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Elementary Technology

Elementary Technology. Regina D’Orio - Roosevelt Science and Technology Teacher Keith Harrison- Vernon Technology Teacher. Think Different. Apple Commercial 1997. Your Challenge !. There were 19 famous people in that commercial. Name as many as possible! 2-3 minutes.

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Elementary Technology

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  1. Elementary Technology Regina D’Orio-Roosevelt Science and Technology Teacher Keith Harrison-Vernon Technology Teacher

  2. Think Different • Apple Commercial 1997

  3. Your Challenge! • There were 19 famous people in that commercial. Name as many as possible! • 2-3 minutes

  4. Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_Different The one-minute commercial featured black and white video footage of significant historical people of the past, including (in order) Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon (with Yoko Ono), R. Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Jim Henson (with Kermit the Frog), Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso. The commercial ends with an image of a young girl, ShaanSahota, opening her closed eyes, as if to see the possibilities before her.

  5. “We need to prepare kids for their future, not our past.” ~Daniel Pink~

  6. Hardware • Computer, Smartboard and document camera in every teaching space • Computer Labs, 13-26 PC’s • iPads • Laptop Carts • Digital Probes (Vernon) • Scanners • Digital Cameras • Videoconferencing

  7. Schedule & Responsibilities • See all students in all grades • “Special Area” • Six day rotation-40 minute period • Available during some open lab time • Professional Development • Fix tech related issues throughout building • Liaison to help desk

  8. K-12 Technology GuidelinesNETS (National Educational Technology Standards) 1. Creativity and Innovation 2. Communication and Collaboration 3. Research and Information Fluency 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making 5. Digital Citizenship 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

  9. Microsoft Office 2010 • Word • Excel • PowerPoint • Publisher Specialized “Roosevelt Toolbar” for our youngest users.

  10. Internet Safety and Cyberbullying “We are giving our children the keys to the information superhighway without driver’s education.”

  11. Netsmartzkids.org • Interactive, educational program from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children • Age-appropriate resources to help teach children ages 5-17 how to be safer online • February 11th is Safer Internet Day! Use this site to talk to your kids about internet safety and using good netiquette! Get email updates and info…

  12. Safe and Effective Searching • Our students are not only researchers digging through a mind boggling amount of information, but they are also the creators and contributors of this information. • The Tree Octopus • All 25 students fell for the Internet hoax; • All but one of the 25 rated the site as “very credible;” • Most struggled when asked to produce proof – or even clues – that the web site was false, even after the UConn researchers told them it was; and • Some of the students still insisted vehemently that the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus really exists. • http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2009/02/05/21st-century-skills-and-the-tree-octopus-problem/ • The Mountain Walrus

  13. Safe Sites for Kid-Friendly Searching http://www.kidrex.org http://us.search.kol.com/ http://www.cantufind.com/ http://www.kidsclick.org/ http://www.whyzz.com/ http://searchypants.com/

  14. Common Sense Media • “We rate, educate, and advocate for kids, families, and schools.” • Movies • Games • Apps • Websites • TV • Books • Music

  15. Keyboarding • Introduced to all grades • K-2: Learning function of specific keys, intro to keyboard • 3-6: Each grade introduced to age appropriate online resource • Resources on our websites • Dance Mat Typing • Glencoe’s Online Keyboarding • Peter’s Online Typing Course • Find the Letter Game

  16. 4 C’s • Blogging (KidBlog) • Animation (Stykz) • Programming • Creativity • Collaboration • Communication • Critical Thinking • K-2: Tied to Science Curriculum

  17. Programming • Thanks for your participation in the Hour of Code! • K-2: Artbot Action, SNAP • 3-6: Scratch, SNAP, Tynker • Finch Robots are coming! • Thank you Janna Ostroff • K-12 Supervisor of Science and Technology for Instruction

  18. Get more information at… www.trscienceandtech.com www.harrisontechspot.com

  19. Thank You! • Any questions? • You can also always email us at: • rdorio@obenschools.org • kharrison@obenschools.org

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