Jordan+School+District

Jordan School District
> Current trends in media technologies have great potential for education. Specifically, personal audio and video players enable educators to expand their curriculum to meet the mobile and media-rich learning styles of today's students. Furthermore, they extend teaching and learning beyond the normal classroom hours, allowing students to easily and continuously learn. > Alan November was one of the first major educators to embrace modern web technologies (commonly referred to as Web 2.0) in elementary, middle and high schools. He was one of the initial five Christa McAuliffe Educators. He co-founded the Institute for Education Leadership and Technology at Stanford University. He is the author of [|Empowering Students with Technology] and [|Web Literacy for Educators]. > Web Links and Resources from Dr. J. Donald’s Leu’s Presentation in Jordan School District / September 10, 2009. New Literacies for New Times: What Are They? How Do We Tech Them? > I know it seems like “life is a twitter.” Twitter can be used personally, professionally and with students. Before you try it with students you should try it yourself and see what you think the value of twitter in education could be. > Flip Video is the world's simplest camcorder. It lets you capture the everyday moments that happen anywhere, everywhere and share with anyone. Shooting video is as easy as taking a picture. There are NO chargers, NO cables, just a USB connection! > Maps have been used for thousands of years. In the last couple of decades technology has allowed users to combine maps with computer graphics and databases to create geographic information systems (known as GIS). GIS allows us to visualize, understand, and interpret data in many ways that reveal relationships and patterns in the form of maps, reports, and charts. In this entry-level GIS course teachers will learn the fundamentals of GIS software. Teachers will map forces of nature, the journeys of early explorers, world population changes, endangered species and more. Teachers will learn where to download ready-to-use GIS lessons and data that supplements lessons they already teach. Participants will receive free software and data DVD’s for North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. All lessons align to Utah State Core and National Geography, Science and/or Technology Standards. > Current trends in media technologies have great potential for education. Specifically, personal audio and video players enable educators to expand their curriculum to meet the mobile and media-rich learning styles of today's students. Furthermore, they extend teaching and learning beyond the normal classroom hours, allowing students to easily and continuously learn.
 * [|iPods and iPads in Education]
 * What Every Student Needs to Know and Do
 * Dr. Leu’s Presentation
 * Life is a “Twitter”
 * [|Flip "over" Video]
 * Jordan GIS
 * [|iPod and iPad Resources]