Fizz - Safely! Broadcast Your Classroom

Online media and social networking sites are the new standard for communication and entertainment among our students. They spend their free time on sites such as Facebook and Youtube interacting with rich web 2.0, user-generated experiences. However, due to safety and inappropriate content issues, teachers cannot use these online “tools” for learning in the classroom. In response to this issue, we have developed a suite of tools called FIZZ where a teacher can implement extremely safe web 2.0 environments in the classroom. Teaching and learning outcomes can now be easily broadcast over the Internet to increase student engagement and achievement.

Districts can now sign up and have their schools on fizz. Visit www.onfizz.org/demo for more information.

This project addresses the Friday Institute’s goals of developing innovative teacher professional development practices and resources and improving 21st century teaching and learning. FIZZ will be an ongoing service offered and managed by the Friday Institute.

Contact: lodge_mccammon@ncsu.edu

Google: Lodge McCammon

FIZZ music video contest (view the winners!)

Music-based teaching (this is Lodge McCammon's music blog where you can download content-based songs and materials)

FIZZ ideas.pdf (these are not links to videos, but are thumbnails showing examples)