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Breaking Down Barriers in Schools - Chicago ICE 2015

Published on Nov 18, 2015

A series of free, educational apps for educators on all levels, whether you are just beginning or ending your career.

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Breaking Down Barriers

Presented to:
The Chicago International Conference on Education
May 27, 2015
@iSuperEit

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Jay Eitner - Superintendent

The Lower Alloways Creel School Districtjeitner@lacschool.org

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https://goo.gl/ngto3n

follow along on your wireless device

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https://todaysmeet.com/ChicagoICE

Join the conversation now!

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Yes, I'm from New Jersey

...and we are NOT this!

We are also not this!!

BUT...we also have 544 school districts!

...with 544 different sets of rules, policies, and cultures.

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SCHOOL BARRIERS - they're everywhere!

Accountability
"Past Practice"
Fear
Visibility
Reliability

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Step 1:

Acknowledging it!

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Step 2:

Get Stakeholder buy-in & get an AUP!

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STEP 3: Turn your Vision into a video

Easy glitz, glamour, and FREE positive PUBLICITY!

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Step 4: staff buy-in

no staff / admin buy-in = no productive program

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Step 5: Meet the community where they are.

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BARRIER BREAKERS

CAUTION: Don't go rogue! Check policy before implementing!

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1) Twitter

The best professional development available. period.

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2) Cybraryman.com
an internet catalog

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3) Instagram: a great way to connect with your students & parents.

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4) REMIND

SND MSGS THRU TEXTING 4 FREE THRU APP or WEBSITE

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5) smore.com

free professional-quality newsletters with analytics!

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6) class dojo

class management at your fingertips

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7) TEACHERCAST.NET

app reviews, blogs, chats, videos, how-to's

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8) Symbaloo

Make your bookmarks visual and in one spot!

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9) POLL EVERYWHERE

Instant Polling for classes, staff, and parents

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10) Doodle 2 go

Doodle.com -- free online scheduling

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11) Today's Meet

Back-channeling for students, staff, and BOE meetings

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12) Periscope

Go anywhere, anytime, any place, in real time.

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13) Padlet

an online cork-board

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14) HaikuDeck.com

with apps for the iPod & iPad

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15) Prezi

PowerPoint is dead.

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16) Kahoot!

Think GAMESHOW in your classroom

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17) GradeCam

Stop buying Scantrons!

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18) Curriculet

Embed questions, quizzes and rich media directly into the reading.

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19) news-ela

Reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news.

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20) Zygote Body

Study anatomy and physiology by looking inside the human body

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CHROME EXTENSIONS

YOU NEED GOOGLE CHROME TO USE THESE

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21) Appear.in

Instant video conferencing - no signups

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22) MoveNote

Add video and audio descriptions to student notes right in Google Drive

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23) BookTrack

Add music to student essays to enhance!

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24) easyBIB

Cite online sources and see if they are legit

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25) Turn Off The Lights

watch and focus on a video

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26) Readability

Take out all of the garbage and just have text!

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27) Awesome Screenshot

Snap & annotate instantly

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28) Share, translate, bookmark, print

one button = all bookmarking and social media options

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29) stay focused

limit time on websites and get the work done!

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30) GRAMMARLY

"a floating ELA teacher"

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www.jayeitner.com

blogs, presentations, news, life

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Dr. Jay Eitner

Haiku Deck Pro User

http://www.EitnerEducation.com

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