Leading in the 21st Century

Notes from session at Tots & Technology Conference
Presenter: Monica Martinez, Director of Professional Development, TCEA

URL for session: https://sites.google.com/a/tcea.org/ieducate/

• Click on the link "Leading" in the menu

Session Description
Managing and sustaining successful technology integration programs involves modeling uses of technologies for your staff. During this fast-paced session, we will share a wide array of online tools and apps that can support you in your role as a leader. Learn new strategies for improving your interpersonal communication skills, leadership strategies, and tips for helping your staff integrate technology.
By attending this session, you will be able answer these questions:
1. How can I effectively model technology use as a leader?
2. What are some of the tools that I can use that will support my role as a leader?
3. How can I help my staff integrate technology more effectively?

Modeling

What is modeling?

• The process of creating abstract or conceptual model and the use of objects in the creation of a predictive statement
  

Cone of Learning
 

 

Modeling Strategies

• Think about how you can model - stop printing handouts, use dropbox instead of email
• What are some ways you can model?
• Modeling is not teaching how to do something

 

Modeling Opportunities

• staff, committee, or department meeting
• professional development
• how you share your resources (printed handouts v. site)
• how you communicate with your audience (email v. blog)
• how you share your contact information (business card v. QR code)
• how people schedule meetings with you (call/email v. online booking tool)
• how do you present: always PowerPoint?

Tools for Modeling

• Wonderopolis - Contains videos, etc. - You can use this to open a presenation and model use of video in presentations - http://wonderopolis.org/
• TEDed - videos to enhance lessons - http://ed.ted.com/
• Let Me Google That For You - Let's you conduct the search and send the process - http://lmgtfy.com/  - Use this to demo how to search by search operators
• Drop Box - Let's you bring photos, files, vidoes together and share them -http://dropbox.com
• We transter.com - https://www.wetransfer.com/
• Send to dropbox.com - https://sendtodropbox.com/
• Poll Everywhere - builds polls; 40 responses per poll for free -http://www.polleverywhere.com/
• Easy Polls - free online poll - see results live -  http://easypolls.net
• Doodle - web tool for setting up schedules by popular vote. No registration or set up is required. Works on devices with Internet and email access - http://www.doodle.com/
• Remind 101 - A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents for free - https://www.remind101.com/

Be sure to check Monica's website, https://sites.google.com/a/tcea.org/ieducate/,  for more tools for modeling.