NECC07 Session 6: Staggeringly Good Things Integrating Media and Google Earth

Notes on Staggeringly Good Things Integrating Media and Google Earth

Presenter: Hall Davidson, Discovery

• With Google Earth Pro you can capture your trip and make a movie so it doesn't have to operate "live" all the time
  
• Jason Burg again mentioned for GoogleLit Trips
  
• http://www.findsounds.com/ for sounds to embed
• Can add a Flickr layer for images
• You can paste a web cam address in a box and see a web cam from a site while following a trip/location

NECC07 Session 5: The Longest Mile: From Media Resources to Successful Lesson Plans

Notes on The Longest Mile: From Media Resources to Successful Lesson Plans

Presenter: Lynell Burmark, VisionShift International

Lynell Burmark always has interesting statistics and thoughts to share about Visual Literacy. (The Visual Literacy book is also available as an ebook now.) I've heard many of the resources and stats before but here are some interesting resources, etc.:

• The most effective PowerPoint slide is one with image only IF there is a voice over (speaks to dual-coding research by Allan Paivio)
• Using illustrated materials, retention and recall increase 42% and transfer 89%
• Start your class with a picture...perfect "anticipatory set"
• Free high-res stock photography at http://www.morguefile.com/
• More image sites available on handout "Web Resrouces for Images" at http://www.educatebetter.org/
• Jerome Burg did "Google Lit Trips" using literature and Google maps
• What percent of the Internet is educationally relevant? 6%

NECC07 Session 4: Five Obstacles to Information Fluency (and How to Remove Them)

Notes on Five Obstacles to Information Fluency (and How to Remove Them)

Presenters: Carl Heine, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy with Dennis O'Connor

21st Century Information Fluency Project - IMSA

• Used to be called "5 things digital natives cannot do"
• 1/3 of students do things effectively
• What do they need to do?

1. What? how do I translate a question into a query?
2. Where? Choose the best database in which to look
3. How? Recognizing information that's relevant, finding better keywords
4. How good? Verifying the credibility of the information
5. Ethical? Follow guidelines of fair use? How do I cite so that I don't plagiarize?

• Google results only so 85 pages, you'll never see ALL the results
• Presenters gave examples of very interesting Internet Search Challenges
• Tools and challenges and more details available at http://21cif.imsa.edu/

NECC2007 Session 3: A Reflective Look at Online Professional Development

Notes on A Reflective Look at Online Professional Development

Presenters: Bill Thomas, Educational Technology Cooperative, Southern Regional Educational Board with Michael Murray and Jo Williamson

• Discussed the Multi-State Online Professional Development program (MOPD)
• Very broad multi-state program
• Big picture
• EDC - Educational Development Center - should look at this resource more

NECC2007 Session 2: Standards for Us! Building Technology Facilitators and Leaders

Notes on Standards for Us! Building Technology Facilitators and Leaders

Presenters: Jo Williamson, Kennesaw State University with Traci Redish

There ARE standards for us! They aren't published like NETS-S, NETS-T, and NETS-A and seem to focus very much on the preparation for technology facilitators and leaders but they do exist. As the presenters stated, having standards for what we do adds a certain level of professionalism and expectations for our jobs. Technology leadership can no longer be the role of the big-hearted teacher who likes computers and wants to help his or her colleagues. We need to be able to accomplish great things because great things are expected of us. These standards are one way to help us choose and keep better technology leaders.

Though these presenters were simply sharing some information about existing standards, this was one of the more impactful sessions for me. I hope I can successfully impact the leadership in my school district when I return.

You can see the standards for Technology Facilitators and Leaders at:
http://cnets.iste.org/ncate/n_new.html