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Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference. Alan Walker Technology and Data Systems Director Prosser School District. Overview of Session. Teaching to Make a Difference Why Who is the Audience What to Share How !! The Conventional Way The ELECTRONIC Way. Three Kinds of People. Givers

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Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

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  1. Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference Alan Walker Technology and Data Systems Director Prosser School District

  2. Overview of Session • Teaching to Make a Difference • Why • Who is the Audience • What to Share • How!! • The Conventional Way • The ELECTRONIC Way Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  3. Three Kinds of People • Givers • Takers • Watchers Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  4. Three Kinds of People • Givers - GET • Takers • Watchers Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  5. Three Kinds of People • Givers - GET • Takers – WORRY ABOUT GETTING TAKEN • Watchers Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  6. Three Kinds of People • Givers - GET • Takers – WORRY ABOUT GETTING TAKEN • Watchers - WHINE Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  7. Three Kinds of People • Givers - OPTIMITSTIC • Takers – PESIMISTIC • Watchers – APTHETIC Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  8. Three Kinds of People • Givers - POSITIVE • Takers – NEGATIVE • Watchers – NEUTRAL Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  9. Three Kinds of People • Givers – GOOD GUYS • Takers – BAD GUYS • Watchers – OTHER GUYS Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  10. Three Kinds of People • Givers – DOERS • Takers – TALKERS • Watchers – COMPLAINERS Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  11. Three Kinds of People • Givers – LIFE HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THEM • Takers – LIFE HAPPENS TO THEM • Watchers – LIFE HAPPENS INSPITE OF THEM Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  12. GIVERS • People like being around them • Friendly - smile • Spread kindness, happiness, optimism • Make a difference Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  13. WHY • For me… • Makes me feel good inside • Gauge my day - impact on others (not how much I got done) • Legacy Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  14. Everyday LIFE Examples • For me… • Smile • Greet people – “hi” • Chivalry • Carry a box, open a door • Share a coat • * Slushy day • * Glass of water Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  15. Everyday LIFE Examples • Walk with me • Share a book • Toll Booth – Starbucks • Shovel Snow • Restaurant Tab • Christmas at Walmart • DonorsChoose.com • Red Cross – Give Blood Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  16. Make a Difference IDEAS • Lessons – activities, instruction, coaching • Craft – Something you do well or enjoy • Insight • Discipline Techniques • Classroom Management • Beginning the year Strategies • Tricks and Tips • Organization (Getting Organized with Microsoft Outlook) • Classroom Setup and Arrangement (Excel room arrangement) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  17. Make a Difference IDEAS • Attend meetings • Community • District • Join a committee • School (Choice?) • District (Channel you passion) • Listen and SHARE (Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  18. Get Involved • Volunteer • www.volunteermatch.org • 30,000 Nonprofit Organizations Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  19. Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  20. Get Involved • Charity • DonorsChoose.com • Make-a-Wish Foundation • Habitat for Humanity • The American Humane Society • The Salvation Army • American Cancer Society Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  21. Make a Difference - SHARE • Students – Classroom • Building – Colleagues • District – Inservice, Committee • City – Event, Club • Region – Committee, Conference (NCCE), Organizations • Nation – Organizations, Conferences (NECC) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  22. SHARE – Present (Technology) • PowerPoint • Outlines your presentation • Gives Direction • Background Templates (Available online – Learn to change Master Slides) • Looks Professional Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  23. SHARE – Present (Technology) • Always • HAVE FUN (Excited… not nervous) • Be Prepared • Backup Files – CD, Thumb Drive, Email • Overhead Transparencies • Projection Devise (Check) • Bring your own laptop • Check the room out early! • Watch and learn from other presenters • Be Yourself Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  24. SHARE – Publish (Print) • Magazine • 25,000 Magazines • Choose an Interest • Research the Topic • Check for Accuracy • Grab the Reader • Submit, submit, submit Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  25. SHARE – Publish (Print) • Book – The BAD News • 1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. • 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year. • 70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years. • 57 percent of new books are not read to completion. • 70 percent of the books published do not make a profit. • (Source: Jerold Jenkins, www.JenkinsGroupInc.com) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  26. HOW – Publish (Print) • Book – More BAD News • 80% of the United States population would like to write a book • Each day in the U.S., people spend 4 hours watching TV, 3 hours listening to the radio and 14 minutes reading magazines. • 53 percent read fiction, 43 percent read nonfiction. The favorite fiction category is mystery and suspense. (19%) • A bookstore browser spends an average of 8 seconds looking at a book's front cover and 15 seconds looking at the back cover. • (Source: Veronis, Suhler & Associates investment banker, Publishers Weekly, Para Publishing, www.parapub.com, and www.bookwire.com) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  27. SHARE – Publish (Print) • Book – Even More BAD News • 2 million text length manuscripts are circulated each year. • Publishing companies receive 3,000 to 5,000 manuscripts each week. • 200,000 books published each year. • 12,000 bookstores in the US • A successful fiction book sells 5,000 copies. • A successful nonfiction book sells 7,500 copies. • Most authors end up making less than $1 per book • (Source: Para Publishing - www.parapub.com) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  28. SHARE – Publish (Print) • Book – The GOOD News • Non-Fiction sells (Fiction sells if you are a famous author) • Readers are interested in reading about their craft, job, hobbies, and travels • Self Publish and make $$ • 5000 Books @ $ .80 = $ 4,000 • 5000 Books @ $10.00 = $ 50,000 • POD (Publish on Demand) makes it inexpensive to test the waters • Make you hobby, trip, or interest deductible… write a book about it. • (Source: Para Publishing - www.parapub.com) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  29. SHARE – Publish (Print) • Technology makes it EASY to PUBLISH a book • Getting people to buy the book is the PROBLEM • But… technology helps you promote your book • Best BOOK • Self-Publishing Manual (Dan Poynter) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  30. SHARE – Publish (Print) • Krimsten Publishing Story • Math system used in class (Times Tables) • Put it down on paper • Hired artist • Website • Wrote – edit • PRINT • Goal to teach students the Times Tables NOT $$ Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  31. SHARE – Publish (POD) • Publish on Demand – What is it? • Write book (Word processor) • Upload it to publisher • They print it (as many copies as you want) • 1, 10, 100 Copies • You pay for each copy • Or others can order the book • www.lulu.com (Jim) • www.blurb.com (Full Color) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

