TICALevision

In part  1, you received an overview of the eCAP program.  In this second part you will see how El Crystal elementary school has been able to sustain this program for several months.  You will hear how principal Skip Johnson and his teachers set-up a training program where the upper grade students trained the younger students.  You will also see how easy it is to quickly add audiobooks to the iPods.  Lastly, you will hear some ideas Mr. Johnson has to extend this program in the future.

Resources to follow-up:

• Article on digital natives – Listen to the Natives
• Bretford iPod cart
• University of South Florida’s Lit2Go
• TICAL podcasting resources

 

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George Lieux, Technology Integration Specialist at Fort Smith Public Schools in Fort Smith, Arkansas shares a program that was recently implemented in the district.  Several classrooms, from 2nd grade to 12th grade, received a mini-notebook (UMPC) for every student in the classroom.  As the lead technology professional development trainer, George highlights how he trains the teachers virtually to model the use of the laptops and to promote project-based learning.

Resources to follow-up:

• One-to-one ubiquitous computing
• Mini-computers/UMPCs
• Project-based Learning

 

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