volunteer their time free of charge. This year (as in 2006 and 2007) 41 presentations will be published online asynchronously from October 13-31, 2008. Most are multi-media lectures or screencasts available in both iPod-compatible video podcast and audio mp3 versions. The 2007 K-12 Online Conference drew more than 100,000 attendees. Primary presentation files are archived indefinitely by the College of William and Mary. Published presentations include links to supplementary materials. Learn more on www.k12onlineconference.org.
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Episodes
There’s Something Going on Here You Need to Know About... by Dennis Richards and Charlene Chausis
October 31, 2008 12:03 - 23 minutes - 8.5 KBIn July 2007 a superintendent had his first introduction to the Internet world where collaborating, contributing and creating are the norm. Later that year, in SecondLife, the superintendent met the International Society for Technology in Education’s 2007 Technology Leader of the Year, who has mentored him, as the need arose, during a year and a half of his self-directed learning. The superintendent has learned much about the people, platforms, and the pedagogy of this online world with help ...
The Lie of Community: The True Nature of the Network by Bud Hunt
October 31, 2008 12:02 - 19 minutes - 4.6 KBThe emergence of online, networked communities of practice is valuable and precious - but it is easy to be misled about what these actually are. They are not communities, in the traditional sense. There is no set membership. Norms and values grow and change in response to our changing understandings and participatory acts. We all see different things and exist in different conversations. Texts are repurposed. We choose whom we read and follow and respond to. In this edited collection of multi...
Film School for Video Podcasters by Mathew Needleman
October 31, 2008 12:01 - 16 minutes - 9 KBMake better classroom movies with simple tips that will help elevate your vodcast to the next level in terms of artistic and technical merit. Learn how to storyboard like a pro, choose shots that support the telling of your story, and capture better lighting and sound. Regain lost opportunities to teach media literacy and higher level thinking via video production by empowering yourself to empower your students. Tap into over one hundred years of movie history with this engaging presentation ...
Parental Engagement in the 21st Century - Leveraging web 2.0 tools to engage parents in non-traditional ways by Lorna Costantini and Matt Montagne
October 31, 2008 12:00 - 20 minutes - 7.5 KBNew ways of looking at relationships with parents will help parents support their children, their child’s teacher and their child’s school. The next generation of parents are and will continue to be computer literate. Electronic communications will be one of the ways that schools and teachers effectively communicate with families in the 21st century. By engaging parents using new mediums, schools can help develop a broad base of parental knowledge regarding social media tools. parents that ar...
Teaching Web 2.0 - Everything you need in one place by Wendy Drexler
October 30, 2008 12:08 - 12 minutes - 6.3 KBThe Teach Web 2.0 Wiki is a repository of emerging web applications with educational potential. Tools are reviewed for their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and potential threats. Resources and teacher examples are also posted. The wiki is only as valuable as the content posted by contributors. The more who participate, the more valuable it becomes.
Telling the New Story: Leverage Points for Inspiring Change Orientation by David Warlick
October 30, 2008 12:03 - 23 minutes - 10.7 KBIt is often said that “the future is not what it use to be.” In this information-driven, technology-rich world, where jobs appear and become obsolete in only a few years, it is certainly not your father’s future any more. Retooling our classrooms into learning spaces that effectively prepare our children for a future of infinite opportunity will require a new story about teaching and learning. It must be a story that is so compelling that we forget about our childhood student experiences from...
Monsters Bloom in Our Wiki by Ann Oro and Anna Baralt
October 30, 2008 12:01 - 14 minutes - 35.5 KBLearn how our Monster Project encourages creativity and the development of reading and writing skills while integrating technology into the classroom. Using monsters as a vehicle, students across the United States exchange written descriptions and recreate their partner’s monster without ever looking at the real thing. Teachers will discover free tools available online, connect drawing and writing tools, learn how to work with multiple files in a wiki, and equate various goals of the revised ...
Interactive tools for remote and synchronous mentoring by Michele Wong Kung Fong
October 30, 2008 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.5 KBThis presentation addresses the intersection of design, education and tecnology. It investigates the design of remote mentoring interfaces. It questions ways in which the design of interactive tools can support the remote and synchronous mentoring of a middle school learner by a college student through concrete representation of abstract concepts. It looks at ways in which the design of interactive educational tools can be informed by learning styles and preferences for more more meaningful l...
Ramapo Islands: A New Dimension in Learning by Peggy Sheehy
October 29, 2008 12:03 - 23 minutes - 10.1 KBThe team process of creating a virtual presence for your school, the development of authentic, experiential, standard-based curriculum & implementing it with students in Teen Second Life addresses the NETS for administrators, teachers & students and is an innovative approach to a collaborative and all-inclusive learning community. Focusing on the process of developing constructivist learning in the virtual world, Sheehy will present the steps her teachers are taking this 3rd year of teaching ...
