District Technology Training Plan (DTTP) Donald J.

Bierschbach University of Maryland University College EDTC 640

Arlington County Public Schools About Arlington, Virginia Arlington County is a diverse, dynamic, and professional community located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington County has one of the smallest land areas in the commonwealth, while Arlington Public Schools is the 15th largest among Virginias 132 school divisions. Schools Summary: 44, Students 23,255, .Full-Time Teachers: 1,517 The 2011 Washington Post Challenge Index listed all APS high schools in the top 1% in the U.S. This is the sixth year in a row all APS high schools made the list. In 2011, Parent Magazine rated Arlington, Va. as the #4 community in the nation for raising a family. The 2007 Washingtonian Magazine named Arlington a national model for teaching diverse students. 94% of APS parents grade their childs school with an A or B (compared with 46% nationally). Over 50% of students complete Algebra I before grade 9. AP and IB testing has tripled since 1998. English/Spanish immersion programs are offered at two elementary, one middle and one high school. Pre-K classes are offered in all 22 elementary schools. Schools, 2011). Arlington County Public Schools is committed to technology in the classroom and has one of the highest computer to student ratios in the country. 2.8 to one, this is well above the state average for computers to student ratio. In addition to having computers available for student use in schools, all Arlington County public Schools have both wired and wireless internet access in classrooms, labs, and common areas ( A r l i n g t o n P u b l i c S c h o o l s , 2 0 1 1 ) . Needs assessment for Arlington County Public Schools APS has provided its students and staff with many technological resources to use in the classroom. Are these resources are being used to effectively improve the students education in a way that would be impossible without the use of technology? A recent survey taken by APS staff indicated that the majority of Arlington County Public Schools staff found that many teachers and administrators were dissatisfied with the level and types of professional development opportunities as they pertained to integrating and using technology to both improve productivity and student learning. They would like to see more emphasis and resources devoted to meaningful professional development (see results in attachment 1). Most teachers and staff were happy with the amount and types of technology available. They simply want additional training on creating The average APS teacher has 12 years of experience and 75% have earned a masters degree or higher ( A r l i n g t o n P u b l i c

and maintaining web-pages, class websites, wikis, and blogs. Finally, teachers and other staff expressed a strong desire for additional training in areas of legal and ethical responsibilities and the consequences for failing to meet them. Many APS teachers stated that they were somewhat comfortable with using technology and considered themselves at least proficient in its use. The task now is to help refine or develop the technology skills and confidence of these teachers to use technology to expand or extend the classroom to connect technology, teachers, and students. By using technology to foster learning between teachers, and students, it makes the learning more real and helps to meet students in an environment where they feel comfortable. Who, What, Where, and Why, is This Training For? All teachers and administrators in Arlington County Public Schools can benefit from some form of training on using technology to improve the communication, basic skills, and productivity. This training program has been developed to address most problems associated with technology and it is designed to meet the needs of teachers of kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is a comprehensive and broad program designed to meet the needs novices as well as for experienced technology users. Ability and experience levels of APS teachers and staff very greatly and the wide range of skills and experiences that teachers bring with them requires a variety of broad range of levels and types of training from simple webpage design to advanced training in website development. It is essential that different courses be offered to meet the needs of all participants no matter the level of experience. The goal is that all participants benefit from courses and training in technology even experienced teachers can benefit from beginner courses since technology is changing all the time there is always something new to learn or perfect. Training in general will be designed based on skill level and prior knowledge of the skill being taught. Some classes will be specifically designed for grade level (elementary, middle, high). Training offered in variety of ways through different mediums is, designed to meet the needs of a variety of skills, prior knowledge, and grade level, it assures that all teachers in will have the opportunity to develop their abilities in the very important area of using technology to communicate effectively with parents, students, and the community.

Objectives and Goals of the Courses Below you will find a comprehensive list of different course including scope and sequence of how these classes will be offered and to whom. These classes have been selected to meet the needs of Arlington County public school employees as determined by analyzing the district wide survey results. These classes will help APS staff to use technology effectively to improve instruction, communication, and teacher student, teacher parent and teacher-community interaction. The ultimate goal is to provide specialized training and instruction for each class being offered based on each participants level of experience, or expertise. These classes will last approximately 2 weeks. Objectives and requirements will vary by class or topic. I have included a brief overview of each class and the sequence or order of classes. Each description outlines what students should expect to learn and how they will achieve these goals.

