oh thank you many of us could probably recite
many of us could probably recite
many of us could probably recite pre-flight safety instructions seatbelt
pre-flight safety instructions seatbelt
pre-flight safety instructions seatbelt check emergency exits check and then
check emergency exits check and then
check emergency exits check and then there comes the oxygen masks if
there comes the oxygen masks if
there comes the oxygen masks if traveling with a small child or someone
traveling with a small child or someone
traveling with a small child or someone who needs assistance please place your
who needs assistance please place your
who needs assistance please place your mask on first then assist the other this
mask on first then assist the other this
mask on first then assist the other this always made me wonder why am I putting
always made me wonder why am I putting
always made me wonder why am I putting my mask on first does that make me
my mask on first does that make me
my mask on first does that make me selfish do I not really like my own
selfish do I not really like my own
selfish do I not really like my own children is there someone needing
children is there someone needing
children is there someone needing assistance and I miss them no because if
assistance and I miss them no because if
assistance and I miss them no because if you do it you’ll be dead then they’ll be
you do it you’ll be dead then they’ll be
you do it you’ll be dead then they’ll be dead and we’ll all be dead unfortunately
dead and we’ll all be dead unfortunately
dead and we’ll all be dead unfortunately if this is exactly what is happening in
if this is exactly what is happening in
if this is exactly what is happening in our classrooms today even though that’s
our classrooms today even though that’s
our classrooms today even though that’s slightly morbid slightly we need that
slightly morbid slightly we need that
slightly morbid slightly we need that moment of calm that lifeline in the
moment of calm that lifeline in the
moment of calm that lifeline in the midst of chaos whether it be no pilot
midst of chaos whether it be no pilot
midst of chaos whether it be no pilot seat flying out the window or a desk
seat flying out the window or a desk
seat flying out the window or a desk being hurled across the classroom we
being hurled across the classroom we
being hurled across the classroom we need that breath of fresh air that is
need that breath of fresh air that is
need that breath of fresh air that is technology and education most teachers
technology and education most teachers
technology and education most teachers would agree the technology is an
would agree the technology is an
would agree the technology is an important part of the classroom but
important part of the classroom but
important part of the classroom but isn’t it difficult to always know how to
isn’t it difficult to always know how to
isn’t it difficult to always know how to implement it in a meaningful way
implement it in a meaningful way
implement it in a meaningful way it absolutely is so teachers do the best
it absolutely is so teachers do the best
it absolutely is so teachers do the best they can but it’s not impactful so then
they can but it’s not impactful so then
they can but it’s not impactful so then sooner or later they begin to resent the
sooner or later they begin to resent the
sooner or later they begin to resent the technology then they begin to resent the
technology then they begin to resent the
technology then they begin to resent the student who can use the technology
student who can use the technology
student who can use the technology better than the teacher in October of
better than the teacher in October of
better than the teacher in October of 2016
2016
2016 generation Z and those who educate them
generation Z and those who educate them
generation Z and those who educate them were surveyed they found something
were surveyed they found something
were surveyed they found something interesting the educators said that
interesting the educators said that
interesting the educators said that technology which they’ve heard enough of
technology which they’ve heard enough of
technology which they’ve heard enough of basically got in the way of creativity
basically got in the way of creativity
basically got in the way of creativity and it is creativity that’s important to
and it is creativity that’s important to
and it is creativity that’s important to students futures additionally they said
students futures additionally they said
students futures additionally they said that technology is vital to future
that technology is vital to future
that technology is vital to future career preparation but doesn’t make any
career preparation but doesn’t make any
career preparation but doesn’t make any sense
sense
sense so technology creativity both vital but
so technology creativity both vital but
so technology creativity both vital but one is killing the other have we ever
one is killing the other have we ever
one is killing the other have we ever stopped to think that technology
stopped to think that technology
stopped to think that technology embodies creativity we must find a way
embodies creativity we must find a way
embodies creativity we must find a way to fix that disconnect between
to fix that disconnect between
to fix that disconnect between technology and creativity in the
technology and creativity in the
technology and creativity in the classroom the best part is you don’t
classroom the best part is you don’t
classroom the best part is you don’t have to be an expert you just have to be
have to be an expert you just have to be
have to be an expert you just have to be willing to try something new
willing to try something new
willing to try something new hence why you see the two of us here
hence why you see the two of us here
