Web 2.0 msa 2011 2

Rev Up Your 21Rev Up Your 21stst Century Century Initiatives: Initiatives:

Web 2.0 Applications in the Web 2.0 Applications in the High School ClassroomHigh School Classroom

Baltimore County, Maryland



Jason Bullerman, Technology Education Department Chair

Corinne Roche, STEM Coordinator

PRESENTERS:



• Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas

• Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school

• Experience hands-on activities with Web 2.0 tools

Session Objectives:

Chesapeake High SchoolSTEM Academy

Student Progression Flowchart

Graduation Requirements forEnglish, Social Studies, Foreign Language,

Phys. Ed., Health, & Fine Arts

Each student will also complete a 4-credit pathway in one of the STEM Academies below.

Minimum of 4 Credits in

Science


Mathematics


Science


Mathematics

Arts, Multimedia &

CommunicationsAcademy

____________

Photography Pathway

Multimedia & Communications

Pathway

Science, Engineering & Mathematics

Academy_____________Pre-Engineering

Pathway

Environmental Science Pathway

Biomedical Science/ Allied Health

Pathway

Mathematics Pathway

Business & Information Technology Academy

___________

Computer Science Pathway

Business Management

Pathway

Marketing Pathway

Leadership & Humanities

Academy

____________

Marine JROTC Pathway

Criminal Justice Pathway

Grade Level

AfricanAmerican

American Indian/Alaskan

Native

Asian/ Pacific

IslanderHispanic

White (not of Hispanic

origin)

Totals Free/ Reduced Lunch

Grade 9 167167(15.1%)(15.1%)

00 (0.0%)(0.0%)

44(0.4%)(0.4%)

1414(1.3%)(1.3%)

111111(10.0%)(10.0%)

299299(27.0%)(27.0%)

175175(57.8%)(57.8%)

Grade 10 160160(14.4%)(14.4%)

22(0.2%)(0.2%)

33(0.3%)(0.3%)

99(0.8%)(0.8%)

125125(11.3%)(11.3%)

300300(27.1%)(27.1%)

179179(30.1%)(30.1%)

Grade 11 150150(13.5%)(13.5%)

55(0.5%)(0.5%)

44(0.4%)(0.4%)

2626(2.3%)(2.3%)

103103(9.3%)(9.3%)

289289(26.0%)(26.0%)

176176(58.5%)(58.5%)

Grade 12 121121(10.9%)(10.9%)

00(0.0%)(0.0%)

33(0.3%)(0.3%)

1212(1.1%)(1.1%)

8282(7.4%)(7.4%)

200200(19.8%)(19.8%)

131131(60.6%)(60.6%)

Totals 598(54.0%)

7(0.6%)

14(1.3%)

61(5.5%)

421(38.0%)

1108(100.0%)

657(59.1%)

Current DemographicsCurrent Demographics

All students will apply the knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors learned through participation in a rigorous STEM-

based education in order to realize their maximum potential as citizens and become more productive individuals in the global

economy, thus keeping the United States high in global competitiveness.

How we work to achieve this:1.Innovative Faculty and Students2.On-going Professional Development3.Administrative Support

CHS Vision

What areWhat areWeb 2.0 Tools?Web 2.0 Tools?

What are What are 2121stst Century Century

Skills?Skills?

Web 2.0 & 21Web 2.0 & 21stst Century Century SkillsSkills

“…“…a trend in the use of World Wide a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology…that aims to Web technology…that aims to

facilitate creativity, information facilitate creativity, information sharing, and most notably, sharing, and most notably, collaboration among users”collaboration among users”

SourceSource: From : From Leading 21Leading 21stst Century Schools Century Schools, by L. Shrum and B. , by L. Shrum and B. Levin, 2009. Corwin PressLevin, 2009. Corwin Press

How we define…How we define…

www.21stcenturyskills.org

Web 2.0 & 21Web 2.0 & 21stst Century Century SkillsSkills

These tools promoteThese tools promote

a true a true TRANSFORMATIONTRANSFORMATION IN IN TEACHING AND LEARNING!TEACHING AND LEARNING!

Objective 1:Objective 1:Explore some innovative applications of Web

2.0 tools in various curriculum areas

• Wikis

• SchoolTube

• Podcasts

• Vodcasts

• Voicethread

• Virtual Environments

• Edline

Tools to be Explored:



What is a Wiki?A wiki is a web-based collaborative

tool that allows people to participate in and create a long-term database, often devoted to a specific subject or

topic.

www.wikispaces.comwww.pbworks.com





What is a SchoolTube?

SchoolTube is the nation's largest K-12 moderated video sharing website that provides students and educators with a safe and FREE video sharing website that is exclusively endorsed by leading education associations.

Televideo 1Televideo 1Objective:Objective: Students will incorporate a movie genre into Students will incorporate a movie genre into

their editing in order to disseminate information to the their editing in order to disseminate information to the school communityschool community



What is a Podcast?

