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Session 1 -- Monday

Introduction of Instructor (With the help of Wordle.net and Tagxedo.com)



Introduction of Participants Housekeeping -- Bathrooms, Lunch Schedule (each day we will go to lunch at 11:35 and lunch lasts 45 minutes), login and password for network. - Ear buds or headset, if possible. - Flash drive. - Digital Camera - Please have another student take a "close-up" face picture of you. Save that to your flash drive. - Take as many pictures during the academy as you can. Be sure to make them "very interesting". :) Introduction of Course Syllabus - Requirements - Washburn Academy - 1 credit - Pass/Fail - UW-LaCrosse - 2 credits - mandatory 5-day attendance; can sign up for 2 credits until 3:00 pm on Monday, July 25; UW-L representative will be available in the Commons at 3:00 today to answer any questions regarding graduate credit; transcripts available online for $8.00 fee; must meet with UW-L rep at 3:00 Monday and ? 2-3:00 pm Friday.

21st Century Learners in the 21st Century Classroom

A Day in the Life of 21st Century Children - What's it like for a 21st Century Kid? (Group Discussion) 10 Minutes on www.e.ggtimer.co media type="file" key="08 EZ Listening.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="14 Mellow Moods.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Let's tryout "Backchanneling" [|TodaysMeet.com] Our TodaysMeet Room: []

A Vision of K-12 Students Today media type="custom" key="10058957"

A Vision of 21st Century Teachers media type="custom" key="10058959"

[|Wisconsin Model Academic Standards]/Common Core State Standards

Information about 21st Century Skills [|- Partnership for 21st Century Skills] [|- Who Thinks This is Important?] [|- Framework for 21st Century Learning] [|- Apple Learning Interchange] [|- Characteristics of the 21st Century Learner] [|ISTE Nets (for Students, Teachers and Administrators)]

Accomodating All Learners!

Digital Footprints -- So Important! media type="custom" key="10032341"

This week we will take a look at and try out the many Web 2.0 tools and websites. (First of all, what does Web 2.0 mean and what are Web 2.0 tools?) [|- Web 2.0 (according to Wikipedia.)] - [|Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Pyramid] [|- The Best Places to Learn Web 2.0 Basics] [|GO2WEB20] [|Listio] Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools [|Ultimate Web 2.0 Directory] [|Technology Tools for the 21st Century Library Media Center] (Even more for later!!!) How can we learn about these Web 2.0 tools and how to use them? -YouTube, TeacherTube, tutorials on each site; Common Craft tutorials. How to keep track of all of these "Cool Tools". Create [|Diigo] Account and begin using it. Create a [|Symbaloo] Account and try it out. [|Our Class Symbaloo Webmix] [|Symbaloo-user-guide.pdf]

Wikis - Wikispaces Create Wikispaces Account and create a page for yourself on our class wiki. [|- PBworks]

Let's try a few!!!! [|- YearbookYourself.com]

[|- Classtools.net]

[|- Wordle] or [|Tagxedo] [|101 Ways to Use Tagxedo] [|Top 10 Ways to Use Wordle at School] [|51 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom] [|Top 20 Uses for Wordle] [|Ideas for Using Wordle]

Avatars [|- Voki] media type="custom" key="10058927" [|GrabbaBeast] media type="custom" key="10059083" - Build Your Wild Self

Ning [|- Ning]

Webpages [|- MyTeacherPages.com] [|- www.chrislonge.com] [|web.mac.com/christinelonge] [|- Wix] [|- Weebly]

Blogs [|- Blogger.com] [|Why and How to Blog]

Google Suite of Tools [|- Google/iGoogle] Create [|Google] Account [|Search-Cube] Tammy's Favorite Google Tricks and Tools Tammy Worchester has lots of quick tips for searching Google. Check out her tip of the week on her website.

- [|Building Your PLN Using Twitter and Diigo] [|- Technology Tools for the 21st Century Library Media Center]


 * Assignments:**
 * In a notebook or in Microsoft Word or Google Docs, create a registry of Web 2.0 applications used throughout the course – Include Name and URL of site, login and password for each site, and brief description of what it does or how it could be used in the classroom -- to keep for future use
 * Create your page on our class wiki. Embed the following on your page:
 * Your photo from YearbookYourself.com
 * A Wordle or Tagxedo project that you've created
 * Your Voki
 * Google Suite: Create your iGoogle homepage. Include a clock, dictionary, weather and any other apps you will find useful.
 * Create a summer calendar using Google Calendar
 * Using our class site, blog about any apps you discovered that you particularly like. Also, include any questions that you have regarding today’s class.