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Dodie Ainslie
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Online Professional Development
Our district is exploring being able to offer our teachers the ability to get professional development credit for online courses that they have participated in. Hours accepted at the district level then can go towards certification in NY. We realize the benefits of online learning but have some questions.Does anyone out there have a procedure in place to accept online learning as professional development?Other questions:What types of online learning qualities for professional development?…See More
"I agree with some of the other replies here- it really has to come back to purpose. What will your students be doing with the devices? If it is a 1:1 schoolwide program this question may be hard to answer, or it might involve too many…"
"Thanks Derrick for this reply- great information. I have also felt that as educators we simply can't continue to pay the high price for Microsoft when there are alternatives that are free. We also are giving our students life long digital…"
"Interesting top 10- probably not so far off here in New York. I have to say though I cringe when I see PowerPoint on the list. There are so many more presentation software/tools out there that I'd rather see students and teachers looking…"
"We have a formal 2 year mentor program at our district- new teachers attend a four day orientation/induction, then workshops throughout the year where we explore best practices, reflect, and network. I am one of the two teachers who have been…"
"Great matrix for wikis: http://www.wikimatrix.org/
Reading list for google docs: http://c4lpt.co.uk/ReadingLists/googledocs.html
I'd have to agree with others- really depends on purpose-
I have used wikis- mostly pbworks with students
With…"
"Depends on purpose- what is your goal, what specific learning do you want to see happen?
Blogs offer a great venue for students to have digital discussions. Discussions on books would be great...
Wikis offer a great collaboration venue where…"
"It all comes back to purpose, not simply how it looks. I get frustrated with this often- good teaching is good teaching and those who can effectively integrate new technologies do it well and motivate students to learn. If we 'blanket' our…"
"I use http://keepvid.com/
to convert videos and save them for inserting into Notebook files-
it is easy and works well for myself and my teachers"
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- Vestal Central Schools
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- djainslie
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- Teacher mentor, trainer, and integrator
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 5:28am on July 19, 2010,
Mark Carls said… - Hello Dodie and welcome to our Voicethread Group for Educators. I hope you find some good resources in here for your students. If I can help in any way, please let me know.
Mark
- At 12:56pm on October 11, 2009,
Anne Mirtschin said…
- Hi Dodie I really enjoyed reading your response to "What prompted you to start using web2.0" The fact that you went from the gadgets to the technology is one that many do not even think about. Like you, I am so connected as well and it can be an amazing thing! Thanks for sharing.
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