hence why you see the two of us here today to give you some background we
today to give you some background we
today to give you some background we teach at two entirely different schools
teach at two entirely different schools
teach at two entirely different schools that cost across the district and we had
that cost across the district and we had
that cost across the district and we had to use our technology and innovative
to use our technology and innovative
to use our technology and innovative ways to create one cohesive classroom we
ways to create one cohesive classroom we
ways to create one cohesive classroom we had to think outside of the box to make
had to think outside of the box to make
had to think outside of the box to make sure that our students were interacting
sure that our students were interacting
sure that our students were interacting and communicating and collaborating in a
and communicating and collaborating in a
and communicating and collaborating in a meaningful way now our students
meaningful way now our students
meaningful way now our students imagination and their creativity has
imagination and their creativity has
imagination and their creativity has taken over and we are excitedly learning
taken over and we are excitedly learning
taken over and we are excitedly learning from them because an excited teacher is
from them because an excited teacher is
from them because an excited teacher is an excited student there is no doubt
an excited student there is no doubt
an excited student there is no doubt that technology has its inherent
that technology has its inherent
that technology has its inherent engagement so use that so an engaged
engagement so use that so an engaged
engagement so use that so an engaged student as an engaged teacher and as our
student as an engaged teacher and as our
student as an engaged teacher and as our students become more creative we become
students become more creative we become
students become more creative we become more creative hence it becomes some type
more creative hence it becomes some type
more creative hence it becomes some type of really sick
of really sick
of really sick competition did you like that lesson did
competition did you like that lesson did
competition did you like that lesson did you did you I bet you did wait to the
you did you I bet you did wait to the
you did you I bet you did wait to the next one when I blow all our socks off
next one when I blow all our socks off
next one when I blow all our socks off 20 hours later you have the next 20
20 hours later you have the next 20
20 hours later you have the next 20 minute lesson that took every bit of
minute lesson that took every bit of
minute lesson that took every bit of teacher creativity and knowledge along
teacher creativity and knowledge along
teacher creativity and knowledge along with some blood sweat and tears along
with some blood sweat and tears along
with some blood sweat and tears along the way blood really regardless the
the way blood really regardless the
the way blood really regardless the addiction to create these lessons the
addiction to create these lessons the
addiction to create these lessons the students then gravitate toward us and
students then gravitate toward us and
students then gravitate toward us and then they gravitate toward the
then they gravitate toward the
then they gravitate toward the technology often when using technology
technology often when using technology
technology often when using technology you will receive that complicated and
you will receive that complicated and
you will receive that complicated and let’s be honest
let’s be honest
let’s be honest often dreaded question of what happens
often dreaded question of what happens
often dreaded question of what happens when I do X Y & Z sometimes you really
when I do X Y & Z sometimes you really
when I do X Y & Z sometimes you really have no idea
have no idea
have no idea but we’re willing to let them try and we
but we’re willing to let them try and we
but we’re willing to let them try and we will use their findings for our teaching
will use their findings for our teaching
will use their findings for our teaching and their learning and when you give
and their learning and when you give
and their learning and when you give them the opportunity to either fail or
them the opportunity to either fail or
them the opportunity to either fail or be successful you give them the ability
be successful you give them the ability
be successful you give them the ability to push past their personal boundaries
to push past their personal boundaries
to push past their personal boundaries technology allows them to uncover their
technology allows them to uncover their
technology allows them to uncover their innate creativity because using
innate creativity because using
innate creativity because using technology and creativity in this way it
technology and creativity in this way it
technology and creativity in this way it does release the power of the person who
does release the power of the person who
does release the power of the person who they are and what they can accomplish
they are and what they can accomplish
they are and what they can accomplish the important part is the teacher needs
the important part is the teacher needs
the important part is the teacher needs to relinquish full control of their
to relinquish full control of their
to relinquish full control of their students creativity they will find
students creativity they will find
students creativity they will find themselves in a very unexpected place
themselves in a very unexpected place
themselves in a very unexpected place consider Michaela and the midst of a
consider Michaela and the midst of a
consider Michaela and the midst of a research project light bulbs erupted mr.
