Cherokee+CII+for+11.27.06

=Cherokee Tech CII Agenda: 11.27.06=

For our first technology session, we want to introduce everyone to the [|K12 Online Conference] which is posted as a [|blog] at [|http://k12onlineconference.org.]

What you are looking at right now is a Web 2.O application called a [|wiki]. It is similiar to a web page, but the biggest advantage of a wiki is that visitors can come in and edit the content - which you will be doing soon. You can also include links to other webpages (the underlined text in blue type) and include images, too..


 * You can also embed, or include media clips - like this 40 second video/commerical for //Berlitz// (language training): ||  ||

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 * Or this video of a 4 year old drummer... ||

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 * Small Tech Note: To view these video clips, you need to have a Flash Player installed. It is free and is an easy download. [|Click here for the free download] and choose Option 2. || S ||

Today's Focus:
We would like you to start your exploration of the K12 Online Conference by viewing the keynote presenation by David Warlick. His blog, [|2 Cents Worth], is one of the most popular online education blogs and his website, [|Landmarks For Schools] has been serving teachers with valuable content since 1995. David is a former teacher and administrator who now travels the world speaking to teachers and administrators about new technologies and their impact on teaching and learning. As he will admit, he is not a techie but does realize that, with the advent of these new technologies, education will never be the same. His message is a reminder to teachers that the issue is not technology but information. And he feels one of the ways we can best serve our students in this information era is to help them learn how to find and evalutate the information themselves.

So, • Please go to the [|K12 Online Conference] site, and • Locate the **Categories** section on the right side of the main page - you will have to scroll down a bit • Click on **Keynotes** • There you will see David Warlick's PRE-CONFERENCE KEYNOTE, **Derailing Education: Taking Sidetrips for Learning** • Before clicking on his presentation, take a moment and read his introduction, //Hello and welcome to the k12 Online Conference!// • Then click on the link under the heading **Presentation** to view his keynote

===We will have his presentation set up in the IRC and also in the Music Room. If you would rather view it by yourself, that is certainly okay. The screen view is rather small so you may prefer to view it alone or with a friend or two.===

Looking Ahead:
When we get together for our next Cherokee tech-oriented CII on December 18, we will spend a few minutes discussing Warlick's presentation, so feel free to take some notes to reference later.

But December 18 will be dedicated primarily to exploring the presentations available at the [|K12 Online Conference]. We want you to pick a presentation to view. You can do this as a team, with a buddy, or by yourself.

• Browse through the workshop presentations (**Basic / Advanced Training, Overcoming Obstacles,** **Personal Professional Development, Week In the Classroom**) • Pick a presentation from one of the categories that interests you • Sign up on this page for the presentation you want to view on December 18.
 * We would like you to:**

• At the top of this page, find the **Edit This Page** tab. • Click on **Edit This Page** to activate the edit function. • Find the workshop listed below that you would like to view and simply **add your name** **under the title** (Wikis work much like a wordprocessing application, just place your cursor where you want to add something and type.) • After you have added your name to the presentation, **be sure to hit the SAVE buttom** (one is at the top of the page, another at the bottom)
 * Sign Up Instructions:**

• Fred marked the presentations he has viewed with a FIVE CENT SYSTEM **(¢¢¢¢¢)** - the more the cents it has, the more he liked it.
 * One last thing:**

**Sign Up Here:**

 * Thread #1: Basic / Advanced Training**

1. "Wiki While You Work (Basic)" **¢¢¢¢¢** Tracy Bridger Shawn

2. "Moodling Around: A Virtual Tour (Basic)"

3. "RSS for Educators (Advanced)" **¢¢**

4. "Getting to Know Flickr (Basic)" **¢¢¢¢¢**

5. "RSS - A Four Part Series (Basic / Advanced)"

6. "Publish your podcast in less than five minutes using Taking It Global (Basic / Advanced)" Diana Campbell Julie Moser Jennifer Schultz Annette Udzielak

7. "All About Internet Audio (Advanced)"

8. "TIGed Basics: A Beginners Guide to Social Networking in the Classroom (Basic)"

9. "I Did Not Know You Could do THAT with Free Web Tools (Basic / Advanced)" **¢¢¢¢¢** Barbi Boysen Denise Kass Jessica Liska Amy Cotey Denise G. Tori B.

10. "Blog if You Love Learning: An Introduction to Weblogs in Education (Basic)" **¢¢¢¢¢**


 * Thread #2: Overcoming Obstacles**

1. "Selling 2.0 to Senior Management"

2. "It's Elementary Kids, Working Web 2.0 with Grade 3 - 4" **¢¢¢¢** Anna Brueggeman Jennifer Rielly

3. "Trash to Treasures: Creating Your Own Computer Lab"

4. "Mobile Learning Redefined"

5. "Cultivating Digital Educators" Fred Koch

6. "Internet Access with Minimal Filtering"

7. "No Teacher Left Behind - The Urgency of Web 2.0" Fred Koch

8. "Glow: Lighting Up Learning in Scotland"

9. "Unleash the Potential: Remix Obstacles into Opportunities!"

10. "At-Risk Students in Our Virtual High School"


 * Thread #3: Personal Professional Development**

1. "Toward a System for Online Curriculum-Sharing"

2. "Planning the 21st Century School"

3. "The 21st Century Educator's toolbox: Developing a Professional Learning Environment"

4. "Home Grown: Within / Without the District" **¢¢¢**

5. "Around the World in 80 Minutes"

6. "Social Bookmarking, Using Del.icio.us"

7. "Not Just for Kids: Using Social Software to Create Community among Teachers and Provide Sustained Professional Development"

8. "It's a Small World After All!"

9. "Professional Develpment... with Fries" The description alone is worth reading...

10. "What is RSS and How do I Start Using It?"


 * Thread #4: Week In the Classroom**

1. "Globally Literate"

2. "Hardy's Wesses: Video Editing and Learning Online"

3. "Listening to the voices: Student empowerment through collaborative learning projects beyond the school walls"

4. "iPods - iSpeak - iSing - iListen - iLearn" Sue Christianson Jaime Hahn

5. "Two-way Teaching: An Overview of the Read/Write Web in Education"

6. "Second Nature - Extending dialogue in the blogosphere"

7. "Who's Teaching Who?: Are We Ready?"

8. "Using Web 2.0 Tools in a Grade One Classroom" **¢¢¢¢** Tracie Zersen and Katie Morehead, Ann Berardi

9. "Journey through the Week as I Journey Up (or Down) the Road"

10. "Wiki Collaboration Across the Curriculum"