Tech Planning at 219

The latest installment of our Tech Planning sessions saw the introduction of a Tech Growth Chart that will track the technology projects and progress of our staff. As our teachers get more and more comfortable with the technology, they will be able to create more interesting lessons that will better engage their students.

We also have a schedule of technology support for those teachers who want one-on-one tutoring on using the Web 2.0 tools. Some teachers have already begun creating some sites for their content areas to store resources and other content-related information. It seems as if we are poised to do some great things in the near future.

Some technology projects our teachers are working on:

http://sites.google.com/site/ms219mathteam/ - Math Team Site

http://sites.google.com/site/site219/ - Science Site

Today's Tech Information

At the latest Title IID IC3 workshop, we were treated to an in-depth discussion of the use of Google Docs and other Web 2.0 Tools in an education setting. It is encouraging to know that there is plenty of support in this area and that our staff is taking to using the technology at their disposal to keep themselves organized and improve instruction.

Next steps are to further support staff with the Tech Support Schedule that teachers can find in Google Docs and to provide more training videos for teachers to view on their own. We are in position to push teachers to increase their comfort levels so they may introduce these tools to their students.

Our Latest Grant Initiative - i3Title2d

The following is a link to some great information and resources posted by MS 219 and other schools in the area of technology.

http://i3title2d.wikispaces.com/IS+219+WikiPage