21st Century
Giving Students a Voice: Digital Storytelling
What do you get when you combine pictures, text and voice recording? Digital story telling. Some of the schools I work in were looking for software to use when the school Internet is slow or on the occasions when the Internet is not working? My answer this spring has been Photostory3, a free software download from Microsoft. I have used the...
Franklin K. Lane Voicethread Tutorials
Recently, Dan Storchan, who is managing our team of consultants at DSS, came to visit me in action at Franklin K. Lane High School. When Dan saw students creating online tutorials for their integrated algebra regents exam using Voicethread, he discreetly pulled out his Flip video camera and started shooting. What he captured lead us to develop the following video, where FKL students and their teacher, explain the benefits of this process in their own words.
The 21st Century School
- From Wed, 05/19/2010 - 9:00am (EDT) To Wed, 05/19/2010 - 12:00pm (EDT)
- $150.00
- One New York Plaza, 31st Floor,
1 Water Street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
; See map: Google Maps
THE 21st CENTURY SCHOOL
How do you prepare young people for success in a global, technology-infused 21st century workplace? A key component is the use of educational technology as a means to facilitate new ways of teaching, learning, and communicating across your learning community.
During this session, participants will explore:
Honing Media Literacy Skills Via Project-Based Learning
- From Thu, 04/29/2010 - 9:00am (EDT) To Thu, 04/29/2010 - 3:00pm (EDT)
- $150.00
- One New York Plaza, 31st Floor,
1 Water Street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
; See map: Google Maps
HONING MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS VIA PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
How do we prepare students to thrive in a media saturated world? Media literacy provides a framework to access, analyze,
evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:
The Connected Classroom: Increasing Student Engagement
- From Thu, 04/22/2010 - 9:00am (EDT) To Thu, 04/22/2010 - 3:00pm (EDT)
- $150.00
- One New York Plaza, 31st Floor,
1 Water Street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
; See map: Google Maps
THE CONNECTED CLASSROOM: INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
How do we bring about change that transforms the way students think and learn? Research indicates that, when students take ownership of and engage in authentic learning experiences, academic achievement increases.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:
Creating a Culture for Learning Innovation Using Web 2.0 Communication & Collaboration Tools
- From Thu, 03/18/2010 - 9:00am (EDT) To Thu, 03/18/2010 - 3:00pm (EDT)
- $150.00
- One New York Plaza, 31st Floor,
1 Water Street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
; See map: Google Maps
CREATING A CULTURE FOR LEARNING INNOVATION USING WEB 2.0 COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION TOOLS
What does it look like when technology positively impacts the daily practice of a learning community? Some schools have shifted their thinking to transform best practices, utilize project-based learning activities, and implement school communication initiatives that involve blogging, wikis, and social networking tools.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:
Teamwork, Technology, and Transparency: Envisioning Your School Innovation Plan
- From Thu, 11/19/2009 - 9:00am (EST) To Thu, 11/19/2009 - 3:00pm (EST)
- $150.00
- One New York Plaza, 31st Floor,
1 Water Street, New York, NY, 10004, United States
; See map: Google Maps
TEAMWORK, TECHNOLOGY, AND TRANSPARENCY: ENVISIONING YOUR SCHOOL INNOVATION PLAN
How can you move forward as an effective 21st century learning community? Create a whole-school innovation plan that involves teachers, administrators, and students and is developed around curriculum goals, improvement initiatives, and technology objectives.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:
The 21st Century School
- From Wed, 10/21/2009 - 9:00am (EDT) To Wed, 10/21/2009 - 12:00pm (EDT)
- $150.00
- AUSSIE Office,
352 Seventh Avenue Floor 12A, New York, NY, 10001, United States
; See map: Google Maps
THE 21st CENTURY SCHOOL
How do you prepare young people for success in a global, technology-infused 21st century workplace? A key component is the use of educational technology as a means to facilitate new ways of teaching, learning, and communicating across your learning community.
During this session, participants will explore:
Leadership Day
A few weeks ago, I received a very nice email from an administrator who attended my "Building 21st Century Learning Communities" workshop on July 9th. The email read:
"Daniel, Yesterday's workshop was eye opening, exciting, wowing and indicative of the potential that can be accessed. During the 1st week in August, we are going to be in school preparing for...
Welcome to Our New Site
With this blog, we hope to provide information and inspiration, a celebration of student work and timely teaching tips – all revolving around the latest methods of iInfusing technology into daily education. From data assessment to differentiated instruction, from SMART Boards to Flip cameras, we know the systems, software and equipment that...