Pushing the Limits: Web 2.0 and 21st Century Learning by Aimee Stoffel and Tanya Gray
October 29, 2008 12:02 - 9 minutes - 5.3 KBTanya and Aimee have launched a pilot program that would put laptops and Web 2.0 technologies in the hands and minds of seniors in our rural Kansas high school. This presentation will discuss the layout of the class setup and background work needed for implementation, communicate the struggles and successes encountered and show examples of student work. Together we will provide educators with an in-depth glimpse of the possibilities that are out there for 21st century teaching and learning. T...
Back-channels in the Classroom by Scott H. Snyder
October 29, 2008 12:01 - 19 minutes - 10.4 KBBackchanneling, traditionally an online discussion running alongside a live presentation, is a way to engage all students in classroom activities, including students who are normally non-participants. Issues and student needs that lead me to the technique, the educational relevance of the process, backchanneling services (including possibilities and limitations of several), and example activities will all be addressed in this presentation.
Connecting Classrooms Across Continents: Planning and Implementing Globally Collaborative Projects by Kim Cofino and Jen Wagner
October 29, 2008 12:00 - 19 minutes - 9.6 KBGlobally collaborative projects are an exciting way to engage your students in authentic learning across continents. Combining a variety of web 2.0 tools can remove the barriers of time and distance to connect your class internationally. Learning to collaborate in an online and inter-cultural environment will clearly be a critical skill for their future. Learn how to develop a successful global collaboration and participate in a real time project with Kim and Jennifer! Although aimed at eleme...
Overcoming Entropy by Louise Maine
October 28, 2008 12:03 - 8 minutes - 3.8 KBIn Science, entropy is the course of events towards disorder of a system. In new ideas or models, early adopters have the spirit and the energy of innovative ideas. This is the case with 21st century skills. In order to continue innovation and change the course of education, the momentum of change needs to overcome entropy. Reflection of lessons learned in creating change has brought to light successful and unsuccessful ways to balance energy and entropy as well as several barriers and though...
Current leadership models are inadequate for disruptive innovations by Scott McLeod
October 28, 2008 12:02 - 21 minutes - 6.9 KBIn this 20-minute voice-narrated PowerPoint (Presentation Zen style) Dr. McLeod reflects upon key concepts from Dr. Clayton Christensen’s work regarding disruptive innovation. The presentation draws primarily from two of Dr. Christensen’s books, The Innovator’s Dilemma and Disrupting Class, and focuses on the different ways of thinking that are now mandatory if school leaders are to successfully navigate their organizations in transition to the 21st century. Key points from other leadership m...
Changing Disabilities by Beth Lloyd
October 28, 2008 12:01 - 19 minutes - 9.1 KBBecause OTs have a knack for adapting items to meet the needs of their clients, they are similar to MacGyver who is known for his innovative use of common objects. In our busy world, it is handy to have a simple and flexible tool “at the ready”. This presentation will help us develop MacGyver-like ingenuity as we change disabilities to possibilities, using one free online tool. Did I mention Universal Design for Learning? Using these principles, we will see examples of how to offer multiple m...
Oh the Possibilities by Lisa Parisi
October 28, 2008 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.6 KBA project-based learning (PBL) classroom is an ideal environment for preparing 21st century students for their future. This type of classroom provides students the opportunity to engage in learning, using their creativity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of curriculum. Learn how to create and manage a PBL classroom, while still maintaining your sanity.
Beyond the Stacks: Using Emerging Technologies to Strengthen Teacher-librarian Leadership by Carlene Walter and Donna DesRoches
October 27, 2008 12:03 - 17 minutes - 10.7 KBDonna DesRoches and Carlene Walter, collectively known as the Disruptive Innovators, present their framework for professional learning and mentorship for teacher-librarians demonstrating how new technologies can be used to creating meaningful online learning opportunities. Within the context of the framework, they will illustrate the importance of redefining, reshaping, and readvocating the role of the teacher-librarian.
The Voices of School 2.0: School Reform as described by the words and images of the people of the Science Leadership Academy by Chris Lehmann
October 27, 2008 12:02 - 19 minutes - 8.8 KBLeading change can only happen when others believe in and then live the change leaders suggest. Listen to the voices of the students and teachers of the Science Leadership Academy through the lens of progressive, 21st Century school change.
