23 Things Macul2009
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This document summarizes a teacher professional development program called "23 Things" that introduces teachers to various Web 2.0 tools. It provides an overview of the program, discusses participants' initial concerns and positive reactions, and shares lessons learned at the end. The program engaged over 450 teachers across multiple semesters. It helped advance teachers' skills and comfort with online tools significantly in a short period of time, leaving them eager to integrate these tools into their teaching.
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23 Things Macul2009
- 2. 23 THINGS Program background Look at the project Our experience Replicating the project Similar projects in MI Q&A
- 3. BACKGROUND Need for innovative PD format Need for teachers to understand Web 2.0 “ 15 Minutes a Day” article The original program Creative Commons licensing Encouraging participation
- 4. OUR PROGRAM 23 activities to be done sequentially Self-discovery and fun 10 main topic areas Each Thing introduction hands-on activities reflection resa-23things.blogspot.com
- 5. PARTICIPATION Overwhelming response 459 registered – 287 participated Offer every semester
- 6. INITIAL CONCERNS Schools are not ready A huge concern is privacy, especially for students I’m not comfortable writing on the net I see the benefits, but the pitfalls are outweighing them These sites are blocked in my school
- 7. INITIAL CONCERNS I don’t have time for all that is out there I don’t see the value in reading other’s blogs I’m freaking out about all these passwords I must be tired because I’m frustrated I’m overwhelmed
- 8. LIKING THE TOOLS This was easier than I expected RSS, an immediate addiction Wikis are great! Flickr is a cool tool! Google docs is the best thing since sliced bread! Ooooh, liking Slideshare Is this supposed to be this much fun????
- 9. CONNECTIONS Delicious would be an interesting tool to use to share resources with the kids. That's a pretty good idea and definitely one that I will use in the classroom. I hope that I get a chance to try this with my students in the near future.
- 10. CONNECTIONS I think this had potential of being helpful - from a UDL perspective, it is another way for a student to learn and process information. I know that it may well pop-up in my lesson plans next year. How do we get administration to realize that teachers and students are missing out on these opportunities? We need to be able to access these sites from school!
- 11. AND IN THE END Wow, what a journey!
- 12. AND IN THE END As you can see from my time-stamp on this posting, I've almost pulled an all-nighter! It's been a few years since that has happened -- but THAT is how 23Things has pulled me in.
- 13. AND IN THE END I've advanced light years in a matter of hours and I'm so anxious to use this stuff, to share it with others, to go further.
- 14. AND IN THE END The internet used to be a place to go to access information. Now the internet is more like a productivity tool and the local coffee shop rolled into one.
- 15. AND IN THE END My biggest take-away from this program includes an overwhelming appreciation of the potential for students to use technology in a meaningful, creative and collaborative manner.
- 16. AND IN THE END I am going to bring this project up at our next staff meeting and share the contents.
- 17. AND IN THE END I have a meeting scheduled for tomorrow with my high school principal. I will be showing her the many resources presented from the 23 Things lessons. It will be my hope that by getting her enthused about the possibilities for staff development and growth that we'll be able to persuade the district IT person to loosen the reigns on the internet sites available to the school staff.
- 18. AND IN THE END I judge staff development activities as successful if I can walk away with one good, usable idea. Well, I am walking away with more than one useful tool and idea. I have found this whole experience to be extremely valuable. I love the fact I could work at my own pace and explore each concept to a level of my own personal interest. I hope you will offer it again so I can encourage my staff to participate in it.
- 19. AND IN THE END When my little second grade student, while posting on our new Wiki page, said, “Oh, I get it, it’s more fun to see what others are writing about, and if Collin likes something that I like, maybe we can work together on it,” I knew I was on the right journey.
- 20. AND IN THE END It can't be finished already.
- 21. REPLICATING Requirements to register Program email account – [email protected] Select project space – most use blogs, some wikis Settings of blog posts so site makes sense Participants email blog address when created RSS blogroll to monitor blogs Spreadsheet to keep track of progress Keeping up with comments takes time!
- 22. OTHER MI PROJECTS Muskegon ISD - Diane Zoellmer blogs.muskegonisd.org/23things Monroe ISD - Jim Dornberg moodle.misd.k12.mi.us/moodle/ Kent ISD - Ron Houtman kisd-23things.blogspot.com/
- 23. WHAT’S NEXT Another 23 Things – Web 2.0 Similar model, different content