21 Things Topics 2013-2014

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21 Things for Teachers Website

May - Copyright and Creative Commons
- Copyright Resources
April - Flipped Instruction
March: Digital Citizenship
- Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship
- Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum
February: Professional Learning Networks
- How to build a PLN
- Options for you PLN
December: Collaboration Tools
October: Virtual Classroom
- Overview of Extended/Blended/Online Classrooms
- Characteristics of Extended/Blended/Online Classrooms
September: Face or Your Classroom

May - Copyright and Creative Commons

Retreived from http://www.21things4teachers.net/9---copyright-and-creative-commons.html

Protection of intellectual property is taken very seriously in the United States. Copyright holders defend their rights quite vigorously and as a teacher, you should take seriously how both you and your student use others music, video, spoken and written words.

Copyright Resources

Creative Commons Licensing
Creative Commons is a free license-granting organization that allows individuals to determine how their creations may be copied and used.

Searching for Material licensed under Creative Commons
This site allows you to find resources with Creative Commons licensing.

Public Domain Image Options:

Citiation Makers
When in doubt - CITE!

A bear in the bushes ursus americanus by Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

April - Flipped Instruction

The Flipped Classroom - Explained

About the Flipped Classroom

Teachers who have flipped their classrooms either create or link to instructional materials about content they are teaching, and post them to a web site for students to view outside the school day. By having students view the videos and learning resources at home, teachers who use the flipped model spend their class-time helping students complete "homework" or apply or practice the learning. Teachers have begun using this model for homework, practice, and for providing sub plans (as shown in the video below.)

Flipped Instruction Concept

Inverting the classroom, improving student learning from Robert Talbert

Getting Started Resources

Getting Started with the Flipped Classroom

Clintondale High School: http://flippedhighschool.com/

Flipping the Elementary Classroom: http://jonbergmann.com/flipping-the-elementary-classroom/

Examples of instructional videos, all levels: http://flippedlearning.org/Page/49

The Flipped Classroom Network: www.flippedclassroom.org

Flipping the Classroom Wiki: http://teachingwithted.pbworks.com/w/page/37315118/Flipping-the-Classroom

The Flipped Learning Network: http://www.flippedlearning.org

Screencasting Resources

Screencsast-o-matic
Free, web-based, 15 minute maximum, allows webcam inset with video
Visit the site

Jing
Free, must be installed on a computer, 5 minute maximum
Get the free download

SnagIt
Educator price: $28.95 (or less in bulk), must be installed on a computer, unlimited length allowed (or at least an hour couldn't find a specified time length)
Free trial
Purchase through REMC Save Bid

Camtasia Studio
Educator price: $169.60 (or less in bulk), must be installed on a computer, unlimited length allowed (or at least an hour couldn't find a specified time length), full editing capabilities, allows webcam inset with video
Free trial
Purchase through REMC Save Bid

Various iPad Apps
Free or paid are available with different functionality. The 21 Things for iPads site has a section on screencasting. Click here to visit that page.

March: Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.

Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship

1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society.

2. Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of good

3. Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information.

4. Digital Literacy: process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology.

5. Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure

6. Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds

7. Digital Rights & Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world

8. Digital Health & Wellness: physical & psychological well-being in a digital technology world

9. Digital Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety.

Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum

Common Sense Media

February: Professional Learning Networks

Think about this for a moment: Where do you find time for learning with and from your colleagues? Does it happen while rushing down a hallway, during a meeting, or in a scheduled professional development event? The chances are great that it doesn't happen often enough during the regular school year.

A Professional Learning Network (PLN) can be a great way to learn things specific to YOUR needs, on YOUR time, in a way that YOU are comfortable with.

A PLN differs from a Professional Learning Community (PLC) in that the PLN is one you create and a PLC is usually created for you.

How to build a PLN

A Teacher's Guide to Building a Professional Learning Network (PLN) from Torrey Trust

Options for you PLN

Some of the social networking tools you may already be using can be a great way to build your PLN. Below are quick videos showing how Twitter and Facebook can be used to set up valuable connections and expand your network.

Twitter

Facebook

December: Collaboration Tools

Google Activity

October: Virtual Classroom

Virtual Education is defined as instruction where students and teachers are separated by time or space, or both, and the teacher uses a course management system (CMS) such as Moodle to deliver instruction. Through one of these systems, teachers can offer blended instruction (face to face instruction that includes access to materials on a CMS). Teachers can also offer fully online courses on a CMS.