Day Three
1. Welcome and Overview
2. Discussion about individual plans and team work
3. Introduction to Filamentality
4. Introduction to Portical
5. Break
6. Portical Treasure Hunt Activity
a. Treasure Hunt activity (You may also include resources you find in any of the books you’ve been given.)
7. Share Treasure Hunt resources Hotlist
8. Lunch
9. Professional Development for increased technology integration
a. What is technology integration?
b. Different forms of PD (conferences, workshops, institutes)
(MATECH, pgs. 65-69)
c. What does the research say?
i. eMINTS
ii. Technology Professional Development for Teachers
iii. ACOT
iv. Effectiveness Literature and Research-Based Practices
d. AirSet Activity: Overview of online resources
i. edutopia
ii. Concept to Classroom
iii. Teacher Tap
iv. Teacher to Teacher Workshops
e. Briefcase template for PD Plan (pgs. 63-65)
10. Break
11. Electronic Communication
a. Types of electronic communication (MATECH, pgs. 79-82)
b. Managing the information blizzard (MATECH, pgs. 79-82)
c. Legal issues (MATECH, pgs. 154-167; Electronic Briefcase
pgs. 192-204 and 208-212)
12. Wrap-up
Day Four
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Professional Development
a. Discussion
3.
Internet Issues: Cyberbullying
4. Online Curriculum Resources
a. Marco Polo
b. Brain Pop
c. Fun Brain
5. Break
6. Browsing time
a.
Hotlists created by the principals:
b. Hotlist of additional sites
6. Next steps