SummerTraining

We need ideas/activities to introduce technology elements during August Summer training.

Check out this link- http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/frames/bigideas/index.html

We could take the staff on a virtual field trip

7/5/2011- Kyle and Dana discussed creating a Virtual Field Trip for the staff. The Virtual field trip will focus on the ancient early education up to the 21st Century.

**Digital Cameras**

 * Another Idea is to do an ice breaker with the digital cameras that each campus has
 * Place the cameras on the tables
 * Each group is responsible for taking pictures. Each group will take 4-8 pictures and learn how to download the pictures on to our community account snapfish.com. We can bring in a few laptops for the groups to have access too. If we do not have access to the internet that day then the groups can put together a power-point and learn how to upload pictures into the power point.

**Skype**

 * 1) Lets show the staff how cool it is and could be to skype other campuses or other schools in our district. Skype could be used in the classroom as a way to communicate with other grades, classes, teachers pen pales etc... They could interview, share writing pieces etc...
 * Set up skype during professional development.
 * Pick another person, teacher, student district ect on skpye, someone we could interview and have the staff ask questions to
 * Have each group come up with 1-2 interview questions related to education or technology
 * They could come up to the web cam and ask the question

This may seem boring to you I'm not sure? but some of our staff need the exposure to the webcam and skype