Friday, January 15, 2010

Friday Agenda

Engineer-teacher connection: Building Partnerships in STEM education

Developing Teachers using an Online Professional Learning Community

Response to Intervention

i-Create Digital Projects for the 21st Century Classroom

Using Google Tools as a Learning Management System

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Thursday Agenda

A day packed with 21st Century Skills, Web 2.0, Social Networking, and Open Source...should be great!

  1. Teaching Research that Lasts
  2. The Needed Virus: How to Spread 21st Teaching for 21st Century Students
  3. Power Googling for Educators
  4. Differentiating Instruction and Practice with Technology
  5. Policies, Safety and Social Networking
  6. Turn it Up! Using Open Source Software to Maximize Learning

Opening Session

Ed Begley Jr. is the keynote speaker for the opening session. We will be off to see him in a few hours.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Orange Tree Wikispace

Visit our Orange Tree Wikispace

http://orangetree2010.wikispaces.com/


We will post our links from the conference on this page. Also visit Jenna Linskins page linked to the wiki.

I made it!

Well, I have created our first memorable FETC moment. I got to the airport and forgot my suitcase, so I had to fly out two hours later. All worked out, so I am now sitting in Florida. Bob, Malia, Jenna, and Jeff and I are sitting around talking shop. Ready for tomorrow...

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

FETC

I will be heading to the Florida Educational Technology Conference on Tuesday, January 12th. I will be posting links to resources that will be useful in your classrooms and posting information on the latest and greatest tools throughout my time at the conference.