Introductory+Session+Overview

The main purpose of the introductory session is to identify the context, concepts and related topics to DIGITAL CONTENT. Why is it important to access, use and/or create digital content in todays education? How is the production of digital content by teachers and students connected to the so much needed 21st century skills? What is needed for teachers to be active eContent producers? How do we get started with the access of, use or creation of Digital Content? What are the issues we have to consider while doing that? > Who uses Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, a blog……(Twitter tag is #ictqec) > 60%+ of American teens are media creators (Oblinger 2008)Kids today are connected, experiential, diverse, “kids” (Oblinger 2010) > Bloom’s Taxonomy (2002)Different forms of eContent: Youtube, Blogs. Portfolios, VLEs > Providing lessons and tasks (example: Week at a Glance (WAG))Creating engaging and interactive lessons (example: [|A. Pintura: Art Detective]) > Connecting beyond the classroom (example: 20 Global issues wiki) > Connecting to other teachers (example: [|ThinkLab]) > Importance of the task > Task Example: > Student example: Primary work > Publishing beyond the classroom (example: Grade 9 Music Project on Youtube) > Cheap (wiki, google sites) > Secure (protected, ed ad free) > Relatively easy to start School leaders as learners || Plan and Budget beyond the machine || > Recognizing students as required eContent producers (with coordinated framework) > Students as responsible learning partners > Recognition of and support for risk‐taking, trialing > ‐ eContent = jobs > ‐ eContent = academic advancement (Teachers and Student)Changing world. “Geography of work” now includes digital world > Powerful learning through student and teacher engagement in the digital world
 * Introductory Session Overview:**
 * Outline of the Introductory Session Presentation:**
 * 1) **Are you connected?**
 * 1) **The new digital world**
 * 1) **Teachers as eContent producers**
 * 1) **Students as eContent Producers**
 * 1) //**Student demonstration**//
 * 2) **Getting Started**
 * 1) **Issues we all face**
 * = --- Issue** -- ** ||= - Ways Forward ||
 * = Rate of technical change ||= Being actively involved: Teachers as Learners ||
 * = Teachers time‐poor ||= Connect ideas: Teachers as leaders
 * = Technical support ||= Machine reliability? ||
 * = Student diversity ||= Student Technical Support in Class ||
 * = Technical Resourcing and Access ||= Administration support
 * = Age considerations and restrictions ||= Communicate and check ||
 * = Finding materials ||= Sharing Engaging tasks ||
 * = Copyright ||= Consider your cultural and learning priorities ||
 * **Ways Forward**
 * **Being part of the Digital Future**