Here are a few Web 2.0 Applications and some tidbits about each from Mr. Larry Ferlazzo himself:

Video Conferencing
1. Appear.in this is a super-simple video conferencing site for up to eight people, allows for screen share and does not require registration just a link for each room. 

3. When do you have time to find new instructional technology practices and resources?

1. Today we talked about many recording apps and websites such as: www.recordmp3.org, Garage Band, Audacity and QuickVoice etc. Which of these recording mediums are you most comfortable with and the most likely to use in the future? Why?

2. How do you see yourself expanding your audiobooks/read aloud library in your classroom or using audio QR codes?

3. Is there anything you would like to know more about?

This summer in Tech Academy, we have focused on several items:

    1. Building a strong PLN (we can never learn enough)

    2. Overcoming barriers when infusing technology

    3. What is a flipped classroom?

    4. Creating an infused lesson using a web app for students to present new knowledge

    5. Maintaining a teacher blog

    6. Using Google Docs

It has been an excellent week of training. I learned right along with the teachers as they shared new resources they found each day while spending time developing their PLNs. I was also very intrigued with the solutions that the teachers found on how to overcome barriers to infusing technology. The teachers this week have filled their teacher tool boxes with many useful resources as they transformed their classrooms into 21st Century learning environments!

Teachers that attend from July 14-17, please reflect upon the week in a comment below. Also include answers to the following questions for me in your comment:

1. In Tech Academy, we used several web apps such as GoSoapBox.com, Answer Garden, Blogger, Google Docs, Kahoot, etc. Which of these web apps are you most excited about implementing in your classroom?

2. How do you see students using the web app you selected in #1 to enhance your curriculum?

3. What level(s) of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy can be reached using this tool? Why? How?

In Digital Leadership Academy for CISD we have been asked to give ourselves a grade for the ISTE Standards for Coaches  by using the NETS Profiency Rating  I am my worst critic, I have found myself being extremely harsh when assessing myself, I believe that right now I have earned a D: Beginning .  

As I step into my new role as Elementary Technology Coach I am having to evaluate where I am today and envision where I would like to be in the future, may that be tomorrow, next month or 3 years from now. I know that when making a plan you must always "Plan with the end in mind" but in complete honesty, is there really an end goal for technology integration? In order for me to help my colleagues I have to evaluate what knowledge I have and what knowledge I need to gain in order to be a leader for my teachers.

In what areas do I need to grow in order to be an effective technology coach for my teachers? 

1. Be Visionary: My first priority is to create a curriculum that teachers will use to aid in their core curriculum and then use Easy Tech as a supplemental resource. I want my teachers to utilize their computer lab time in a way that will maximize student success. Teachers will help students use technology in context instead of isolation.
2. Teaching, Learning and Assessment: I need to model for my teachers through professional development (blogging, video tutorials, team meetings and one-on-one professional development) the best practices of technology to reach academic excellence.
3. Digital Age Learning Environments: Help educators cultivate a technology rich environment that is facilitated by 21st Century Educators.
4. Professional Development and Program Evaluation: Though professional development I need to model how technology should be infused in lessons and help create course for teachers that will allow them to grow their (Personal Learning Network) PLN.
5. Digital Citizenship: Bridge classroom management and digital citizenship. Create a forum for which educators can develop norms for which students can participate appropriately with other learners globally.
6. Content Knowledge and Professional Growth: Continue to grow and participate in my PLN in order to stay educated on the best teaching practices.