Breakdown Those Classroom Walls

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Presented by
Dan McDowell
History/Photo Teacher
West Hills High School
http://ahistoryteacher.com
danmcdowell@gmail.com

Planning Notes

You need a base!  A teacher web site - use wordpress, use Google Pages, Sites, etc.  Doesn't matter.  A web site will: .....

Must think about changing the way we do things.  The technology is not the sole change agent.  We must change the way we think about how we use the technology. 

The invention of the Chalkboard dumbfounded teachers.  Maybe thought it would simply disappear after a few years.  The Internet is a chalkboard, book, telephone, and television on steroids - you know the good ones (picture of Bonds or Arnold)

Use example of German Blitzkerg - French tanks were better.  Didn't have radio or technique.  It wasn't just the radio, it was the strategy.

Web Site Components
  • Calendar - Why Google?  Problems with it.
  • Regular updates
  • Custom Search Engines
Student Publishing/Collaboration/Group Projects
  • Blogs
  • Wikis
  • RSS: Keeping Track of it All
  • Google Docs
  • Google Groups
Sharing Content
  • DocStoc/Scrib
  • SlideShare
  • Video (YouTube and uStream)
Production Sites
  • Podcasting
  • Video Editing
  • Timelines
  • Comiqs
  • Image Editing