6. OK, I’m ready
• Why do I make such a big deal about the
digital culture
• Suggestions for running a middle school lab
• Integrating InfoTech to other subjects
• Trying to sort the meaningful from the fluff
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7. Why is this a complicated
issue? Answer: IRP-less in BC
• Well, there is no IRP for Middle School IT,
AFAIK
• Unless you count the Grade 8-10 (1996) and/or
the Grade 11-12 (2003)
• Seems to me that Technology has undergone a
lot of change since 1996...
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8. Come to that, what is
Technology?
• Strong Bad knows....
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9. Anyway....back to the
topic
• Incidentally, PowerPoint presentation
should NOT make up the majority of your
IT program
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11. This is OK
• It’s KeyNote.
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12. What do we need?
• Consider a plan for a Grade 7 Information
Technology course.
• Working backwards from the Grade 8 IRP
Learning Objectives (er.....from 1996)
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13. And now, an excerpt
• It is expected that the student shall:
• identify information technology tools used to access information
• protect information using information technology tools
• enter information accurately using appropriate keyboarding
techniques and software that allows for the storage, retrieval, and
editing of material
• demonstrate the ability to formulate questions and to use a variety of
sources and tools to access, capture, and store information
• use appropriate information technology terminology
• evaluate a variety of input and output device
• demonstrate the ability to install software
• describe and practise appropriate safety procedures when working
with information technology tools
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14. Which boils down to:
• Foundations
• Processes
• Presentation
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15. Presentation
• DOES NOT JUST
MEAN POWER
POINT!!!
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16. Ask yourself...what
would Lisa do?
• There are as many course designs are there are
students, but here is what I do:
• What is Technology?
• Ergonomics
• Ethics
• Graphic Design
• Language/Code
• Efficient Internet/Keyboard short cuts
• Presentation-names/collages/Fireworks/Flash
• Media Literacy
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17. How to begin
• Let’s talk licensed software for a minute.
• Imagine you are designing a lab and have
unlimited funds to set it up
• Stop laughing.
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18. Software I must have:
• Apple iLife suite
• Adobe CS3 (or, of course, CS4)
• Comic Life
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19. Software I could run a
program without:
• Apple iLife
• Adobe CS3 (or 4)
• Comic Life
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27. This is where it gets
really fun
• In this section, look for sites and tools to
complement what you already do.
• Think about your program and consider
any unanswered questions.
• Be open to sharing.
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28. Maybe you want to focus
on word processing and
Keyboarding
Keyboarding does not have to be: fff ggg jjj hhh
Check out TypeRacer
http://play.typeracer.com/
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29. Behold the
Awesomeness
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32. When I’m done, I get my score, other’s
scores, and I can see where my text came
from. There is even a link for more info.
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33. And now something for
the font geeks
• Suppose you really wanted to study fonts:
All you every wanted to know about Sans
Serif is right here...
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34. “What does Font
mean?”
• Here is a site that tells you more about
baselines, descenders and serifs than you ever
thought possible.
• The basics of Typography
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35. Create your own font
• FontCapture: neat little application
• Allows you to capture your own
handwriting and convert it to a digital font
• You just need a printer and a scanner
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36. They aren’t really that
into your fonts...
• So here is a really nice way to bring
meaning to “Word Art”
• A great scaffolder
• Good introduction to “Tagging” (you better
explain that one)
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63. A neat Morphing tool
• A little clunky to use, but very cool
technology
• Face of the Future
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64. Start with a “normal” picture
Use the app to zoom in, set
the eye and mouth
markers....and transform!
