1. How To Integrate Technology in the High School Classroom Presenter: Reneé Johnson

2. AGENDA 30 min Introduction 15 min Word Clouds 15min Email Accounts 15 min Collaboration 45 min Wikis 45 min Blogs 60 min LUNCH BREAK 45 min Video/Podcast software 30 min Concept Mapping software 60 min Assessment/Closing

3. Pre-training Activity Look at the word cloud. Take five minutes to write down a few words that you are familiar with, and then write down a few that you are not familiar with. Take five more minutes to process what you already know about free technology software and what you would like to know. Facilitator lead discussion session about what you know and what you would like know after training is over.

4. KEY CONCEPTS WORD CLOUDS EMAIL ACCOUNTS COLLABORATION WIKIS BLOGS VIDEO PODCAST SOFTWARE CONCEPT MAPPING SOFTWARE

5. Graphic Organizer

6. Word Clouds

7. Create your own word cloudwww.wordle.net

8. Add Text

9. Edit and Present

10. Free sites for word clouds www.wordle.net www.tagxedo.com www.tagcrowd.com www.worditout.com www.tocloud.com www.abcya.com/word_cloud.htm

11. EMAIL ACCOUNTS

12. Sites for free email accounts www.gmail.com www.aol.com www.yahoo.com www.hotmail.com www.gawab.com www.inbox.com

13. COLLABORATION Merriam-Webster defines collaboration as: to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor.

14. WIKIS What is a WIKI? A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative works.

15. Sample Wiki Page

16. Free sites for Wiki www.wikispaces.com www.wetpaint.com www.pbworks.com www.wiki-site.com www.sites.google.com

17. Create your own wiki Take 15min to explore the wiki sites provided. Choose one wiki site that most appeals to you and create an user account.

18. BLOGS What is a blog? Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

19. Sample Blog

20. Free sites for Blogs www.blogger.com www.classblogneister.com www.wordpress.com www.teachersfirst.com www.livejournal.com www.blogspot.com www.weebly.com

21. Create your own Blog Take 15min to explore the blog sites provided. Choose one blog site that most appeals to you and create an user account.

22. VIDEO/PODCAST

23. It is easy to use the site. 1) Go to the main site www.blabberize.com then click on the login/sign up link.

24. Create an account by filling in sign in information.

25. Once signed in click MAKE and upload any image. Follow the prompts to crop image and add mouth.

26. Once image is edited and mouth is added add audio using a microphone, prerecorded sound, or telephone. Edit image and audio to your liking and save, image is now ready to be presented. Invite people to see image directly to site. Embed image on another site. Convert image to video using free software.

27. Free Video/ Podcast Sites From a computer: www.blabberize.com www.youtube.com www.video.yahoo.com www.video.google.com www.teacherpodcast.org From a phone: www.gabcast.com www.gcast.com

28. CONCEPT MAPPING

29. Free concept mapping software www.bubbl.us www.spinscape.com www.webspiration.com www.freemind.com

30. ASSESSMENT Title: Mind Map Time: 60 min Grouping: Content Area Groups Activity: Participants will be grouped according to content area. Select a facilitator, a recorder, and a presenter for each group. In these groups participants will brainstorm about how each of the technologies discussed could be used in their discipline. Each content area group will choose one technology to share with the entire group that they feel will most benefit their content and why. Individually participants will create an account at www.bubbl.us to will create a mind map titled Free Online Tools. The mind map will include all of the technologies discussed in the presentation. Each participant should include a brief definition of the technology and three ways that the technology can be used in your classroom per group discussion. For each technology make sure to add username, not password, for each account created. Save concept map as jpg file and email it to renee.johnson3@waldenu.edu. Closure: Each content area will share with the group.