Banana

You need to bring an expert on a topic into your classroom, how do you find and bring them into your classroom? How do you find people and get them into your classroom? //Career Day may be a possibility.// Bringing //in people may be the answer. Skype, Moogle, Web 2.0 tools, The teacher can help to find that expert. Insure the availability of the network in order to make the learning seamless. Use of mobile devices helps to make this kind of learning possible. Tech co-ordinator must be available to push through roadblocks.//
 * [[image:114232.jpg width="127" height="95"]]Banana Q**

//Other considerations/ideas: Engaging in this experience during this NJECC meeting shows the value of portable technologies (laptops, cell phones, iPod touches) move, work in groups, allow group members to participate and engage simultaneously. Wonderful example of use of Web 2.0 tools and how they enable group work and sharing of work very easily.//
 * Conversation Starters**
 * Discuss the types of classroom projects that would require experts. Identify as much (or as little) about the project that you would like, including subject area, grade level, and topic.
 * //career days, every curriculum area could benefit from experts in the field; science, language arts, math, social studies, etc... authors, cultural diversity, nasa experts, project or problem-based experience//
 * What are the goals of the assigned question? What is the purpose of bringing in an "expert"?
 * //another voice, real-life experience, answer questions that teacher cannot, "different" often has an engagement factor, adds another dimension//
 * Who do you classify as an "expert"?
 * //anyone who has knowledge, experience, focus about a topic, doesn't have to be the "top" person in the field//
 * What tools (tech and/or non-tech) are going to enable this to happen in an efficient, practical, and logical manner?
 * //twitter, video conferencing, skype, oovoo, Apple Learning Interchange, epals, webinars, ask an expert website, facebook, local universities and businesses, local school network (asking teachers who they know)//
 * What role does the teacher take throughout the lesson? The technology coordinator? The students?
 * //teachers should use their social network to seek out the expert(s), tech coordinator should help to ensure the availabiltiy of equipment, connection, seemlessness of the technology for the session, students might submit questions in advance//

Use the conversation starters as a a framework (or develop your own framework) to answer your question. "Edit" this page and record your plan, actions, and results in the space below. Leverage your network to make this often talked about topic into an actionable item.
 * Make it Happen**


 * Resources** - What resources did you use? List and Link here!


 * Group Reflections -** Take some time to respond to the following questions after completing your task.
 * What does the student experience in a classroom look like when the curriculum is integrated with technology that they use?
 * What support structures need to be in place for this classroom to exist, for the experiences to exist?
 * What is your ideal school look like where access to learning is not held in check by the classroom walls or the teacher itself?
 * Where does learning happen in the schools of the future?