Different ages, ethnicities or genders
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68. Child
Caribbean
Elderly Adult
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69. Child
Caribbean
Elderly Adult
Masculinize
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70. Use Face of the Future to become a Masterpiece
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71. Use Face of the Future to become a Masterpiece
Modigliani
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72. Use Face of the Future to become a Masterpiece
Modigliani Botticelli
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73. Use Face of the Future to become a Masterpiece
Modigliani Botticelli Manga
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74. Or a different animal
altogether:
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75. Or a different animal
altogether:
Chimpanzee
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76. Or a different animal
altogether:
Chimpanzee Drunk
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77. Many more Mashables
here:
• 13 Fantastic and Fun Image Generators
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78. But first, it’s time for An
Activity
• OMG PWNIES!!!!
• You will see a collection of Acronyms
around the room. How many can you
decode?
• What about the L33t phrases?
• Why is this important? Well, it’s not,
especially, unless you want to understand
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79. What else should I know about
the Culture of the Internets?
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80. Yo, Dramatic
Hamster, I’mma let you
finish, but “Charlie Bit
Me” is the greatest meme
of all time
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82. Cross Curricular
• Design class pages (in Moodle, or Blogs, or
Wikis)
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83. Cross Curricular
• Design class pages (in Moodle, or Blogs, or
Wikis)
• SMARTboard/Notepad projects
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84. Cross Curricular
• Design class pages (in Moodle, or Blogs, or
Wikis)
• SMARTboard/Notepad projects
• Character Blogs or Discussion groups
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85. Cross Curricular
• Design class pages (in Moodle, or Blogs, or
Wikis)
• SMARTboard/Notepad projects
• Character Blogs or Discussion groups
• Illustrations (Fireworks/Kerpoof)
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86. Cross Curricular
• Design class pages (in Moodle, or Blogs, or
Wikis)
• SMARTboard/Notepad projects
• Character Blogs or Discussion groups
• Illustrations (Fireworks/Kerpoof)
• Retellings: Pod casting, Flash, Comic Life
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87. Speaking of Kerpoof
• Nice little movie making application.
• Kids can easily create their own stories, or
retell stories
• Limited editing=limited time-loss
• Kerpoof
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88. Kerpoof Ideas
• Use the Van Gogh or Escher
backgrounds as part of an artist
study
• Use the Movie making function
for retelling stories, or as an
introduction to movie-making.
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89. Kerpoof Ideas
• Use the Van Gogh or Escher
backgrounds as part of an artist
study
• Use the Movie making function
for retelling stories, or as an
introduction to movie-making.
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90. Kerpoof Ideas
• Use the Van Gogh or Escher
backgrounds as part of an artist
study
• Use the Movie making function
for retelling stories, or as an
introduction to movie-making.
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91. The Teaching Lab
• It is a TEACHING Lab
• Lock it down-- this is a TEACHING LAB
• Do you have a bookable lab, roving carts, or
stations in the Library? If so, then the
TEACHING lab is for TEACHING
• Same deal for SMARTboards. They should not
be used as a Projector Screen for Movie Day.
• Assign chairs to stations, set the rules in force
Day 1.
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92. Teaching Lab Wish List
• Remote Desk Top
• Projector and Screen or white board
• Groups Folders-- hand in/hand out
• A Management Plan--seating? lighting? Free
Time??
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93. Oodles of Moodle
• Example: Grade 9
• Grade 8
• Grade 7
• Math 8
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94. Model Edmodo
• Edmodo is an easy to use basic CMS
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95. Play Time or Talk Time?
• Flip a coin?
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96. Play Time or Talk Time?
• Flip a coin?
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97. Play Time or Talk Time?
• Flip a coin?
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98. The Slide before the
Last
• A few more resources, more for theory and philosophy. Ponder at your leisure....(or
is that pwnder?)
• Top 11 things to know about technology
• Collection of Canadian education blogs
• Interesting collection of “Social Media” contests
• Good article on a “hacker”. Scary.
• A sobering article about a cyber bully/hacker
• Ten Photoshop disasters. This would be great for a Media Literacy assignment
• Probably the most important site on this page. 100 things you should have already
seen on the Internet...
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99. Check out Louis CK....
“Technology is wasted on a generation
of spoiled idiots.”
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