ISTE+2011

ISTE 2011 June 26, 27, 28, 29 Philadelphia, PA **Conference Opening Keynote** **Dr. John Medina** Scientist and Brain Researcher Significant points: Every brain is wired differently. Our essential basic wiring is the same, but the more intricate and "top layers" of wiring are completely unique. It is in the wiring that is unique that learning occurs. Learning is cumulative, future learning depends on past learning. Emotional stability at home is the single biggest predictor of academic success. Theory of Mind - the ability to recognize mental states in oneself and to recognize that the mental states of others are different than your own

**Will Richardson** **[|www.bit.ly/write11]** **Eight Shifts for Every Classroom** Significant points: Learning needs to be motivating and inspiring. Technology allows learners to make connections. There is no standard definition of learning. Learning should be about individual passions and contexts. "Productive learning is the learning process that engenders and reinforces wanting to learn more." Technology allows us to connect an individual's passion with resources with which to learn. Education vs. Everyday Analog vs. Digital Tethered vs. Mobile Isolated vs. Connected Generic vs. Personal Consumption vs. Creation Closed vs. Open Shift #1: Do Talk to Strangers Shift #2: Create Your "G-Portfolio" Shift #3: Share Widely Shift #4: Manage Information...Lots of It Shift #5: Be a Crap Detector with Attention Literacy Shift #6: Follow Your Passions Shift #7: Learn to Learn Shift #8: Solve Problems...Creatively, Patiently  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Tony Vincent ** <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Learning in Hand ** <span style="background: white; display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Learning using Mobile Devices **

Tony Vincent provided numerous examples of apps that are perfect for use in educational settings. Follow this link: http://learninginhand.com/iste

** Brandon Lutz ** ** 60 Web tools in 60 Minutes ** ** [|www.60in60.wikispaces.com/ISTE2011] ** Check out the link above to a list of 60 useful web tools for educators! Also included are examples of how educators have used each one.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Alan November ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Global Curriculum and Empathy ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Significant points: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Global sensitivity is not taught enough in schools. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Use root zone database country codes to get to the source of content (site:dk, for example) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Teachers need to think globally across the curriculum. Technology can be used to connect with schools from places you are learning about. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">The CEO of the largest bank in the world told Mr. November that the most important skill to have today is empathy. Americans rank the lowest in this skill. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Schools need to provide students with opportunities to solve "messy" problems. Problems that require creative thinking, collaboration, cultural understanding.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Readilicious: Delicious Digital Reading Treats ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">readilicious.wikispaces.com/ISTE+tools ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The link above will take you a variety of web tools that support literacy including Blabberize and kidblog.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Leslie Fisher ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Gadgets ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">http://lesliefisher.com/index.php?/presenting/presentation-handouts/her ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Leslie Fisher is a self proclaimed technology geek. In her presentation on gadgets she talked about the latest technology tools that have been released. The link above also has pdfs for the other presentations that she does.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Lee Crockett (Ian Jukes was out sick but was supposed to present as well) ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">from The 21st Century Fluency Project ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">on Creativity Fluency ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">www.fluency21.com ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Significant Points: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">There are five areas in which students must be fluent to become digital citizens of the 21st Century: Solution Fluency, Creative Fluency, Information Fluency, Media Fluency, and Collaboration Fluency. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Curriculum tells what not how - schools are too focused on short term goals (test scores, etc..) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Education should be about doing, creating. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">"Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer, should be, and will be." <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Creativity is more essential than content. We are educating creativity of our children (reminded me of Sir Ken Robinson) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Creativity Process: Identify, Inspire, Interpolate, Imagine, Inspect **<span style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14px;">"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has." - **//<span style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14px;">Margaret Mead //

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Ipads and inquiry for Arts Education ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Apps for Arts Educators ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">artseducator20.wikispaces.com ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This was a presentation by a group of educators that were leading a PLC of arts educators aiming to integrate the use of ipads in their classes. From the beginning the focus was not on the technology but rather on the inquiry process that guided the teachers through the development of creative ways to use the ipads in their classrooms. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The link above contains info on the project as well as a number of app suggestions and arts web tools.

**Tammy Worcester** **Tammy's Favorite Top 20 Web Tools** **www.tammyworcester.com** A few of the Top 20 Tools: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Igoogle <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Google reader <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Avatar editor: avatar editor.com <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">JAM STUDIO – kind of like a free garageband – favorite artists area <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Odosketch – really great art website <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Skitch, like Jing but maybe better <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">plork <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">TINY URL <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Bibme.com – bibliography maker <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Random name picker <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fur.ly – shortens many urls into one. With navigation at top <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Delicious <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Evernote <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dropbox <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">New google features – filter by reading level <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Qwiki <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">QR codes **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dr. Howie DiBlasi ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[|www.drhowie.com] ** Dr. DiBlasi's presentation was about all things google. To view some of the neat ways google can be used in the classroom go to the link above, click on Google Projects, and then 2011-ISTE Google to the Max. I found the Google Lit Trips, and Google Maps Projects especially interesting.

**Burt Lo** **Cyber-Safety** []

Burt Lo's site (link above) contains the presentation that he gave on cybersafety. His site also contains links for cybersafety resources.