Class-1: Using Email for Teacher-Parent, and Teacher-Student Communication Prerequisites: Positive can do Attitude Grade Levels: K-12

Goal: Teachers will use technology to improve student teacher, and teacher parent communication. Objectives:

By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use email to effectively communicate with parents and students. By the end of this course, teachers will be able communicate with students using different email. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to create a list serve to distribute emails in order to streamline the communication with students. Course Outline: This course is designed to train teachers how to effectively communicate with students through email. Teachers will learn basic email skills and effective ways to communicate with students through email. There are no required skills or prior knowledge needed for this course as it is open to teachers of all grades and skill levels.

Class- 2: Introduction to Website Development Prerequisites: Positive can do Attitude Grade Level: K-12

Goals: Teachers will use technology to extend the classroom through the use of a class website, and improving student involvement and students technology skills. Objectives:

By the end of this course, teachers will be able to create a free class website using yola.com By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use a class website to communicate with students, parents, and the community. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to do create basic design features using Yola, such as creating and inserting new pages, menu tabs, text, and images, scales, and charts.

By the end of this course, teachers will be able to publish their website to the internet and will be able to make changes on their own.

Course Outline: This course is designed for teachers who are new to website development. Teachers will learn how to create a new account using the website Yola.com and will start a new website to use with their class. No knowledge of html is needed as all material covered in this course is done through the use of the user friendly interface on the Yola website. Many of the skills that teachers will learn in this course are creating new web pages within the website, editing the style of web pages, inserting text through titles or paragraphs, and inserting images. This course will allow for teachers to comfortably create a basic class website to keep students and parents informed.

Class-3: Intro to Blogs and Wikis for Elementary Teachers Prerequisites: Positive can do Attitude Grade Level: K-6

Goal: Teachers will use technology to improve teacher-parent, teacher-student communication. Objectives:

By the end of this course, teachers will be able to create a blog using Blogger.com. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use a blog to communicate with parents and students for a variety of purposes. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to do create a wiki using wikispaces.com. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use a wiki to communicate with parents and students for a variety of purposes.

Course Outline: This course is designed for elementary school teachers who are interested in using blogs and wikis to communicate with parents and students, and who would like to extend their classroom to students homes. Teachers will learn the basics of starting a blog, what makes a blog effective, and how to use the blog to extend their classroom to student's homes. Topics will include creating a book blog, using a blog to keep parents informed, and using a blog to engage students in homework. Teachers will also learn how to create a wiki in order to better connect with students and parents while they are away from school. Teachers will also learn how to set up student accounts, rules for using wikis and blogs with students, and how to keep students safe while using wikis and blogs.

Class-3.1: Intro to Blogs and Wikis for Middle and High School Teachers Prerequisites: Positive can do Attitude Grade Level: 6-12 Goal: Teachers will use technology to improve and extend the classroom outside of school.

Objectives:

By the end of this course, teachers will be able to create a blog using EBlogger.com. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use a blog to communicate with students, parents and the community for a variety of purposes. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to do create a wiki using wikispaces.com. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to use a wiki to communicate with students, parents and the community for a variety of purposes.

Course Description: This course is designed for middle and high school teachers who would like to learn to use blogs and wikis with their students. After learning the basics of creating and maintaining Wikis and Blogs teachers will learn how to incorporate these resources for maximum effect. Teachers will also learn how to keep students safe while using these resources and how to instruct and guide students in the creation and maintenance of their own Wikis and Blogs. Some the other topics that will be addressed include using wikis for group assignments, using blogs to extend class discussions and communicating with students and parents outside of the classroom. Desired Outcome: If teachers attend all classes they will acquire the necessary knowledge and training to become proficient in the following: Creating and maintaining a class website that includes a blog and a wiki, and that effectively communicates or projects the classroom into student's homes. Teachers will be able to create interactive wikis that promote student to student interaction and that provide students the opportunity to communicate with their teacher and fellow students while away from school. Teachers will be proficient in using their websites and blogs to communicate assignments, challenges, and expectations to students and parents. Finally, through teacher interaction and hands on training teachers will learn new techniques to use technology resources hook and engage students in learning while outside of the classroom. Daily Schedule/Instructional Strategies Day One - Introduction to the Course and Creating a Webpage Objectives: Teachers will get to know their instructors, classmates, and course information by participating in various activities using technology.

Teachers will begin using technology to extent the classroom to connect school and home by creating a class website.

Activity Introduction

Activity in Detail Teachers will be introduced to the course and instructors.

