Trainees

Here are some important things for you to see and do. We are going to have learning fun and using all the technology "stuff"! --Melody

THE BEST RESOURCE - Go to the main site and look over the elementary area of all four days. Everything they want us to learn and to make are at this site. There are some good videos you may want to watch (don't worry, they aren't that long). Look down the list on the left and click on elementary agenda to see all I went over in my training. http://theengagedclassroom.wikispaces.com/

List of assignments to be completed by April 30, 2009 (must be turned in to district by then)


 * Continued to read and discuss book (write your review of book on our GoogleDoc)
 * Create and post lesson plan
 * Post student example of Digital Story
 * Post instructional goals and learning objectives using mobile lab
 * Complete at least 5 additional hours of Atomic Learning Online
 * Continue use of Classroom Blog
 * Create classroom wiki or webpage to post student work
 * Attended Dec, March Area Collaborative Meeting
 * Schedule a Classroom Visit with Trainer
 * Present Updated Engaged Classroom Concept in Faculty Meeting
 * Post written reflection of the use of the Document Camera
 * Posted written reflection of your future plans for your Engaged Classroom for the 2009-10 School Year

List of assignments to be completed by October 30, 2008 (This is the same list that I gave to you at the end of July)

>> Oct.- Chap. 6, Nov.- Chap 1, Dec.- Chap. 3,
 * Read and discuss book with trainer (I gave you your book back in July along with a folder that had due dates for assignments)

>> You will need to go to [|wikispaces.com] and create your own wiki to post your creations, choose a free educational site. If you need help making it, you can go to atomiclearning.com and listen to a tutorial. That would also count toward the hours you need to spend on that site. I gave you your login info in your folder.
 * Create and post to Wikispace Portfolio

>> There needs to be three samples (1 from each) of something you have made from these applications posted to your wikispaces site. If you click on my links page on the left, you can see how I did my page (just to give you an idea).
 * Post instructional examples of Inspiration, Comic Life, and Photostory or iPhoto

>> You will need to make your own del.icio.us user profile page. Go to [|delicious.com] and make your own account and then bookmark websites that you visit. This service is good because your favorites/bookmarks are saved to a place online so you can get to them from any computer. You also share - I was shown some great resources I hadn't found before. I really enjoyed doing this.
 * Setup and use Social Bookmarking Tool

>> On your wikispace, find and post 5 sites that go with your teaching this year.
 * Post 5 curriculum-related websites on Wikispace


 * Complete at least 10 hours of [|Atomic Learning Online]

>> Just post to your wiki what you have done.
 * Use one lesson plan from Apple Learning Interchange, Thinkfinity or Atomic Learning.

>> I will explain this more to you later, if needed. If you need help making it, you can go to atomiclearning.com and listen to a tutorial. Post this to your wiki also.
 * Publish a Google Doc or Google slideshow

>> I created a blog with [|Blogger.com]
 * Create a Blog

>> That is me! I need to visit all your techy stuff you are doing.
 * Schedule a Classroom visit with Trainer

>> The younger grades are receiving cameras. We will do this as a team.
 * Conduct a faculty inservice to demonstrate digital cameras

>> We will do this as group.
 * Present Engaged Classroom Concept in Faculty Meeting


 * Post your goals for your class as well as your personal goals in your class.