Ipod+Kellie+and+Rob

 3-D Project Legacy **How do we know we have been successful? **

1. Students are reporting on their experience - (2 - 3 students sharing - recorded on video) attach videos

2. Students have acquired new technology skills that they had not had previously - please see the 21st century list below

Students had the opportunity to learn about digital citizenship and responsible personal actions through the use of technology such as iPods and Edmodo. Students learned how to interact appropriately on various social networking sites and well as post and reply to comments and/or various uploads from their peers and/or teacher. The students were also able to direct their own learning, allowing them to expand on the creativity and quality of their work. Our major assignment using the iPods also allowed students to team together, reinforcing that collaboration and interpersonal skills are vital, even with the use of technology.

3. Students have learned about digital citzenship - please see the digital citizenship list of skills below

We initially spent a fair amount of time discussing what digital citizenship is and what it looks like. As a result, students learned how to safely and responsibly interact on various social media sites. We also discussed the difference between valid information/resources and questionable ones. As a result, students were able to sift through the large amounts of information found online and determine what would be feasible resources versus inaccurate information.

4. How has our teaching changed? What practices will you continue?

I think that teachers are seeing that technology can be a great added resource (ex. dictionary.com, Chicktionary, etc.), but that that it cannot replace the teacher role and even some teaching methods (ex. writing practice) in the classroom. Through the use of iPods in the classroom, I’ve learned how little our students actually know about using technology in real life. Many of our students can easily surpass us with their basic knowledge of items like iPods, cell phones, etc., but they do not have an understanding of how technology can be used daily (ex. writing tools, valid research, communication, etc.). If anything other than seeing the benefits of technology as a resource were to come of this, it would be that we need to incorporate more real-life technological skills into our classroom. I find that I am much more willing to pull technology into my classroom – it really wasn’t as hard as I anticipated. I will also continue to encourage students to find and add great educational apps.

5. What are some best practices?

Just prior to receiving the iPods, we had watched “Secondhand Lions” as part of a film study/essay unit. In the movie, the character Hub has a well-known speech called “What Every Boy Needs to Know About Being a Man.” The title, content, and purpose of this speech were discussed in great detail, with students learning that it was Hub’s legacy. Students created their own legacy speech – some touching, others quite humorous. Once they had all the kinks worked out, they used an app called “iTalk” to record their speeches. By doing this, students were able to utilize vocal inflections to add to their speeches – all of a sudden, you were no longer guessing if something was funny, sarcastic, sad; it was all obvious. As a result, students were able to see the benefits of technology in the classroom, but were also able to learn the challenges of technology (they likened their written speeches to sending text messages and how they can often be misinterpreted).

6. Listing what I have learned and what were some of the challenges

I learned that there are many more educational apps out there than I initially thought. I also found that, even though the novelty wore off over the course of the time we had the iPods, students still looked forward to using them as resources within the classroom. It was initially challenging to get students focused, but once clear rules for when/how to use the technology was established, it was easy.

7. Personal growth as a learner on an online collaborative environment.

It was great to see what other people had used the iPods for before I had as well as gets some ideas for classroom management.

8. What are some tips for next time users?

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Discuss digital citizenship with students: what that is, what it looks like at school, what it can look like outside of school. It’s vital to emphasize respect for each other (ex. if someone doesn’t want their picture taken, don’t try to sway them). <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Provide students with time to play and get the novelty of the item out of their system. Don’t limit what they can/can’t do during this time; let them do whatever they want (ex. games, change the background, pictures of themselves, etc.). <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Clear expectations for how/when to use the technology is a must. Establish that when you’re talking, the iPods are face down on the desk, no one is touching them, etc.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">9. What is your legacy piece? How have you left a digital footprint to let other know about your important work with kids? (Video, digital storytelling, celebrations with parents, inviting senior administration, manual, collaborative place for yourself and your students)

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I emailed parents when we first got the technology in our classrooms. Many were excited and looking forward to hearing what their kids thought about it. Parents appreciated that we were integrating something that their kids use on a regular basis into our classrooms.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Students also added a number of apps that we used in class to their own personal iPods. I loved that they were willingly carrying school over to their home-life.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">10. Sample lessons - share 2 lessons that you taught using the equipment

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1. Our Legacy Speech project. The students were able to use a variety of the apps (dictionary.com, iTalk, Dragon Dictation, etc.) to create these speeches and learned both the value and challenges of technology.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">2. Students used dictionary.com to look up words they didn’t understand in their reading materials.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">3. Students were able to use the Bathroom Reader app for at the beginning of the period during our silent reading.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">4. Band students used iPro Recorder to record their playing tests. This allowed the students to complete the test in private and on their own time. They were also able to re-start/erase a file if they made a mistake.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">5. Band students also had use of a tuner app and a metronome app.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">6. In my Foundations class, we used the camera/video camera to do a scavenger hunt around the school. Students were put into teams and given a list of things to find within the school. They had to take a picture of each item (some took a video). When everyone was done, we loaded the images onto a computer and looked at them all together.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">7. In grade 8 Health, students created videos speaking out against Drinking & Driving.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">11. Websites, tools, or apps that you used with your students

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Camera <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Video Camera <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Dictionary.com app <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Dragon Dictation app <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">iTalk app <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">iPro Recorder app <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Bathroom Reader app <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Chicktionary app <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Clear Tune app <span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Metronome app

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">12. Other unexpected findings from your project

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I was surprised at how easy it was to integrate technology further into the classroom. It was, initially, a bit more work to think of lessons involving technology, but after that was done, it was no more extra work. It also saved class time in band – students were able to record their playing tests on their own time, and then I could take them home/listen to them after school instead of having to used 2-3 periods to complete playing tests.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">13. Final thoughts about your project.

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I loved that the students were excited to come to class and even better yet, **wanted** to read at the beginning of the period during silent reading. Their enthusiasm was great to see and I loved how motivated they were to get to work each day. They also worked hard each period to earn 2-3 minutes at the end of each period to have free time with the iPods.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">14. Would you recommend to use this equipment?

<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I think the use of technology in the classroom is great, provided that we realize it’s a great resource and that it doesn’t take over the importance of our roles as teachers. It allows our students to work at their own pace and self-direct their learning. It also teaches them the value of technology and where it can be useful in society.

**__ Digital Citizenship – ISTE Standard #5 __**

Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behaviour. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship **// Demonstrate what you did to accomplish the digital citizenship portion of the project. Were you able to integrate any of the above into your lesson? //** **__ 21st Century Skills __** ** This is a list of 21st Century Skills. Did you witness any of these skills in your students and in the learning activities you provided in the project? Give some examples. ** **//__ Digital-Age Literacy __//** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 9.0pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Basic, scientific, economic, and technological literacies <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 9.0pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Visual and information literacies <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 9.0pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Multicultural literacy and global awareness

**//__ Inventive Thinking __//** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 6.55pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Adaptability/managing complexity <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 6.55pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Self-direction <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 6.55pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Curiosity, creativity, and risk-taking <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 6.55pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Higher-order thinking and sound reasoning

**//__ Effective Communication __//** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 21.6pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt left 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Teaming, collaboration, and interpersonal skills <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 21.6pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt left 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Personal, social, and civic responsibility <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 18pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: 21.6pt list 36.0pt 45.4pt left 72.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Interactive communication

**//__ High Productivity & Quality, State-of-the-Art Results __//** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 12.6pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt left 171.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Ability to prioritize, plan, and manage for results <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 12.6pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt left 171.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø Effective use of real-world tools <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 6pt 12.6pt 0pt 45.4pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt 45.4pt 72.0pt left 171.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> Ø The ability to create relevant, high-quality products