1. Using Technology in the Elementary Classroom
Molloy College
9 July 2009
Kathleen M. Sheehan

2. Today’s Learner
The US Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have jobs by the age of 38.

3. In-Demand Jobs
Former Secretary of Education, Richard Riley stated that the top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 didn’t exits in 2004.

4. Words There are about 540,00 words in the English language.
Five times as many as during Shakespeare’s times.

5. The millionth word has just been added to the dictionary: Web 2.0

6. It is estimated that a week’s worth of the New York Times contains more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century.

7. Information
The amount of new technical information is doubling every two years.

9. Growth
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.
Gail Sheehy

10. Web 1.0 versus Web 2.0
Skype
Facebook
Flickr
YouTube
Twitter
Wikipedia

11. Professional Development
RSS
Real Simple Syndication
Rich Site Summary
Aggregator
Wikispaces
Bloglines
Yahoo

12. Professional Development & Classroom Applications
Podcast
a portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting", is a method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically by subscription, usually at no cost.

13. Professional Development
Trolling (Surfing)
digg
stumbleupon
Librarians' Internet Index
Refdesk
Dr. Goodword

14. Classroom Applications
Microsoft Photostory
Google Earth
Scribble Maps
Google Lit Field Trips
Make Way For Ducklings

15. Audience Response Systems
ActivExpressions & ActiVotes
Promethean
Turning Point
CPS – einstruction
Poll Everywhere – free (sort of)

16. Microsoft Office Word PowerPoint Publisher Microsoft Office Online
Death By PowerPoint
Publisher
Microsoft Office Online
Blank Slate Books

17. Comics
Comic Life
MakeBeliefsComix
Comic Creator
ReadWriteThink.org

18. Web 2.0
Twitter
Historical Tweets
Facebook
Skype

19. Interactive Websites abcteach Instant Poetry Forms BBC SAT Prep
Education Site
Magic Key (Patchworker)
Booklist
FunBrain
Instant Poetry Forms
SAT Prep
Sesame Workshop
Seussville
Storyline Online
PBS Kids
The Electric Company

20. Interactive Websites Interactive Whiteboard Links Related Sites
EDSITEment
ReadWriteThink
Thinkfinity