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=Graphic inquiry: Dynamic Differentiation & Digital Age Learning= presented by:
 * //Annette Lamb, Indiana University at Indianapolis//**

Purpose
We live in a visual world of digital photographs, dynamic infographics, and interactive maps. In this session we'll examine ways to combine content from various subject areas such as language arts, science, social studies, and math with information and technology skills and strategies to meet diverse learning needs and address Standards for the 21st Century Learner. Whether selecting existing graphics or using the wide range of devices to create images, graphic inquiry can engage learners in meaningful experiences with authentic resources. The session explores ways that graphic inquiry can be integrated into teaching and learning. Inquiry is at the core of the Standards for the 21st Century Learner. In order to meet the varied needs and interests of young people, the school librarian must partner with teachers across the curriculum to explore how technology and visual communication can be tied to meaningful, inquiry-based learning experiences.

**Notes:**
@http://eduscapes.com/sessions/graphic


 * //Please, please, please go to her site to check out all of the great stuff. Something about room 6A must make the presenter overwhelm you with information. I wrote a lot down but I still got only half of it I think. There's a wealth of resources on her site and even more about other ways of differentiation besides technology.//**

How to use graphics and visuals throughout your project rather than just an end product. Educators need to lead by develop rich multimedia materials if we want our students to create that as well. Each child is unique in how they want to express themselves - paper, laptop, mobile device.

Differentiation: *please check the website for this information Readiness - how can you use tech to help students at different stages of readiness when you begin the lesson. Physical objects mixed with media can help reach students that need different stimulus. Incorporating games and mysteries - Many fiction works don't have activities that come with the stories but you can use Google to find ideas on how to extend activities.

Students that don't like to read books - maybe use Google books to read a sample and may spark interest.

Virtual field trips - NatGeo, Nova, Google maps.

Interest and choice are the differentiation supports. Website for egyptian symbols tagged to laptop keyboard - kids write things with symbols and partner decipher.

Google maps - creating timelines - iPad apps can create an immersive experience.

Showing examples of student work from different schools. Search for "x student projects" on Google. Look at another student's work and have your students critique, have them make one better.

What do individual students find attractive and provide choice? Seek visually rich books "WonderStruck" Half text/half visual - check it out! Sign language, scrapbooking, online museums

Creating graphically-rich lessons takes more time but students expect that now. Differentiation students need that type of experience. Connection to their world and authentic learning - not just using technology but creating visuals (diagram, maps, historical photos, original photos, timeline) hard copies as well. PowerPoint to create a science lab book/document that will students will cover throughout the year. Assign one person to take photos a week to incorporate in the book.

Data sets- Math, statistical information (local, national, international), things that they can manipulate and use. 2010 US census can provide a piece that you can weave into your lesson (not just math) - The First Measured Century (lots of charts & graphs of US history - free Google Books) USA Today snapshots for charts/graphs - the oldest food items in the kitchen (have students do their own house and create graph or chart - use create a graph website or excel) Polls and surveys - students collect data (Flisti, zoho polls, surveymonkey) change a copy/paste activity into an inquiry. Illuminations (for math but everyone as well). Tech helps bridge math to other subjects.

Illustration - visual variety enriches the experience. Instead of using just photographs you can also incorporate drawings. Different way of visualizng. Use pictures to help students learn to analyze and write about picture- see slide. Federal agencies (EPA) producing online comics for students. (Ready Kids - BBC) Copyright - comic Bound By Law. Create comics by MakeBeliefsComix.com (quick tool), Pixton (save and come back to it, long term)- use right tools for the job. Kid Illustrate (evaluate first then make their own). Look for Graphic History books - can compare comic version vs text (venn diagram)

Infographics are simple visuals that portray a complex idea. How can I streamline that complex idea into simple visuals. Culminating project to create a infographic. Important to use references. Analyze infographic - Google images add subject+infographic. Current event reports through infographics. Toronto newspaper. Choose topic of infographic to jumpstart brainstorming. Some blogs capture a lot of infographics. iPad apps that can do same thing.

Maps - anything about movement, change over time -comparison, hand drawn vs google maps (comparison), See lung cancer - 30 sec turn to partner and think about why you think these states have more cases of lung cancer. Need to support with evidence - starts the serarch. BBC Dimensions provides maps with overlays to help students relate to world. Use Google maps to transform to paper areas around school. USA.gov find maps focused on certain subjects.

Organizers - alt. to traditional writing. Sequential events can use graphics instead of just text. Guiding Students with 8 Types of Organizers. Avoid plagiarism by having the students use graphics.

