PUTNAM WESTCHESTER BOCES
11/2/07 ~ Workshop at Grandview
TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP...
Dear Friends, It was a joy having you at Grandview. It sounds as though we are all moving in the same direction -- dipping in at different places. My hope is that some of the challenges you face regarding acquisition of software, hardware and "time" will not stop you from charging ahead. It might mean a personal investment -- time, a few dollars, or both. -- to kick-start the engine. Show them a "product" and make them ask for more -- then ask them to invest. I added info on PhotoStory and the Podcast Gear Guy link (microphones etc.) below. My door will always be open. Hoping to hear from you in the near future. Feel free to email me with thoughts, questions, ideas etc And a big thank you to John Monahan for organizing and pulling-off the impossible -- 20+ librarians set lose in one day for a field trip. Hooray! Warmly, Sarah |
GRANDVIEW LIBRARY WEBSITE ~ INFORMATION & CONTROL CENTER
Starting the Day
- Welcome, Introductions, Laptops
- Setup Attendees with their Mini Journal Project Organizers -- Questions, notes etc.
- Today's Workshop Overview
- Stories: Reading & Children OR First Days Memoir
- Making It Work: Eliminate the Thrashing & Friction; Systems Thinking; "Think Rocks not Sand"
- Support when day is over...
Technology As Vehicle...
- Share ~ Distribute
- Collect (Search, Request), Analyze, Evaluate, Organize, Store
- Comment On & Solicit Feedback
- Create ~ Individually & Collectively
- Walk-thru physical space, setup, technology - frictionless "at your fingertips"
- Walk-thru virtual space ...
- Concept Map ~ The forever big picture.
- Information Systems ~ Big Idea & Essential Questions
- Pandas Research Project ~ Mini-lessons, Process, End Products & Technologies Used
- Software, Hardware, Low tech:
Smart Board, Mini Digital Recorder, Audacity, Captivate, Video,
Flip Chart, Video Clips (You Tube), Webcam Atlanta Zoo,
Mini-Booklets, Elmo - Grandview Newspaper
- Octopus Research Project ~ Eliminate flip chart ~ Smart Ideas Design
- Author Visit Presentation ~ Share process booklet.
- Lesson Plans ~ Quick shares of tech enriched lessons
- Listening Center ~ Podcasting books for kids
.... BREAK, Snacks ... Informal Discussion ....
WE SPEAK DIGITAL: USING WEB-BASED PROJECT ORGANIZERS
TO PROMOTE LITERACY
Web-based project organizers provide a one-to-one workspace for students to access and respond to teacher-developed units of study and to provide two-way communication between student and teacher. Project organizers support whole class instruction, small group instruction, collaborative learning, and individual learning experiences. Organizers can be developed for any grade level to incorporate multiple media: Text, images, audio, video, web-based games, activities, website links. Organizers can be adapted to reach and engage students of all levels and learning styles. I will present several organizers and resources for attendees to develop their own organizers.
- Web 2.0 Tools ~ Quick look at info available & starting somewhere!
- What is a Project Organizer? (Under the covers.)
- Project Organizers ~ discuss some samples..
- Quick Walk-thru lessons
- Kamishibai Storytelling - Share process big book
- Library Mouse
- Geography Research Project ~ 3rd Grade Collaborative ~ Smart Ideas Tie-In
- Digital Journal
Producing for Others ...
HARDWARE / SOFTWARE
- PhotoStory ~ Getting Started With PhotoStory
- Podcast Gear Guy ~ Microphones etc.