Games in Education by Sylvia Martinez
October 27, 2008 12:01 - 23 minutes - 11.1 KBIt sounds like a simple idea– kids don’t like school… kids like games, so if we sneak some educational content into games, won’t everyone benefit? This session will explore what’s right and wrong about this idea, and how educators can discern the difference between the hype and the promise. I believe that although some of the promise has been oversold, there is much to learn from exploring the educational promise of games in the classroom.
Time to Grow by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay
October 27, 2008 12:00 - 50 minutes - 32.5 KBHow do you measure up? How do you grow from month to month and year to year in a tough profession that often lives in the tyranny of the urgent? This presentation explores ‘food for thought’ background and issues to do with growing and succeeding in a flattened educational environment and encourages you to pick several areas for improvement this year. It also offers tips for carving out “time to think”, and the development of mentorship and the grassroots movement of educators and how you can...
Using Online Argument Role-Play to Foster Learning to Argue and Arguing to Learn in a High School Composition Class by Richard Beach
October 24, 2008 12:04 - 19 minutes - 18.2 KBI describe the use of online role-play in a 12th grade high school composition class using a class blog and a Ning forum. In a role-play, students adopt fictional roles associated with competing positions associated with influencing a final decision on an issue. Students were highly engaged in a Ning role-play on the issue of student Internet access in their school because they were assuming different voices, writing to multiple audiences versus just the teacher, and developing arguments to m...
What Did You Do in School Yesterday, Today, and Three Years Ago? by H. Songhai
October 24, 2008 12:03 - 19 minutes - 10.8 KBThis presentation will look at some very practical ways that students can use cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras and a number of free Web based tools to document, organize and archive just about every important aspect of their high school career.
Action Research as Catalyst for Change in Teacher Practice and Outcomes for Children by Elaine Newton
October 24, 2008 12:02 - 19 minutes - 5.4 KBDiscussion of outcomes for children, teachers and families at two early childhood centres that are engaged in action research focussed on introducing I.C.T. (Information and Communication Technologies) into teaching and learning programmes (and a brief description of the ECE ICT PL programme, and some features of early childhood education in New Zealand).
Web 2.0 Tools to Amplify Elementary Students’ Creativity and Initiative by Jackie Gerstein
October 24, 2008 12:01 - 20 minutes - 8.1 KBThis presentation describes projects designed for students, ages 8 to 12, to use emerging technologies for engaging, thinking, learning, collaborating, creating, and innovating. It has its foundations in social constructivism whereby students drive their own learning experiences through educational networking using emerging technologies. An additional goal is using free, open-source, or minimal cost tools, so the project can be replicated.
We Like Our Blogging Buddies: The Write Stuff with Blogging Mentors by Kathy Cassidy and Patrick Lewis
October 23, 2008 12:04 - 18 minutes - 12.8 KBIn the winter of 2008, Patrick Lewis’s university class of pre-service teachers were blogging mentors for Kathy Cassidy’s grade one students. This presentation talks about that collaboration and the results of the research that was conducted about the effect this mentorship had on the students’ writing.
Throwing the Box Away by Barbara Bray
October 23, 2008 12:03 - 20 minutes - 18.4 KB109 K12 teachers and eMentors at Pinellas County Schools, Florida developed six 6 week cross-age cross-curriculum projects for their EETT grant in 2006-2007. This presentation describes the professional development and resources necessary for successful projects. Learn how teachers collaborated with teachers from other grade levels and designed standards-based real-world activities that engaged all students in the learning process. Examples, strategies, and evidence will be shared.
Video-Conferencing It’s Easy, Free and Powerful by Brian Crosby
October 23, 2008 12:02 - 13 minutes - 6.3 KBThrough this Quicktime video presentation attendees will learn how free video and audio-conferencing software can easily be utilized to both access and share learning opportunities with students globally. In addition attendees will acquire the knowledge and resources necessary to use this valuable educational tool.
Traveling Through The Dark by Steven Kimmi
October 23, 2008 12:01 - 17 minutes - 11.4 KBThis presentation examines how to get started using educational technology through metaphorical analysis of William Stafford’s poem, Traveling Through The Dark. Through this analysis we will look at the obstacles teacher’s face, the process of implementing technology into the classroom, and the role that others can play in the process.
Promise into Practice: What It Now Means to Teach Adolescent Readers and the Impact of the Results by Sara Kajder
October 22, 2008 12:04 - 19 minutes - 9.2 KBIt is a daunting and exciting time to teach English - especially as we consider the “shifts” in how we define literacy, and the toolset for our work as readers and writers continually expands. This session investigates one teacher’s work in studying her practice and students’ learning when she worked to bridge new literacies into “traditional” classroom practice.
