Brian

Brian's Page Session 1

At Setting the vision school leaders are tech leaders Role of school leaders using technology to improve instruction and achievement how do u get teachers boards tax payers lined up and part of the vision

talk to kids survey parents and staff board retreat using data to ask questions

staff development was the key

phase 1 get tech phase 2 use the tech phase 3 seamlessly enhance learning with tech.

key to successful 1 to 1 getting boards involved in the vision informed of the vision, and supportive allow all stockholders involved in the vision and mission. Students and staff present one a month students or staff present curriculum to the board with seamless tech. Not selling tech as it really is no different than having teachers or bathrooms.

professional development by colleagues most effective numerous reasons. Tech mentors good model needs added bodies

tech academy teachers need to go through to have technology. Steps to teachers getting hands on tech choice in what they get after they complete academy. Spaces cost and allows for immediate effective use

seamless use of tech, projected based. 3,4,5 grade students used Skype, webpage, smart board etc. To discuss with arch, school board and PTA to get results

Diane and I host a couple of parent nights using iPad using students

This was good!

Session 2 1 to 1 Programs Here, There. Everywhere,

presentation can be found online schools from Pa Cally, and New Zeeland

Hersey numerous mistakes High achieving affluent doing well so change is difficult given tools but how teachers taught did not change net books in the classrooms without including teachers in the decision application process was scored by outside resources Marzano and writing were the focus and created an engagement rubric significant writing scores gain parent sessions needed embedded and specific PD

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">West Chester Pa Students and teachers brought in their own along with net books data collection, use vs lack of use. Strong need for PD insurance is critical, teacher buy in by all teachers, student buy in heavy use is note taking?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">School to home program citywide wifi

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">parent training big deal coach and PD crucial

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">parent training needed for student to get netbook google docs and apps made this easier

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">New Z achievement was low

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">learn create share nice model...blogs

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Common thread...involve teachers, empower students get insurance google aps for education teacher dashboard very nice. Internet comes from school to the community so a filter would be nice

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">when it is working more material is covered and more students are engaged

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">be concrete in what the expectations are for teachers

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Session 3 Google Power Users Guide

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__howie@frontier.net__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Certified teacher

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Goggles app for iPhone

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fast Flip Google Reader

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I emailed the presenter for his presentation lots of classroom examples and cool things to incorporate google products to increase student engagement I will forward the presentation to all of the group when I get it.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Session 4 iPad revolution <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">standing room only wow

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">started with special Ed and math standardized test scores soared particularly special education

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">using seating and props to hold the ipad for serious disabilities

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lit2go recorded books

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">google earth lit trips recommend

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I can write. Story builder word warp

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">textbook publishers

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">inkling

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">google mobile apps

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">corkulus ibrainstorm

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ted talks mike matas digital books

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">interactive books super cool Al Gore Our choice Very cool!!!!!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">publishing within iPad amazing. Poetry units on Steroids potential is unlimited.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Note to Self <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">day 1 Mann inservice begins and is centered on ipad I create a project based lesson staff uses the iPad to do project. Follow up with back in Neenah.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">live note

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">photo gene

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">strip designer

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">home and power button takes a snap shot of the screen. Good tip

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">apps for learning.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">apptivities.org

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">tinyurl.com4yj6pll

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">gaglioloc@me.com

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Keynote Tuesday Morning

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">skill sets tool sets most important mind sets

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">moving away from old habits and traditions bring meaningful change

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Proactive teachers deal with what's in front of you and what you can control

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">taking ownership The leader in me

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">begin with the end in mind...have vision for work and personal life

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leadership teaching. Using the seven habits of highly effective people

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">keep the main things main

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">empower students with effective mindsets

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall a disappointing Keynote!!! No new knowledge.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tuesday Session 2: Ten Tech Commandments

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">article written in 2009 scr.bi/techcommand

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">today's meet a site to check out

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">we should not trap technology in a room

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">tech should be like oxygen

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">training is essential quality and continuous commandment 1 teachers need support not just using stuff training needs to be a priority technology is not about stuff tools not toys use them an investment poll everywhere text the mob you are not the smartest one in the room it's ok

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">any teacher that can be replaced by a robot should be out and visible with phones

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">why do we hold technology back the world is not sterile catcher in the rye quote on Fu's in the world

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ask the kids how to get around the system

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">get out the phones let them use what they have when we play make believe we are not doing our job

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">schoology cool Facebook app

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">schools need direction. What if I fail. You are not learning if you are not failing creative commons. Search for things that can be modified and reused

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">listening to their music who cares. Use free tools have a plan b.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">meaningful PD twitter and YouTube why not. Lisa Nelson Tom whitby Michael Fischer. Twitter to follow

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">collaboration is the 21st century tool!!!!! Amen. Why block!!!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Obama change quote. Very good

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">explore change contribute

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">eduteacher.net. His site

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Adam Bellow