Most Frequently Used Software & Web 2.0
- Audacity ~ Podcasting at Grandview (for SLJ)
- Adobe Captivate ~ Accelerated Reader ~ Digital Journal
- Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
- Project Seven Extensions
- Video: Adobe Premiere Elements, Windows Moviemaker (Video), Visual Communicator
- ASP.Net, SQL Server Database
- Blogs & Wikis
- Most Frequently Used Hardware:
- Smart Board
- Logitech Webcam
- Digital Still Camera ~ Cannon Powershot - 6 megapixal
- Digital Video Camera
- Flip Video
- Mini Digital Audio Recorders -i Sony
- Microphone - high quality clip-on
- 24 Notebook Computers
- 1 High-End Notebook Computer
- MyBook - Western Digital 500 Gig Drive
- Elmo Document Camera
- Sound System
QUESTIONS Throughout
Background
Websites ~ Grandview Library, Digital Pencil
Stories
| Thrashing Towards the Future | |
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Reading and Children |
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What Was I Thinking - RCSBA 2004 |
| September Grandview Library Newsletter | |
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Nanuet HS Graduation Speech 2004 |
A Philosophy in Four Quotes
The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter - Paley
...every child comes into the classroom in a vehicle propelled by that child alone, for a particular purpose. Here is where the fair study of children begins and where teaching becomes a moral act. (Forward by Robert Coles) ...only by reaching into the endemic imagery of each child can we proceed together in any mutual enterprise. All else is superficial, we will not have touched one another
(p. 12)
The Right to Learn -Darling Hammond
...the sin quo non of education is whether teachers know how to make complex subjects accessible to diverse learners and whether they can work in partnership with parents and other educators to support children's development ... Creating a web of always available supports for students' and teachers' learning is the difficult, unglamorous, but absolutely essential work that will make the difference in school reform.
(p. 294)
The Fifth Discipline - Senge
Real learning gets to the heart of what it means to be human ...Through learning, we extend our capacity to create, to be a part of the generative process of life.
Small is the New Big - Goden
... a wall, a place where a huge percentage of people abandon the process. The same thing happens when people learn trigonometry... If each step isn't too difficult, the user will clear the hurdle. But the moment you have a step that's too hard, too time-consuming, or offers too little, people stop.
(p. 254 )
Is This a Pillar?
All we can do is keep asking the question: "Is this a pillar?" about every aspect of our business, our craft, our reason for being alive etc. and go from there. (ChangeThis.com - 25 Ways to Be Creative by Hugh MacLeod)
Publications etc.
College of Information at Florida State University
- April 2007 ~ Graduate Student Ruth Elder ~ Research Project looks at Grandview Library
Abstract:
The project looks in depth at podcasting in an elementary school library. Podcasting is explained and its potential value for learners is addressed. The Grandview Elementary School Library in Monsey, NY is described in the case study section. Grandview contains grades K-3 and its library program involves students in podcasting. Students use podcasting in many ways to enhance their learning. The Grandview Newspaper includes podcasts voiced by students who are sharing book reviews, movie reviews, podcasting tips and much more.
Scholastic Magazine
- February 2007
Making the Most of New Media: Library 2.0
Rockland County Times Article
School Library Journal
- September 2005
"Tell Me a Story: A Media Specialist Promotes Reading with Podcasts"
SLJ Article
- November 2005 - "Make Way for Wiki's"
SLJ Article
- November 2006 - Podcasting at Grandview
SLJ Podcast
SLJ Podcast (Local Copy)
School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York
March 31st 2006
Workshop: 0 to Digital in 18 Months
Feedback_NoraQuinn.pdf
Feedback_DeborahMcKenney.pdf
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
May 26th 2006
Presentation of Grandview Library Program
Master and Doctoral Level Students
Presentation at Syracuse_University
St Thomas Aquinas - Literacy Extravaganza Presentation
October 21st 2006
Improving Literacy Using Web Based Project Organizer
~ Convergence Blips in a Parallel Universe
Literacy Extravaganza
Rockland Journal News
May 31st 2006
“Invasion of the iPod Kids”
Grandview Elementary School highlighted in this article on Podcasting
Journal News Invasion Of The IPOD Kids
Arkansas Association of Instructional Media
Summer 2007
“Invasion of the Podcasters”, Anita Fletcher
Support from Grandview Library Highlighted
Arkansas Association of Instructional Media - Summer 2007