Technology+Strand+at+BC

= Welcome to the Technology Strand at Brooklyn Collegiate! =

**__// Our V //// ision //__** //﻿// to expose students to new and exciting digital ways to collaborate and share knowledge on the Internet. Students will learn to use and become familiar with 21st century digital technologies that are becoming commonplace in high school, higher education institutions, and the workplace.

__//**Quick Summary**//__


 * Accesibility to the internet and use of a flash drive is required
 * This is a four (4) year strand.
 * Each year will build upon the last.
 * Extra (outside class) time is required for certification track
 * By the time our students graduate from BC, they will have learned enough to take a certification and/or certificate course
 * Please see the "Contact" link on the Navigation bar (to the left) if you have any questions.

__//**Programs of Study**//__

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__//**Some of the elements we will be learning:**//__
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Google Docs
 * Social bookmarking
 * Digital storytelling
 * Online presentations
 * Podcasts
 * Tutorials
 * Google Earth
 * Responsible, safe, and ethical Internet use (netiquette)

[|www.skrbl.com/] [|www.prezi.com] [|www.newseum.com] [|www.schoology.com] [|ww.edweek.org/tm/] [|www.gilderlehrman.org/]
 * __//Some of the websites we'll be using this term://__**

=//__** Sample Curriculum **__//=

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__ Units of Study __
__NOTE__: **PDFs and Word Documents will be available in September**

1. Mobile Learning Unit
=== Mobile Learning in the Classroom Moodle Lesson - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Documents:** FILastName_Cellphones_in_the_Classroom_Travel_Journal.pdf FILastName_Cellphones_in_the_Classroom_Travel_Journal.docx
 * Cellphones in the Classroom Virtual Field Trip Travel Journal

Cellphones in the Classroom Virtual Field Trip zip file
**Websites I Use in the Course for Mobile Learning Opportunities:**
 * Polleverywhere - instant audience feedback
 * DropItTo.Me - an alternative to drop.io (stopped in Dec. 2010)
 * [|Textmark] - text students to remind them of due dates and homework
 * Schoology app - our course social network; also, Learning Management tool
 * [|Google Docs app (iPhone)] or (android) - create or access shared course docs
 * Gmail app - students used email for everything from communication to downloading picture files to Web 2.0 site registration confirmation
 * Qrafter ( iPhone ) Kaywa Mobile Readers(Blackberry, Samsung, Andriod, and many more)- QR Code reader app
 * Ustream app - create or view live or archived webcasts
 * Cartoon Creator app - can create safe visual representation in digital form for profile pictures
 * Wiffiti- send real time messages to answer a prompt to a screen board
 * Google Earth app - for our Google Earth tour destination assignment
 * Yodio- enhanced audio podcast recorder
 * Voicethread - interactive digital story recorder
 * Voki - avatar voice recorder
 * Animoto - create music videos...new on next year's changes for curriculum - Assigntment: create a digital emotion through (music, text, and pictures) music video
 * PLEs: **
 * One Note app - Notetaking; creating reminders
 * Calendar - Time management
 * Google Mobile Apps - Google Goggles (search the internet with pictures), Google Maps, iGoogle, Google Search, Blogger, plus their choices according to their needs and preferences (tie this into personal learning inventory)
 * Student & Parent Forms: **** Gmail Parental Permission Form **[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32"]] Gmail_Parental_Permission_Form.pdf[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] Gmail_Parental_Permission_Form.doc
 * Cell Phone Use Parental Permission Form **[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32"]] Cell Phone Use in the Classroom Parental Permission Slip.pdf[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] Cell Phone Use in the Classroom Parental Permission Slip.doc
 * Student Cell Phone Profile Form **[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32"]] CellPhonePlanSurvey.pdf[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] CellPhonePlanSurvey.doc