research project light bulbs erupted mr.
research project light bulbs erupted mr. Ramos let me say what I want to send a
Ramos let me say what I want to send a
Ramos let me say what I want to send a college application but they will never
college application but they will never
college application but they will never listen to me because I’m only in fourth
listen to me because I’m only in fourth
listen to me because I’m only in fourth grade and they received thousands of
grade and they received thousands of
grade and they received thousands of letters every day so I want to create a
letters every day so I want to create a
letters every day so I want to create a touchcast video so that they can click
touchcast video so that they can click
touchcast video so that they can click on each picture I put up on the screen
on each picture I put up on the screen
on each picture I put up on the screen yeah so I did the only thing I could do
yeah so I did the only thing I could do
yeah so I did the only thing I could do I Unleashed her and she created the
I Unleashed her and she created the
I Unleashed her and she created the model for the other students to follow
model for the other students to follow
model for the other students to follow and then these fourth graders these 10
and then these fourth graders these 10
and then these fourth graders these 10 year old students received responses
year old students received responses
year old students received responses from the admission offices of not only
from the admission offices of not only
from the admission offices of not only local universities but national
local universities but national
local universities but national university thank you so much for sharing
university thank you so much for sharing
university thank you so much for sharing this video it was refreshing and
this video it was refreshing and
this video it was refreshing and inspiring
inspiring
inspiring as to why we focus on making you and I’m
as to why we focus on making you and I’m
as to why we focus on making you and I’m the best place for our future low lows
the best place for our future low lows
the best place for our future low lows the University of New Mexico where a
the University of New Mexico where a
the University of New Mexico where a happy year student has chosen our school
happy year student has chosen our school
happy year student has chosen our school as a future possibility and look forward
as a future possibility and look forward
as a future possibility and look forward to procuring a student such as she
to procuring a student such as she
to procuring a student such as she Princeton it is clear that she has
Princeton it is clear that she has
Princeton it is clear that she has passed we drive to essential
passed we drive to essential
passed we drive to essential characteristics for young artists
characteristics for young artists
characteristics for young artists Juilliard not only do I now have three
Juilliard not only do I now have three
Juilliard not only do I now have three students who are going to graduate from
students who are going to graduate from
students who are going to graduate from high school but they have now given
high school but they have now given
high school but they have now given themselves a creative advantage for
themselves a creative advantage for
themselves a creative advantage for their future college pursuits fourth
their future college pursuits fourth
their future college pursuits fourth grade this imaginative use of technology
grade this imaginative use of technology
grade this imaginative use of technology allowed them to do something they could
allowed them to do something they could
allowed them to do something they could have never done before so reality
have never done before so reality
have never done before so reality teachers do have access to many
teachers do have access to many
teachers do have access to many different technological programs they
different technological programs they
different technological programs they just haven’t had the opportunity or
just haven’t had the opportunity or
just haven’t had the opportunity or maybe the drive to use them but we do
maybe the drive to use them but we do
maybe the drive to use them but we do want to highlight one it’s called
want to highlight one it’s called
want to highlight one it’s called Nearpod during the break you were given
Nearpod during the break you were given
Nearpod during the break you were given a code and a website to go and try this
a code and a website to go and try this
a code and a website to go and try this particular application let’s see what
particular application let’s see what
particular application let’s see what you’ve got that is if all of the stars
you’ve got that is if all of the stars
you’ve got that is if all of the stars have a line and all of the technology
have a line and all of the technology
have a line and all of the technology has decided to work and if not that’s
has decided to work and if not that’s
has decided to work and if not that’s another day in educational technology
another day in educational technology
another day in educational technology and then we will use every bit of
and then we will use every bit of
and then we will use every bit of teacher improv to make it to the end of
teacher improv to make it to the end of
teacher improv to make it to the end of this talk it’s a duck it’s a moose it’s