Open, Social, Connected: Reflections of an Open Graduate Course Experience by Alec Couros
October 22, 2008 12:03 - 19 minutes - 11.9 KBThe presentation unravels a recent open graduate course offering titled “Open, Connected, Social” that was offered at the University of Regina, Winter 2008. The presentation describes the theories influencing the course, types of open practice, reflections and outcomes, and goes on to the describe the emergence of “open teaching”.
Never Too Young by Sharon Betts
October 22, 2008 12:01 - 20 minutes - 11.2 KBTeachers of our youngest students are often left behind when trying to implement new technologies into their curriculum. They may receive the “hand-me-down” equipment and issues related to teaching the youngest classrooms are not addressed through in-service. This presentation demonstrates 3 web 2.0 tools that are ideal for transforming learning to students in the early grades: Voicethread, Dipity and Blogging. The presentation consists of a screencast with a supporting wiki for links, exampl...
Facilitating Technology Integration: A Synthesis of the Research by Jonathan D. Becker
October 21, 2008 12:14 - 22 minutes - 1000 BytesThere is a very small but growing body of empirical research on facilitating technology integration in schools. This presentation brings together that research in the form of a critical synthesis. Dr. Jonathan D. Becker, a professor of educational leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), will discuss the major themes that have emerged from the research and place them within the context of his own research with technology integration specialists in the state of West Virginia. The ...
Student Creation of Digital Documentaries in History Classrooms: Research Findings by Glen Bull, Tom Hammond, and Curby Alexander
October 21, 2008 12:03 - 15 minutes - 1000 BytesPrimaryAccess is a free online digital documentary maker designed for social studies instruction. This presentation will provide a quick introduction to PrimaryAccess and then describe some of the research on its use in classrooms, focusing on students’ learning outcomes. The presentation concludes with recommendations for teaching with PrimaryAccess.
I Like Delicious Things: An Introduction to Tagging and Folksonomies by Chris Betcher
October 21, 2008 12:02 - 20 minutes - 1000 BytesUsing simple examples from a number of tag-driven websites, this presentation looks at how tagging and the subsequent creation of folksonomies are changing the way we think about information. Starting with obvious tagging systems used on sites like Flickr and Delicious, it examines how tagging enables information to be classified, sorted and managed in ways that make it more accessible, easier to manage and more self-aware. It also explores how tags can be aggregated across large collections ...
The Google Gamut: Everything you need to get started by Kern Kelley
October 21, 2008 12:00 - 20 minutes - 1000 BytesThe number of technology resources available to us can be overwhelming and whenever I’m asked “Where to begin?” I usually suggest setting up a Google Account. With a single login and password, users have access to dozens of free services. This presentation walks through the process of setting up an account and then using a handful of the more popular applications that Google offers. The progression runs from email to a personalized homepage, blog reader and writer, online word processor, spre...
Asking Bigger Questions About Assessment by Gardner Campbell
October 20, 2008 12:03 - 22 minutes - 15.1 KBHow can we demonstrate that what we do with teaching and learning technologies makes a difference in student learning? My presentation doesn’t answer that question directly, but it does explore a larger historical and cultural context for the issue of student assessment. The aim is to start with complex questions of meaning and purpose so that we construct and choose our assessments wisely.
Free Tools for Universal Design for Learning in Literacy by Jennifer Kraft
October 20, 2008 12:02 - 16 minutes - 7.6 KBThis presentation will describe ways that you can support literacy using free tools found on the internet. Types of technology supports for literacy will be discussed as well as the some of the free tools that are available on the Internet today. The last part of the session will deal with what Universal Design for Learning calls for and how the types of tools discussed can assist educators in achieving Universal Design for Learning in your classroom.
How Can I Become Part of this ReadWriteWeb Revolution? by Alice Barr, Cheryl Oakes, and Bob Sprankle
October 20, 2008 12:00 - 24 minutes - 13.2 KBJoin Alice, Bob and Cheryl, as we kick off the Getting Started strand with our keynote: How do you Become Part of this Read/Write Web Revolution? Be a pioneer and become part of the journey learning about 21st Century Skills. Team up with us and the other strand conveners for this exciting excursion.
It Simply Isn’t the 20th Century Any More Is It?: So Why Would We Teach as Though It Was? by Stephen Heppell
October 13, 2008 12:00 - 39 minutes - 23.9 KBWe are in the throes of a financial crisis unparalleled on our lifetimes, and at the same time in front running 21st century schools around the world learning is seeing a transformation that seemed unthinkable in the dark days of 20th century factory schools. As we move to a new tomorrow built on mutuality, collegiality, communication, community and ingenuity can we learn anything from the colossally expensive financial collapse of Wall Street, the City of London and many of the world’s finan...