LFS_ET_mobilelearning.pdf LFS_ET_mobilelearning.doc
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== 2. Cyber Safety: Digital Security, Digital Citizenship, Digital Communication, & Digital Media Unit == === My Cyber Safety Wiki - K-12 cyber safety curriculum - Digital Security ~ Digital Communication ~ Digital Media ~ Digital Citizenship ===

a. Online Safety & Security in Collaborative Environments
=== Online Risks: Are You Safe From Harm? Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):**
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
 * The Wayback Machine - to prove to students that although media (pictures, text, videos) are removed from a site, the files are archived
 * FlashEarth - have students type in their address here or in Google Maps to show how much is shown online of their home and yard
 * Facebook Infographic - illustrates information in graphic form
 * Pew Internet Report: Teens & Sexting

b. Create a Safe Online Profile Identity & Image
== Create a Safe Online Profile Identity & Image Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page == **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents** Cyber_Stalking_editable.pdf Cyber_Stalking_editable.doc
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
 * Putting up Stuff You Wish You Hadn't
 * Pew Internet Report: Reputation Management & Social Media
 * Promoting Ethical Behavior Online: Our Values & Ethics - a lesson plan plus handouts & overheads by Media Awareness Network
 * **Cyber Stalking - Have Students "cyber stalk" online to find specific facts about real people?** Tip: Get permission from the real people first (I used my father, a fellow teacher, a fellow student that plays a sport in college, and a business person from the community )

c. Create a Safe Pictorial Identity & Image
Social Networks Moodle Lesson & Rubric- Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page**Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):**
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2Video 3
 * That's Not True.com: Where Do You Draw the Digital Line? - complete with games, things to think about, advice, discussion forum on cyber safety topics and videos
 * Safe Wave: Did You Know - important internet safety statistics and findings
 * What Effect Does Facebook Have on You? Poll - collect anonymous instant feedback from students
 * Create a Safe Visual Representation of Yourself - log in as a guest to see this list of web sites where students may create a safe visual representation to use as their profile picture in our social network
 * Google Docs Form - this is where you can create an online form to collect student Gmail addresses after they create their accounts in Gmail
 * GMail Google Docs Live form - this is the actual form my students submit. I then share it with all the students in class which is important in communication during certain assignments
 * Schoology Course Social Network- I created a social network in Schoology; this web tool has an interface similar to Facebook

d. Cyber Citizenship - Identify & Practice Online Etiquette & Responsibility
For Teachers: **Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers** []

d1). Acceptable Use Policy is the Law
== Acceptable Use Policies are the Law Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page == **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents** **AUP Learn Sheet** - handout for students to complete after going through the lesson resources Digital_Citizenship_AUP.pdf Digital_Citizenship_AUP.doc **Los Angeles Unified School District AUP **- I used this handout as a sample AUP for students to find the six important parts of an AUP (preamble, policy statement, definition section, acceptable uses, unacceptable uses, violation consequences/sanctions) AUP_BULLETIN_REVISED_1-24-06_ATT_A36556_0-1.pdf AUP_BULLETIN_REVISED_1-24-06_ATT_A36556_0-1.DOC
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
 * iSafe AUP (Acceptable Use Policies) handout
 * Getting Started on the Internet: Developing an Acceptable Use Policy
 * Cyber Safe Self-Assessment Quiz- I used this quiz as an introduction to my mini lesson on security of information, passwords, and digital property
 * Password Security in Education/Authentication - this was a wikibook page I created in one of my Wilkes doctoral classes; I use this in my mini lesson about password security; we go through the **Microsoft Online Safety Password Advice** to create new passwords
 * Go Animate tutorial - Go Animate tutorial - created by [| marceloleal] on Slideshare. It is great because of all the screen shots!
 * My GoAnimate teacher example - the task was to articulate details of our school district AUP to our younger audiences (elementary and middle school students) through an animated cartoon