Strategies Instructors will have created a webpage that introduces themselves and the course. It will be created in the same format that teachers will use later in the course when they create their webpage. Teachers will be placed in groups after counting out 1, 2, 3 etc. all number 1s all number 2s etc. No more than 4 Teachers to a group. This will generate a random grouping of teachers and groups. Groups will than share there preconceived ideas and prior knowledge with each other group using the instructor created group email accounts. They will use email to share their answers to the instructors. Each group will compile a list of the top five things that each group thought they already knew. When each group has compiled this list they will email it to the instructor. This activity is designed as a team building icebreaker activity using technology tools they will be using in the course. Instructors will use a Prezi presentation to go over the main points of the lesson.

Resources Yola website

http://districttechnologytrainingplaninstructor.yolasite.com/

Activating prior knowledge

Teachers will work in small groups to brainstorm and discuss what they already know about web-sites and web design. They will list at least 5 things they want to learn and why.

Instructor created group email accounts

Lesson Part 1

Instructors will discuss the importance of connecting the classroom to student's

Prezi presentation

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homes, and the importance of effective communication. They will learn different ways to use technology to make this connect with students outside of the classroom. Lesson Part 2 Instructors will introduce teachers to website creation. Teachers will create a website using Weebly.com to serve as their class website. This website will be used throughout the duration of the course as a hub for all of the other activities that will be done.

Included in the lesson will be statistics, video clips, and charts to demonstrate the value of School and student interaction.

Teachers will visit a Yola website that was created by the instructors. The website will instruct teachers how they will start designing their website. Teachers should already know the basics of starting a Yola website from the Intro to Web Design course that was offered previously in this program. The instructor's website will instruct the teachers how they are to set up the main page of their website. Using the tutorial provided by the instructors, as well as the instructor websites, teachers will create the home page for their website, as well as the class description page and teacher page. During this time, instructors will be answering any questions that may arise. Groups will be not be random as teachers will be divided by grade level. Teachers will record as a group what they would like to add to their sites, or any other ideas that they may have. They will then

Instructor's Yola.com website.http://districttechnologytraining

plan-instructor.yolasite.com/

Independent Practice

Teachers will work independently to create the homepage, class description page, and teacher page of their website.

Yola websites Instructor tutorial

Group Activity

Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have created. Groups will also share ideas that they have for future development of their website, as well as any

Teacher email accounts

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success they have had in the past.

enter this information into one email and send it to each member of the group for future reference. Teachers will email instructors the answers to questions found in the reflection section under Day 1 on the instructors Yola page. The instructors will use this information to guide future training. Yola websites Instructor created teacher email accounts

Reflection

Teachers will complete an email reflection.

Day Two - Continuation of Creating a Website Objectives:

Teachers will use their class website to set up features that promote communication with students homes. Teachers will use their class website to set up features that create a safe environment for students to explore from home.

Activity Activating Prior Knowledge

Activity in Detail Teachers will participate in a game in randomly assigned groups. The game will allow for teachers to explore the number of different free website hosting sites that are available for teachers to use.

Strategies As teachers enter the class, they will each pick up a colored flash drive that will determine the group they will be working with for the getting started lesson. Once everyone has arrived, people with like color flash drives will work together (reds together, blues together, etc.). This is modeling a strategy that could be used to group students in a classroom. Teachers will then work together and search the internet for as many different website hosting sites are available to teachers. The groups will make a master list and

Resources Instructor created teacher email accounts internet browser such as Explorer, firefox, etc.,

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will email it to the instructor. The team with the most legitimate sites wins the flash drives they were given. This exercise is designed to show teachers how many sites they can use in addition to yola.com. Lesson Instructors will answer questions from the previous day's reflection. Instructors will then discuss different elements that might be beneficial to include in a class website. Instructors will use a PowerPoint presentation to discuss various resources that might be useful to include in a class website. Examples include, Web Quests, homework help, educational links, and classroom challenges. The class will discuss how these could be helpful and ways to make them work. Using the tutorial provided by the instructors, as well as the instructor websites, teachers will create new pages for their website. They should attempt to add video, Web Quests, or other engaging material to use during the school year. During this time, instructors will be answering any questions that may arise. Groups will be not be random as teachers will be divided by grade level. Teachers will record as a group what they would like to add to their sites, or any other ideas that they may have. They will then enter this information into one email and send it to each member of the group for future reference. The gallery walk will provide teachers with the chance to see what other teachers, from other grades, have come up with. It also might spark new ideas for their site. PowerPoint presentation

Independent Teachers will work independently to Activity add new elements to their website. They should focus on adding elements that were discussed during the day's lesson, including videos, outside links, and new web pages.

