September 2018 Agenda—Grafton, Wisconsin

Facilitating Technology Enriched Classrooms for 21st Century Learners.

Connect

Digitally…Socially…Spiritually

• To WiFi:
• How to get to today’s agenda: If you can read this, you’re already there.
• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oiN7tVJJL56I487fYQijBrsems0hgFmxAaqjE31Nl-I/edit#slide=id.gf01c586b_00

✝ Devotion

Goals

1. Discover TEC21’s vision and mission – what we do, how we do it and most importantly why we do it.

2. Boost your professional learning network by connecting to the TEC21 Educators Google+ community.

3. Gain an understanding of the TEC21 road map for the school year culminating in May with “Celebration Day”.

4. Explore and discover Google educational applications for the classroom. We’ll learn best practices from each other by sharing how we use some of these resourceful tools in our classrooms.

Announcements

1. Water fountain? Restrooms?

2. What does the timeline of a typical workshop day look like?

• Workshop Day Timeline
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Connecting with Teachers
    • Connecting with Wi-Fi & each other
    • Ice Breaker with group (in September)
    • Devotion
    • Announcements
    • Review–What have you done this past month?
    • What new/reoccurring problems/needs are you seeing for yourself this year?
  • 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    • Trending in Tech Ed
    • Topic(s)
    • Little or No Prep Tools/Resources
    • Digital Citizenship Integration
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    • LUNCH (group decision)
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    • Look at resources
    • Make it, take it, use it
    • Go deeper into understanding (peer-to-peer coaching)
    • One-on-one with teachers
    • Involve and help time (Guide by the Side)
    • Get networked, get social, be active with one another here and in other cohorts around the country (Google Hangouts, Skype, etc.)
    • Complete the REFLECTION at 1:50 PM

3. This series of workshops will provide you the opportunity to grow in a fun, safe and supportive environment. How and what you decide to implement into your classroom is up to you–personalized learning at its best!

• Program-specific– it’s what we as Facilitators deem as core components across the board.
• Center-specific– it’s what the Facilitator deems as practical and relevant to their teachers based on their needs and wants.
• In the TEC21 Workshop Program, how are short- and long-term goals defined?
  • SHORT-TERM – Some sort of technology integrating lesson or activity you want to do with your students THIS MONTH.
  • LONG-TERM – A major change in the way you teach or manage your classroom. “I want to do less of THAT and more of THIS.” It could include a blog, a web site used for flipping your classroom, going paperless with Google Docs, using digital portfolios for student work, integrating project based learning using a specific tool or tools – there are many possibilities. Think of something you’ve seen or heard about that makes you “spark” and think, “Yeah! I want to do more of THAT!”

4. What is “Celebration Day”?

5. Concordia University-Nebraska has a heart for TEC21’s mission which is to invest in the lives of teachers serving in the Lutheran schools. This is why they have partnered with us in support of our efforts. Together, we have developed a special arrangement where you may receive three graduate credits for your participation in The TEC21 Workshop Program at a cost of $80/credit hour. Some teachers have used these credits toward attaining an endorsement (option #1) or an M.Ed. (options #2, #3, and #4). Additionally, many teachers have simply used their TEC21 experience as a means to help them meet their state’s recertification requirements (option #5). Listed below are the options your graduate credits can be used for should you choose to take advantage of this opportunity:

1. Instructional Technology Leadership Endorsement (15 credit hours/5 courses)
2. M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction (36 credit hours/12 courses)
3. M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction with ESL/ELL Emphasis (36 credit hours/12 courses)
4. M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction with Instructional Technology Leadership (36 credit hours/12 courses)
5. Non-degree completion option (for recertification purposes)

• Online Application deadline is Friday, October 19, 2018, and requires a $50 Application Fee, the Request for Official Transcripts, the Letter of Intent, and a Resume at the time of application (CUNE waives ALL these items for #5-the non-degree completion option.)
• Credits are valid for a period of seven years should you decide to apply your them toward an endorsement or degree option at a later time.
• Have questions? Email Jodi Groeteke at Jodi.Groeteke@CUNE.edu or call her at 402.327.6530. She is the Director of Graduate Enrollment and is very helpful!
• Your workshop facilitator will use the following rubric to assign a letter at the end of the program: TEC21 Grading Rubric.

