January+2012-KS



**Wichita- January 12, 2012** & **Overland Park- January 11, 2012 **

**Workshop Agenda**

//** Begin at 9:00 am **//

**WELCOME!** **Devotion**- // A "New Year" Change of Heart and Mind! // ~ Romans 12:2 By Sarah Young

**CONNECT!**
 * Professional Learning Network **
 * Highs & Lows
 * Review: Edmodo... Google Earth... other
 * RSS feeds... Share subscriptions

**Presentation & Discussion-** “ 12 Education Tech Trends to Watch in 2012” January 3, 2012 | 9:43 AM | By [|Audrey Watters]
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 * Short-term and Long-term Ed-Tech Goals **

// **Break** //

//"In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how." Harry Wong //

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 * Keynote Tool: “Let’s Skype!” **
 * Introduction
 * Edmodo Survey- Share experiences
 * A Classroom Connection- @http://goo.gl/dawf6
 * Download Skype
 * Overview & Practice with a partner
 * Helpful Tips:
 * Skype in the Classroom
 * 50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom []
 * Useful tips for managing your Skype account

**SHARE WEBSITES & TOOLS: Post a favorite to the TEC21 Community on Edmodo** [] ||
 * Social-bookmarking || Delicious, Diigo, Symbaloo, Sqworl, other... ||
 * Explore with Google Apps || Share your discoveries: ||
 * 100th Day Activities || @http://goo.gl/p40Ov ||
 * Pinterest- Shared by Becky Gruoner, teacher from St. Paul, Leavenworth, Kansas || Virtual Bulletin Board ||
 * URL shortener || [] ||
 * Eagle Nest & Google Earth || [[file:Bald Eagles (1).kmz]]

// **Lunch Hour at 11:30 am / Back to Work at 12:30 pm** //

// "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin //

**CREATE:** **Skype Collaborative Project-** "Weather" Each of our groups will work together to:  1) take a photo of what it looks like outside right now  2) import that photo to the computer  3) Create a new slide in the presentation and upload the picture <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4) Add text with the current weather conditions <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 5) Add names of participants and where they live on the credit slide

REFLECTION & WRAP-UP

// **Dismiss at 2:00 pm** //