The Challenges & Opportunities:

Making the Most of Them

Part 2

1
 Challenges & Opportunities

• Students
• Teachers
• Schools
• Ask you to contribute ...

Write on: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AXHDHfCSOD84ZGQ4OGJjNnpfOTlnZDNqYzJjNA&hl=en or Handout

2
 Challenges & Opportunities
Students
Challenges Opportunities
• more choices to make • more choices = greater engagement

• multi-source reading requires greater • more student-student literacy collaboration =

metacognitive activity faster learning
• greater dependence on school & home Internet
• multi-modal literacy learning = deeper learning
connectivity
• more cross-pollination of school & home literacy
activity

• 24/7 access to class materials

• greater access to authentic audiences

3
Challenges & Opportunities
Students

Challenges Opportunities

4
Challenges & Opportunities
Students

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
5
 Challenges & Opportunities
Students

Evaluating Middle School Students’ Online Reading Comprehension Performance

Prompt
• You are doing a report on the Martin Luther King Holiday. You come
to this site. Where should you go first?

6
(Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Students

http://www.martinlutherking.org/
7
(Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Students

8
(Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Student Results
High Low
Total
SES SES

Incorrect 1,321 597 1,918

Correct 15 6 21

Total 1,336 603 1,939

9
(Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Student Results
High Low
Total
SES SES

Incorrect 1,321 597 1,918

(99%)

Correct 15 6 21
(1%)

Total 1,336 603 1,939

1
0 (Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Student Results
High Low
Total
SES SES

Incorrect 1,321 597 1,918

(99%) (99%) (99%)

Correct 15 6 21
(1%) (1%) (1%)

Total 1,336 603 1,939

1
1 (Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Students

Challenges Opportunities

1
2
Activity

1
3
 Challenges & Opportunities
Students

Challenges Opportunities

•
rn •

T u
•
ur •

Y o
• •

Write on: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AXHDHfCSOD84ZGQ4OGJjNnpfOTlnZDNqYzJjNA&hl=en or Handout

1
4
 Challenges & Opportunities
Teachers
Challenges Opportunities
• Initial learning curve for Web notices may be • East of saving, sorting, & retrieving
steep and, without support, frustrating instructional materials & student work
• Collaboration with colleagues & access to
• School IT hardware & software
expertise around the world
• Investment of time and effort to “set things up” • Access to parts of students’ learning process
(create student accounts, etc.) that were not easily accessible before
• Skills & strategies to-be-taught are evolving, not • Power to “clone” oneself and be available 24/7
fixed (e.g., through screen casts on targed topics)
• With access to free online tutorials and other
training materials, less dependence on formal PD

1
5
Challenges & Opportunities
Teachers

Challenges Opportunities

1
6
Challenges & Opportunities
Teachers

http://www.malepregnancy.com/
1
7
Challenges & Opportunities
Teachers

http://www.martinlutherking.org/
1
8 (Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Teacher Results
High Low
Total
SES SES

Incorrect 137 112 249

Correct 7 4 11

Total 144 116 260

1
9 (Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Teacher Results
High Low
Total
SES SES

Incorrect 137 112 249

(96%)

Correct 7 4 11
(4%)

Total 144 116 260

2
0 (Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Teacher Results
High Low
Total
SES SES

Incorrect 137 112 249

(95%) (97%) (96%)

Correct 7 4 11
(5%) (3%) (4%)

Total 144 116 260

2
1 (Henry, 2008)
Challenges & Opportunities
Teachers

Challenges Opportunities

2
2
Challenges & Opportunities
Teachers

Challenges Opportunities

QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

2
3
Activity

2
4
 Challenges & Opportunities
Teachers

Challenges Opportunities

•
rn •

T u
•
ur •

Y o
• •

Write on: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AXHDHfCSOD84ZGQ4OGJjNnpfOTlnZDNqYzJjNA&hl=en or Handout

2
5
Activity

2
6
 Challenges & Opportunities
Schools

Challenges Opportunities

• Learning resources can be saved and shared

• Upgrading hardware & Internet connectivity
across classrooms & from year to year

• Providing leadership on journey across largely

• A universe of PD resources can be accessed
uncharted waters is challenging!

• Evidence of student learning is more easily

• No one-size-fits-all solutions
collected, saved, shared

2
7
Challenges & Opportunities
Schools

Challenges Opportunities

2
8
2
9
Activity

3
0
 Challenges & Opportunities
Schools

Challenges Opportunities

•
rn •

T u
•
ur •

Y o
• •

Write on: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AXHDHfCSOD84ZGQ4OGJjNnpfOTlnZDNqYzJjNA&hl=en or Handout

3
1
 Challenges & Opportunities

• Students
• Teachers
• Schools

3
2