STSD Curriculum & Technology Update

Regular updates and musings on curriculum and technology in the Salisbury Township School District in Allentown, PA.

What’s new in Smart Notebook 10

If you use or have access to a Smart Board, the company has just posted a video that provides an overview of the new Notebook 10 software. The video includes a look at activating Notebook 10, interface changes and new features and tools. The video runs about 30 minutes.

Click here to view the video.

Also, here are two excellent sites to visit if you are interested in SmartBoard ideas.

Teaching with a SmartBoard - Links for lesson ideas and SmartBoard Notebook files.

Smartboard Lessons Podcasts - Podcasts on using the SmartBoard!

What is this shift? --- in 5 minutes

Here is an excellent video that captures the direction of education for the future. Chris Lehman, Principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, shares his thoughts on education in the 21st century. He talks real fast because the format of the presentation was to assemble 20 slides in 5 minutes. There are a lot of great thoughts in here. Leave yours in the comments…

Here are the actual slides in the presentation, some which you cannot see in the video:

Changing Times

“A Brave New World World Wide Web” asks....

1. What is a 21st century educator/leader?
2. What do we need to do professionally to prepare to teach future generations?
3. What supports will we need to get there?

Leave a comment with your thoughts!

Mastering Low-Level Content

How do we balance the political needs of NCLB with the needs of 21st century learning? Feel free to comment with your thoughts after watching this brief video.

Mastering Low-Level Content from Scott McLeod on Vimeo.

New Definition of Collaboration

During the Monday, August 25 presentation, Louise and I talked about the new definition of collaboration and shared a brief video segment from the a keynote presentation at this summer’s National Educational Computing Conference. The entire video is actually available for viewing as a webcast on the internet by clicking here. You will be prompted for first name, last name and email. Use the following: first name: stsd; last name:stsd; email: or use your own. (The actual interview with the two teachers starts at around 24:00. You can scroll ahead to that point.)

In the video, you’ll hear directly from these two teacher who used technology and new ways of collaboration to re-imagine their classrooms. We both found this keynote very inspiring and hope you will too. If you watch the video, please leave a comment below!