A podcast is an audio file that can be created and distributed over the Internet for playback on mobile devices or personal computers.

MP3 Players



BiologyBiologyObjective:Objective: Students will explore various theories about Students will explore various theories about

the causes of global warmingthe causes of global warming

You will listen to the podcast that you have You will listen to the podcast that you have downloaded on your mp3 player.downloaded on your mp3 player.

Take notes on your paper as you listen.Take notes on your paper as you listen. You may not be able to fill in every box.You may not be able to fill in every box. After everyone is finished, you will be put After everyone is finished, you will be put

into a group with at least 3 other people, into a group with at least 3 other people, each of whom has listened to a different each of whom has listened to a different podcast.podcast.

Then, you will teach each other the Then, you will teach each other the information information

that you learned from your podcast!that you learned from your podcast!



What is a Vodcast?

A vodcast is an audio file with video that can be created and distributed over the Internet for playback on

mobile devices or personal computers.

Spanish 2Spanish 2Objective:Objective: Students will explore various stereotypes of Students will explore various stereotypes of

Latinos living in AmericaLatinos living in America

Advanced Placement Advanced Placement SpanishSpanish

Objective:Objective: Students will prepare for the AP Spanish oral Students will prepare for the AP Spanish oral

exam by reciting a recipeexam by reciting a recipe



What is Voicethread?VoiceThread is an online media

album that can hold images, documents and videos and allows

people to comment using voice, text, audio files, or videos.

http://Ed.voicethread.com

American GovernmentAmerican GovernmentObjective:Objective: Students will identify, discuss and evaluate Students will identify, discuss and evaluate

the Presidential Cabinetthe Presidential Cabinet



What is a Virtual Environment?

A Virtual Environment is an online interactive system in which multiple users share in the development of an

interactive narrative.

The Virtual Learning Environment The Virtual Learning Environment at Chesapeake Highat Chesapeake High

The VLE at CHS is a sophisticated learning The VLE at CHS is a sophisticated learning tool that blends state-of-the-art 3-D tool that blends state-of-the-art 3-D

gaming and simulation technology with gaming and simulation technology with cutting edge classroom instruction. The cutting edge classroom instruction. The

VLE ushers in a new era of science, VLE ushers in a new era of science, technology, engineering, and technology, engineering, and

mathematics instruction in Baltimore mathematics instruction in Baltimore County Public Schools. County Public Schools.

ARENA

VLE

LABORATORY

VLE



CHS students took first place in the State of Maryland on the H & R Block Dollars and Sense Financial Fitness Challenge in 2011

http://vbc.knowledgematters.com/vbc/finance/



What is an Edline?

Edline is an online school and class organization service that is aimed at improving communication between parents, students, and teachers.

Objective 2:Objective 2:Learn and share some ideas for beginning

implementation in your school

What we have to share…

• Resources

• Committee Formation

• Professional Development



#1 – Wallwisher#2 - Self-grading Quizzes#3 - Bitstrips for Schools

#4 - Classtools.net#5 - Edmodo#6 - DoInk

#7 - Kerpoof#8 - Glogster#9 - ToonDoo#10 - Wordle#11 - Skype

#12 - Animoto#13 - VoiceThreads

#14 - PhotoFiltre#15 - Livebinders#16 - WeeBehave

#17 - DropBox#18 - Jing

#19 - Audacity#20 - LearnBoost

#21 - Wetoku

Resources: 21 FREE Web 2.0 Tools for Educators



Resources: Publications, Organizations & Funding

Books:-Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Solomon and Schrum-Web 2.0: How-To for Educators by Solomon and Schrum- Leading 21st Century Schools by Schrum and Levin - Many other ISTE publications

Organizations:- ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)- MSET (Maryland Society for Educational technology)

Funding- District magnet or system funding– ASK!!- Local and national educational technology organizations- Google technology grants for k-12 schools/public schools- Many Web 2.0 resources are FREE!



Committee Formation: The CHS STEM Committee

• Meets monthly• Four subcommittees

• Edline, Web 2.0, PD, Virtual Learning• Encourages teacher leaders to emerge



Committee Formation: The CHS STEM Committee

• Meets monthly• Four subcommittees

• Edline, Web 2.0, PD, Virtual Learning• Encourages teacher leaders to emerge



Professional Development: 21st Century Skills Focus•Where to start?

• Provide focused professional development • Have teachers choose one tool to implement in their classes• Share ideas and insights• Teach others

Objective 3:Objective 3:Experience hands-on activities with Web 2.0

tools

• Create a vodcast

• Create a podcast

• Explore and comment on our wiki

• Explore the “21 free Web 2.0 tools”

Your Turn!

Visit the following wiki for session materials, contact information, and

more details about Chesapeake High School.

chesapeakehighmsa2011.pbworks.com

http://http://chesapeakehs.bcps.org/ chesapeakehs.bcps.org/