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  33. HOW – Publish (POD) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  34. SHARE – Publish (POD) • Concerns • Each book is expensive… • The publisher does not promote it (That’s up to you) • Probably never make $$ • Reasons FOR using POD • Book to print quickly • Check layout and edit • Best when you only need a few copies • Published author! Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  35. SHARE – Publish (Print) • Lessons Learned • If you want to write a book… write it NOW! • Use the Internet to PROMOTE it. • Self Publish • Use POD to see what it will look like • Edit and spell-check • Let someone else handle the fulfillment • People think of you differently when you are published Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  36. SHARE – Publish (Internet) • Website • Available to zillions of people • Finding your site among billions of others can be a challenge • Blog • Quick • Easy • Flexible Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  37. SHARE – Publish (Internet) • Wiki • Editable by others • Quick and easy • Collaboration on steriods Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  38. SHARE – Publish (Internet) • Developing a Website • Editors • FrontPage (Expression Web) • Dreamweaver • Website • Host templates • Site-builder software Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  39. SHARE – Publish (Blog) • Using a Blog for a website • WeBLOG • Digital Diary • Self linking – archiving • Community of Bloggers • SIMPLE! Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  40. SHARE – Publish (Blog) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  41. SHARE – Publish (Blog) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  42. SHARE – Publish (Blog) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  43. SHARE – Publish (Blog) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

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  46. SHARE – Publish (Blog) • Simple – Type • Add Pictures Quick and Easily • Simple to Edit • Automatically archives and organizes • ??? No Internet Access ??? • Use your cell PHONE! Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  47. SHARE – Publish (Blog) • Cell Phone Publishing • Email or Text Message from phone to publish to site • Click picture • Add text • Send to site • Auto publish Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  48. SHARE – Publish (Blog) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  49. SHARE – Publish (Wiki) • WIKI as Web Page • Digital Document • Collaboration • Designed to be edited • www.wikipedia.org • www.wikispaces.com Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

  50. HOW – Publish (Wiki) Technology Can Help YOU Make a Difference

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