Archive for the ‘Technology Planning’ Category

Distance Learning Through Video

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

You will see Adrienne Sadovsky, a history teacher helping students understand culture in the early 20th century using a video conferencing unit.  Teaching out of an office at the Southwest Educational Cooperative in Monticello, Arkansas, she reaches  several schools.  She is equipped with a video conferencing unit hooked up to her computer while students sit in a classroom with a proctor and a video conferencing unit.  Now, students in smaller sized districts are able to enroll in AP courses and electives they were never offered before.

 
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Using iPods to Turn Students On To Reading (Part 2 of 2)

Friday, July 10th, 2009

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.

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Developing a Learning Community For One Laptop Per Child Implementation

Friday, May 8th, 2009

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.

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