Engaging+Students

Engaging Students with 21st Century Technologies

Meeting Dates: January 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST

Course Description:

This is a completely online interactive webinar that is scheduled for 3-hours a day, for 5-days, for a total of 15 hours. Registrants need to have access to a computer, the Internet and a microphone (if possible) to participate. During the webinar, teachers will look at: 1. Web 2.0 technologies and sites that are becoming an integral part of youth culture: young people today create, remix, and share content with other creators. 2. Today’s youth are using Web 2.0 tools to create and communicate via blogs, wikis, podcasts, and digital video. In an era of globalization and a world that is increasingly flat, effective use of social media is rapidly becoming a vital 21st Century skill.
 * Teachers will develop multi-media projects using several different web-based presentation tools. Some of the tools to be explored include: VoiceThread, Voki, PhotoPeach, Xtra Normal, and Storybird
 * Teachers will use several different social media technologies as a way to communicate and share what they have created. Participants will create their own wiki using Wikispaces and embed the content they create using Web 2.0 technologies.