Rev Up Your 21 st  Century Initiatives:  Web 2.0 Applications in the  High School Classroom Baltimore County, Maryland
Rev Up Your 21 st  Century Initiatives:  Web 2.0 Applications in the  High School Classroom Jason Bullerman, Technology Education Department Chair Corinne Roche, STEM Coordinator  PRESENTERS:
Rev Up Your 21 st  Century Initiatives:  Web 2.0 Applications in the  High School Classroom Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Experience hands-on activities with Web 2.0 tools Session Objectives:
Chesapeake High School STEM Academy Student Progression Flowchart Graduation Requirements for English, Social Studies, Foreign Language,  Phys. Ed., Health, & Fine Arts  Each student will also complete a 4-credit pathway in one of the STEM Academies below. Minimum of 4  Credits in  Science Minimum of 4 Credits in Mathematics Minimum of 4  Credits in  Science Minimum of 4 Credits in Mathematics
Arts, Multimedia & Communications Academy ____________ Photography  Pathway Multimedia & Communications Pathway Science, Engineering & Mathematics Academy _____________ Pre-Engineering Pathway Environmental Science Pathway Biomedical Science/ Allied Health Pathway Mathematics Pathway Business & Information Technology Academy ___________ Computer Science Pathway Business Management Pathway Marketing Pathway Leadership & Humanities  Academy ____________ Marine JROTC Pathway Criminal Justice Pathway
Current Demographics Grade Level African American American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian/ Pacific Islander Hispanic White (not of Hispanic origin) Totals Free/ Reduced Lunch Grade 9 167 (15.1%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (0.4%) 14 (1.3%) 111 (10.0%) 299 (27.0%) 175 (57.8%) Grade 10 160 (14.4%) 2 (0.2%) 3 (0.3%) 9 (0.8%) 125 (11.3%) 300 (27.1%) 179 (30.1%) Grade 11 150 (13.5%) 5 (0.5%) 4 (0.4%) 26 (2.3%) 103 (9.3%) 289 (26.0%) 176 (58.5%) Grade 12 121 (10.9%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (0.3%) 12 (1.1%) 82 (7.4%) 200 (19.8%) 131 (60.6%) Totals 598 (54.0%) 7 (0.6%) 14 (1.3%) 61 (5.5%) 421 (38.0%) 1108 (100.0%) 657 (59.1%)
All students will apply the knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors learned through participation in a rigorous STEM-based education in order to realize their maximum potential as citizens and become more productive individuals in the global economy, thus keeping the United States high in global competitiveness. How we work to achieve this: Innovative Faculty and Students On-going Professional Development Administrative Support CHS Vision
What are Web 2.0 Tools?  What are  21 st  Century Skills?
Web 2.0 & 21 st  Century Skills “… a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology…that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and most notably, collaboration among users” Source : From  Leading 21 st  Century Schools , by L. Shrum and B. Levin, 2009. Corwin Press How we define… www.21stcenturyskills.org
Web 2.0 & 21 st  Century Skills These tools promote a true  TRANSFORMATION  IN TEACHING AND LEARNING!
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas Wikis SchoolTube Podcasts Vodcasts Voicethread Virtual Environments Edline Tools to be Explored:
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Wiki? A wiki is a web-based collaborative tool that allows people to participate in and create a long-term database, often devoted to a specific subject or topic. www.wikispaces.com www.pbworks.com
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a SchoolTube? SchoolTube is the nation's largest K-12 moderated video sharing website that provides students and educators with a safe and FREE video sharing website that is exclusively endorsed by leading education associations.
Televideo 1 Objective:   Students will incorporate a movie genre into their editing in order to disseminate information to the school community
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Podcast? A podcast is an audio file that can be created and distributed over the Internet for playback on mobile devices or personal computers. MP3 Players
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas
Biology Objective:   Students will explore various theories about the causes of global warming You will listen to the podcast that you have downloaded on your mp3 player. Take notes on your paper as you listen. You may not be able to fill in every box. After everyone is finished, you will be put into a group with at least 3 other people, each of whom has listened to a different podcast. Then, you will teach each other the information  that you learned from your podcast!
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Vodcast? A vodcast is an audio file with video that can be created and distributed over the Internet for playback on mobile devices or personal computers.
Spanish 2 Objective:   Students will explore various stereotypes of Latinos living in America
Advanced Placement Spanish Objective:   Students will prepare for the AP Spanish oral exam by reciting a recipe
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is Voicethread? VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold images, documents and videos and allows people to comment using voice, text, audio files, or videos. http://Ed.voicethread.com
American Government Objective:   Students will identify, discuss and evaluate the Presidential Cabinet
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Virtual Environment? A Virtual Environment is an online interactive system in which multiple users share in the development of an interactive narrative.
The Virtual Learning Environment  at Chesapeake High The VLE at CHS is a sophisticated learning tool that blends state-of-the-art 3-D gaming and simulation technology with cutting edge classroom instruction. The VLE ushers in a new era of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction in Baltimore County Public Schools.
