21st+Century+Classroom

The 21st Century Classroom is a pretty big concept, but it also has a specific reference in PVSD. A major initiative by Teaching and Learning Technology has been to create a kit of equipment that teachers can borrow. The kit contains: This equipment and many of the educational concepts associated with the 21st Century Classroom will be discussed at the October 2nd PD day at Greenall. The agenda for that day appears below, along with a link to the wiki created for that session. Please feel free to follow the links provided as they interest you.
 * 32 Dell Mini10 netbooks
 * SMART hardware
 * SMARTResponse/Senteo "clickers" (32)
 * Airliner Slate
 * SMART document camera
 * Digital projector
 * Digital cameras (4, more on request)
 * Digital microscopes (2)

Oct. 2 wiki link - http://pvsd-tltteachers.wikispaces.com/

Oct 2, 2009 Inservice Day Agenda

3. What does a 21st Century Classroom look like? 4. Cell Phones in the classroom 5. "New" software - Comic Life, Adobe PhotoShop and Premiere Elements, Lego Digital Designer, abReader. . . 6. Wrap up - Video [|"3 Steps for 21st Century Learning"]
 * 1) Housekeeping
 * 2) SMARTResponse
 * Are You SMARTer Than A 21st Century Student?
 * Creating SMARTResponse quizes - [|INSTRUCTIONS]
 * Other SMART hardware - [|Airliner Slate] and Document Camera
 * 21st Century Students - Video [|"A Vision of K-12 Students Today"]
 * Production Team Task - Create a digital vision of what the 21C Classroom looks like
 * Present vision & post on wiki
 * Search for tutorials, videos, examples, etc.