d3). US Copyright & Fair Use
== Our Responsibility to Respect Other People's Created Works Moodle Lesson - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page == **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** LFS_ET_CyberSafety.pdf LFS_ET_CyberSafety.doc
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
 * [|US Copyright Office] - I have students search for copyright licenses with textbook or their reading book ISBN numbers, titles, or author names
 * Website Copyright - this offers real world court cases surrounding music, internet, and movie court cases involving copyright infringment
 * 10 Big Myths of Copyrights Explained- this site provides explanation to popular misunderstandings about US Copyright law
 * Learn About Copyright Terms- this is a flash exercise to teach students about US Copyright and Fair Use
 * Creative Commons licenses - it is important for students to recognize the six Creative Commons licenses and know what they are allowed and not allowed to do with the created works possessing a Creative Commons license
 * Wiffiti Screen about Copyright & Fair Use - I use this as a "ticket out the door" after this lesson. Students can write on the screen wall via mobile phone or web site
 * **My Teacher's Media Webpage for Student Projects & Teaching Media Literacy** - provides students with public domain or licensed for reuse media (still and moving graphics, sound, & music files, and tools to create their own media!
 * Taking the Mystery out of Copyright - a resources from the Library of Congress
 * Copyright Readings with Activities - from the WIT (Web Institute Web site of the University of Chicago
 * [|Copyright & Fair Use Chart for Teachers Resource 1]
 * Copyright in an Electronic Environment Resource 2
 * Copyright & Fair Use for Students Chart Resource
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a. Wikis - Create Content
=== Create a Wiki Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents** WidgetInstructions.pdf WidgetInstructions.doc
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
 * The Creator of the First Wiki - Ward Cunningham created the first wiki in 1995
 * Wiki Design Principles - students should be familiar with what makes a good wiki page before creating their own
 * Wiki Etiquette - it is also important that students know and practice good wiki etiquette when creating and adding to wiki pages
 * Wikispaces website Wikispaces Blog - we use wikispaces in this course to create individual student wiki pages on the course wiki; their wiki pages act as an e-portfolio of their created works done in this course
 * Voki - students create a talking avatar and embed it at the top of their wiki page introducing their wiki page to visitors
 * Vozme - a text to speech tool for students to create an mp3 file of their voice for their voki in case they are not using their cell phone or they do not want to speak in front of other students
 * Our course wiki on wikispaces
 * Hexadecimal Color Codes - teaching students to find their choice of color in formatting their wiki page text is a good thing. ;)
 * **Placing Widgets on wikipages** - I encourage students to add widgets throughout the course to create their own PLE and set a certain mood/aesthetics to their learning space they are offering visitors

**b**. Google Docs- Collaborative Content
=== Google Docs Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents** GoogleDocsInstructions.pdf GoogleDocsInstructions.doc
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2
 * Google Docs Website Google Docs Tour
 * Using Google Docs in the Classroom is Easy at ABC - this is a great resource for students and teachers
 * Google Docs Help - the Help menu for Google Docs by Google
 * Collaborate on Google Docs - the type of collaborating (live chat) depends on type of Google Doc (for example, Live chat is available for presentations on when collaborators are viewing the show
 * Embed Google Doc into Webpage - we use wikispaces in this course to create individual student wiki pages on the course wiki; their wiki pages act as an e-portfolio of their created works done in this course
 * Google Docs Teacher Form Example- this provides the students with an example before creating their Google Docs form (I ban them from asking "favorites" questions in their form; this can be over done)
 * Random Group Creator- I use this website to create random student groups; students like the proof of fairness, plus it's a good way to model the use of technology all around the classroom
 * Google Docs Start Up Instructions - we used this to create class notes to introduce students to Google Doc

**c**. Social Bookmarking - Sharing Content
=== Social Bookmarking Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson)** **Documents** SocialBookmarkingInstructions.pdf SocialBookmarkingInstructions.doc
 * Video: Video 1
 * Delicious Website Delicious Website Help
 * Delicious Bookmark Tools - this is where students create their customized tagroll to embed on their wiki page (Words of caution: I advise my students to decheck (Add to my Network) and username, and make sure the tagroll title has only their first name or Delicious username; also, students need a minimum of 10 tags to create a tag roll embed code
 * Symbaloo - a fun website where students can customize their desktop according to their favorite websites; a different and visual take of collecting all favorite websites into one place
 * **Delicious Start Up Instructions** - additional note: Delicious has been bought out by AVOS, a company created by the original creators of YouTube. There may be some changes in the site when the new company takes over, which will cause me to change resources.

