Ultra-Rapid Growth for Tablets in 2011 and More Options

Apple continues to dominate the tablet market in 2010 with 87% market share according to eWeek Magazine.

But rapid changes as well as blisteringly rapid growth are amongst the trends for 2011:

-New iPad 2 from Apple before end of 2011 that will help continue their leadership position

-Significant XOOM tablet by Motorola with amazing features

-Significant products by Samsung

-Enterprise tablets from Blackberry and Cisco that will integrate VOIP phones and other never seen-before features (Blackberry Playbook and Cius)

-HP Web OS in significant development (Palm WebOS) with flurry of new products months out

-5 inch form factor tablets bite the dust: Not popular

-Widely divergent quality of product

-Windows tablets not significant in market share

-Android OS Making significant gains in market share in 2011

“School Pride” on NBC

NBC fishes for new ratings by testing the public’s interest in education. Schools in Los Angeles were part of the episodes. Let’s hope the interest spurs NBC to renew the series. You can watch some episodes here.

http://www.nbc.com/school-pride/

So Cal Educators to Learn About Newest Apps, Best Innovations for Schools

Oct. 15 Ed Tech Event at CSULA is Among the State’s Biggest

Hundreds of teachers, technology coordinators, school and district administrators, and select students from around Southern California will gather at Cal State L.A. for a special conference that will explore the innovative and effective ways technology is being used at K-12 schools.

The 21^st Century Learners Symposium, which is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Office of Education, will feature workshops by top consultants and technology specialists on successful and “hot” classroom uses, trends, services and applications. Topics will include mobile technology, digital textbooks, netbooks, open source, Google, and Web 2.0 tools. The conference is one of the largest education technology events in the state.

WHAT: The 21^st Century Learners Symposium of 2010

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 — 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: CSULA Golden Eagle Conference Center, 5151 State University Dr., L.A. 90032

NOTE: Media parking available by checking in at the Welcome Center/Kiosk on

Paseo Rancho Castilla (campus map: www.calstatela.edu/univ/maps/cslamap.php)

WHO: Participants are K-12 educators, staff and students from public and private

schools throughout Southern California. Featured presentations:

All Day: Special hands-on product and demonstration sessions

All Day: Student multimedia projects by Hollywood High School (LAUSD)

and Rowland Avenue Elementary School (Covina-Valley USD)

9:30 am: Leadership keynote: Cheryl Lemke, CEO, Metiri Group

12:50 pm: Afternoon keynote: Milton Chen, George Lucas Ed Foundation

Symposium is presented by the L.A. County Office of Education’s Instructional

Technology Outreach and California Technology Assistance (Region 11) Project.

INTERVIEWS / VISUALS:

Nearly 600 attendees are expected. In addition to open interview opportunities with presenters, experts and participants, there will be numerous displays and demonstrations by product and service vendors, including Troxell Communications.

Quick Concise Video on the Blistering Speed of Convergence

A great way to help energize your students on the need to be “learn savvy” in this rapid era of change.

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #17 “Compare and Contrast”

COMPARE AND CONTRAST ————————————————————–

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

Learning to compare and contrast requires high-level cognitive analysis. Comparing

and contrasting is a skill used in many different disciplines at all levels of education. Using an

document camera can help students practice using different graphic organizers

collaboratively before being asked to use them independently.

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Whiteboard or large sheet of paper that students can write on

- A drawing of a graphic organizer used for comparing and contrasting, such as a Venn

diagram, double bubble map, or a T-chart

PROCEDURE

BEFORE

1. Decide the compare and contrast topic to assign students.

2. Prepare a drawing of the graphic organizer to be practiced, such as a Venn diagram.

DURING

3. Project the compare and contrast diagram using the document camera.

4. Call students to the board to complete different areas of the compare and contrast

diagram.

5. Discuss notes as a class, changing and adding as necessary.

6. Have all students copy the collaboratively designed notes.

AFTER

7. After creating notes together as a class, assign an independent project such as an essay

that discusses the topic in depth.

8. Choose a different compare/contrast method of organization to demonstrate to

students each day for several days.

ADAPTATIONS

- Assign a compare and contrast topic and a method of organization. Allow students to

work collaboratively or independently to complete the notes. To review the topic and

check for accuracy, choose student products to project with a document

camera.

- Allow students to choose how they will organize notes for a graphic organizer. After

students have completed their notes, show the class different ideas by projecting

student samples using a document camera.

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #16 “Presentation Time”

PRESENTATION TIME ———————————————————————

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

A document camera allows for all students to develop visual aids for use in

their presentations without the use of any special supplies or software. Students that may not

have access to poster supplies or presentation software will no longer be disadvantaged when

it comes to creating required visual aids for their presentations. This activity can be used

with any activity from elementary school “show and tell” to the more complex presentations

required in many middle school and high school classes.

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Students’ visual aid materials to accompany student presentations

PROCEDURE

BEFORE

1. Assign presentation of selected topic.

2. Show students approximate size of materials that can be projected using a

document camera.

DURING

3. During their presentations, have students project their visual aids for the class.

AFTER

4. Have the class vote silently on the visual aid that was the most creative or well

presented. Count votes and give awards to the “best in show.”

