Workshop+Wiki+Textbook

=Instructors: Garth Holman and Michael Pennington=

Attended by: Amy Burvall
Instructor Contact: @http://www.teachersfortomorrow.net/
 * Twitter @GarthHolman @ProfessorMike1**

So funny! These 2 posted about me on their blog since my songs are "famous" in there classroom: @http://www.7aworldhistory.com/6/post/2011/07/live-from-bostoni-got-to-meet-the-history-teacher-black-death.html?

Here are my random notes, to be edited later

wikinomics grown up digital how do we create meaningful work?- relevance/ creative/ passion how to teach, not cover…constructionist theory ideas in action: digiport, podcast, flash vid, screen capture, flip teaching, essential questioning

kids brainstorm wondering questions, like post thru the year usually unanswerable….gives them reason to learn

whoever does most work learns most controlled chaos individualized…

legacy- world stage focuses away from grades wikispaces…. Key is imagery, hyperlinks, multimedia, polit cartoons, interactive ..start collaborate using skype/google docs Book used as resorce thru the year; edited-as-we-go Roles…student photographer 4 class Computer side chats (flip) Start with essential question and talk 15 min Inspired new projects http://dgh.wikispaces.com/ EXPERT phD peeps- to skype with and be in charge of the page….kids interview them- podcast Images should say CC and be directly linked Idea at beginning of year- what was being a teen like when your parents were kids…students make film (doc) but must have bib