Practicum Action Plan - Timeline

  • Teacher Surveys

    Teacher Surveys

    Teachers who have been selected as part of this project will complete a survey via SurveyMonkey. Questions will provide an overview as to individual's comfort levels and needs with each of the 5 areas of focus.
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    BHS - Technology Action Plan Timeline

  • Devise EBSCOhost tutorials - freshmen team

    Devise EBSCOhost tutorials - freshmen team

    As a team, we will decide the elements that are needed in our EBSCOhost tutorial for 9th graders as they begin their mythology research unit. As a follow-up, I will create this tutorial and share with colleagues before designated computer lab time begins.
  • EBSCOhost poll

    EBSCOhost poll

    This poll will be used in conjunction with the learning team meeting and deciding on tutorial materials.
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    RESEARCH - EBSCOhost

  • EBSCOhost Evaluation

    EBSCOhost Evaluation

    Student research notes will be used in conjunction with teacher reflections in order to determine how well both teachers and students can use an online database.
  • Teacher Survey - Photo Story and similar multimedia

    Teacher Survey - Photo Story and similar multimedia

    Teachers will take a short survey that will reveal their current knowledge and use of digital storytelling programs.
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    CREATE - Photo Story

  • Photo Story - Tutorial or Workshop

    Photo Story - Tutorial or Workshop

    Colleagues will become familiar with Photo Story 3 and how they can incorporate photos and PPT slides into a digital story for the purpose of teaching or as a presentation tool to use with students.
  • Incorporating Digital Stories into Current Curriculum

    Incorporating Digital Stories into Current Curriculum

    Our learning team will examine current curriculum in order to designate areas in which digital stories will enhance instruction and understanding of standards.
  • Photo Story Poll - Lingering Questions & Answers

    Photo Story Poll - Lingering Questions & Answers

  • Meet with Mentor - School Website Inquiry

    Meet with Mentor - School Website Inquiry

    This meeting will consist of a school website inquiry so that I have a clear understanding of where the district and our administrators would like to see us by the end of the school year.
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    PUBLISH - Website & Edmodo

  • Learning Team Webpage Creation

    Learning Team Webpage Creation

    As our school has only recently designated individual teacher pages and editing capabilities, we will agree to add basic components to our page and work on this endeavor together.
  • Learning Team Edmodo Creation & Link to Webpage

    Learning Team Edmodo Creation & Link to Webpage

    Although administration has a focused interest on webpages, Edmodo should not be overlooked as it is truly a more powerful tool for sharing curriculum in an online format. Teachers will create an Edmodo account and link this to their BHS webpage.
  • Publishing - Self Evaluation

    Publishing - Self Evaluation

    Create, distribute, and analyze results.
  • Team Follow-Up - Webpage & Edmodo

    Team Follow-Up - Webpage & Edmodo

    Q&A
  • Create Blog Pre-Assessment for teachers

    Create Blog Pre-Assessment for teachers

    Answers will help determine topics of discussion for the week.
  • Share - What is a blog?  How can we use it?

    Share - What is a blog? How can we use it?

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    DISCUSS - Blogging

  • Blogger

    Blogger

    Tutorial on Blogger basics.
  • eMail Conference - How will we use Blogger as teachers?  And with our students?

    eMail Conference - How will we use Blogger as teachers? And with our students?

    I will initiate a discussion about blogs. We will discuss how we can use blogs to help in collaboration efforts among both teachers and students.
  • Workshop - How to Use Sharepoint

    Workshop - How to Use Sharepoint

    What is Sharepoint?
    How to access...
    Why to use...
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    MANAGE - Sharepoint & Cloud

  • Cloud Options - file sharing

    Cloud Options - file sharing

    Google Docs
    Dropbox
  • Evaluation of Project

    Evaluation of Project

    This assessment will be the same as the one given at the beginning of the 5 weeks. I will use these together as a pre and post assessment to help judge how much colleagues learned about technolgy integration.