WK4 PUBLISHING LEADERSHIP PROJECT Final Draft

Final Draft of Leadership Project: A Power Point Presentation that could be used at a conference to share my findings about my Action Research Project about integrating media into Project Based Learning.

I had to remove the sample student videos to get this to load, I will put the movies back in when I create the movie.

For a quick overview watch the video:

To see the individual slide of the PPT click here:

Mac ar presentation_mobile_technology_minus_movies

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Present Instead of Publish AR:

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CUE Conference Possibilities:

http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6352834716149535648&postID=5882193927071790660

AR Presentation So Far...

Here is a link to my rough draft of my Action Research presentation about integrating cell phones into project based learning so far.  Any suggestions for improvement are welcomed.

https://files.me.com/lmerrill4640/dsbmir

WK4 PUBLISHING LEADERSHIP PROJECT

I teach in Fillmore, California, which is part of the Ventura County Office of Education.  I would like to be a part of a local Computer Using Educators (CUE) chapter to find other local teachers who are integrating technology into their curricula.  Once I complete my master’s at Full Sail University I will need to find other teachers who can help me with technical support, policy issues, and implementation of new Web 2.0 tools.  My contribution will be a presentation in September of 2011.  It will be great to be a part of a team of educators who want to integrate tech tools into the curriculum. 

I hope to prepare a presentation that members of CUE statewide will find useful and present it at the state conference in Palm Springs in October of 2011.  That will give me this school year to test out more cell phone and other media projects with my current students and add to my current data.  It will also give me an opportunity to implement my LMS and see how that works out.  Having all the blogs in a private classroom in one place is an essential component to the success of the LMS.  It will also give me the summer to improve my presentation.

WK4 PUBLISHING LEADERSHIP PROJECT

Action Research: Project Based Learning Using Cell Phones

 

My plan for presenting my AR project involves presenting at a local chapter of Computer Using Educators (CUE)  www.goldcoastcue.org  of Ventura, California in September and then possibly presenting at the major CUE conference www.cue.org  in Palm Springs in October.  

One of my critical friends, Cathy Reznicek, recommended these conferences to me.  She has presented at both and highly recommends the experience and the exposure to the best computer using educators of California and the work of their students. 

I have chosen to present instead of publish my Action Research project because it will help keep me in the loop of new ideas and I will meet other educators who are going out on a limb by integrating new technologies into their curriculum.   I can hardly wait to meet another science teacher who has students who create science movies on their cell phones or digital cameras, posts them to their Wiki, and has a class set of student science blogs that can be graded within a LMS.

Week 4 (R2R) THE ART OF POSSIBILITY

The Art of Possibility by the Zanders is an excellent book for anyone to read and reflect upon.  People of all ages can learn to practice the art of possibility; just like anything else the skills come easier to some than others but everyone can improve with practice.

Here are a few quotes from the book I hope to use for myself and with my students:

Kids playing sports or participating in anything new and exciting need to be reminded that just “playing” is winning.

I would like to read this story, create a shoe drive, and promote Last Things Said – Signs of Love.

Perhaps all of us, along with our students should write letters to NASA to help keep the dreams alive.  I will have to remember this.  This assignment offers another opportunity for an authentic audience.

I like this quote by Miaianne Williamson and hope to remember to live by it.

http://www.landmarkeducation.com/introduction_to_the_landmark_forum_video.jsp

Ben Zander mentions the Landmark Forum as a pivotal point in his life so I went to check it out.  What a great find!  I think all of us should treat ourselves to a gift of the Landmark Forum as a graduation gift.  We have learned a great number of new tools at FSO, and struggled as we learned them so a weekend of discussing new possibilities with other people who also want to discover new possibilities could be the icing on the cake.

Here is the syllabus for the three day forum:

http://tlb.hwcdn.net/x6h5z4f6/cds/OnlineIntroToLandmarkForum/lf-syllabus.pdf

Here is what the Landmark Forum offers teens.

The Landmark Forum for Teens (Ages 13 and Up)                     

 The power to invent new possibilities; courage to face challenges; and freedom to create, grow, and be fully expressed.

In this three-day educational program, teens gain clarity and are left with a new freedom in life. They’ll have the opportunity to create a breakthrough in their ability to:



•  Communicate effectively and see life from an expanded view.


•  Experience an appreciation for their families and the people in their lives.

• Deal effectively with peer pressure and make their own choices.

• See rules and agreements as a way to have life work.

• Generate excellence in school and in the areas of life that are important to them.


•  Know themselves as someone who makes a difference.


•  Be responsible in a way that empowers themselves and others.


•  Face powerfully the risks and challenges of life.

This forum should be offered to all teens; what a great gift for a teen’s 13^th and 16^th birthday.

Week 4 Response to Classmate (R2C) #2 Kevin

MAC Week 4 R2C  #2 Kevin

I think it is exciting that you are working in Second Life for your action research.  I believe the Club Penguin generation will do most of their business in virtual worlds; they like to combine work and play.  I liked what you said about it seeming like there were two instructors in Second Life. 

Sadly Linden Labs is closing Teen Second Life in January 2011, I was hoping to get in there with my students.  As a teacher of tweens I can still buy my own private island and work within it, but that is pretty limiting.  I guess what I will do is create machinimas from SL and stream them in my island.  We had a blast filming in SL. 

Genome Island is an amazing site for science teachers like myself; I wonder if Linden Labs would ever create a teen version we could drop onto our own islands.  I would like my students to get to go into the cell and look around, like I did.  Do you have directions somewhere about how to create presentations and drop them into SL, I would like to learn how?

You are ahead of the curve but the digital business natives will be chasing you soon looking for guidance, don’t give up, business in the virtual world is important.

Week 4 Response to Classmate (R2C) #1 Ginger

MAC Week 4 R2C  #1 Ginger

Wow, what an adventurous project!  All that training will make a significant difference for your staff and eventually the thousands of students that attend your school.  You are definitely an umbrella person and thank goodness there are people like you to tackle huge projects.  My mom started in a karate studio with a foot doctor, a retired teacher, and herself, a registered nurse and because she was an umbrella person there are now health clinics throughout our valley that service thousands of people with health concerns. 

I could hear in your voice in the video how devastated you were when several teammates left the project; it is so difficult to lose your support system in the middle of the project.  You are fortunate however to have found such an enthusiastic IT person so quickly.   

I wish you great personal strength as you fully implement the new system.  I liked that you called everyone STAFF and promote that everyone’s contribution to an educational system is essential and valued; it truly does take bundled team effort to run a quality school.