ADAPTATIONS

- Keep a few student work samples from a project to use as examples the next time you

teach the same topic.

Crips And Bloods: Made in America

Important & extremely relevant film by Stacy Peralta looks at the L.A. gang situation.

http://www.cripsandbloodsmovie.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4pP-1NWoA&feature=player_embedded

15,000 people dead over 20 year period? Stacy Peralta succeeds in putting a fresh face on the issue and imploring us all take another look. The movie’s website also has a viewer’s guide, Community outreach plans that can be used to host screenings, and information on the Youth PROMISE Act.

CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA helped shine a light on the issue of gang violence in our inner cities. But to really address this problem we need to take a new approach – as the former NFL great and gang intervention leader, Jim Brown, says in the film “If more police or jails was the solution, we would have solved the problem 30 years ago”.

That’s where the Youth PROMISE Act comes in. PROMISE stands for Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education. Instead of simply incarcerating people, the Youth PROMISE Act represents a revolutionary new approach that is much needed if we are ever to address this issue in a meaningful and effective way.

The Act is based on programs that work with local schools, community centers, faith-based organizations and parents to prevent violence and offending before it begins. The whole idea is to give kids another way, an option instead of joining gangs.

Introduced by Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D – VA) and Mike Castle (R – DE), the CRIPS AND BLOODS team is proud to support the Act. The film was screened in Congress at a rally in support of the Act but we need your help to ensure this much-needed legislation is passed.

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #15 “Peer To Peer”

PEER TO PEER ———————————————————–

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

Use a document camera to peer critique student work. This activity works

very well to show students the difference between low, average, and high quality work, and

to give students an idea of how their work will be assessed.

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Student work with names covered

Using document cameras in simple yet effective ways

PROCEDURE

BEFORE

1. Choose a collection of student work. Fold over or otherwise cover student names.

DURING

2. Use the document camera to project an image of student work.

3. Critique as a class, asking questions such as the following:

- Which parts have been completed well?

- What information is missing that was required?

- Which parts of the work could be improved?

- How would you grade this work?

4. Have students write constructive criticism for the work displayed. Collect the

comments and attach them to the work when it is returned to the student.

AFTER

5. If student work produced for a project generally fell below expectations, have

students re-do the target activity after learning from the critiques of the class.

ADAPTATIONS

- Use a document camera to “publish” superior student work by displaying it for

the first few minutes of class.

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #14 “Conversation Station”

CONVERSATION STATION ————————————————–

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

A document camera is a great way to save trees, and your own energy!

Use the document camera to project images of notes, quizzes, and worksheets that would normally be photocopied. Save yourself from writing the same series of notes multiple times during the day. Written notes are an excellent way to help students learning English and students with certain learning disabilities who may not otherwise be able to take notes quickly from verbal lectures.

Using a document camera also allows you to face the class while demonstrating written notes, instead of having your back to the class while writing on the board.

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Notes on topic

- One blank sheet of paper

PROCEDURE

BEFORE

1. Prepare notes for classroom lesson.

DURING

2. Use a blank sheet of paper to uncover sections as you progress through the notes.

3. While lecturing, use a document camera to project your notes for all students to see.

AFTER

4. As a review or as an open notebook quiz, place small sticky notes over strategically

important words or phrases in the notes. Assign number to each blank. Project the

image with a document camera. Have students consult their notes to correctly

fill in each blank.

ADAPTATIONS

- To encourage good note-taking skills, have students take notes from your verbal lecture. Project your own notes after the lecture so that students can compare their own notes to your notes, adding or making corrections as necessary.

Document Cameras & Projectors: Cool Use #13 “Up Close & Personal”

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL ————————————————-

CONTENT AREA: ANY

GRADE LEVELS: ANY

Bring the details of an item to be studied into vivid detail with a document camera. From showing the entire class the details of computer circuit boards or items on a microscope slide, to the details of a fossil, plant, or fingerprint, a document camera allows all students to see target details clearly.

MATERIALS

- Document camera

- Projector

- Item to be studied, such as different types of rocks

PROCEDURE

BEFORE

1. Prepare the items to be studied.

DURING

2. Use a document camera to project an image of the item to be studied.

3. Discuss students’ observations as a class.

4. Direct students to take notes regarding distinguishing characteristics of the item(s) studied.

AFTER

5. Project the image of two or more different items using a document camera.

Have students compare and contrast either in note form or as a complete paragraph.

6. Create a quiz by placing the item(s) discussed under a document camera. Point

to different parts of the item or change items as applicable. Have students identify

each target item on their paper.

ADAPTATIONS

- You can also hook up your document camera to a microscope, allowing all

students to see the item studied in great detail.

We are witnessing a revolutionary change in education, both in teacher workflow and in the administration of schools.

*Digital technologies have reached a new level of affordability, interoperability and pervasiveness, giving educators and students the ability to collaboratively integrate:
curriculum,
the internet
and media.

*Progressive school administration has the opportunity to apply these proven technologies to better engage students and achieve school goals.

*Smart-schools.com is here to help facilitate best practices and connect education leaders in Los Angeles.

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