NINE AND TEN OF TEN WORKSHOPS

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Well this is it - the last of our technology workshops.  I have thoroughly enjoyed presenting at all three high schools.  I hope you have enjoyed the presentations but more importantly, I hope you have discovered some  tools that you have used and will continue to use in the future.

ScoopIt

Pinterest

TED

ClassTools.net

Voki

TodaysMeet

Furly

Snap.vu

Youblisher

FlipSnack

Google Earth

ThingLink

Google Docs

Blubbr

BitStrips

Google Translate

Free Rice

MessageHop

Ilivid

Draw It Live

Edcanvas

Wikispaces

TweetDeck

Infographics

Easel.ly

Hangout

But we're not through yet.  I have a couple more to demonstrate for you.

THE NY TIMES' LEARNING NETWORK BLOG

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TWO ONLINE SITES TO REPLACE POWERPOINT:

1) EMPRESSR

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2) PHOTOPEACH

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TWO ONLINE BOOKMARKING SITES:

1) SYMBALOO

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2) LIVEBINDERS

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NOW LET'S GET SERIOUS
Below are two videos that we're going to watch and briefly discuss before we move on to your final assignment.  The first one recently was uploaded to YouTube and it immediately went viral.  You may have already seen it.   The second one was filmed several years ago in 1994.  Listen to them closely as you compare and contrast their content.







FINAL ASSIGNMENT
After having viewed both videos, create a project of your choosing that was inspired by one or both the videos.  You may choose one video and elaborate on it or you may compare or contrast the two.  You may decide to do something entirely outside the box.  Be creative and original.  Do NOT use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint in order to create your project.  Use any of the tools that we have discussed in our eight workshops or one that you have discovered yourself.  Upon completion email it or its URL to your lead teacher and to me.  My email address is lhewett@columbus.k12.nc.us or lhewett1@yahoo.com.   I'm interested in seeing what you have learned.

If there's one thing that I hope you've learned from these technology workshops, it's to keep an open mind and at least try a tool or two.  Integrate them into your curriculum slowly at first until you build up steam and confidence.  Most importantly, don't let one bad experience with technology deprive you and your students of a very important 21st century skill, not to mention collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity.  Remember the girl running the race who fell?  She didn't stay on all fours on the track.  She got up, ran, ran and ran until she caught up with the others.  But she did more than just catch up with them - she passed them and won the race.  I've fallen so many times using technology but I didn't let it get the best of me.  Here I am at 60 years old in my 23rd year of teaching - loving and using technology more than ever.