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Providing Quality Professional Development for EBRPSS and Region 2 Educators. Misson Statement. The mission for Instructional Technology is to provide training, support, mentoring, and, consultation to teachers, administrators, and school staff. Staff.
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Providing Quality Professional Development for EBRPSS and Region 2 Educators
Misson Statement The mission for Instructional Technology is to provide training, support, mentoring, and, consultation to teachers, administrators, and school staff.
Staff Director of Library Services & Instructional Technology Cathy Seal Instructional Technology Facilitators JoAnn Ponville Patty Fraser Denise Beeman Robyn Vaughan Eva Smill Saleria Blue Stephanie Dixon
CLUs awarded Basic Productivity Technology Integration Online Resources Technology Institutes Online courses Collaboration Comprehensive Curriculum Support Blackboard Learning Environment Meeting Your Needs Training and Support offered year-round
MS Word Powerpoint Excel GroupWise Email Blackboard Basic Productivity
Inspiration Kidspiration TimeLiner Digital Cameras Movie Maker Portfolios Technology Standards Wikis Blogs Video Conferencing Technology Integration
Online Resources • Making Connections • Thinkfinity • World Book Online • I-Safe • EBSCO • Grolier • EBRPSS Blackboard
Technology Institutes • INTECH • Elementary • Secondary • INTECH 2 • Science • Social Studies • LILI: Louisiana Information Literacy Initiative
Think About “ …schools must provide a foundation for a “lifetime of learning. Businesses are now looking for employees who are prepared to continue learning….they seek employees who can create, analyze, and transform information.” Alan Greenspan
Think About “We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet.” Margaret Mead
Technology Misconceptions We won’t teach you how to play Freecell during your prep period… …but we will teach you how to incorporate technology into the curriculum.
Technology Misconceptions We won’t show you how to book travel on the Internet… …but we will show you how to take your students around the world with Interactive Video Conferencing.
Technology Misconceptions We won’t show you how to find your perfect mate on the Internet… …but we will show you how to collaborate with other educators and students through the EBRPSS Blackboard System.
Technology Misconceptions We won’t teach you how to turn your classroom computer into a jukebox…. …but we will teach you how to engage your students with exciting digital content.