**d**. RSS, Feedburners, and Aggregators - Subscribing to Content
=== RSS, Feedburners, & Aggregators Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson)**
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2
 * RSS Search Engine - this will help students find feeds on their favorite topics or interests
 * iGoogle Webpage What is iGoogle?
 * Google Reader Help - a good resource for students to look for their answers
 * Alefo - an alternative to creating a customized "homepage" with a collection of our favorite website GUIs that students crop to what they want to see on each website

**e**. Blogs - Reflecting on Content
=== Blogs Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson)** **Documents** Blog_Etiquette.pdf Blog_Etiquette.doc blog_etiquette_guidelines.pdf blog_etiquette_guidelines.doc BlogInstructions.pdf BlogInstructions.docx
 * Video: Video 1
 * What is a blog?
 * Blogger Website - a asynchronous blog experience
 * Our Course Blog - note: I delete posts that are repeated each marking period so students do not have the advantage of looking at past students' comments; also, make sure you have all blog comments go to your email first for approval before publishing on your course blog (change this in Settings of blog on blogger)
 * **Caution!!! Remove the Next Blog button at the top right corner of blogger.** This is a random blog selector and you have no control to the content that "pops up" next. See videofor instructions how to change the code in Blogger in the head section of the code
 * Technorati - blog directory; have students click on Blogs at the top before they do their search; they should find blogs that match their interests
 * Technorati's Blog Quality Guidelines - this helps students understand what makes a blog a good blog!
 * CoverItLive - a synchronous blog experience; students LOVE this lesson. I introduce webcasts (the next lesson) with a session on CoverItLive; great because you can archive blog posts and comments for absent students (see my Emerging Technologies wiki page to see archived blog discussions
 * **Blogging Do's & Don'ts**- important to teach students what to do and not do when posting and commenting in blogs
 * **Blogging Etiquette**
 * ** How to Create a Blog **

**f**. Webcasts- Broadcasting Content
=== Webcasts (Live & Archived) Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson)** **CoverItLive Webcasts Links** (this first part if this lesson is done in CoverItLive synchronous blogging - see above subunit; you will add these links to your Media Library in CoverItLive and then just click on the link when you are ready to post it during the live blog) ET_CollaborativeEnvironments_Unit.pdf ET_CollaborativeEnvironments_Unit.doc
 * Video: Video 1
 * Ustream's Channel on YouTube - good to show students live streaming however since I cannot control the content, I do not place it on my course Moodle page. I will show students what is showing but always remember to watch prior to viewing.
 * [|What is a webcast? - wikipedia.com]
 * Ustream Live Channel - puppy webcam
 * [|Ashton Kutcher broadcasts awards show using UStream]
 * Berkeley University Webcast Courses
 * Broadcast Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy
 * Cancun Live Weddings
 * Meridix - Webcast your school events!
 * United Nations Webcasts
 * The Course Ustream Channel - I video the students with my iPhone using the Ustream app; we watch it on the projector while we are filming the "live" webcast; I then remove the webcast for privacy reasons.
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a. Online Presentation
=== Out of the Ordinary Presenation Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):**
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
 * Prezi Presentation Website - this is "hands down" the most popular tool students take into their other courses. Now, they can also embed YouTube videos. Prezi gets better & better!
 * Learn Prezi - easy-to-follow videos to help students learn how to create a Prezi

b. Comic Strips
=== Comic Strips Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):**
 * Comic Creator sites: Website 1 Website 2 Website 3 Website 4 Website 5 Website 6 Website 7
 * Picnik - use this online photo-editing site to crop screen shots of the comics that do not provide embedding or saving. Students copy and paste a screen shot of their comic strip into Paint, save it as a .jpg, then upload the file to picnik to further embellish with borders. Students may also crop the file in Paint with the selection tool. Students will then upload their .jpg to DivShare, which will provide an embedding code to place as a widget on their wiki.

c. eBook
=== Create an eBook Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === ** Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson): ** **Documents** firstintialLastname_eBookStoryboard.pdf firstintialLastname_eBookStoryboard.doc
 * Mixbook Website- this provides an eBook creation tool which is interactive for flipping pages. Students love it!
 * **eBook storyboard** - every good story begins with a storyboard

d. Interactive Story
=== Create an Interactive Story Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):**
 * Voicethread - Ward Cunningham created the first wiki in 1995
 * My Teacher Voicethread Example - students should be familiar with what makes a good wiki page before creating their own