ARENA VLE
LABORATORY VLE
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas CHS students took  first place in the State of Maryland  on the H & R Block Dollars and Sense Financial Fitness Challenge in 2011 http://vbc.knowledgematters.com/vbc/finance/
Objective 1: Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is an Edline? Edline is an online school and class organization service that is aimed at improving communication between parents, students, and teachers.  
Objective 2: Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school What we have to share… Resources Committee Formation Professional Development
Objective 2: Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school #1 – Wallwisher #2 - Self-grading Quizzes #3 - Bitstrips for Schools #4 - Classtools.net #5 - Edmodo #6 - DoInk #7 - Kerpoof #8 - Glogster #9 - ToonDoo #10 - Wordle #11 - Skype #12 - Animoto #13 - VoiceThreads #14 - PhotoFiltre #15 - Livebinders #16 - WeeBehave #17 - DropBox #18 - Jing #19 - Audacity #20 - LearnBoost #21 - Wetoku Resources:   21 FREE Web 2.0 Tools for Educators
Objective 2: Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Resources:   Publications, Organizations & Funding  Books: Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools  by Solomon and Schrum Web 2.0: How-To for Educators  by Solomon and Schrum Leading 21 st  Century Schools  by Schrum and Levin  Many other ISTE publications Organizations: ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) MSET (Maryland Society for Educational technology) Funding - District magnet or system funding– ASK!! - Local and national educational technology organizations Google technology grants for k-12 schools/public schools Many Web 2.0 resources are FREE!
Objective 2: Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Committee Formation:  The CHS STEM Committee Meets monthly Four subcommittees Edline, Web 2.0, PD, Virtual Learning Encourages teacher leaders to emerge
Objective 2: Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Committee Formation:  The CHS STEM Committee Meets monthly Four subcommittees Edline, Web 2.0, PD, Virtual Learning Encourages teacher leaders to emerge
Objective 2: Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Professional Development:  21 st  Century Skills Focus Where to start? Provide focused professional development  Have teachers choose one tool to implement in their classes Share ideas and insights Teach others
Objective 3: Experience hands-on activities with Web 2.0 tools Create a vodcast Create a podcast Explore and comment on our wiki Explore the “21 free Web 2.0 tools” Your Turn!
Visit the following wiki for session materials, contact information, and more details about  Chesapeake High School. chesapeakehighmsa2011.pbworks.com
http://chesapeakehs.bcps.org/

Web 2.0 msa 2011 2

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    Rev Up Your21 st Century Initiatives: Web 2.0 Applications in the High School Classroom Baltimore County, Maryland
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    Rev Up Your21 st Century Initiatives: Web 2.0 Applications in the High School Classroom Jason Bullerman, Technology Education Department Chair Corinne Roche, STEM Coordinator PRESENTERS:
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    Rev Up Your21 st Century Initiatives: Web 2.0 Applications in the High School Classroom Explore some innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas Learn and share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Experience hands-on activities with Web 2.0 tools Session Objectives:
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    Chesapeake High SchoolSTEM Academy Student Progression Flowchart Graduation Requirements for English, Social Studies, Foreign Language, Phys. Ed., Health, & Fine Arts Each student will also complete a 4-credit pathway in one of the STEM Academies below. Minimum of 4 Credits in Science Minimum of 4 Credits in Mathematics Minimum of 4 Credits in Science Minimum of 4 Credits in Mathematics
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    Arts, Multimedia &Communications Academy ____________ Photography Pathway Multimedia & Communications Pathway Science, Engineering & Mathematics Academy _____________ Pre-Engineering Pathway Environmental Science Pathway Biomedical Science/ Allied Health Pathway Mathematics Pathway Business & Information Technology Academy ___________ Computer Science Pathway Business Management Pathway Marketing Pathway Leadership & Humanities Academy ____________ Marine JROTC Pathway Criminal Justice Pathway
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    Current Demographics GradeLevel African American American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian/ Pacific Islander Hispanic White (not of Hispanic origin) Totals Free/ Reduced Lunch Grade 9 167 (15.1%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (0.4%) 14 (1.3%) 111 (10.0%) 299 (27.0%) 175 (57.8%) Grade 10 160 (14.4%) 2 (0.2%) 3 (0.3%) 9 (0.8%) 125 (11.3%) 300 (27.1%) 179 (30.1%) Grade 11 150 (13.5%) 5 (0.5%) 4 (0.4%) 26 (2.3%) 103 (9.3%) 289 (26.0%) 176 (58.5%) Grade 12 121 (10.9%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (0.3%) 12 (1.1%) 82 (7.4%) 200 (19.8%) 131 (60.6%) Totals 598 (54.0%) 7 (0.6%) 14 (1.3%) 61 (5.5%) 421 (38.0%) 1108 (100.0%) 657 (59.1%)
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    All students willapply the knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors learned through participation in a rigorous STEM-based education in order to realize their maximum potential as citizens and become more productive individuals in the global economy, thus keeping the United States high in global competitiveness. How we work to achieve this: Innovative Faculty and Students On-going Professional Development Administrative Support CHS Vision
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    What are Web2.0 Tools? What are 21 st Century Skills?
