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I attended a session on using Forums for staff coordination and communication. Great session. LPS web sites do have a Forum you can load for your own use. Web administrators, look for the Forum module when adding modules. Ooh, and you know what else??? The DNN software running our web sites also has its own blog and wiki services!- Dan Maas

Hi all. Well after some time offlline, it looks like I'm back. For now. ;- )

I'm posting two resources: Howie DiBlasi's .ppt from his morning session on the importance of engaging students, and how Web 2.0 tools can do that. It's a big file, but presents a great overview of Web technologies (mostly) for your consideration. As I always like to say, please don't get in the mindset that you need to do all of these to be "tech savy." Figure out what works for you and your kids and master it. Please use the Instructional Tech team of Randy Stall, Dana Levesque, your computer coach, and myself as resources. Howie's .ppt:

Next is a resource that we're using in a class at CU Denver--this is a bit dry, but does a nice job at framing a very important question: When and where is technology appropriate in the instructional cycle? Also, what guiding questions should we ask when selecting a technology. After all, next to the Internet connections dropping ([|read here]), nothing will kill a lesson faster than an incorrectly chosen tool:

Mike

A few of us from Sandburg attended the Integrating Literacy and Technology session and it was great! Jan Anttila did a great job of sharing the many resources that teachers can use to effectively integrate literacy and technology, hence the name. She included information abou using websites such as [|www.starfall.com], [|www.storylineonline.net] , and [|www.readwritethink.org]. She also shared examples of podcasts, vodcasts, photostory and digital book reports. Overall one of the best sessions here at TIE in my opinion. Here PBwiki address is: http://tiepresentationjune2008.pbwiki.com/. I believe she just asks that if you look at it that you let her know by saying you were at the TIE conference. Laura M.