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Communication and Collaboration Tools



May 5, 7pm MST  (UTC/GMT -6)

Kim Cofino 21st Century Literacy Specialist, International School, Bangkok, Thailand, Link to Elluminate Archive 

The 21st Century Learner

Looking to engage your students through the use of new technologies? Wondering about the key skills and attributes they will need for their future? Ready to start adapting your classroom to the needs of the 21st century learner? In this presentation we will focus on strategies for helping students learn with technology the way they live with technology. Bring the engagement and excitement students have about connected learning into your classroom by embracing the new technologies and skills students are experiencing outside of school. All resources and materials used in this presentation can be found on the presentation wiki.

Breakout Session Presenter:Dr. Scott McLeod, Associate Professor and Director, CASTLE, Iowa State University

Session Title: Are your policies getting in the way of your progress?

Session Description: Many school organizations say that they want to make technology-related progress for staff and students. Closer examination of their internal policies and decision-making reveals, however, that their actions often conflict with their rhetoric. In this session we will discuss some of the policy-related disconnects between technology integration / implementation efforts and administrative practice.



Breakout Session Presenter: Dr. Mark Benno, Education Evangelist, Apple Inc.

Session Title: Daunting Inferno: Quench the IT Fire with Communication and Collaboration

Session Description: 
  • Communication tools are evolving rapidly but they still boil down to a shared message.
  • Collaboration is highly valued by educators but many think it is too much work.
  • IT leaders tend to work in more isolated environments than others in the education field.
  • A very talented worker who is inefficient at communication and/or collaboration is soon to be job hunting.
  • Text communications are becoming extremely brief. We apologize for long voice mails. A Pew Internet Trust study showed just 8% of students use Twitter with a key reason being that 140 characters is too long. How can we benefit from other communication avenues to be more expressive against the brevity trend.
  • So many tools, so little time.

Daunting. In a word, that can be the task of today's education IT professional. How can one manage the myriad of knowledge, skills and tasks? In this session, we will explore communication and collaboration tools and strategies that can help IT professionals stay connected with each other, stay connected with their constituents and stay connected to the latest information that is shaping the industry.




Breakout Session Presenter: Katie Morrow, Technology Integration Specialist, O'Neill Public Schools

Session Title: Communication and Collaboration in a Networked World: Tools and Practices for Inquiry, Research, Networking, Collaboration, Creation, Presentation, Publication, and Reflection

Session Description: ISTE's NETS for Students states "Students [should] use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. [They should] interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media." Come explore how communication and collaboration tools across K-12 content areas can help transform learning. We will share how you can help your students and teachers connect with content, with each other, and with others outside the classroom (students, teachers, experts, mentors, the community, etc.) in a meaningful way.