UCHS+BootCamp

=Learning how to learn to use technology=

Quick think... Reflect on the last time you learned how to do something. Share your learning strategies with your table partners.

Cool Tools Exploration
[|Screenr] [|Many Eyes] [|Live Binders] [|Poll Everywhere] [|Socrative] [|VuVox] [|Tagxedo] [|Wolfram Alpha] [|GoodReads] [|PiktoChart] [|GapMinder] [|Kaywa] [|Today's Meet]

Groups of 2 - 3 Explore site: login in, create account, use, explore Questions:
 * Activity**
 * 1) What learning strategies did you use?
 * 2) How you might use this online tool with your students?
 * 3) How does this tool allow for online collaboration?
 * 4) What current tools or way of learning does this type of site/tool render obsolete?
 * Share**

Must Have Tools for Every Educator: A Brief Overview
[|Edmodo] - an online learning environment [|Evernote] - remember everything (data collection and notetaking) [|Delicious]/[|Diigo] - social bookmarking [|Wordpress]/[|Blogger]/[|Kidblog]/[|Edublog] - blogging platforms [|DropBox] - online storage WikiSpaces/[|PB Works] - wikis for collaborative learning [|NetVibes] - personal front page - building your personal portal into the world of information - leads to building your own PLN - curating your own content ([|Symbaloo]) [|Remind 101] - secure education texting

PLNs - Personal Learning Networks
Follow: @donnadesroches @coursa [|Saskatchewan School Organizations and Educators on Twitter]
 * Twitter - Show online and TweetDeck**
 * Hashtags - [|the A-Z Dictionary of Twitter Hashtags]
 * Chats - [|Educational Twitter Chats]

[|Are you Ready for Twitter Checklist]
 * Signup, explore, and discover - see how many of the following items you can check off the list today**


 * Other Personal Learning Network Tools:**
 * 1) Netvibes or other aggregator - train information to come to you.
 * 2) [|Pinterest]
 * 3) [|Facebook]
 * 4) [|Yammer]

LUNCH

Things that Suck – Activity based on a presentation by [|Dean Shareski]
[|Online Stop Watch] - 5 minute discussion per topic
 * RULES**
 * 1) Take a side or stay in the middle
 * 2) State your case
 * 3) Be kind and respectful


 * Topics**
 * BYOD
 * [|Point/Counterpoint: Should students use their own devices in the classroom?]
 * The Flipped Classroom
 * [|Point/Counterpoint: To flip or not to flip]
 * Computer labs
 * [|Point/Counterpoint: Are computer labs obsolete?]
 * Network filters
 * Admin access to laptops for teachers
 * iPads in the classroom
 * [|Point/CounterPoint: Will the iPad Revolutionize Education?]
 * PLNs
 * [|Point/Counterpoint: Can your PLN replace traditional PD?]


 * Cyberbullying and Social Network Concerns **
 * [|MediaSmarts] (formerly //The Media Awareness Network)//
 * [|World's Simplest Online Safety Policy]

Google - search tips and techniques (1980 Iran Hostage Situation) [|Global Issues in Context] [|Canadian Points of View] [|Canadian Newstand] [|NewsDisplay] [|Discovery Education]
 * Resources **
 * [|Effective Search Practices] - adapted by Saskatoon Public School Division via [|Techy Teacher] [|from Alan November]
 * [|Country Codes]
 * [|Google Search Posters]


 * iPad Apps **
 * Brief Overview of the iPad
 * Exploration of Apps

BBC News - [|US teen invents advanced cancer test using Google] [|Graduating with Technology: an Infographic] [|Are kids really motived by technology?]
 * Exit Slip**- read/watch the following and email donna.desroches@lskysd.ca with a reflection based on these readings and on your experiences today.