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= Innovative Instruction with Free Digital Content = toc //Session 6: Friday, November 11 from 11:30am - 12:30pm//
 * //Jon Fila,Online Learning Tech. Integration Specialist,District 287, MN// **
 * //Michael Smart,District 287, MN// **

**Session Information**

 * **Location:** Grand Ballroom 2 //(Click Here to View the Session Map)//
 * **Track:** Curriculum and Online Course Development
 * **Grade Level Focus:** K-5|6-8|9-12|High school to college transition
 * **Experience Level:** Level 101 - For beginners new to the field (0-1 years experience in K-12 Online Learning)|Level 201 - For intermediate level participants (2-4 years experience in K-12 Online Learning)|Level 301 - For advanced participants (5+ years of experience in K-12 Online Learning)
 * **Exhibitor:** No
 * **Requires Purchase of Product to Implement:** No

**Session Description**
//District 287 in Minnesota facilitates the creation and sharing of digital content. We rely on open-source platforms (Moodle/phpbb) and encourages the use of Open Educational Resources; Public Domain and Creative Commons content to facilitate a culture of innovation through sharing. Online units created by District 287 partnerships are shared via MoodleShare. You will leave this session with free digital content to access and use with students immediately.//

//This session has been recorded and the link will be added when it is posted by iNACOL.//

//Prezi used in this session:// @http://prezi.com/hure0diisk3o/innovative-instruction-with-free-content/

Session Twitter Hashtag: // #vssGB2s6 //
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Presentation Materials and Contributions
Thanks to everyone for attending! Several people asked about some of the resources we've used to guide our project. Here the links to those resources:

Content, Units, Etc.:
**• MoodleShare Courses** This link is the most important link from the session. Takes you to the free, downloadable content from our presentation.

• Innovation Forum Free to anyone to sign up and participate, this is where we guided the conversations about the grant work. The main section is open to all educators, and provides a forum for the discussion of ideas in innovation of education.

Foundational Research on Innovation
• Everett Rogers Diffusion of Innovations: Wikipedia, Book Rogers' work is the seminal research on innovation. We use it to guide all projects involving innovation in our district.

• Steven Johnson: Video, Book We use the principles advocated by Steven Johnson to guide a lot of our work involving collaboration and idea development.

Design Principles
• Robin Williams Principles of Design: Book We like Robin Williams for getting non-designers up to speed quickly on fundamental design principles. She's a very good communicator and provides an efficient mechanism for learning good design quickly.