2009-02-25

=**LITT Meeting - February 25, 2009**=

RBUSD Lead Instructional Technology Teachers Meeting Agenda February 25, 2009 8:00AM to 3:30PM

Overview: ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)

 * [|National Educational Technology Standards] (NETS)
 * New NETS for [|Students] (2007), [|Teachers] (2008), and [|Administrators] (2009)
 * What do the (new) NETS look like in a classroom?
 * Explore the NETS Implementation Wiki: http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/
 * View the [|"From Paper to Practice"] video series.
 * See also: Cheryl Davis's [|NETS tagged lessons].

Activity: NETS Integration Lesson Plans (Shared Via Google Docs)

 * What might the NETS look like in your classroom? (You may work in grade level teams to answer this question.)
 * Create a proof-of-concept lesson plan that would accomplish the following:
 * Address content standards or another curricular or educational goal.
 * Address one or more of the NETS
 * Create a [|Google Docs] document or presentation (or spreadsheet) including the following:
 * Title:
 * Grade Level:
 * Subject:
 * Topic:
 * Length:
 * Objective(s):
 * Curricular Standard(s) Addressed:
 * Technology Standard(s) Addressed:
 * Technology/Equipment/Supplies Needed:
 * Resources/Materials Needed:
 * Preparation (Detailed Step By Step):
 * Process (Detailed Step By Step):
 * Assessment (Including a Rubric if Applicable):
 * Collaboration (w/LITTs, IT, other staff, or others outside the district):
 * Other Notes:
 * Publish your lesson plan and add the link below:
 * http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgk6zx6n_6ds5wz6xv (fourth grade, health/LA lesson, using multiple online resources to discuss feelings)
 * http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcs86z4h_1zxbcvzgm (Biographies of Favorite Americans)
 * http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dz4vmdm_3dc5h72hg (11th grade current events)
 * http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=djtcfzm_0d9skmhf8 (ANCIENT ROME LESSON USING GOOGLE EARTH)
 * Briefly share your lesson plan with the group.

Discussion: Your Reactions to The NETS

 * What are some potential benefits to adopting this framework/
 * What are some potential challenges?
 * What would be your first steps in seeking solutions to these challenges - and what additional resources might you need?
 * [|Discussion Notes]

BONUS: Wordle Graphic of the NETS (contributed by Stu Woodward)

BREAK

Activity: Create A Survey For Your Staff (With Shared Results)

 * Create a survey with Google Docs or Survey Monkey - about a topic you might actually want to survey the staff at your site about.
 * Add the URL of your survey below so your fellow LITTs can test it out for you:
 * [|Please answer this survey - What is your intelligence (from Gardner)?]
 * http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cEhUR0NxWUgtRW1QMTEyREZXQjNiVFE6MA..
 * http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cEtabEVOamxVb2E1WTZSTHA2RmNVQ3c6MA..
 * http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cEMxdHZBZzE1YVItWFlPakhhc3oyUmc6MA
 * http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cDRfdVg0eGZ1RzBrQ1V2c25ONjNNVGc6MA.. __Synonyms and Antonyms __
 * __http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cDlpU2YyUm1ZVkI3RWhxR195UG9tWVE6MA.. __
 * http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cHJwU09QOFF3YkdlbnBwZFpETU5EV3c6MA..
 * http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFNnU0FvT2Q5eGZ1R0tXOGMxY21oT0E6MA.. http://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?key=pn_KFYHcimJ-pNHfBglNbAw
 * **Add the URL of your shared results** here so your fellow LITTTs can review them as well:
 * Add your URL here!


 * Discussion:
 * What challenges or aha moments did you experience as you created your survey?
 * What are the pros and cons of these two tools? Would you want to try your survey using the other tool?
 * What do you still need to know to implement your survey?

Bonus: Create a Self Grading Quiz with a Google Form

 * Create a quiz using a Google Docs Form.
 * Create "IF" formulas to grade each question.
 * Create a "SUM" formula to total the score.
 * Create another nested "IF" formula to grade the quiz based on the score.

[|Online Evaluation]
This wiki was originally developed by: [|Mark Wagner, Ph.D.] President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation