Professional+Development

= Professional Development = [] || This site provides six modules that visitors can follow to integrate into district or school-wide workshops. These modules cover information such as implementing technology, having a technology support staff in place, data concerning technology, and managing technology changes. Each module describes goals that should be achieved with the completion of each module. Under each, there are also a variety of resources involving that particular module. These resources may include a scholarly article, support links, and statistics. || A site that offers modules to use within workshops or meetings. These models evaulate technology plans a a school's readiness in implementing technology. || I like this website because schools and/or districts can move at their own pace through the information and tools provided. Each module gives a good description of how school leaders can use and implement this particular topic. The site is very neatly laid out and fairly easy to navigate. || || Rachel S. ||
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 * < Top 100 Web Tools || This slideshare displays 102 different Web 2.0 tools. Many of them you are likely aware of, but I think you will find a few that you can use to add to your technology tool belt. I particularly like the Moodle.org slide as I had never before heard of Moodle. ||< A slide share presentation of Web 2.0 Tools ||< The value is in the slideshare presentation. There isn't much here by way of collaboration or contribution. ||= [[image:2checks.png width="79" height="38"]] ||= Deanna ||
 * Leadership and Learning with Technology
 * < Scholastic || This article provides useful information for schools and teachers on cyber-bullying. It outlines how to recognize if cyber-bullying is happening, why it is important to take it seriously, and how to respond to the incident if it occurs. In addition, the article explains why it is important for students to speak up and for their parents to be involved. Lastly, there are startling statistics included on the website that will truly open your eyes to the prevalence of bullying. ||< An informational article about what teachers and schools can do to prevent cyber-bulying ||< The article is very useful and provides examples of what schools/teacher should do and how. I also like how the article points out that if schools are going to use technology to educate students, than they need to also educate the students on how to properly use technology. Lastly, as the end the article provides several websites that teachers should look out for. I have never heard of the sites listed, so it was informative to learn the names of the sites. ||= [[image:3checks.png width="96" height="37"]] ||= Lyndsay ||