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3	Goals
4	Outline Identify the need Explore a scenario from faculty, administration & staff POV Examine digital tools to aid in planning process Consider educational implications
5	Who’s here? Teachers? Administrators? Technology administrators? Other?
6	Consider school life We strive to offer great opportunities Students, faculty & administration are very active and busy Scheduling times to meet in small groups (for planning, projects, ideas, etc.) is increasingly difficult Information overload (email, voicemail, faxes, meeting notes, etc.)
7	One scenario to consider
8	Elements by stakeholder Location Compensation School schedule – does it fit Availability Appeal Philosophy Logistics
9	Elements by stakeholder What is scheduled before & after event Setup plans Breakdown plans Timing – security – access Parking – traffic (carpool, busses) Room arrangement Special equipment – tech, audio, projectors Contact people Point person
10	Elements by stakeholder Materials to accompany presentation Preparing students Providing background info on speaker Logistics of event Expectations of administration
11	Hot points Parking Food Someone is in that room Technology support Funding Elements of success & failure - what can go wrong if you don’t communicate with others?
12	Planning – What to use? Email? School calendar? Planning notebook? Meeting with minutes (who should be there?) Web 2.0 applications? Do you have an event director?
13	Day of the event Who does what? How do you know? Who “owns” the most recent plan?
14	Solutions Technology tool use to facilitate planning Project planning form Customizable, adaptable Developed with all stakeholder input, testing, school wide access Easily accessible (on or off campus) Tool to guide planning meeting(s)
15	Digital Collaborative Tools Yahoo, Google Groups Moodle (open source course management) Firstclass ($) Lotus Notes ($) Wiki’s, Blogs (open source) Apple ICal Blackboard, WebCT, etc. ($$)
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19	…FirstClass (cont.)
20	Consider educational implications Shared discussion areas Available online from anywhere – allows for anytime, anywhere learning Can be moderated Can be uniquely sorted & organized by teacher or any individual to help understanding Can store text, audio, video, images
21	CSCL – CSCW & Web 2.0 “…the purpose of CSCW is to facilitate group communication and productivity, and the purpose of CSCL is to scaffold or support students in learning together effectively.” Consider Web 2.0 in this light
22	Tool use mediates opportunities for situated learning
23	Examples TIF Grade level private All school forum Class conferences
24	Benefits Collaborative concept moves away from communication through private email and into collaboration in an asynchronous shared space. This way everyone always sees the most recent version & knows where to find it. These spaces can be moderated & organized by many schemes to help change the look & access to info as needed.
25	Further info Connect & Collaborate Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) FirstClass – www.firstclass.com Wiki’s, swiki’s, Squeak Moodle
26	References Data Smog, Shenk David To Do, Doing, Done, Snead G. Lynne & Wycoff, Joyce CSCL: Theory & Practice, Koschmann, Timothy
27	Contact sperloff@milkenschool.org Presentation website: http://faculty.milkenschool.org/sperloff/presentations/