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In an effort to be transparent about this panel discussion, our preparation, our reflections and to give you something you can mash up on your own, Tyler, Angel, Gary, Alice and Cheryl present: 1.QUICK introduction about us. Maybe we should flash our webpages? Angel, Alice, Tyler, Cheryl, Gary 2. Empty your pockets: While you empty your pockets and identify your digital or communication devices,we will have you turn and talk about how have you changed using these devices. We will be posting information in the Wordle (http://www.wordle.net) 3. Now look at what we emptied from a student pocket. What are they doing with each device? 4. Teachers, what are your teachers doing with these devices?

What are students using the devices for? collaborate, create, network.

Compare your teachers to your students, is there a disconnect?

NOW the movie The Vision K-12 movie: source You may download this or embed it into your own presentation.
Turn and talk. What are areas you see that need This should take about 30-40 minutes.

Break: As you prepare for the break, we will give you 6 stickies. Please place them with your questions or comments in the 3 big area of negatives money filter bullying 3 big areas of positives for using and integrating technology collaboration engagement better writers Break and return CISCO movie HOW do we prepare you to work with your teachers and yourselves for this new way of teaching and learning.

Gary, Tyler and Angel help with trhe big picture and planning. AUP, permission, insurance, all these forms can be placed online.

Alice and Cheryl present how to integrate in the classroom, give examples Cheryl- middle school ning Alice- high school ning

Each school needs a tech plan, not just the district level plan. Principals are the technology leaders in their buildings. Turn and talk about ways you can support and embrace technology in your building with your staff and your students. Example of principal blogging about a character in a book.Tyler

shall we google presentation ? so we have the chat? backchannel Chatzy? Skype in Melinda Miller, Scott Elias? Ustream the event?

For our Taking the computer away scenario: From Lucy LaBrie "Teaching ethics, safety, responsibility, community is an important job and we try to look at it as a system that extends beyond Internet tools and apply the same practices. For example, once a year the gym teachers drag out the parallel bars, and balance beams, etc and leave them set up in the gym for a period of time when they are teaching gymnastic. Honestly, kids could get seriously hurt on these if they used them unsupervised and irresponsibly. That equipment does not get put away each night during the unit because it would take too long to setup each day. We communicate our expectations to the students and to other people who use the gym (i.e. after school coaches), and so far that works.

I often use one more example when I speak to skeptics (especially those about cyberbullying). Lots of bullying occurs on school buses, yet we have not stopped providing transportations to schools. We work on strategies that teach kids how to ride the bus safety, responsibly, and respectfully. When kids don't do this, we deal with the incident and don't shut down this avenue to learning for everyone."