Photos - reflection, historical, scientific. Digital Cameras to record events and have them write about it. A reflection tool. Write about experiences. Using photos + other programs to show process with product. Analysis of photos - see slides.

Differentiation can use all media sources.

=Bring Your Own Device - Managing the Challenge= presented by:
 * //Roger Young, K12Masters.com with Lenny Schad and Jean Tower//**

**Purpose**
Through the last ten years, many schools have kept students' personal technology devices out of the classroom, viewing them as a distraction. Now, with tight budgets and a high number of devices among students and teachers, schools are turning to new BYOT strategies to enable learning. In this session, you will learn how to establish an effective strategy for implementing BYOT in your school. This panel discussion will cover BYOT essentials and best practices that will help you: • Understand the key issues and importance of this initiative • Identify successful strategies to incorporate • Educate administrators, staff, school board, and community members

Notes:

 * //This session was geared more toward people in the IT department, however it did provide a good plan about how to implement BYOD (Bring Your Own Devices) within a school district. There was a grant that was given to the Katy ISD// //in Houston, Texas to start a BYOD program with their students. Rather than having the constant battle of policing the use of mobile devices, the students were able to now use their devices as their tools in school. They have progressed to a point (over the last three years of planning, analysis and implementation) where all high school students are now able to use their devices in class as well as use their phones to call out before and after school and during passing periods. They are now going to be allowing their middle school students the same freedoms next year. It seems like a very scary concept but if we look at ourselves and how tied we are to our technology doesn't it seem to follow that our children would be the same way?//**

Regarding implementation: how do we think about what we don't think about. Always plan for things you aren't thinking about. Learn from the experience of others. Education is not about the device. You need to philosophically change instruction for engagement and student achievement. Technology solution vs classroom experience.

Transformational - realize that this will change the way you teach in your classroom. It won't do you any good to change instruction and still use paper and pencil to do the work - change to tech.

You should spend a lot of time getting support from community and district. Having students BYOD also changes funding strategies. Spend money elsewhere instead of hardware. School hardware is only to supplement class and provide equality. Parent survey from low and reduced - if they had the opportunity would they purchase a device for their child to take to school: 80% said yes.

Three year process to prepare community, teachers and students. Now students in high school can use phone capabilities before after and during passing periods. Junior high next year. No bad phone calls from parents due to good foundational work and being proactive. Provide parents with all laws and policies ahead of time, along with forms and registrations. District also provides a parent portal so the parents can see what's going on with web 2.0 and the student's devices.

Student survey: Do you bring your own device to school? What device do you bring? Can you connect to the Internet at home?

It's difficult but we need to welcome the disruption of BYOD
 * Provide expanded access to devices
 * Review and enforce student & staff expectations
 * Helps the school district in times of a bad economy
 * Cloud computing & Web 2.0 make this possible

Continuing outreach with parents and classes so parents can support change and sharing devices while in group work also help with equity issue.

Some Web 2.0 tools they use in mobile learning: Edmodo, glogster, sketchy, visit www.katyisd.org and click on "Parents" tab to see programs. Edline, wikispaces,

Virtual desktops for mobile devices

=Illustrator and InDesign= presented by: //**Adobe**//

//**This was not a formal session. The Adobe booth was holding 1/2 hour seminars on their products. I recently decided to subscribe to Adobe Cloud. If you join it costs educators $29.99 a month but you have access to ALL of Adobe's Creative Suite programs! It also provides you with cloud storage and the ability to host websites and publish eBooks. There are a lot of great productivity tools that Adobe offers and inDesign is a very powerful way to get your publications and eBooks to your students or even to sell! At the session the Adobe presenter mentioned that one person published an children's eBook in the month of December on Amazon and made $6200.00 - she is 16 years old. Also, that was only one online store. She could also publish to iTunes as well. What's even more important is that you can use these tools to help your students publish books onto their iPads or even netbooks. While they may not make any money it is a great experience and they are creating a real world product.**//

**(I sat in on this session because I was early. Great resources from the presenter if you use Illustrator - check out his lesson plans and videos!)**
Brainbuffet.com

**inDesign**
Adobe viewer download to iPad free will allow you to view ePubs (native format for inDesign) Transforming a how-to paper into iBook format. You can also add video and images.

For tutorials visit: tv.adobe.com

Tips: Digital publishing preset with multiple devices. Folio overlay- pan and zoom. Download adobe digital editions to your laptop or desktop computer to view ePub.
 * File>place** to add all content VERY IMPORTANT
 * Folio overlay** and **Folio builder** buttons used to create interactive content