Yola websites http://districtte chnologytraini ngplaninstructor.yola site.com/ Instructor tutorial Instructor created teacher email accounts

Group Activity

Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have created. Groups will also share ideas that they have for future development of their website. We will then participate in a gallery walk where teachers will have the chance to view other websites that have been made.

Reflection

Teachers will complete an email reflection.

Teachers will email the instructors the answers to questions found in the reflection section under Day 2 on the instructors Yola page. The instructors will use this information to guide future

Yola websites Instructor created teacher email accounts

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trainings.

Day Three - Using a Website to Engage Students Objectives: Teachers will use their class website to set up features that engage students in exploration and discovery. Activity Activating Prior knowledge Detailed Description Teachers will work in groups of 3 to complete a website critique. Strategies Teachers will be randomly grouped by emailing each teacher a number. That number will determine their grouping, with like numbers working together. Today's starter will involve teachers critiquing a teacher website that was found online. Teachers will not know the teacher whose website is being critiqued as it will be pulled from a different state and will have no affiliation with the county. Teachers will list the pros and cons of the website and will then find a way to post this information on their Yola site. Each group member must post the same information under a new page called "This is not busy work". Instructors will use a random teacher website pulled from the internet to demonstrate common mistakes that people make when creating a website. They will discuss how to make their website accessible using web accessibility tools such as typography guidelines, images, sounds, and video. Using knowledge and skills gained from the day's lesson, teachers will make sure that their basic website design is completed. They should make sure to follow all typography guidelines, as well as avoid errors in Resources Teacher Yola accounts Teacher website to be critiqued

Lesson

Instructors will discuss with the teachers what they found during their critique. Teachers will learn what some common mistakes of website design are, including typography errors, color usage errors, and graphical errors.

teacher websites from the internet

Independent Teachers will work independently to Practice finish the basic design of their website.

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color choice and image selection. Teachers should also make sure their website takes into account all styles of learning by adding audio and video. Group Activity Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have done with audio and video. Groups will be not be random as teachers will be divided by grade level. Teachers will share what they have done with audio and video elements and how those elements will add to their website and benefit students and parents. Teachers will email the instructors the answers to questions found in the reflection section under Day 2 on the instructors Yola page. The instructors will use this information to guide future training.

instructor.yola site.com/

Reflection

Teachers will complete an email reflection.

Yola websites Instructor created teacher email accounts

Day Four - Using Blogs to Improve Teacher-Student, and Student-Student interaction Objectives:

Teachers will use blogs to communicate with students, parents and the community. Teachers will integrate their blog into their class website. Activity in Detail Teachers will log into the instructor's course page and click on the getting started with Blogs tab under Day 4 on the menu bar. Strategies Once teachers have gone to the getting started with Blogs tab under the Day 4 menu option, they will visit the instructor's blog. Once at the blog, they will read their task for the lesson and will answer the questions posed by the instructor by replying to the blog posting. This will be their first use of a blog in this course. Resources Instructor Yola website Instructor blog http://districtte chnologytraini ngplanblogb.blogspot.co m/2011/10/we lcome-toblogging.html Blog examples Teacher

Activity Activating Prior Knowledge

Lesson

Instructors will discuss the ways that blogs can be used to communicate with students to engage them in higher level

Instructors will use a blogs found on the internet to demonstrate ways that blogs can be used to connect students

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to the classroom while they are away from school. Teachers will also learn how to avoid the potential dangers and pitfalls that come with blogs, including student safety, and appropriateness of the blog. Teachers will learn how to create student accounts and how to create and design their blog to meet their needs. They will follow a tutorial that will be posted in under Day 4 in the course website to create their blog. Using the tutorial provided by the instructors, as well as the instructor websites, teachers will create a blog. They will set up all of the basic elements of the blog, including the layout, color, font styles, and graphics, taking into consideration the typography guidelines discussed previously. Teachers will also create two separate posts on their website. The first will be an introductory biography. The second post will be a survey question on any topic that they choose. This will be used at a later time.

created blogs Instructor tutorial Instructor's course website

Independent Teachers will work independently to Practice create a blog. They will focus on the design and appearance of the blog today.

Eblogger Instructor tutorial

Group Activity

Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have created. Groups will share any tricks or tips that they found. They will then email each other their blog links.

