Day 2 Topics and Activities

Devotional Activity: Find your favorite verse at BibleGateway.com. Look at it in several versions and put it in columns for a parallel study. Be prepared to share your verse(s) with the class.

1. Explore School 2.0

In teams research/debate/present findings and thoughts

2. Project Based Learning

• High Tech High - See how School 2.0-type school looks like
• Revised Bloom's taxonomy - revised ways to design better instruction

3. What would School 2.0 look like in Adventist or public education? Team reports on Thursday.

4. Roger Taylor Interdisciplinary Units
This is the site that Dr. Sandy Balli will share with us.

5. Instructional strategies

Using MySpace and Facebook (and other popular services that students use) in the Classroom

• Set up your own account at both MySpace and Facebook.
• Take time to explore each of these social networking services.
  • Do you like one better than the other? Which one? Why?
  • Think of some ways you could use one of them for yourself personally or for your classroom.
  • Try to think outside of the box!
• Now that you have some good ideas of what you could do with these services, think further about the following:
  • Safety issues
  • Educational benefits
  • Curriculum applications
  • Instructional strategies

6. Safety Issues and Resources for K-12

• NetSmartz
  Look under Education to find all kinds of useful resources.
• Internet Safety
  There are many links to great information.
• Talking to Teenagers about Social Networking Websites
  This will get you started!
• CyberSmart: Cyber Ethics and Security
  You will find many wonderful curriculum resources for teachers, parents and students.
• Internet Safety for Teachers and Students
  Learn how AUPs can help you keep teachers and students safe.
• Internet Safety for Parents and Students
  This video explains the dangers online and what parents can do to protect their children.
• Do you know who you are talking to online?
  A short video for students.
• Scary Possibilities
  A video by kids for kids.

7. Cool Technology Tools!