iSITS+March+7

New things to learn:

 * Consume**
 * **Students' Ability to Discern Fake News**
 * [|Stanford researchers find students have trouble judging the credibility of information online]
 * [|You Can't Think Critically Without the Facts] (4:43)
 * [|The Long Road to Critical Reading: Against the Quick Fix]
 * [[file:TreeOctopus.docx]]Extracted from [|Yes, Digital Literacy, but which one?](longish)
 * [[file:Discerning Fake News.docx]]
 * Additional Links provided by iSITS teachers
 * [[file:Agenda.docx|http://www.coolcatteacher.com/3-fast-free-lesson-plans-fight-fake-news/]]
 * [|The Moral Bias Behind Your Search Results] TedTalk
 * [|Ending Woman's Suffrage] video (a case for knowledge!)
 * [|You Are Not So Smart]: Podcast (3 podcasts on the backfire effect)
 * [|Facebooks Fake News Tag Is Here]
 * Division-based workshops (Elementary resources in the morning and Secondary resources in the afternoon)
 * March 13 - North (Spiritwood High School)
 * March 14 - Central (Division Office)
 * March 15 - South (UCHS)
 * March 22 - Webinar
 * **Virtual Reality**
 * [|Best VR apps for Google Cardboard]
 * [|Google Plastic]
 * [|Digital Human Library]


 * Create**
 * **[|ChatterPix Kids](App)**
 * [|Example]
 * **[|Blabberize]** (web tool)
 * **[|A Kid's Guide to Canada]**
 * Examine - who is involved?
 * **[|Google Keep]**
 * [|Google's note-taking app Keep joins G Suite, now integrates with Google Docs]
 * Explore - what are the possibilities as a research tool?
 * **Student Twitter Chat**
 * [|These 10-year-old Students Created Their Own EdChat on Twitter – And it's Awesome]
 * Discuss - is this a possibility?

>> // Ch. 5 Learn, Lead, Innovate; and Ch. 6 Engage Versus Empower //
 * Connect/Collaborate**
 * [|Digital Human Library]
 * [|A Kid's Guide to Canada]
 * The Innovator's Mindset
 * [|Want innovative schools? Start praising what matters.]
 * Rhonda's [|tweet] about sharing...
 * **Task**
 * // After Chapter 4 - 6 – Ch. 4 Relationships, Relationships, Relationships; //
 * Share reactions to Chapter 4, 5, 6 by **collaborating** with one or two other teachers from our iSITS team to create a PSA to promote a culture of innovation in your schools. (Decide amongst you which tools you will use to collaborate, design and create your PSA). Post a link and then respond to the work of others. **#lskysd #lskysdchat**


 * Lunch**


 * IT Department Update - Jason**
 * Technology Planning - Donna and Jason**
 * Survey (March 15 deadline)
 * Data (2015/16 and 2016/17) will be sent with link for online tech plan submission (by the end of March)
 * Online Tech Plan Form (DRAFT)
 * [|Digital Citizenship]
 * [|UCHS Activate]
 * Evidence!!
 * Jason and I will arrange for face-to-face meetings with school administration and iSITS teachers.
 * Innovation Classroom Grants (a possibility for 2017-2018)
 * Innovation in classroom practice and how technology can support it (Proposal must be research-based)
 * Inquiry, project-based learning, blended learning, classroom environment, connection, collaboration....evidence of consultation with 'experts' - could be division-based personnel...and others