Groups will be divided by grade level. Once groups have shared and tricks and tips they found, they will email their group members the link to their blog. Group members should then take the time to respond to each group members survey question. They will respond by posting a reply to the blog post. This will demonstrate how blogging can be done with students. Teachers will access the instructor's reflection question by visiting the instructor's blog. They will post a reply to the reflection question in the blog.

Instructor created Teacher email accounts Teacher blog sites

Reflection

Teachers will complete a blog reflection.

Yola websites Instructor's blog

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Objectives: Activity Activating Prior Knowledge Teachers will use their blog to create learning opportunities for students. Teachers will use integrate their blog into their class website. Activity in Detail Teachers will use blogs to create a fictional history story. This will be an example of one way to use blogs in the classroom, or to extend the classroom to student's homes using blogs. Strategies Teachers will read each teachers blog (story). They will add information to the story. They will post their additions as comments to the original post. At the end of this activity, teachers can share the completed stories if they wish. This activity shows how a blog can help bring out the creativity and uniqueness of each student while still meeting the state mandated writing requirements. As the class brainstorms ideas, the instructors will record these ideas on their blog. This will allow for the teachers to access this information at any time, even when the course is finished. Once the class has finished brainstorming, the instructors will add any ideas that they feel would be beneficial to teachers. Teachers will take what they learned during the brainstorming session and will apply it to their blog. They should include elements for students, such as a book blog, and elements that may be useful to everyone such as announcements. As teachers are completing their Blogs instructors will circulate and assist or answer any questions that may arise. Groups will be selected by grade level. Teachers will explore each other's blogs and provide feedback on what they think. Teachers may also use this time to finish adding anything to either their website or their blog. Resources Instructors Blog http://districtte chnologytraini ngplanblogb.blogspot.co m/2011/10/we lcome-toblogging.html Teacher blogs Instructor's blog http://districtte chnologytraini ngplanblogb.blogspot.co m/2011/10/we lcome-toblogging.html Teacher blogs

Lesson

Today's focus is on adding educational and instructional elements to the teacher's blogs. As a class, we will brainstorm elements that can be added to blogs to make them engaging for students to use while away from school.

Independent Teachers will work independently to Practice finish creating their blog, focusing on adding elements that will engage students and allow them to explore while at home.

Group Activity

Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have created. They will use this time to finish anything that they ran out of time on before.

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lcome-toblogging.html Teacher blogs Teacher created teacher websites Instructor's blog

Reflection

Teachers will complete a blog reflection.

Teachers will respond to the instructor's reflection question through the instructor's blog.

Day Six Creating, Using and integrating Wikis into websites. Objectives: Teachers will use create a wiki in order to connect the classroom to student's homes. Teachers will integrate a wiki into their class homepage in order to make communication and collaboration between teacher and student more transparent and effective.

Activity Activating Prior Knowledge

Activity in Detail Teachers will log into the instructor's course page and click on the Activator tab under Day 6 on the menu bar.

Strategies Once teachers have gone to the getting started tab under the Day 6 menu option, they will visit the instructor's wiki. Once at the wiki, they will read their task for the activity and will answer the questions posed by the instructor by replying to the wiki posting. This will be their first use of a wiki in this course.

Resources Instructor's websitehttp:// districttechnol ogytrainingpla ninstructor.yola site.com/ Instructor's wiki page http://districtte chnologytraini ngwikis.wikis paces.com/

Lesson

Instructors will discuss the ways that wikis can be used to communicate and engage students.

Instructors will use a wikis found on the internet to demonstrate ways that they can be used to connect students to the classroom while they are away from school. Teachers will also learn

Instructor's course website

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how to avoid the dangers that come with wikis, including student privacy and safety, as well as monitoring the wiki for inappropriate language and material. Teachers will learn how to provide access to students and how to create and design their wiki to meet their needs. They will follow a tutorial that will be posted in under Day 6 in the course website to create their wiki. Independent Practice Teachers will work independently to create a wiki. They will focus on the design and appearance of the wiki today. Using the tutorial provided by the instructors, as well as the instructor website, teachers will create a wiki. They will set up all of the basic elements of the wiki, including the layout, color, font styles, and graphics, taking into consideration the typography guidelines discussed previously. Once they have set up the basic design of their wiki, teachers will start a new page for their wiki called, "On the 6th day Group Activity". It will be used later in the day.

