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

__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 4 day institute.

__**Agenda**__:
 * Welcome and Introductions
 * Goals and Objectives of the iLead Institute
 * Overview of Leadership in 21st Century Schools
 * MacBook Orientation
 * Shell
 * Desktop
 * Applications
 * PC/Mac Conversion
 * Overview of Session 2

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 * Introductions: Celine Azoulay-Lewin**
 * Welcome & Overview of iLead Institute**


 * Goals and Objectives:**
 * To define a vision of a 21st century school
 * To modify the leadership skills for a digital age
 * To explore the emerging technologies to best prepare students for higher education and beyond

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[|Learning to Change Changing to Learn Advancing K-12 Technology Leadership, Consortium for School Networking(COSN) Video]


 * Discussion**: What are your expectations of the iLead Institute? What challenges do you face as an administrator in this current educational climate?

9:30- 10:15 (45 min): I. **Introduction to Leading and Learning in 21st Century Schools**

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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... >
 * How does your school look different?
 * How have your practices changed?
 * How have your teachers practices changed?
 * __A Personal Vision of Educational Technology:__**

by Alexander McDonald
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Take a look at models of 21 st Century Schools:

> > In preparation for designing your vision... Where are you? Where do you want to be? >>
 * [|NYC ischool]
 * [|High Tech High]
 * [|Model 21st Century Schools]
 * [|How innovative is your school]?
 * Innovative
 * Emerging
 * Traditional
 * Underdeveloped
 * [|Developing Technology Vision Statements]

Survey results through Google Forms [|Sample Technology Vision Plans]

10:15 - 10:30 BREAK

10:30 - 12:00 (90 minutes) II. Macbook Orientation
 * Macbook Overview
 * Ports and Connectors
 * Indicator Lights
 * Features of the Macbook
 * CDs and DVDs
 * Built-in_ camera
 * Dongle for LCD projector


 * The Desktop
 * Menu Bar
 * Dock
 * Hard Drive
 * Internet and Safari
 * Applications

Getting Acquainted with your Mac - Hands on activities

12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH

1:00-2:30

III. Applications
 * iLife Suite
 * iPhoto
 * iMovie
 * GarageBand
 * ILife how to videos from Apple
 * Quicktime Pro
 * Audio Recording
 * Screencast
 * Video Recording - Built-in web cam
 * Using the Web on the Mac >
 * Safari
 * Firefox-Tabs
 * Bookmarking
 * social bookmarking- [|delicious]
 * Google Account

2:30 - 3:00 (30 minutes) Closing discussions How will this device support in implementing your vision? How will devices, such as the Macbook, alleviate some of the challenges you identified earlier?

Session 2 Overview

[|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