CFF+Plan

Coach’s Plan for Shikellamy CFF

Get all teachers enrolled in the Embedded Learning course. Develop an understanding of //21st Century Skills//. Place Lenovo laptops in all CFF classrooms and try to make sure that… ·  SynchronEyes software works ·  All computers can connect to the Internet ·  Smartboards are working ·  Teachers have established protocols for using the laptop computers in their classes ·  All teachers understand the concept of wiki and have created a wikispace as a means of presenting web based information to students
 * Phase One –** //Get the technology in place and get it to work//

Learn and begin to use the CFF software tools found on the Lenovo computers including… Inspiration – Visual organizer Office 2007 Photo Story 3 Audacity Google Earth Google SketchUp Picasa2 Gimp 2
 * Phase Two –** //Get comfortable with the technology and explore the use of technology as an instructional tool.//
 * Software on Lenovos**

Smart Board - intermediate/advanced features SynchronEyes - chat, test maker, file tranfer, broadcasting web sites
 * Software from Smart**

Nettrekker United Streaming
 * Web Resources**

Teachers and students //buy-in// to the concept of 21st Century learning. Role of the teacher changes to become more of a learning facilitator. Instruction becomes more authentic and project/inquiry based. Assessment becomes more authentic. Wide use of Web 2.0 tools to create Web based content and work collaboratively. Some of the most widely used Web 2.0 tools include :
 * Phase Three-** //The use of technology becomes a seamless part of instruction.//
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Google docs – or other web based tools that allow collaboration on documents
 * Podcasting
 * Digital Story Telling

Dare to dream what education could be like if students were challenged to form teams to solve multidisciplinary problems. Think about the possibilities of collaborative teams where members can be anywhere on the globe.
 * Phase Four-** //Collaboration becomes multidisciplinary and global.//