this talk it’s a duck it’s a moose it’s
this talk it’s a duck it’s a moose it’s a cow now let’s explore the ever-elusive
a cow now let’s explore the ever-elusive
a cow now let’s explore the ever-elusive adaptations of the cow wait oh okay so
adaptations of the cow wait oh okay so
adaptations of the cow wait oh okay so we can look at our most recent session
we can look at our most recent session
we can look at our most recent session and here’s hoping that many of you were
and here’s hoping that many of you were
and here’s hoping that many of you were able to get in and I’m doing that with
able to get in and I’m doing that with
able to get in and I’m doing that with my mind so when we look at the
my mind so when we look at the
my mind so when we look at the open-ended portion of it we can see that
open-ended portion of it we can see that
open-ended portion of it we can see that first question that we asked you so if
first question that we asked you so if
first question that we asked you so if we scroll down about what you think
we scroll down about what you think
we scroll down about what you think about educational technology you see we
about educational technology you see we
about educational technology you see we have kids on computers keep them the
have kids on computers keep them the
have kids on computers keep them the classroom at the cutting edge of
classroom at the cutting edge of
classroom at the cutting edge of teaching
teaching
teaching and if we go further down a little bit
and if we go further down a little bit
and if we go further down a little bit you can see one of my favorite ones
you can see one of my favorite ones
you can see one of my favorite ones which may not be visible here but it was
which may not be visible here but it was
which may not be visible here but it was Oregon Trail my favorite game when I was
Oregon Trail my favorite game when I was
Oregon Trail my favorite game when I was younger now let’s explore that second
younger now let’s explore that second
younger now let’s explore that second question that we posed and if we go to
question that we posed and if we go to
question that we posed and if we go to draw it we can see what this TEDx
draw it we can see what this TEDx
draw it we can see what this TEDx Education event meant to you as our
Education event meant to you as our
Education event meant to you as our audience at least the two of you so
audience at least the two of you so
audience at least the two of you so thank you mom and dad who answered the
thank you mom and dad who answered the
thank you mom and dad who answered the question so if we look at that first one
question so if we look at that first one
question so if we look at that first one with Beth and we go ahead and click on
with Beth and we go ahead and click on
with Beth and we go ahead and click on that picture you can see that Beth saw
that picture you can see that Beth saw
that picture you can see that Beth saw possibility isn’t this what Ted is about
possibility isn’t this what Ted is about
possibility isn’t this what Ted is about the idea that we can receive all this
the idea that we can receive all this
the idea that we can receive all this information from all of you just seconds
information from all of you just seconds
information from all of you just seconds ago or minutes ago
ago or minutes ago
ago or minutes ago the application is crucial in a
the application is crucial in a
the application is crucial in a classroom and it can’t be done on a
classroom and it can’t be done on a
classroom and it can’t be done on a worksheet we need to stop finding
worksheet we need to stop finding
worksheet we need to stop finding reasons not to use technology and design
reasons not to use technology and design
reasons not to use technology and design radical and imaginative ways for not
radical and imaginative ways for not
radical and imaginative ways for not only our students to use it but for
only our students to use it but for
only our students to use it but for ourselves as well to do this we
ourselves as well to do this we
ourselves as well to do this we recommend not only near pod but
recommend not only near pod but
recommend not only near pod but applications such as touchcast
applications such as touchcast
applications such as touchcast which is the interactive or smart video
which is the interactive or smart video
which is the interactive or smart video zoom for teleconferencing which we use
zoom for teleconferencing which we use
zoom for teleconferencing which we use to talk together with our classrooms any
to talk together with our classrooms any
to talk together with our classrooms any of the collaborative documents like
of the collaborative documents like
of the collaborative documents like iCloud Docs or Google Docs and then of
iCloud Docs or Google Docs and then of
iCloud Docs or Google Docs and then of course Adobe spark which built that
course Adobe spark which built that
course Adobe spark which built that montage of student voices in the end we
montage of student voices in the end we
montage of student voices in the end we ask you we challenge you to put on your
ask you we challenge you to put on your
ask you we challenge you to put on your own oxygen mask and watch your students
own oxygen mask and watch your students
own oxygen mask and watch your students breathe deeply
breathe deeply
breathe deeply [Applause]
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