August 2010 Technology Update

Meeting Agenda and Resource Links

Nick Kapetanis

21st Century Skills

1. Creativity & Innovation 4. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

2. Communication & Collaboration 5. Digital Citizenship

3. Research & Information Fluency 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

Agenda and Resource Links Notes / Comments

I. Part One: 21 st
Century Skills Presentation
(est. 40 minutes)
a. Technology Tools Used:
i. Presentation Software: Prezi.com
ii. Poling Service:
Polleverywhere.com
b. Technology Tools / Web Sites
Mentioned and/or Suggested
i. Personal Learning Network
(PLN): Edmundo.com
ii. Blogging 1-8th Grade:
Kidsblog.org
iii. Math Wiki Site: Mathtrain.tv/
iv. Google Search Story Creator
v. Building Legacy with Wikipedia
vi. Global Awareness
1. The Flat Classrooms
Project
2. Take2Videos
3. Technospuds
c. YouTube videos search for these titles

Agenda and Resource Links Notes / Comments

 d. “Teacher Appreciation Song: A Song for
teachers – You Have Made a
Difference”
e. “Did You Know 4.0” HD
f. “Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill
Creativity?”
g. “Introducing the Book” (repost)
h. “The Networked Student”
i. Connectivism
i. Google Search Stories Video Creator
Tutorial
II. Part Two: Hands on Tech Resources
a. Atomic Learning (technology and
workshops resource
i. Log in: Academyatthelakes
ii. Password: lakes
b. Sweet Search (Search Engine)
c. Ed2th21st (Academy’s 21st Century
Skills resource Web page including
lesson plans)

"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think"...by Socrates