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Welcome! While we wait for others…

Did YOU pre-register? If not, please return to the wiki and do so!. Welcome! While we wait for others…. Find It, Use It: Exploring the Resources of TeachersFirst to Plan Effective, Technology-Infused Lessons. In the chat space at left, tell us where you are from and what you teach.

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Welcome! While we wait for others…

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  1. Did YOU pre-register? If not, please return to the wiki and do so! Welcome! While we wait for others… Find It, Use It: Exploring the Resources of TeachersFirst to Plan Effective, Technology-Infused Lessons • In the chat space at left, tell us where you are from and what you teach. • Play with your screen view, resizing and dragging items, including Candy’s webcam image. Make sure your sound is on. (You should hear noise from Candy).

  2. Getting Started You should hear me talking now. If not, enter HELP! In the chat. • Bookmarking wiki session start page • Your tools and a working window/tab • Professional Development Certificates • Ok2Ask coming soon • If you learn $omething…

  3. NETS-T emphasis: 1b, 2a and b, 3d Student Learning and CreativityDigital-Age Learning Experiences /Assessments, Digital-Age Learning Today’s goals • Locate resources within TeachersFirst to provide real-world learning experiences for their students. • Locate and evaluate effective, web-based tools and resources in support of teaching and learning, both for themselves and for their students. • Evaluate the tools of TeachersFirst membership for their individual technology expertise and teaching situation. • Find solutions to individual questions or practical problems of their teaching situation by exploring TeachersFirst and/or asking live questions during the session. • (follow-up) Use the features of TeachersFirst’s value-added reviews to plan technology-infused learning experiences for students that promote learning and creativity.

  4. FIND it… a poll When looking for resources on TeachersFirst, I start by looking in… A. weekly Featured Sites B. search by subject/grade C. search by keyword D. new offerings that show when I log in as a member E. other (enter answer in chat)

  5. FIND it… tips • You said… • Member time saver: “the latest” • Menu logic • Subject/grade vs keyword search breadth and inspiration vs target or curriculum

  6. FIND it… Time savers

  7. FIND it… modeled OK2Ask… what would you like to find? CHAT: Enter a grade level and subject or curriculum topic you seek

  8. FIND it… you try it What can you find? • Use your working window/tab • Keep it open! • Thumbs up when done

  9. OK2Ask… Q/A time

  10. Use it… A Poll The most common way I use web resource(s) in my teaching is… A. as background for myself in preparing my lesson plans or units B. sharing a web site on an interactive whiteboard or projector C. assigning students to do research on a site or sites D. as a practice activity for students to reinforce skills E. as a tool for students to create projects and products

  11. USE it… • You said… • New ideas…

  12. Use it… How can you and your studentsUSE it … • real world connection? • use by kids? • differentiate? • practical tips you might not have thought about? • a lesson format or activity idea you had not considered? • Keep it open! And tell us about it in chat

  13. OK2Ask… Discussion

  14. Wrapping up… What do you plan to DO with it? • Goals met*, if any? • Next on Ok2Ask… • Return to wiki session start page for: • Prof Dev Certificate info • Feedback survey link • Contribution$ link • LINKS mentioned in this session • Link to archived session recording

  15. Chat and go… Can you name at least one feature of TF or one teaching idea that you learned about today that will help you as a teacher? • time-saving TF member feature? • new area or feature you found on TF? • new lesson you are going to try? • idea or seed of an effective, student-centered lesson in YOUR teaching situation? • want to stay in touch with others? Contact info…?

  16. NETS-T emphasis: 1b, 2a and b, 3d Student Learning and CreativityDigital-Age Learning Experiences /Assessments, Digital-Age Learning Today’s goals • Locate resources within TeachersFirst to provide real-world learning experiences for their students. • Locate and evaluate effective, web-based tools and resources in support of teaching and learning, both for themselves and for their students. • Evaluate the tools of TeachersFirst membership for their individual technology expertise and teaching situation. • Find solutions to individual questions or practical problems of their teaching situation by exploring TeachersFirst and/or asking live questions during the session. • (follow-up) Use the features of TeachersFirst’s value-added reviews to plan technology-infused learning experiences for students that promote learning and creativity.

  17. Thanks for coming! Find It, Use It: Exploring the Resources of TeachersFirst to Plan Effective, Technology-Infused Lessons

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