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Welcome to tool+ !

May 9, 2014. Welcome to tool+ !. [Improving Secondary Science Teachers’ Online and Blended Teaching Using TOOL ]. http://online-pd-2014.wiki.westga.edu /. Purpose . - Increase your knowledge and skills related to teaching and learning in online and blended environments

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Welcome to tool+ !

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  1. May 9, 2014 Welcome to tool+ ! [Improving Secondary Science Teachers’ Online and Blended Teaching Using TOOL] http://online-pd-2014.wiki.westga.edu/

  2. Purpose • -Increase your knowledge and skills related to teaching and learning in online and blended environments • -Support your enactment of at least 1 goal in your own classroom • -Provide access to live online science courses through GAVS • -Network with like-minded colleagues • Phoebe Testimonial (1:45) https://www.openteachertraining.org/skills

  3. Big picture of experience • Summer 2014 – • -Increase knowledge and skills of blended and online teaching and learning through TOOL Course • -Set a goal for your fall practice • Fall 2014— • -Try something new • -Share with the group • -Observe some fully online science courses 75% The Group -15 Cobb County Middle Grades Science Teachers -2 UWG Teachers (Science and Tech) -1 Former TOOL Participant 25%

  4. People • -Kim Huett (ed tech) • -Andy Walter (science) • -Jason Huett • -Phoebe Balentyne • -Mary Ann Myers Effective Evaluation -Tom Brown -You guys!! -Wes Sargent -DJ Williams -Travis Williams -TOOL Designers -Jay Heap -Joe Cozart -Sharon Synan -3 Science Teachers -Badge Evaluator(s) This program is funded by Improving Teacher Quality State Grants (Title II, Part A of NCLB). To learn more about Teacher Quality Grants, visit http://teacherquality.coe.uga.edu/.

  5. Calendar

  6. Give & take • Take • -5 PLUs (Cobb-approved) • -TOOL Badge (GAVS) • -$500 Stipend • -Refreshing take on practice • -Networking with colleagues and new friends • -Free and awesome book from ISTE! (May 22+) • Give • -Employed at Cobb for 2014-2015 • -60-90 hours of work • -56 Quests • -Set and Enact 1 Goal • -5 Blog Posts • -2-4 online meetings (evaluative; PD)

  7. Technologies (soft) • Definite • -BlackBoard (learning management system) • -BlackBoard Collaborate (web conferencing) • -Edmodo (social networking) • Possible • -Camtasia (screen recording) • -Audacity (podcasting) • -Web 2.0 (open) • -Other (EdCamp style)

  8. Tech stuff you need • -Computer with internet access • -Updated Java on your computer • -Phone • -Webcam (preferred but not required) • -Microphone (preferred but not required; if you have webcam, you probably have mic) • -Cobb County BlackBoard Login Credentials (We are working on this, too). • -Edmodo Login (more on this in a moment)

  9. Next major communication • Welcome Email (~ May 26) • -Survey of Tech Tools You Use • -Informed Consent Documentation • -BlackBoard Login info • -Coupon Code from Georgia Virtual School to sign up for TOOL.

  10. Your next steps (now to May 25) • -Stipend-related paperwork http://online-pd-2014.wiki.westga.edu/Stipend-related+Paperwork • -Join our Edmodo site. http://online-pd-2014.wiki.westga.edu/How+to+Join+Edmodo+Site • -Try to login to Cobb County Schools’ BlackBoard site. If successful, send me your BlackBoard username. If not successful, feel free to let me know.

  11. Questions? Comments? • Email me at khuett@gmail.com. • Or call me at 678-310-4425.

  12. How this video was made • Microsoft Word for planning Message in a table. • PowerPoint for making it pretty. • Saved PowerPoint slides as JPEGs. • Imported PowerPoint slides into Camtasia. • Imported Phoebe’s movie into Camtasia. (she recorded as an .mov on her macbook) • Imported my movie into Camtasia. • Tweaked and arranged things in Camtasia for a few minutes. • Produced and uploaded to YouTube. • Total Time (not including planning the message) = 5 hours

  13. Phoebe tells us about tool

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