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    Web 2.0 &21 st Century Skills “… a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology…that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and most notably, collaboration among users” Source : From Leading 21 st Century Schools , by L. Shrum and B. Levin, 2009. Corwin Press How we define… www.21stcenturyskills.org
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    Web 2.0 &21 st Century Skills These tools promote a true TRANSFORMATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING!
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas Wikis SchoolTube Podcasts Vodcasts Voicethread Virtual Environments Edline Tools to be Explored:
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Wiki? A wiki is a web-based collaborative tool that allows people to participate in and create a long-term database, often devoted to a specific subject or topic. www.wikispaces.com www.pbworks.com
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a SchoolTube? SchoolTube is the nation's largest K-12 moderated video sharing website that provides students and educators with a safe and FREE video sharing website that is exclusively endorsed by leading education associations.
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    Televideo 1 Objective: Students will incorporate a movie genre into their editing in order to disseminate information to the school community
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Podcast? A podcast is an audio file that can be created and distributed over the Internet for playback on mobile devices or personal computers. MP3 Players
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas
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    Biology Objective: Students will explore various theories about the causes of global warming You will listen to the podcast that you have downloaded on your mp3 player. Take notes on your paper as you listen. You may not be able to fill in every box. After everyone is finished, you will be put into a group with at least 3 other people, each of whom has listened to a different podcast. Then, you will teach each other the information that you learned from your podcast!
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Vodcast? A vodcast is an audio file with video that can be created and distributed over the Internet for playback on mobile devices or personal computers.
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    Spanish 2 Objective: Students will explore various stereotypes of Latinos living in America
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    Advanced Placement SpanishObjective: Students will prepare for the AP Spanish oral exam by reciting a recipe
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is Voicethread? VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold images, documents and videos and allows people to comment using voice, text, audio files, or videos. http://Ed.voicethread.com
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    American Government Objective: Students will identify, discuss and evaluate the Presidential Cabinet
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is a Virtual Environment? A Virtual Environment is an online interactive system in which multiple users share in the development of an interactive narrative.
  • 25.
    The Virtual LearningEnvironment at Chesapeake High The VLE at CHS is a sophisticated learning tool that blends state-of-the-art 3-D gaming and simulation technology with cutting edge classroom instruction. The VLE ushers in a new era of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction in Baltimore County Public Schools.
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas CHS students took first place in the State of Maryland on the H & R Block Dollars and Sense Financial Fitness Challenge in 2011 http://vbc.knowledgematters.com/vbc/finance/
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    Objective 1: Exploresome innovative applications of Web 2.0 tools in various curriculum areas What is an Edline? Edline is an online school and class organization service that is aimed at improving communication between parents, students, and teachers.  
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    Objective 2: Learnand share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school What we have to share… Resources Committee Formation Professional Development
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    Objective 2: Learnand share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school #1 – Wallwisher #2 - Self-grading Quizzes #3 - Bitstrips for Schools #4 - Classtools.net #5 - Edmodo #6 - DoInk #7 - Kerpoof #8 - Glogster #9 - ToonDoo #10 - Wordle #11 - Skype #12 - Animoto #13 - VoiceThreads #14 - PhotoFiltre #15 - Livebinders #16 - WeeBehave #17 - DropBox #18 - Jing #19 - Audacity #20 - LearnBoost #21 - Wetoku Resources: 21 FREE Web 2.0 Tools for Educators
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    Objective 2: Learnand share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Resources: Publications, Organizations & Funding Books: Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Solomon and Schrum Web 2.0: How-To for Educators by Solomon and Schrum Leading 21 st Century Schools by Schrum and Levin Many other ISTE publications Organizations: ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) MSET (Maryland Society for Educational technology) Funding - District magnet or system funding– ASK!! - Local and national educational technology organizations Google technology grants for k-12 schools/public schools Many Web 2.0 resources are FREE!
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    Objective 2: Learnand share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Committee Formation: The CHS STEM Committee Meets monthly Four subcommittees Edline, Web 2.0, PD, Virtual Learning Encourages teacher leaders to emerge
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    Objective 2: Learnand share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Committee Formation: The CHS STEM Committee Meets monthly Four subcommittees Edline, Web 2.0, PD, Virtual Learning Encourages teacher leaders to emerge
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    Objective 2: Learnand share some ideas for beginning implementation in your school Professional Development: 21 st Century Skills Focus Where to start? Provide focused professional development Have teachers choose one tool to implement in their classes Share ideas and insights Teach others
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    Objective 3: Experiencehands-on activities with Web 2.0 tools Create a vodcast Create a podcast Explore and comment on our wiki Explore the “21 free Web 2.0 tools” Your Turn!
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    Visit the followingwiki for session materials, contact information, and more details about Chesapeake High School. chesapeakehighmsa2011.pbworks.com
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Editor's Notes

  • #5 The graduation requirements for all students will include 4 credits in science and 4 credits in mathematics in addition to 4 credits in a personally selected pathway
  • #6 Each student will select a pathway /Academy