Transcript Education Meets Productivity

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John Ecken
www.TandemSolution.com
KYSTE Booth 813
[email protected]
About Tandem Solution
Providing the Commonwealth of Kentucky with Instructor-Led and
Virtual Live Training for IT and Professional Development.
Classroom Course Delivery- Commonwealth Location in Frankfort
 Classroom Course Delivery- Louisville Location
 Instructor-led Virtual/Remote Classroom
 Coaching Services
 Test Preparation Services
 Educational Consulting Services
 Distance Learning Services
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About John Ecken
Owner of Tandem Solution
 Educator for over 13 years
 Can be reached at [email protected]
 Father of 5th and 3rd grade JCPS students
 Find me today at Booth 813
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Overview
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Education Meets Productivity
 Information and Communication Technologies in the
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Classroom
Teaching with Technology
Windows 8 Platforms
Office 365 in the Classroom
The Learning Suite
One Note and SkyDrive
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Information and Communication Technologies
in the Classroom
 New paradigm of learning
 Growing Trends
 21st century learning
 Consumption, Creation and Collaboration
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New Paradigm of Learning
Discover, Access and use digital content
 The Flipped Classroom
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 Outside instruction , inside homework
Virtual Classrooms
 No more 1 size fits all
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Growing Trends
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Skills for tomorrow’s workforce
 Problem solving, collaboration, communication
 Current use of ICT
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21st Century Learning
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Collaboration
Digital literacy
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
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Consumption, Creation and Collaboration
Don’t let the internet put your balance of consumption
and creation out of whack
 Collaboration.
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 Taking connections to the next level
 Pushing each other, sharing skills, motivations, and
experience.
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We have better tools and opportunities than ever right
now. Don’t waste them!
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Teaching with Technology
Why promote technology
 How do technology and pedagogy mix
 Use basic tools to support learning
 www.Training4IT.com/teaching-technology
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Why Promote Technology
Our success is restricted only by the limitations of our
knowledge and inventiveness!
 We have moved from a industrial-base economy to a
knowledge-based economy
 Digital tools allow todays learners to be independent,
creative, and innovative thinkers.
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How Do Technology and Pedagogy Mix
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How can we change our teaching methodologies?
 Traditional
○ Focus, listen, take notes and recall
 Text books, instructor lectures
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○ Innovation, adaptable, need to rethink
 Projects, discussions, research
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Use Basic Tools to Support Learning
The internet to support learning activities
 Software for managing and sharing student data
 Email communication
 Texting
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Windows 8 Platforms
 Windows 8
○ Tablets and PC’s
 Windows Phone
 Windows to Go
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Windows 8
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Make learning personal
 Customize start screen
 Picture passwords
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Get immersed in education
 App store
 Live tiles
Connect in new ways
 Convenience of tablet productivity of desktop
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Windows Phone
Stay in touch outside the classroom
 Many app cross between devices
 Similar interface as Windows 8 (easy to master)
 Office productivity
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Windows 8 to Go
What is Windows 8 to Go?
 Travel light without sacrificing productivity
 Bring Your Own PC
 More Security
 Windows to Go from any school or personal PC
(Windows 7 or Windows 8 logo-certified)
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Office 365 in the Classroom
What is Office 365?
 Office in the Cloud
 Stay Connected to learning community
 Office virtually anywhere
 New ways of communicating
 Simplified storage of data
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Lync
Get easy, anywhere access to a unified
communications experience
 Connect with the right people fast
 Choose how you want to collaborate on projects
 Schedule and join meetings with a single click
 Extend and adapt Lync to your school’s changing
needs
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 SmartClass - Training and Learning
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The Learning Suite
Innovative teacher tools
 Microsoft Partners in Learning
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 Microsoft Innovative Educator Program
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One simple location for free tools
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Innovative Teacher Tools
Innovative teacher tools and applications developed by
Microsoft labs and research communities.
 Enrich learning experiences by bringing to life a robust,
creative and collaborative learning environment for
students and educators
 Available as a free download from the Microsoft
Partners in Learning Network
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Microsoft Partners in Learning
Resources
 Hot Topics
 Lesson Plans in technology
 Community Involvement
 Microsoft Innovative educator program (MIE)
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 hands-on, project-based, student-centered activities for K–12
classrooms
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One simple location for free tools
Over 20 of the most popular tools and teacher
resources
 All resources in one simple place
 Single interface
 Allows students to Create and Collaborate easily
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OneNote and SkyDrive
Digital Notebook
 Collaborate and Share
 On the Go
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Digital Notebook
Single place to store resources and materials
 Helps to organize class lessons, videos and other
content
 Capture brainstorming ideas
 Search and find information quickly
 Simplify your life
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Collaborate and Share
If you work in a teaching team or have student
workgroups, OneNote is perfect for collaboration.
 View and Edit other notebooks in real-time
 SharePoint or SkyDrive enabled
 Unlimited ideas
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On the Go
OneNote for Phones
 Supports all platforms
 Free (with limitations)
 SkyDrive support
 Seamless sync and integration
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Your Technology in the Classroom Solution
Questions?
John Ecken
Booth 813
[email protected]