Meetings

Timeline - (subject to change)

 * March 21, 2011 - Planning and Beginning Steps**
 * 1) Meet with a IT mentors from the technology team to discuss and determine the objectives of the professional development plan and a timeline for implementation.
 * 2) Determine your fears and address those fears with your IT mentors.
 * 3) Participate in the student summarizing lessons located at [] Work through the first two lessons, Introducing Summarizing and Summarizing Lesson - Reading 1 during week 1.
 * 4) Participate in the student summarizing lessons located at [] Work through the last two lessons, Summarizing LP and Writing a Summary during week 2.
 * 5) Record your findings and reflect on the lessons on your blog.


 * March 28, 2011 - Web 2.0 Tools**
 * Discuss the use of Web 2.0 tools and demonstrate using the tools. Examine blogger and edublogs for reflection and communication.
 * Brainstorm areas in the curriculum where the tools would best fit.
 * Visit the Web 2.0 Tools page and experiment with the tools and watch the available tutorial videos if necessary.

EduBlogs -- [|http://edublogs.org] Blogger -- ﻿[|www.blogger.com]


 * April 4, 2011 - Web 2.0 Tools**
 * Discuss the use of Web 2.0 tools and demonstrate using the tools. Examine tools that can be used as focus activities or as an anticipatory set: wordle, tagxedo, wallwisher, polleverywhere.
 * Brainstorm areas in the curriculum where the tools would best fit.
 * Visit the Web 2.0 Tools page and experiment with the tools and watch the available tutorial videos if necessary.

Wordle -- [|http://wordle.net] Tagxedo -- [|http://www.tagxedo.com] Polleverywhere -- [|www.polleverywhere.com] Wallwisher -- [|www.wallwisher.com]

Photopeach - [|www.photopeach.com] Animoto - [|www.animoto.com] Google Docs - [|www.docs.google.com] GlogsterEdu. [|www.edu.glogster.com] Inspiration - [|www.inspiration.com] (installed on your computer) PhotoStory3 - [] (installed on your computer)
 * April 11, 2011 - Product Tools for Students**
 * Discuss the use of Web 2.0 tools for creation of student products and demonstrate using the tools. Examine tools that can be used as tools for student-created products: glogsteredu, inspiration, photostory, photopeach, animoto.
 * Brainstorm areas in the curriculum where the tools would best fit.
 * Visit the Web 2.0 Tools and Software Programs pages and experiment with the tools and watch the available tutorial videos if necessary.


 * April 18, 2011 - Differentiated Instruction**
 * Discuss differntiating instruction for the diverse population in the classroom
 * Teacher will review the web sites on the Resources page
 * Blog about your new learnings and your concerns
 * Provide examples how you will differentiate for GT, learning disabled, visually impaired, and hearing impaired students


 * April 25, 2011 - Progress Report**
 * Evaluate comfort level of integrating technology tools into lesson.
 * Answer questions about web 2.0 tools and program tools
 * Discuss e-portfolio and items to include

Determine dates for implementing lessons. Schedule date and time to model a lesson. Schedule date and time to co-teach a lesson. Schedule observations of lessons integrating technology.
 * Ongoing Support**
 * Web-conferencing (Adobe Connect Sessions)
 * Face-to-face training and meetings
 * Model lessons and co-teach
 * Observations and feedback