From Ruben A. Cirillo High School Library
Tired of the same old PowerPoints? There ARE other options. Challenge you kids to get out of their comfort zone and do something DIFFERENT.
I attended this workshop and learned about a number of options. If you have questions – please don’t hesitate to contact me. Meanwhile – here is the information from the NYSCATE Wiki:
How do you connect to a 21st century student? Engage them by utilizing the tools available. This presentation will show a variety of student produced projects from elementary through high school. From digital storybooks and animated cartoons to short documentaries the students of Springville-Griffith are connecting with the world.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SECOND HALF OF THIS PRESENTATION AS WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU OUR STRATOSPHERE BALLOON PROJECT. Take a look at our webpage dedicated to the project: http://www.springvillegi.org/webpages/sballoon/
Presented by New Hartford Central Schools Employees
Covered the option of a school district using google apps as solutions for a whole district. New Hartford is in the process of migrating the whole district to Gmail and Google Docs. For more details, you can either contact me, or go directly to the workshop page on the NYSCATE 2009 Conference wiki. If you get to a blank page, it is possible that the information has not yet been posted on the wiki.
Some fascinating ideas in this article:
Do digital diaries mess up your brain?
This blew me away:
In fact, it’s not inconceivable that a microchip could be implanted in the brain that would be used to make external copies of memory, said Dr. Gary Small, director of the UCLA Center on Aging and co-author of the book “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.”
On the plus side, this would help patients with Alzheimer’s disease who have begun to forget key elements of their existence, he said. Presenting them their own memories could add “another 10 years of cognitive life,” he said.
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