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** May 19 - Make up Part 2 **

 * Notes - Google Doc

//Essential questions for today// (first three are from the [|MacArthur Foundation])
 * How are young people changing as a result of digital media?
 * How should learning environments change?
 * How should learning institutions change?
 * What can we do with this back in my school organization?

//Video:// [|Chris Lehmann speaks to the FCC]

//Youth and digital media//
 * Video - [|Are kids different because of digital media?]
 * Video - [|Mimi Ito on digital media and learning]
 * Video - [|Henry Jenkins on digital media and learning]
 * Video - [|You can't be my teacher]
 * [|MacArthur Foundation YouTube channel]
 * Books on youth and media (coming soon)

//Educational Gaming//
 * 1) Video - [|James Gee on games and learning]
 * 2) Play this serious game
 * 3) [|3rd World Farmer] ([|read about the game] )
 * 4) Play one or more of these serious games
 * 5) [|Ayiti]
 * 6) [|Oiligarchy]
 * 7) [|Royal Society of Chemistry Games] (particularly [|Masterminding Molecules])
 * 8) [|Map countries and cities] (then [|read about research])
 * 9) [|Against All Odds]
 * 10) [|Gaming survey results]
 * 11) Explore these resources later
 * 12) [|Games for Change]
 * 13) [|Serious Games Initiative]
 * 14) [|Social Impact Games]
 * 15) [|Super Smart Games]
 * 16) [|Serious Games Source]
 * 17) Check out the //Quest to Learn// School
 * 18) [|A school built around video games]
 * 19) [|Video overview]
 * 20) [|Text overview]
 * 21) [|See curriculum samples] ([|Spartan Spy], [|Invisible Pathways], [|Writers of the Digital Roundtable] (start at p. 11), etc.)
 * 22) Check out //Conspiracy Code//
 * 23) [|Read the overview]
 * 24) [|See the syllabus]
 * 25) [|Video overview]
 * 26) [|Learn more] (particularly the [|product overview])
 * 27) Students can make their own games / challenges
 * 28) [|Sploder Game Creator]
 * 29) [|Scratch]
 * 30) [|Getting Started Guide]
 * 31) [|Scratch for Educators]
 * 32) [|Download Scratch]
 * 33) [|Microsoft Kodu] (see also [|video overview])
 * 34) [|Alice]
 * 35) [|StarLogo TNG]
 * 36) [|XNA Creators Club]
 * 37) [|Lego MindStorms]
 * 38) [|Components]
 * 39) [|NXTLog]
 * 40) [|2DIY] (see also [|this script archive])
 * 41) [|Wikipedia - Video game level design]
 * 42) [|YouTube - Make own levels]
 * 43) [|Getting started with videogame development]
 * 44) Books on gaming and simulation (coming soon)
 * 45) Other resources
 * 46) [|Learn math or die trying]
 * 47) [|Preschool Teachers Can Use a Media-Rich Curriculum to Prepare Low-Income Children for School Success: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial]
 * 48) [|Moving Learning Games Forward]
 * 49) [|Doug Gentile's research on gaming]
 * 50) [|DeVry University - Game and Simulation Programming]

//Augmented reality//
 * [|Chris Pirillo's demo] ([|ArSights.com])
 * [|Nissan Cube]
 * [|My.IKEA]
 * [|IKEA Instructions]
 * [|ARf pet]
 * [|Yelp!]
 * [|Nearest Tube]
 * [|GPS navigation]
 * [|Esquire Magazine]

//The future of assessment//
 * 1) // [|The School of One] //
 * 2) [|ETS Criterion essay grading software]
 * 3) [|ETS iCritical Thinking certification] (also see [|video overview])
 * 4) [|College and Work Readiness Assessment] (CWRA)
 * 5) [|Overview]
 * 6) [|Sample report]
 * 7) [|Teaching to a test worth teaching to in college and high school]
 * 8) [|Assessing critical thinking, analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and writing in high school]
 * 9) [|Rhode Island Diploma System]
 * 10) [|Overview]
 * 11) [|Portfolio toolkit]
 * 12) [|Exhibition toolkit]
 * 13) [|A field trip for state policy leaders]
 * 14) //Ed Sector// - [|Beyond the Bubble: Technology and the future of student assessment]
 * 15) //The Kappan// - [|Assessment around the world]
 * 16) Book - [|The Flat World and Education]

//Envisioning the future// > = SUCCESSFUL VISIONARY LEADERSHIP ([|Burt Nanus])
 * Things that are here or nearly here
 * [|Comprehensive], anytime/anywhere access to information ([|open] / [|free] / [|multimodal])
 * Comprehensive, anytime/anywhere access to other people
 * Technology-mediated instruction and assessment
 * [|The Internet of things]
 * Essential questions
 * How are young people changing as a result of digital media?
 * How should learning environments change?
 * How should learning institutions change?
 * What can we do with this back in my school organization?
 * Strategic vision x Communication = Shared purpose
 * Shared purpose x Empowered people x Appropriate organizational changes x Strategic thinking

1 to 1 Information > [|Google Form (afternoon)]
 * [|Why 1:1 PowerPoint]
 * [|You can't be my teacher.]
 * [|Information on current 1:1 schools in Iowa]
 * [|Benefits and concerns of moving to 1:1-notes],[| Notes - editable]
 * 1:1 Research-[|Maine International Center for Digital Learning], [|The Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment,]
 * [|AALF research]
 * [|Digital Native]
 * [|Resources form Iowa 1:1 Institute (i11i)]
 * [|SLA Post]
 * [|Medieval help desk]
 * [|Leading Change]
 * [|Strategic planning template]
 * [|Looking for "THAT" teacher]
 * Videos
 * [|Joe's Non-Netbook]
 * [|ASB - Benefits of 1:1]
 * [|ASB - Technology DIstractions]
 * [|ASB - Launching a Program]

