Curriculum Development Chapter 10

Editor's Notes

• #2: Make sure everyone has pptMerlene online poll
• #4: NOTES:Explain what’s going on“Now I’m going to ask for your opinion. You’ll use your phones to respond just like on American Idol. So please take out your cell phones, but remember to leave them on silent.”“You’ll participate by sending a text message. If you don’t know how to do that, just ask your kids! Or have your neighbor help you figure it out.”Address their concerns“This is a just standard rate text message, so it may be free for you, or up to twenty cents on some carriers if you do not have a text messaging plan.”“The service we are using is serious about privacy. We cannot see your phone numbers, and you’ll never receive follow-up text messages outside this presentation. There’s only one thing worse than email spam – and that’s text message spam because you have to pay to receive it!”Use a demo or practice pollFor example, a Free Text Poll like “Let’s Practice: Text in your first name!”Always test your polls in your presentation before your event using the computer that will be projecting your presentation, especially if that computer is not the one you’re currently using.
• #5: This slide is for display to the audience to show them how they will vote on your polls in your presentation. You can remove this slide if you like or if the audience is already comfortable with texting and/or voting with Poll Everywhere.Sample Oral Instructions:Ladies and gentlemen, throughout today’s meeting we’re going to engage in some audience polling to find out what you’re thinking, what you’re up to and what you know. Now I’m going to ask for your opinion. We’re going to use your phones to do some audience voting just like on American Idol.So please take out your cell phones, but remember to leave them on silent. You can participate by sending a text message.This is a just standard rate text message, so it may be free for you, or up to twenty cents on some carriers if you do not have a text messaging plan. The service we are using is serious about privacy. I cannot see your phone numbers, and you’ll never receive follow-up text messages outside this presentation. There’s only one thing worse than email spam – and that’s text message spam because you have to pay to receive it!
• #6: This slide is for display to the audience to show them how they will vote on your polls in your presentation. You can remove this slide if you like or if the audience is already comfortable with texting and/or voting with Poll Everywhere.Sample Oral Instructions:Ladies and gentlemen, throughout today’s meeting we’re going to engage in some audience polling to find out what you’re thinking, what you’re up to and what you know. Now I’m going to ask for your opinion. We’re going to use Twitter to do some audience voting.So please take out your cell phones or laptops, but remember to leave them on silent. The way you will be able to participate is by tweeting a response to @poll. Your followers won’t be bothered by this message.
• #7: Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll\r\nIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:\r\nhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/LTM1OTIxNDU1OAIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
• #9: KathyDuring our class discussions, we’ve echoed the phrase “hasn’t changed much” Technology is driving change
• #10: Kathy“Learned how to learn” analogy to CPA (Can’t pass again, cutting pasting, attaching) – I always told people that passing the CPA exam meant that I know how to learn.“Powerless” analogy to driving on Interstate 270 – I’m doing 65 in the right lane and getting passed up by everyone else. But every once in awhile,
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• #12: KathyUse of technology – equipment – equity issues
• #13: Kathy“Show me the money” – these tasks will take massive amounts of moneyA 2000 NEA facility study estimated a $322 billion price tag to repair, renovate and install modern technology in existing schools
• #14: Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll\r\nIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:\r\nhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/LTM1OTIxNDU1OAIf you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.
• #15: MerleneNon-interactive / student still passive recipient of some source of knowledgeProblems: many computers sill in labs inhibiting widespread use, lack of staff development opportunities to learn about new tech, lack of bandwidthPorche without a key
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• #19: MerleneChanging population: Minorities – 41% in 2003ELL low socioeconomic status – F&R – 2009 = 31.3 million children out of estimated 56 million
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• #21: KathyWhat these 4 positions have in common is the desire to restructure schools as we know them and the pressures and current criticisms are unlikely to decrease in the future
• #22: KathyLabor force – teachers are leaving the classroom due to high stakes testing and not finding personal satisfaction that comes from feeling like a partnerParents – will not pay for schools they are not using unless forced to and will find ways to free themselves from the fiscal burden
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