This is a presentation prepared by IASA Associate Director Dr. Richard Voltz.

2. Web 2.0 for School Administrators Dr. Richard Voltz Associate Director Illinois Association of School Administrators

4. Email me at [email_address] to receive invitations for my Ning, Wikispace and Google Documents

5. Webpage for technology for administrators is http://iasa4u.ning.com Webpage containing tutorial for various technology functions is http://iasa.wikispaces.com

6. My goal is to develop a School Administrator Professional Learning Community On-Line so we all can learn from each other.

7. Goal for this workshop is for you to use one Web 2.0 skill next year as a school administrator

11. And the winner… Karen Rose and her 3rd grade class from the Melissa, Texas, school district, singing a parody of a Madonna song “Living in a Digital World.”

13. Teacher is key!

14. Virtual Book Study

15. Infrastructure & Connectivity

22. If I were you…

23. Make a Video Podcast

24. Start Your Own Blog

25. Start a discussion in your district about 1:1 computing

26. Modernize your webpage with flash pictures, video and easy to navigate webpages

27. Start an audio Podcast and update regularly To staff To students To community

28. Start discussing “ What is the future computer for classroom use?”

29. Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning

30. Add Twitter On Your Webpages (District, School, Administrator, Teacher)

31. What is Web 2.0?

32. When I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.” ---Thomas Friedman, 2005

34. Did You Know V.5

38. What does it mean to be a student in the digital age?

40. Techno boomers: In some families, the elders are the ones pushing Facebook, Texting and Skype. Chicago Tribune; July 12, 2009

41. The Old Web

43. The New Web

45. Record Lecture Using ProfCast Save to GarageBand Embed in iWeb Upload to WebPage

47. Google Documents

50. Make a Video Podcast

55. Carmel Clay IN Superintendent

63. School District Dashboard

66. Start Your Own Blog

74. Modernize your webpage with flash pictures, video and easy to navigate webpages

76. Start an audio Podcast and update regularly To staff To students To community

91. Start discussing: “ What is the future computer for classroom use?”

94. http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/

95. Virtual Textbooks

96. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=2&ref=education

111. English Via Cell Phone

115. Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning

116. “ We should instead use technology funding to bolster new learning models and innovations, such as online-learning environments, to level the playing field and allow students from all walks of life -- from small, rural communities to budget-strapped urban schools -- to access the rich variety that is now available only to children in wealthy suburban districts.”

125. Screenshots

129. Inspiring Idea

131. Add Twitter On Your Webpages (District, School, Administrator, Teacher)

135. Follow me on Twitter at rvoltz and IllinoisASA

137. Do you think students are more engaged outside of school than in school?

138. What are you doing about it?

139. How young professionals say they learn.

141. “ I can look it up on-line, find an expert and then collaborate with that person on a solution.”

143. “ If I had to learn something new today the first place I would go is Google, then forum sites, then video sources.”

145. “ I would ask professionals and see if they would share their information with me.”

147. “ I would first go to Google, then Wikipedia, then my address book to see who I know that I could contact and leverage their knowledge to help me.”

149. “ Consult with peers, look on the Internet to search and learn information about the topic I am interested in.”

152. http://rayfelt.wordpress.com/

153. Poll By Texting

155. 1:1 Source: Gary Stager

156. Start a discussion in your district about 1:1 computing

158. 1. Write a novel

160. 2. Share your knowledge

162. 3. Answer tough questions

163. Who should I vote for? Who really was Martin Luther King?

164. 4. Make sense of data

166. 5. Design a video game

169. 6. Build a killer robot

171. 7. Lose weight

173. 8. Direct a blockbuster video

175. 9. Compose a symphony

177. 10. Change the world

179. 1. Write a novel 2. Share your knowledge 3. Answer tough questions 4. Make sense of data 5. Design a video game 6. Build a killer robot 7. Lose weight 8. Direct a blockbuster video 9. Compose a symphony 10. Change the world Source: Gary Stager

185. Video

191. Students are different today

193. Demo Jing to show participants how to use RSS feeds

196. Skype

197. Skype on the go…

199. Is your school able to offer every course every student wants?

201. Video produced by Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

202. RSS

205. Let’s play Jeopardy

206. Use Two Screens

207. Work efficiently in your office

208. More Tips

210. Learning from each other…