e. Audio Podcasts
=== Create Audio Podcasts Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents**
 * Videos-: Video 1
 * Vocaroo - the easiest audio podcast creator!
 * Podcomatic - to create an enhanced podcast with cellphone (1 picture for track)
 * Yodio - to create an enhanced podcast with cellphone (2 pictures - 1 for cover and 1 for track)
 * **Audio Podcast Storyboard** - this helps students plan their story [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32"]] Audio_Podcasts_Script_StoryBoard_file.pdf[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32"]] Audio_Podcasts_Script_StoryBoard_file.doc

f. Tour Destination
=== Create a Google Earth Tour Destination Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents**
 * Google Earth Help - easy to use in helping students create their first tour destination in Google Earth
 * Google Earth Tech Tips - by Louise Main; a wonderful resource!
 * Google Earth Examples - this is good to give students some examples to watch before creating their tour destinations
 * Google Earth API Code Examples - this is also beneficial for gifted students or computer programming students to dabble with API code
 * How to Create a Google Earth Tour with Content PDF document by David Jakes

g. Screencast
=== Create a Screencast of your Google Earth Tour Destination Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents**
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 the students may ignore the verbiage about compressors and codecs; your IT dept. should take care of this when they download Camstudio and create the computer image for your computer
 * Camstudio - need to download Camstudio (open source screen capture software); you may also use Jing
 * File Convertors: Media Converter Zamzar
 * Alternative: Students can narrate in Google Earth and save it. See this document. I wanted to combine the lessons to give students experience doing a screen capture.
 * **How to Convert Files**
 * [|File conversion]** View more [|presentations] from [|mwiscount]

h. Video Podcast & QR Code
=== Create a History Podcast & QR Code Moodle Lesson & Rubric - Click on Log In As Guest to open lesson web page === **Lesson Websites (in addition to what is it the Moodle Lesson):** **Documents** firstinitial_lastname_History_Podcast_Storyboard.pdf firstinitial_lastname_History_Podcast_Storyboard.doc
 * Videos: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
 * Backchannel for Project - we started this the last marking period this school year to share tips with other students
 * Online Stopwatch - this is great for students to gauge how long their script will be in narration
 * How to Use QR Codes - this is a fun animation created in Xtranormal
 * Kaywa QR Code Generator - students will copy and paste their video's YouTube URL into the generator to generate a QR code that will take a person, with a smartphone and QR Code reader app, right to the student's content on YouTube
 * CuePrompter- this site was added in the backchannel by one of my students who does the morning show at our school; she showed other students how to copy parts of the script into the cue prompter, which students could use to narrate and not be holding a paper
 * Vozme - a text to speech tool for students to create an mp3 file of their voice for their voki in case they are not using their cell phone or they do not want to speak in front of other students
 * History Podcast Storyboard
 * **How to Use Vozme**- text to speech to create .mp3 files - perfect if a student is shy about speaking in front of the class while narrating his show in MovieMaker

Credit_Slide_Example_for_Podcast.pdf Credit_Slide_Example_for_Podcast.doc firstintialLastname_destination_QR_Frame_CopyForEasel.pdf firstintialLastname_destination_QR_Frame_CopyForEasel.doc ET_DigitalStorytelling_Unit.pdf ET_DigitalStorytelling_Unit.doc
 * **MovieMaker Instruction Sheet** - by ReadWriteThink
 * **How to Create a Video podcast using a Windows PC** - by Northern Illinois University College of Education
 * **Windows MovieMaker Tip Sheet** - by Northern Illinois University College of Education
 * **Credits Slide Example** - this gave students an example and syntax to follow when creating their credits at the end of their podcast
 * **QR Code Easel Frame Copy** - the students printed this paper, cut it, and placed it in the plexiglass easels I purchased at Walmart; to insert the QR Code image .jpg file, students after inserting the picture need to right-click the picture, select In Front of Text for text wrapping (or Format Picture and then choose Layout), and then re-size to fit the small square.
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ISTE 2011 Teaching a High School Emerging Technologies Course Presentation Resources Teaching a High School Emerging Technologies Course QR Codes & URLs Teaching a HS Emerging Technologies Course_resourceHandout_mwiscount.pdf
 * [|Teaching an HS Emerging Technologies Course - ISTE 2011 Philadelphia]** View more [|presentations] from [|mwiscount].


 * Special thanks to Melanie Wiscount for all her advice and guidance as well as her weatlh of resources and time!