Session+2+-+Friday

Presenter: Laurie Heikkila Robyn (I will use things from here for my feedback session to school)
 * The Best Things in Life are Free**

If content is 'content free' e.g. KidPix you want 'no basement and no ceiling' then the students can interact with it in many ways.

Kill and drill - one directional software - these are called content rich. We need to be looking for 'content free' applications.

Example http://www.terrapinlogo.com/

What is the difference between: Freeware, Open Source, Shareware

Freeware - no support, WYSIWIG - what you see is what you get

Examples: Alice, Squeak, SAM, Tux Paint, Tangrams Alice is programming language

Squeak - http://www.squeak.org/ http://squeakland.org/ Draw and animate

SAM - stop action motion - download what the children have filmed, record voices,

TuxPaint - a replacement for KidPix

Tangrams http://tangrams.ca/

Open source Public domain - users permitted to use, change, and improve the softwae and redistribute it in modified or unmodified form e.g. Moodle, Open Office Some others are: Droople, Coffee Cup

Shareware - download it for free. A little tech support sometimes available. Uses the honour system.

Graphic converter - example of alternative to Photoshop

Finding Freeware, Shareware, Open Source

The sites below rate the freeware, shareware programmes [|www.tucows.com] [|www.tudogs.com] [|www.apple.com/download/macros]

MacSaber - accelerometer (Roll; tilt; Force)

Links to Forensics Museum, Lego Robotics, etc

Her website is [|www.techresources.org]

Simple City

**How flat is your classroom? Use these 7 steps for successful global collaboration**
The flat classroom concept is based on the constructivist principle of a multi-modal learning environment that is student-centered and a level playing field for teacher to student and student to teacher interaction. Based on the experiences of the award winning Flat Classroom Project this session will detail seven essential steps for lowering your classroom walls to promote connection and understanding between geographically dispersed, ethnically and culturally diverse groups of students in meaningful, global cooperative authentic learning experiences.

I have followed Julie Lindsay''s work

We used a back channel - interesting Thomas Friedman The World isFlat

How do you know your world is flat.You and your students communicate,collaborate and create products that make a difference to the world with people from other countries.

Global Coolaboration3.0a Cultural Undersatnding Digital Citzenship Online LEarning Enviroments

Wiki - world is flat

Audiencece Mashup - can be involved as a reviewer etc without actually running the project


 * Seven Steps to Flatten Your Classroom**


 * 1) Connecting yourself (PLN) - Personal Learning Network - Check Friday, Session 1 with David Warlick to get more information
 * 2) Communication (synchronous and asynchronous)
 * 3) Citizenship
 * 4) Contribution and Collaboration
 * 5) Choice
 * 6) Creation
 * 7) Celebrate

Vicki Davis skyped in-very clearly. Stay motivated]

Teacher must be connected to her/his own personal learning network ning/twitter/find connections - see David Warlick's session one

connect within your class - Educational Networking not social networking - synchronousand asynchronous - you need to set up the asynchronous piece which is the area where so many people getstuck. Illuminate withing school/district Managed global connection Student to student with teacher management Phase 5 - Student to student with student management

Andrew Church's discussion of Bloom's Taxonomy - New Zealand - he has a wiki

Atomic Learning-double check this site