Learn about the latest tools to use in education with students from elementary to high school. Tap into kids with the use of interactive teaching. Learn where to go and what sites are safe for use in the classroom.

1. Interactive Education Cyndi Masters, CEO / Founder

3. Open Source = No socioeconomic Differences Available to All – meets kids where they are

4. Social Media

6. Teacher + Facebook + Student = Toxic

12. Pros and Cons http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385380,00.asp http://twitterfor teachers.wetpaint.com

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14. Social Learning Management System Edmodo

15. Schoology

16. Edu20.org

17. Social Book Marking, RSS and Blogging

21. Gamification

23. “Games aren’t about wasting time they Are about learning how to Overcome obstacles and challenges, they are About mastery.” - Forget Gamification: It’s Time for Mastery

24. “The use of game play mechanics for Non-game Applications” “Funware” -Wikipedia

25. Student Gamification Resources Go Animate 4 Schools

26. Museum Box

27. Story Jumper

28. Study Ladder

29. Student Educational Games

30. Horace Mann founded public education in 1937. It hasn’t changed much!

31. + Memorize + Test + Grade = #OBSOLETE

32. Gamifyng Education = Mastery = Success

33. Grading System promotes de-motivation

34. A+

35. Start from 0 And Gain points with achievement

36. Class-wide Achievements

37. Gamification Promotes Agency Agency: “The idea that we control our own destiny And our choices matter” -http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/3167-Gamifying-Education

38. Games teach that different choices produce different outcomes

39. EXTERNAL MOTIVATORS thru ARGs

40. ARG Alternate Reality Game

41. ARG’s use information as milestones and achievements to unlock a greater goal or task

43. Great mystery

45. Example of an ARG – Implementation in the classroom

46. Case Study: World Without Oil 1,800 people combined imagination with insight to create World Without Oil (WWO), a realistic simulation of the first 32 weeks of a global oil shortage chronicled in 1,500 personal blog posts, videos, images and voicemails. Used as a tool to engage students with questions about energy use, sustainability, the role energy plays in our economy, culture, worldview, and history.

47. Lesson Format Divided into 10 Lessons, each with the following structure: Set the Stage Take Action Lesson Activity Reflect Take it Further

48. Lesson 1: Oil Crisis Introduction Part 1: Set the Stage A global oil crisis has begun. Oil usage worldwide has increased to where the oil supply can only meet 95% of it. Present one or two stories from WWO to give students the gist of the latest events in the oil crisis.

49. Lesson 1: Oil Crisis Introduction Part 2: Take Action Promote critical thinking with group discussion questions. What are your initial reactions to a spike in fuel prices and the coming oil shortage? How might your life have to change? How serious are those changes? How ready are you to make them? Why did oil prices rise so fast? Why did the announcement “an oil shortage is coming” cause fuel prices to rise immediately?

50. Lesson 1: Oil Crisis Introduction Part 3: Lesson Activity Examine a specific topic that gives context to help students gain a better understanding. Ex. What products besides fuel is petroleum necessary? Oil moved the tractor that grew your food Oil moved the truck that brought iPods to your store Oil mined the coal that generated the power that pumped water to your city Oil moved the ambulance that took your Aunt Martha to the hospital so that your cousin Samantha could be safely born

51. Lesson 1: Oil Crisis Introduction Part 4: Reflection Now that they have a better understanding of the current oil crisis, it is time for them to reflect on the recent events. Ex. How are you personally connected to oil and what does this crisis mean to you? Your reflection should incorporate your new understanding of oil and the changes that you personally may have to make if the situation worsens. Have students record their reflections in a variety of media Blog posts, videos, podcasts, photographs, drawings, etc.

52. Lesson 1: Oil Crisis Introduction Part 5: Take it Further Don’t let the game stop once out of the classroom. Use additional materials and resources provided by World Without Oil to extend the critical thinking experience between sessions. The goal is for students to continue to apply its lens of inquiry to the world around them.

53. DRINK the Kool-Aid !

54. Teacher’s Resources

56. Video