Emerging Technologies

Integrating Digital Gadgets into Your Curriculum - Perry Reeves

Access online handouts at http://homepage.mac.com/bblodget/Perry/Gadgetsp2.html or e-mail perryreeves@earthlink.net
Recommends The iPod Book by Scott Kelby
Powers of 10: tech jargon and everyday common things
Learn about compatibility - parallelist (cross platform Mac/PC)

Implemented technology awareness sessions
Used Title I and various grant $ to buy classroom sets of iPods - various classroom applications, primarily reading but also video
Important to organize via playlists (video -> video playlists -> educational video)
Use MovieMaker + sound = 1 file
Training for administrators, teachers, and others
Future endeavors: develop iPod lesson plan database, iPod user group, and identify additional funding sources

The FLR (Florida Lambda Rail) and Internet2 is more than just a faster internet - it changes the way we do things (analogous to the jump from dial-up to cable/DSL only more). Not only a huge capacity, but peering arrangements allows for increased capacity (currently only using 1 out of 32 available channels)
Access PowerPoint presentation internet2FETC.ppt
K-20 initiative - private and will not be cluttered with spam and commercial product