Academic Leadership Team Schools of the Future Posibilities

Welcome to DCPS Schools of the Future Possibilities!

To help us understand our customer, the Digital Native, that enters our classroom each day, we thought the best way to enter their world was through digital media. From email, to text messaging, to blogging, to MySpace and Facebook, to online learning, this is the world that our students are growing up in and changing the way they learn. The latest brain research shows that brains of digital natives are developing and responding differently than the brains of digital immigrants and even some of us digital dinosaurs! This research strongly suggests that we rethink the way we engage, empower and educate our students for life in a digital world and world market place.

Our Brain:
1. Is wired for visuals
2. Responds to positive emotions
3. Responds to patterns-connects to prior knowledge
4. Responds to conversation-brain is a social entitiy.
5. Responds to things that are out of the ordinary
Ultimately, our brains remember what we care about, when you feel something.

1. Now click here to learn about Web 2.0
www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20html
2. Now open Attachment 1: School of Future for DCPS ALT Jan 29.ppt and follow along.bb

3. New Communication Tools:

Blogs: http://duvalappleseeds.blogspot.com
District communication tool about Apple Computer rollout

http://dreamleader.blogspot.com
Principal communication with faculty

http://coachingchronicals.blogspot.com
School Standards Coach professional learning community

http://mrsrossclass.blogspot.com
Teacher Communication about instructional lessons and strategies for teacher and parents

http://mallonmessages.blogspot.com
Teacher Communication for parents about their child's classroom experiences

4. New Collaboration Tools:

Ning: http://classroom20.ning.com
The Flat classroom--Social Networking-professional learning community around a topic

Online Collaboration: www.mebeam.com
Meeting space for teachers to discuss a topic via webcam

5. New Content Tools:

Digital Storytelling: www.voicethread.com
Audio presentations by student and/or teachers

Professional Development:
www.danpink.com
Professional reading and reactions

http://timmonstimes.blogspot.com
Look into Kindergarten Classroom in an ACDS school

Gabcast: http://onceuponatime.blogspot.com/2007/12/wanna-gab.html
Podcast that can be recorded by cell phone from any remote location

Youtube/TeacherTube http://www.youtube.com
Features videos to enhance student achievement
Video Tutorials for all subjects

Podcasts: http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/
Podcasts of instructional lessons from students and teachers.

http://livefromthecreek.blogspot.com
Features real time posts about conference learnings for teachers


6. Attachment 2: School of the Future Review

7. Attachment 3 AAA High School THeme

8. Attachment 4: SOF Purpose

9. Feedback: Please provide your feedback at http://duvalappleseeds.com
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