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= **Leading with 21st Century Tools** =

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__Class Description__: Develop skills and use tools to create a vision of a 21st Century School that will enhance leading and learning in your school. Training in the use of digital tools will provide leaders with the skills to use their device as an organizational, productivity and communication tool.

__Practical Application:__ Administrators will learn to effectively use their Macbook as a management tool during their day to day activities. Administrators will receive an overview of the device and learn its functionality. Participants will define their vision of a 21st century school that will be fully developed throughout the 3 day institute.

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__**Agenda** __:
 * Welcome and Introductions
 * Icebreaker
 * Goals and Objectives of the iLead Institute
 * MacBook Orientation
 * Google Apps
 * Overview of Session 2


 * Welcome & Overview of iLead Institute**
 * Goals and Objectives:**
 * To modify the leadership skills for a digital age
 * To explore the emerging technologies to best prepare students for higher education and beyond

__**Macbook Orientation**__
 * Macbook Overview
 * Ports and Connectors
 * Features of the Macbook
 * CDs and DVDs
 * Built-in_ camera
 * Dongle for LCD projector
 * The Desktop
 * Menu Bar
 * Dock
 * Finder
 * Getting Online
 * Using the Web on the Mac >
 * Safari
 * Firefox-Tabs
 * Bookmarking
 * Applications

**Icebreaker:**
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 * Discussion**: What are your expectations of the iLead Institute?

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 * Don't be afraid of Information Overload:**

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As a school leader, are you prepared for the discussions around the integration of technology and the Common Core? What is a 21st century school?In the last ten years...
 * Where are you today?**
 * How does your school look different?
 * How have your practices changed?
 * How have your teachers practices changed?

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__**Some examples of 21 st Century Schools:**__
 * [|NYC ischool]
 *  [|High Tech High]
 * [|Model 21st Century Schools]

"Technology should be like oxygen, “ubiquitous, necessary, and invisible.” Chris Lehmann
**Google Docs For Management** Google Docs is like Microsoft Office but online, accessible from anywhere, and much easier to share. 1 .**What can you do with Google Docs?** **2. Advantages**: 3. **Review :** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Tutorial on [|How to create forms].
 * Create and Share Documents
 * Edit your documents
 * Organize your documents
 * Upload existing files
 * Publish your documents online
 * Group collaboration
 * Backed-up automatically
 * See every revision that's been made
 * Collaborate with your staff
 * Documents
 * Spreadsheets
 * **Forms/ Surveys**
 * 1) Gather data
 * 2) Inventory
 * 3) Teacher Survey
 * 4) Peer review
 * 5) Parent feedback

Share Use of Observation Template [|21st Century Walk-through Form]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Activity:**
 * Create a Google account
 * Create a Google form
 * Share and critique with a partner

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__**Applications**__
 * iLife Suite
 * iPhoto
 * iMovie
 * GarageBand
 * ILife how to videos from Apple
 * Quicktime Pro
 * Audio Recording
 * Screencast
 * Video Recording - Built-in web cam
 * Google Account

Closing discussions

[|Evaluation]

Resources: Apple Videos [|A Day In The Life of A Leader] [|Changing Education Paradigms] [|National Education Technology Plan] [|Sample Technology Vision Plan Statements] [|ISTE NETS for Administrators] [|ISTE NETS for Teachers] [|ISTE NETS for Students] [|What is 21st century education?] [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills] [|Thinking In Mind] (Blog)

P21 Common Core Toolkit pdf Apple Challenge Based Learning [|Digitally Speaking] [|Learning to Change-Changing to Learn Advancing K-12 Technology Leadership, Consortium for School Networking(COSN) Video]
 * Introduction to Leading and Learning in 21st Century Schools**