Tech Tools for Administrators

Tech Tools for AdministratorsJuly 10 2009

Robin SmithHollidaysburg Area School DistrictGoal of this Tech Tools Session Show you some tools you may not have known about before so you can use tech tools to make your life easier.My Promise to you, is that when you leave this session, you will have at least one new tool to help you in your proffesional and personal life.2What we will be covering?Why it is important to use tech toolsTech Tools HardwareTech Tools SoftwareTech Tools Web 2.0Web 2.0 communication tools, publishing tools, 3Please have your cell phones out and turned on!

A bit unusual. But you will understand why in a few minutes.4Why ?????

You are a leader in your district or you wouldnt be here. As a leader you need to be modeling technology use to your staff.

5Which leadership role do you have? Superintendent10003Assistant Superintendent 10004Principal 10772Tech Directors 10771Other 10002

To vote: Text a CODE to 99503

For those of you who can access the web on your phone, you may visit poll4.com to submit your response instead of sending a text message.

www.polleverywhere.com6Who has more knowledge about tech tools and web 2.0?To vote: Text a CODE to 99503 or go to http://poll4.com

Administrators10778Teachers10779Students10773

www.Polleverywhere.com7Students seem to have unlimited time to spend on technology. They grew up with it as part of their everyday life.They have no fear of breaking anything or something not working.

8At the minimum, you need to find a way to stay in the loop of what is new and on the horizon.You dont need to know everything but need to have at least a few tools that will let staff know you are on the ball and using new technologies.Most administrators are overwhelmed with duties and obligations.No TimeIsolationResourcesDont know where to startMaking technology a prioritySchedule timeMeet with others who want to learn similar technologies and teach each other Meet with your tech director or tech administrator and have them provide updates/overviews of new tools.Bring someone in to show administrators toolsAttend conferences and trainings.Last week NECC was held in Washington DC. Did anyone attend? Did anyone from your district attend? Consider sending at least one person or a team.11Tech Tools - HardwareA Changing LandscapeWhat is making the biggest changes in education. One of the biggest things are interactive white boards and projectors. Most of you already have some of these in your district. They engage students and assist them in learning. If there is one tool in education that is making a difference in education, it is interactive white boards. They will become a tool for every classroom just like paper.12Net books

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Smart PhonesWhat is a smart phone?

A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality.You probably hear the term "smartphone" tossed around a lot. But if you've ever wondered exactly what a Smartphone is, well, you're not alone. How is a Smartphone different than a cell phone, and what makes it so smart?In a nutshell, a smartphone is a device that lets you make telephone calls, but also adds in features that you might find on a personal digital assistant or a computer--such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit Office documents, for example.

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Allows administrators to transfer student-information system data to a handheld device. Because data can be accessed from a handheld immediately.AppraiseA teacher observation tool on the smart phone. Runs on palm, windows, and blackberry operating systemsHas PDE and other forms included. Made by EduphoriaAmy from Eduphoria here to discuss the program for just a few minutes.Web PagesMore and More companies are providing web page templates and services to help you have a powerful presence on the web. At Hollidaysburg, We use SchoolWires, which we think is the best.but many companies offer similar programs.Schoolwires has blogs, photo-galleries, and podcasting available within their pages.They have many new web 2.0 tools on the horizon.www.tigerwires.com

18Online GradebooksImproves communication between parents and schools.Increases parent involvementProvides information to parents and students 24/7Many programs available. We use ProgressBookhttp://grades/tigerwires.com

www.mylearningplan.comOnline conference requests.Tracks professional development activitiesAutomated reporting of Act 48 hours to PDEOnline district catalog of professional development activities.Online registrationswww.mylearningplan.com

Cloud ComputingCloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet.

As we look at netbooks and mini-laptops, smartphones, etc. Cloud computing offers districts many options for saving $$$$ and making equipment last longer.

Cloud ComputingTech Tools Web 2.0What is Web 2.0?"Web 2.0" refers to what was perceived as a second generation of web development and web design. It is characterized as facilitating communication .

FREEMany Web 2.0 tools are totally FREEOthers are very inexpensive.Some are made especially for education or have education subscriptions

Google ToolsGoogle ToolbarCalculationsConversionsBe sure to use the word inDictionaryDefine:WeatherType weather and city

TwitterLaunched in 2006 by asking What are you doing?140 Characters or lessTweeting seems to be the latest crazeStatistics show that only 20% of users are active (Posting within the last 7 days)Of those 20% only a small portion are posting every day or more often.Some famous tweetersOprah, President Obama, Suze Orman, Martha Stewart.TwitterForces people to be succinct.More and more organizations are utilizing Twitter to communicate with members.

Twitter popping up everywhere..Tech &Learning July 2009 edition.25 Ways to teach with twitter27My Space and FacebookApril StatisticsMyspace - 54 Million visitors 7% decrease from April 2008Facebook - 71 Million visitors.217% increase since April 2008

Jing and Ning

Jing allows you to capture parts of your screen to e-mail, use in presentations, create instructional videos etc,

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Create your own.30Working with Photos

Sharing a Long URL

http://www.tigerwires.com/166790218133244/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=46281

http://www.tinyURL.com/hasdemployment

Personal Collection Pages

Cell Phone Tools

Within 5 yers.you will be asking parents to please send their cellphones to school with their child.

This is how school districts will be able to reach the 1:1 ratio.

Lots of neat tools for them.34Wallpaper and LogosPix2Fone is a free service that lets you make custom cell phone wallpapers, backgrounds and logos in a snap.

Voice Conferencinghttp://freeconferencepro.com

Mobile Noteswww.Jott.comWith a simple phone call, Jott Assistant lets you use your voice to capture notes & to-dos, set reminders and appointments, send email and text messages, and post to your favorite web services, all on the go. Our voice-to-text service turns your voice notes, messages, and updates into text and sends them where you want.They now charge a fee $3.95 per monthPodcastingwww.gabcast.comFREE

www.gcast.comFREE

Ringtones

Text For Free

Create Mobile Web Sites

Personalized Voice Mailhttp://youmail.comPrivate voice recording siteYou can leave different messages for different peopleIt sends you an message letting you know you missed a call. If the person is in your contact list, it will tell you who it is from.

Otherswww.simplyrocket.comwww.flowgram.comwww.sliderocket.comwww.quizible.comwww.Evernote.comwww.diigo.com

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