Southside+Middle

== Southside Middle School ==

Southside Middle School Wiki

-Visit [|www.a.nnotate.com] to get a free membership to upload article which allows all uses to put in their comments. -Visit [|www.LarryFerlazzo.com] for his opinions and views on the best websites. -Visit [|www.googleearth.com]. This is a download so the STC will have to put in their information. -Add Net Standards and Digital Toolbox from this wiki to our school wiki as additional resources for everyone.
 * __04/13/10-Notes and Ideas __**

-Visit Pete's Powerpoint Statoin online for free powerpoints ([|www.pppsg.com]) -Visit Teacher TV online also -Visit [|www.quia.com] for from flashcards free -Watch "Evolution of Technology" on YouTube
 * __ 04/27/10-Notes and Ideas __**


 * **Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools by: Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum** ||
 * **Book Study** || **Reader's Response** ||
 * Chapter 1 New World, New Web, New Skills

Chapter 2 Students and Learning

Chapter 3 New Tools || **__ NOTES: __** -Choosing new careers is all about adaptability. -We should provide these new tools to our students so that they are prepared for new challenges. -Because these new technologies and new capabilities engage and motivate students, we can use them to educate them. -Friedman identified the world as flattners. First the new technologies and the new processes made possible or enhanced by these technologies. Second are the new ways of working and anew playing field for doing business. THird is a whole new set of people who have emerged onto the playing field for doing business. -We have to accept that in part it is to ensure that our citizens are ready to be intelligent employees. We may want to think in terms of wa well-rounded education for its own sake, but that education has to included a focus on the skills and abilities that students will need if the next generation is to remain positive competitive in a changing world. -Education is changing. -The role of teachers will be to guide students in using the new tools for academically rigorous investigations and presentations. -As educators, we have to recognize that students' use of technology is stronger and work from our own strength, which is pedagogy. -Watch the video on eutopia.org "2009 Digital Odyssey" -"How can teachers better address the needs or engage today's digital learners?" -Students are setting trends with their use of technology both in school and out of school. -Communication is a key motivator for students and drives their use of technology for learning and for personal use. -Students are strong believers in the powere of technology to enrich their learning experiences. -The web 2.0 allow people to work together at the same time from any location.

-Have a computer accessible to parents in the front office. The parents should be able to log in using their stduents log in. -Visit eutopia.org -Visit blockposters.com -Read pp. 231-234 to review info form last meeting -Watch "shifthappens" on youtube -Create a wiki for the school/math department -have all forms and information online -have "how to" information available online -visit Flickr.com -visit photobucket.com ||
 * __ IDEAS: __**
 * Chapter 4 New Tools in Schools

Chapter 5 Professional Development

Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools || **__NOTES:__** -blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc. -Why do we want to use all of the tools and resources that we have available to us? -A lot of the resources are free and easy to learn -When Clinton was in office he approved for us to technology in the classrooms. -Creating Google docs are great!!! -It is a great way to submit specific technology issues and do surveys for teachers and students. -Use freeplaymusic.com to get free instrumentals -Use the movie maker that is already installed on your notebooks -Also try animoto.com to make the videos -Make sure your photos move with the music -For info on ITTS, email hardk@duva....... ||
 * How does technology make you feel?
 * How do you use technology to engage students?
 * Where would you take technology if you could?-There are different tools that we can use to keep up with the learning of our students
 * Chapter 7 Online Safety Security

Chapter 8 Systemic Issues

Chapter 9 New Schools || **__CHAPTER 7 NOTES (4 A's):__** Chapter 7 Onlie Safety and Security __Assumption:__ Parents knew it was their responsibility to guide their students to the new. In fact the schools don't teach it a lot. __Agree:__ We should take more time to express the importance of safety and security on the internet. Parents are the first teachers. __Argue:__ It's the parents who should know what is going on with their child's education including school technology. __Aspire:__ To have faculty and staff on the same page as page in regards to internet safety and security.

__**CHAPTER 8 NOTES (4 A's):**__ Chapter 8 Systemic Issues __Assumption:__ Every student has access to technology __Agree:__ Blogging and social networking increase comprehenion and communication in ESOL students __Argue:__ What is the reality of actually having the equpiment (the problem with the "IPOD" brand vs. Microsoft __Aspire:__ All students have equal access

Chapter 9 New School __Assumption:__ The assumes a) that there is a funding to bring this technology utopia to fruition and b) that parents will be financially able to support and encourage their child's use of technology. __Agree:__ We agree with the author's statement that, "The need exists to expand universal service to provide poor and rural areas with broadband." This applies to us because so many of our students do not have acess to the internet at home. __Argue:__ We disagree with the author's vision that our students will be able to complete in the global market because, as of now, our country does not fund education as much as it should. We continue to lag behind other countries in terms of technology as they continue to make cuts in educational funding. __Aspire:__ We will aspire to suscribe to the author's vision of having technology integrated classrooms if we are given the ways and means to achieve this lofty goal.. ||
 * __ CHAPTER 9 NOTES (4 A's): __**