Final Vision Beginnings

    My final vision project is for both the library and the classroom. I am planning on creating a smart notebook presentation for  Using Technology to Support 21st Century Literacy in the Elementary Classroom.  More specifically, my project will focus on how iPads will be implemented into my school and integrating this technology into Hatzic teacher's pedagogy. I feel this final vision will have other benefits for my school besides just implementing the iPads. It will encourage the integration of technology into the new curriculum in general. The project will also allow me to practice my role as a curriculum leader as it will highlight collaboration between myself and the staff and between teachers. This project will serve as professional development not only for me, but for my staff. I am eager to become a better leader.

Possible Project outline

1. Why we must integrate technology into our pedagogy.

Resources for support -

a) Will Richardson's Why Schools

b) NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies and the

c) K to 12 Draft Framework for Applied Design, Skills and Technologies.

Possible quotes and images

“Students in kindergarten to grade 5 will have opportunities to develop foundations in applied design, skills and technologies within the context of existing curriculum.”

 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31595634856413190/

2. Emphasis on student use of technology not just teachers

Resources for support –

a) Harold, Benjamin. Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach
"Student-centered, technology-driven instruction remains elusive for most,"  Benjamin Harold.
"In general, teachers at many schools seemed to view technology as a more valuable tool for themselves than for their students," Ms. Shapley wrote.

b) Unesco's ICT Competency Framework for Teachers. “UNESCO's Framework emphasizes that it is not enough for teachers to have ICT skills and be able to teach them to their students. Teachers need to be able to help the students become collaborative, problem-solving, creative learners through using ICT so they will be effective citizens and members of the workforce.”

3. Present NCTE's definition of 21st Century Literacies and the connection of these literacies to Bloom's Taxonomy, specifically the higher order thinking taxonomies, and the New Curriculum.

Resources for support -

a) Quotes from - Michelle McCall’s 21st Literacy Project

b) From Draft Curriculum -  Curricular Competencies  “Using oral, written, visual, and digital text students are expected individually and collaboratively to be able to create and communicate.”

4. Connect Bloom's Taxonomy to iPad apps

Resources for support -

a) Allan Carrington's Pedagogy Wheel,

                      http://www.edudemic.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-ipads-in-the-classroom/

b) "I purpose before iPads" by M. Glesson

5. Provide websites, YouTube videos and parts of the Draft Profile for Digitally Literate Students, that teachers may use to help them begin integrating the iPads into their pedagogy.

YouTube
Toontastic at Bel-Aire School
Transforming the Classroom with IPads."

                                                  https://youtu.be/6vl7cti0WEg

Websites
Kathy Schrock
The Ultimate Guide to using iPads in the classroom
BC Digital Literacy Standards

Example from Draft Profile for Digitally Literate Students

Grades 3–5 (Ages 8–11)
The following experiences with technology and digital resources are examples of learning activities in which students might engage during Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11):

Produce a media-rich digital story about a significant local event based on first-person interviews. (C, T, RI, CI)
Use digital-imaging technology to modify or create works of art for use in a digital presentation. (C, T, CC, CI, TOC)
Recognize bias in digital resources while researching an environmental issue with guidance from the teacher. (C, T, RI, CPD)
Select and apply digital tools to collect, organize, and analyze data to evaluate theories or test hypotheses. (T, RI, CPD, TOC)
Identify and investigate a global issue and generate possible solutions using digital tools and resources. (C, T, RI, CPD)
Conduct science experiments using digital instruments and measurement devices. (T, CPD, TOC)
Conceptualize, guide, and manage individual or group learning projects using digital planning tools with teacher support. (T, CPD, TOC)
Practice injury prevention by applying a variety of ergonomic strategies when using technology. (PS, DC, TOC)
Debate the effect of existing and emerging technologies on individuals, society, and the global community. (T, PS, RI, CPD, DC, TOC)
Apply previous knowledge of digital technology operations to analyze and solve current hardware and software problems. (T, CPD, TOC)
The letters in parentheses after each item identify the cross-curricular characteristics (C, T, PS) and the digital literacy characteristics (CC, RI, CPD, CI, DC, TOC) most closely linked to the activity described. Each activity may relate to one competency or to multiple characteristics.

   I plan on including smart notebook activities interspersed between the five topics. I am also considering putting the presentation onto the school iPads, so that all the teachers can participate in the activities while getting used to the using the iPad if they are unfamiliar with the technology.  I realize that not all of the presentation will appear on the iPad smart notebook app, but I will be using the full version on the smart board. I am will also be including a handbook of sorts with policies and procedures for use of the iPad cart at Hatzic.

Works Cited

DeLoatch, Pamela. "The Ultimate Guide to Using IPads in the Classroom." The Ultimate Guide to                                Using IPads in the Classroom. Edudemic, 5 Aug. 2015. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.

http://www.edudemic.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-ipads-in-the-classroom/

"Digital Literacy Standards." DRAFT Digital Literacy Standards. B.C. Ministry of Education, n.d.

Web. 13 Nov. 2015.

           http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/dig_lit_standards.htm.

 Gleeson, M. "Ipurpose before IPad." Weblog post. Mgleeson.edublogs.org. N.p., Apr.  
                                                                2013. Web.

mgleeson.edublogs.org/2013/04/28/ipurpose-before-ipad/

Harold, Benjamin. "Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach." Education    
          Week. Editorial Projects in Education, 15 June 2015. Web. 24 Oct. 2015.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/06/11/why-ed-tech-is-not-transforming-how.html

"IPads in the Classroom - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything."  N.p., n.d. Web. 04  

                                                          Oct. 2015

http://www.ipads4teaching.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html

Kellogg, Kristi. "Transforming the Classroom with IPads." YouTube. JudsonISDTV, 12

  Dec. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.

http://youtu.be/6vl7cti0WEg

McCall, Michelle. "Bloom's Taxonomy." 21st Century Literacy Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 
                                                         12 Nov. 2015.

http://21stcenturyliteracymccall.weebly.com/blooms-taxonomy.html

"The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies." National Council of Teachers of English.  Http://www.ncte.org/, Feb. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.

            http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/21stcentdefinition

"Toontastic at Bel-Aire School." YouTube. Isabel Chang, n.d. Web. 04 Oct.

https://youtu.be/_ZzK0q_36Eg              

Unesco ICT Competency Framework for Teachers. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2011. Print 

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002134/213475e.pdf