PossibilitesFair

=Possibilities Workshop = by Susan Gaer

Possibilities Workshop Agenda http://www.susangaer.com/studentprojects/timac/

Introduction (10 minutes)
Review a few projects: http://www.susangaer.com/studentprojects Home Remedies (high beginning-high school) http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/rem.htm Virtual School Project (high beginning-high school) http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/school.htm

Video Training (15 minutes) Free and Online Video training
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Possibilities Fair Website (20 minutes)
http://susangaer.com/studentprojects/timac/

Small group discussion of questions below (10 minutes)
Discussion questions for small groups:

Have you used anything like this? How could you use this in ___ (ABE/GED/VOC/ESL…)? How do you get these tools into the hands of teachers? How do you get these tools into the hands of students?

Demonstration: Using PowerPoint (10 minutes)
Show student examples [|www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/ohio/powerpoint.htm] Show video of PowerPoint with Secondary students (3 minutes)

Demonstration: SmartBoard (10 minutes)
Alphabetizing on the Smartboard Drop and Drag Pictures on the Smartboard

Group Discussion (15 mins)
Question for the group: What other possibilities are there? In which areas of technology implementation could you be a resource for this group? In which areas of technology implementation can you be a resource for your region and state?

Reflection: Can you/how can you use this model workshop, or one like it, with your staff? Can you see doing it in conjunction with one-on-one mentoring?

New Gadgets
Kingston Mobility Kit with 2 GB microSD Card Reader and 3 Adapters (MBLY/2GBKR) [|demo]