1. Swimming without
Drowning:
Early Career Teachers and
Web 2.0 Technologies
Live Blog for Session at
http://tinyurl.com/da9for
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A pass from other teachers
and administrators because
they’re the “new kids”
5. So how does one
swim in the sea
of technology
without
drowning?
6. How to Swim
• Work with the End in Mind
• Create a Window Into Your Classroom
• Cultivate Support:
In Your School and Beyond
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Epic Fail
7. Work With
The End In Mind
Ask “What is the problem for
which this is the solution?”
Hat Tip to Jim Burke (http://www.jimburke.typepad.com/)
8. Problem: Students lose paper
reader’s journals and cannot
comment on each others’
journals w/o taking them home
or using class time
Solution: Wiki for reader’s
journals
10. Problem: Need way for
students to access class notes if
they’ve been absent or missed
something in class
Solution: Shared OneNote
notebooks
Other options: http://circusponies.com,
http://evernote.com, Google Docs
12. Problem: Wanted students to
actively evaluate candidates’
messages in 2008 election
rather than being passive
viewers
Solution: VoiceThread, Wiki,
and The Living Room Candidate
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27. Have a Backup Plan
• What will you do if your lesson plan
doesn’t work?
• What should students do if homework
requires technology, and it isn’t
working?
30. Encourage Early Career
Teachers’ Efforts
• Hook them up with teachers in their discipline who
are technological innovators
• Be available during their classes, especially if they’re
starting something new
• Model technology in your interactions with them
• Be persistent