Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Day 1Digital Media for Educators - Day One Agenda
Workshop Facilitators: Denise Lewis & Susan Scott
Student Voice: "Digital Students @ Analog Schools"
Produced by Marco Torres & the students of San Fernando HS
http://www.sfett.com/html_movie/Ican5/dia_de_los_muertos.htmlWelcome, Introductions & Institute OverviewOverview:
Teachers will gain the knowledge and ability to use and create digital media within their content areas to enhance student learning and engagement. Educators can use digital media in many ways, from introducing new material to helping students learn to conduct research, synthesize large amounts of content and gain expertise in the use of digital communication and authoring tools. This workshop is designed to help educators enhance student literacy by focusing digital reading, writing, speaking and listening resources.
Objectives: Participants will learn about the global power of blogging as a digital medium for communication Participants will create a blog to host future digital content Participants will establish criteria for effective blogs & identify models of best blogging practices Participants will post on the blog a content based assignment for their student
What is Digital Media?What are the various types of digital media? How does it fit into the instructional arena?
Digital Media and Learning examines the effect of digital media tools on how people learn, network, communicate, and play, and how growing up with these tools may affect a person's sense of self, how they express themselves, and their ability to learn, exercise judgment, and think systematically with an arsenal of resources enabling them to create their own digital stories.
Why Blog?
Blogging -- the 5 W'sWhat constitutes an effective instructional blog?
Establish criteria for effective instructional blogs at
nyciblog.com & post critique
- How are they enhancing instruction?
- How are they being used across all grades?
- How are they being used across all content areas?
Create your Blog @nyciblog.com
How to create a nyciblog.com -- A Jing for teachers @ http://www.screencast.com/users/DLewis5/folders/Jing/media/b12c8304-922c-4192-9a3e-51a4d0dade15
Aligning Digital Media with Instructional Content
Plan for Project Collaboration within the blogging community
Identify & outreach to an educator with whom you want to collaboratePlan for collaborative projectPost project plans for students & collaborators
Using digital resources (i.e. graphic organizer, teachertube, videos, articles, podcasts, etc) participants will find and post resources to introduce a topic of student for their students.
Share & Response to Colleagues' Posts
Questions & Answers
Evaluation