6. Upcoming events:

• The next workshop date is scheduled for (day of the week), (date).
• Facilitators, please promote any other local, regional or national events (i.e. local pd opportunities such as EdCamps, district fall conferences, LEA Convocation, etc. – all of which provide great opportunities for TEC21 teachers to connect outside of the workshops).
• #LuthEd Twitter chats take place on Monday evenings from 8:00-9:00CST throughout the school year.

Trending in Tech Ed

The TEC21 Workshop Program

Twitter: Follow @TEC21_LuthEd the facilitators and many other educators who have embraced this powerful communication tool. Follow and use these hashtags #TEC21lcms & #LuthEd when tweeting!

Google+: Engage with TEC21 Educators going all the way back to “Season 1″ to ask questions and share ideas to support one another (We’ll be taking a much closer look at his one today as this is how we provide support to you outside of our face-to-face sessions!)

Facebook: Please help us get the word out to as many teachers as possible about the TEC21 Workshop Program by “Liking” us on the TEC21 Facebook Page!

Pinterest: Follow TEC21’s collaborative board and we’ll invite you to pin along with hundreds of other teaches on the shared board! If you don’t receive an invitation, be sure to let one of the facilitators know so we can add you as a collaborator.

Instagram: Follow TEC_21 so you can enjoy the fun pics taken at our workshop centers from year to year.

Breakfast Bytes

2. ISTE Standards for Students ebook

3. ISTE Standards for Educators

4. Global Read Aloud begins October 1, 2018

TEC21 Educators Google+ Community

1. Introduction to Google+ communities:

• TEC21 Facilitators use Google+ to share ideas, plan, and support one another so we can effectively implement our program. A closed working space for our team, this online platform is a powerful behind-the-scenes tool that enables us to collaborate and network with each other from all over the world!

2. Intro to the basics:

• Create your own profile – be sure to upload a picture so people can put a face with your name. Also, set your notifications so you see when people share resources or ask questions looking to receive help with something 

3. Get onboard the TEC21 Educators Google+ Community:

• Why join? To connect, share, inspire, grow, and support one another. Google+ affords us the ability to extend our learning and support beyond our face-to-face workshop time. Check your email and accept the invitation to join!
• Share a favorite website or app by making a post (Don’t forget to share the link!)

4. Add a button to your menu bar so you have QUICK & EASY access to the TEC21 Educators community and our monthly agendas.

Theory and Standards that Ground TEC21

Google Apps for Education (GAFE)

G Suite

Classroom

An app that enhances the classroom setting by allowing teachers and students to create assignments, post questions and have discussions, as well as share announcements.

50 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom

Docs

7 Google Docs Tips & Tricks You’re Probably Not Using

Drawings

A graphic app that allows students and teachers to create fully editable projects using pictures, text boxes, and objects. Think Paint meets Publisher!

Sheets

An app that allows you to create simple spreadsheet databases.

Google Forms

Make it, take it – Let’s create a Google Form!

• Give it a title.
• Build your form by adding different question types.
• You might search a YouTube video, grab the url and insert video into the the form.
• Spruce up the form by changing the default theme using one of Google’s featured theme’s or select customize to change font and color scheme and to insert an image for the background and/or header.

Additional resources:

• Forms tutorial from Dennis Grice
• 80+ ways to use Google forms in class
• All Google Products
• 20 Practical Ways to Use Forms in a Class/School
• 81 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom

Add-ons for Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, Forms, and Gmail 

Chrome Extensions 

Worried about what kind of ad might pop up before showing your class a video?  Adblock for Youtube is an extension that runs in the background of your computer to eliminate the ads before the videos.

Tab Scissors will cut your tabs apart to split your screen.

Tab Glue will paste them back together.

Grammarly for Chrome

Grammarly will check your grammar and spelling on any document, social media post, and messages so you can communicate clearly.

EasyBib Bibliography

Automatically cite sources within Google Docs with EasyBib for Chrome.

Ten Chrome Extensions That Are Amazingly Useful!  2018

Top 7 Cool Chrome Extenstions You’ll Want Right Now

Ten Cool Chrome Extensions You’ll Wish You Had Before

Digital Citizenship Integration

What aspects of Digital Citizenship need to be addressed using Google+ and Google Forms?

CommonSenseMedia

• Internet Safety
• Privacy & Security
• Relationships & Communication
• Cyberbullying
• Digital Footprint & Reputation
• Self-image & Identity
• Information Literacy
• Creative Credit & Copyright