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LCM Amazing Technology Race. How Do We Begin This Journey. We will build upon our recent Personal Learning Network training by using tools to improve Communication and Collaboration with our Administrators.
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LCM Amazing Technology Race
How Do We Begin This Journey • We will build upon our recent Personal Learning Network training by using tools to improve Communication and Collaboration with our Administrators. • Since PLNs are a collection of people we communicate and exchange information with, we will use technology to prepare us to build PLNs on our campuses and in our departments. • We will use PLNs to learn as part of a global community. • We will design District and campus initiatives for Professional Development, support, and group communications.
What is the Amazing Technology Race? • Four stations (Journeys) for each team to complete in various locations on the Lamar State College-Orange campus. • You will learn how to use a variety of applications and complete tasks during each journey. • An opportunityfor brainstorming and collaboration to develop ideas for integrating technology in your daily activities. • Each team is a cohort group which will share technology and serve as a mentor for technology infusion efforts on our campuses to engage students.
Participation • All team members must participate in each journey. Each team member must be the “leader” of at least one task with input from all team members. • Don’t let the team members who are most familiar with technology do everything. If you already know how to do a task, coach someone else on your team who doesn’t (tell them what to do… don’t do it for them!) • The purpose is for everyone to get hands-on experience! • This is a collaborative journey, if you find resources you think others would find valuable, post them on the Wiki.
Instructions • Follow the clue (given to you by a race coordinator) to your first journey. NOTE: The clue cards are only a summary of the journey and does not contain step-by-step instructions. • Complete the challenge by following the directions found online in the Amazing Technology Race wiki. • After completing the journey, a race coordinator will provide you with a completed stamp for your team’s passport. • Get your clue to the next journey (envelopes are labeled by team #... be sure to get the right one!) • Repeat! • Complete as many challenges as you can in the allotted time.
Teams Team 5: Stacey Brister Carie Broussard Todd Loupe Team 6: Jim Armstrong Mitzi Conn Kim Cox Team 7: Kayla Casey Donna Fong Steve Lisbony Team 1: Pauline Hargrove Michael Ridout Julia Dickerson Team 2: Greg Perry Leah LeBouef Buffy Knight Team 3: Sherry Combs Terri Estes Keith Lindsey Team 4: Kathy Finch Kristy Brown Amanda Hallman
What is the Amazing Race? • The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of people race around the world in competition with other teams. Trying to finish the journey first to win the race.
Discussion • • Define the importance for creating a PLN in your campus/department. • • Describe the benefits associated with participating in a PLN. • • Identify and analyze the different types and uses of Web 2.0 tools.
Living the Training • Our Administrative team will help our teachers understand how to function in a collaborative Professional Learning Community. • Encourage the use of technology tools such as Skype, Twitter, Wikis, Blogs, and iGoogle for building Professional Learning Communities. • Encourage the use of online collaboration tools (wikis, blogs, Google Docs, calendars, etc.) • Ask each teacher to prepare at least one lesson collaboratively with another teacher.
Team Reflections Page • At the end of the allotted time, each team will fill out a “Reflections” page on the Amazing Technology Journey Wiki.