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Instructor's wiki page http://districttechn ologytrainingwiki s.wikispaces.com/

Yola websites Instructor tutorial Teacher's wiki

Group Activity

Teachers will get into grade level groups (elementary, middle, high) to share what they have created. These groups will also use the wiki page that they created earlier to participate in an activity. Teachers will research a question to post on the Group Activity page. Questions might include "How much does the Earth weigh, or any other question that people likely would not know.

Once every member of the group has researched and posted a question, the other members of the group will attempt to answer the question without finding the answer online. Each question will receive a number of responses. It will show one type of activity that could be done with students. Teachers could post a trivia answer for students on a wiki. Students could then post their best guess, or could research the answer. This activity is designed to get group members comfortable with working in a wiki and to present an idea for classroom use. Teachers go to the instructor's wiki page either directly, or through the course website. They will post their answer directly to the instructor's wiki page.

Teacher wikis

Reflection

Teachers will complete reflection through the instructor's wiki page.

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Day Seven - Integrating Educational Opportunities into a Wiki Objectives:

Teachers will extend learning to students homes using a wiki. Teachers will integrate their wiki into their class website to create learning opportunities for students while they are away from home.

Activity Activating Prior Knowledge

Activity in Detail Teachers will participate in a game that provides practice using a wiki and presents an idea that they could use with students. The instructor will post different categories on the course wiki. Each student will then use a unique color and post any word that would fit in that category. Today's focus is on adding educational and instructional elements to the teacher's wiki pages. As a class, we will brainstorm elements that can be added to wikis to make them engaging for students to use while away from school.

Instructional Strategies The purpose of this activity is to provide teachers with an idea that they could use with students, as well as more practice using wikis for themselves.

Resources Instructor's wiki.

http://distric ttechnologyt rainingwikis. wikispaces.c om/

Lesson

Some of today's lesson will involve brainstorming in groups. Groups will brainstorm ideas of how to use a wiki and will add their ideas to the instructor's wiki page titled, To Wiki or not". Groups will be determined by grade level Once the brainstorming session is over, the class will discuss some of the ideas and how to make them work. Teachers will take what they learned during the brainstorming session and will apply it to their wiki. They should include elements for students, such as a creative writing and homework help. While this is taking place, instructors will be answering any questions that come up and helping anyone who needs help. Teachers should also ensure that their wiki is linked to their class website.

Instructor's wiki page

http://distric ttechnologyt rainingwikis. wikispaces.c om/

Independent Teachers will work independently to Practice finish creating their wiki, focusing on adding elements that will engage students and allow them to explore while at home.

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Reflection

Teachers will complete a wiki reflection.

Teachers add to the prompts given by the instructor on the instructor's wiki page.

Instructor's wiki page

Day Eight - Using technology to extend the traditional classroom. Objectives:

Teachers will use all the tools that they have learned over the past two weeks to create a comprehensive website that includes all of the elements covered during the course.

Activity Activating Prior knowledge

Activity in Detail Teachers will work in groups of three to discuss their final webpage design based on what they learned during the past two-week training course.

Strategies Teachers will be randomly grouped using computer numbers. This will model a method of random grouping It is designed to be a fun way for teachers to work together to get to review and refine the skills they have acquired during the course. While utilizing the technology tools they have used in the course. By reviewing what has been presented teachers, will be able to create meaningful and relevant webpages/sites designed to hook and engage students, and extending the classroom outside of the traditional school setting Teachers will create a collaborative complete website using the tools they have learned during the course.

Resources Teacher email accounts

Lesson

Instructors will discuss review the main elements of webpage/site development as well as the many things that can and should be taken into account when designing a webpage/site.

Group Activity

Teachers will work in their grade level groups to create to create a complete website.

Groups will create a Website telling what they have learned and accomplished during the two week training. They will ensure that all text follows proper typography guidelines and that images are included. They will then send the email to the instructors, as well as each member of the class. This will provide practice creating

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email groups, and will give each class member the opportunity to see what other teachers have created. Reflection Teachers will complete an end of course evaluation form before leaving. Teachers will complete a course evaluation for the instructors to use as a guideline for future classes. Evaluation Form (Annex B)

References:
Arlington Public Schools. (2011, March 00). Arlington public schools (quick facts). Retrieved from http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Shared/QuickFacts2010.pdf

http://districttechnologytrainingplanblog-b.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-blogging.html http://districttechnologytrainingplan-instru... http://districttechnologytrainingwikis.wikispaces.com/