Mindmapping

 * [|Mindmeister]
 * [|Mind42],
 * [|bubbl.us]

Wikis

 * [|Video - Wikis in Plain English]
 * Wikispaces
 * [|Wikispaces Video Tutorial]
 * Wikispaces Help

Collaborative notetaking

 * wikis
 * Google Docs
 * [|EtherPad]
 * [|Dabble Board]
 * [|CoverItLive]

Cellphones

 * [|Cell phones in learning]
 * [|Jott]
 * [|Poll Everywhere]

Google
[|Google Reader (RSS)] (bring the Web to you!) [|Google Calendar] (collaborative calendar) [|iGoogle] (personalized home page) [|Gmail] [|Google] (search)
 * [|Video - RSS in Plain English]
 * [|CASTLE Great Blogs for Busy Administrators]
 * [|Technorati]
 * [|Google Reader Video Tutorials]
 * [|Google Reader Help]
 * [|Google Calendar Help]
 * [|Import/Export Calendar Help]
 * How to sync Outlook to Google Calendar
 * Smart Phones & Other Mobile Syncing Devices
 * Google Calendar to your Mobile Phone
 * Calendars & Contacts Sync on 2.2X and 3.0 iTouch and iPhone
 * How to 3-Way Sync the iPhone, iCal and Google Calendar
 * [|Gmail Help]
 * [|Moving email from another account TO gmail]
 * [|Adding a custom "FROM" address]
 * Gmail [|Mail Fetcher](Gmail's Mail Fetcher can download messages from up to five other email accounts, centralizing all your email in Gmail)
 * [|Gmail Setup]
 * [|Troubleshooting Mail Fetcher]

[|Google Docs] (collaborative document editing)
 * [|Google Help in Comics]
 * [|Google Help Center]
 * [|Google Account]
 * [|Google Account Video Tutorials]
 * [|Google Account Help]
 * [|Video - Google Docs in plain English]
 * [|Google Docs Video Tutorials]
 * [|Getting started with DOCS]
 * [|Collaborating with Google Docs]
 * [|Docs for Educators (EXAMPLE])
 * [|Google Docs Help]

Twitter
[|Twitter] [|Twibes] [|Twitlet] [|TwitPic]
 * [|Video - Twitter in Plain English]
 * [|Twitter Video Tutorial]
 * [|Twitter Help Portal]
 * [|Twitter Search]
 * [|Public vs. Private: Protect your Twitter]
 * [|RSS Feeds in Twitter - it can go to your Google Reader]
 * [|Video - What Is a Twibe?]
 * [|Twibe Help]
 * [|TwitPic FAQ]



Blogs
[|Video - Blogs in Plain English] [|Blogger] Moving Forward
 * [|Atomic Learning]
 * [|Blogger Video Tutorials]
 * [|Blogger Help]
 * [|How to control who can view the blog (permissions)]
 * [|Create a team blog]
 * [|How to moderate comments]
 * [|How to post (embed) a video in Blogger]
 * [|How do I make a link (hyperlink) to another page]
 * Blogs
 * Blogs by Discipline



** URL shortener **
[|bit.ly]
 * [|bit.ly FAQ]



Voice over IP (VOIP) / Internet telephone / Videconferencing
[|Skype] [|Oovoo]
 * [|Skype Video Tutorial]
 * [|Skype Help]
 * Deleting an account (solution one) (solution two)
 * [|Setting Up Conference Call Help]
 * [|Adding Contacts Help]
 * [|Profile Public vs. Private]
 * Skype Example - Brian Crosby
 * [|Oovoo Help]



Digital photography
[|Video - Online Photo Sharing in Plain English]__ [|Flickr]
 * [|Flickr Video Tutorial]
 * [|Flickr FAQ]
 * [|Flickr Help]
 * [|Flickr Scott McLeod]
 * [|Flickr Creative Commons]
 * [|How to Private vs. Public]
 * [|Number of Photos]
 * [|Free Account vs. Pro Account (Upgraded & cost])
 * [|Bottle Top tripod]



** Screen capture **
[|Jing]
 * [|Jing Help]



** Online video **
[|Animoto] [|YouTube] [|YouTube Quick Capture]
 * [|Animoto Video Tutorial]
 * [|Animoto Help & FAQ]
 * [|Animoto for Education]
 * [|Animoto Scott McLeod 1]
 * [|Animoto Scott McLeod 2]
 * [|YouTube Video Tutorials]
 * [|Logging into YouTube with Google]
 * [|YouTube Help]
 * [|Did You Know? 2.0]
 * [|YouTube Quick Capture Help]
 * [|Roger Wilcox!]

[|Screencast]

SHORTCUTS

 * Google
 * Blogs
 * Twitter
 * URL Shortener
 * Skype
 * Photo
 * Screen Capture
 * Video
 * Wikispaces
 * Social Bookmark
 * Things to Check Out Later!!!
 * Browser Shortcuts & Firefox

=Articles= [|Steps to become paperless] [|6 ways librarians can teach social media] [|Re-booting the basics (resources on the bottom of page)]

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