Lynn+Arnold

Email: Lynn.arnold@k12.sd.us Website:www.fifthgradestoryteller.wikispaces.com Lesson: Explorers District inservice:

District Inservice Ideas

I have a variety of ideas of ways to go about this that will involve discussions with my principal prior to finalizing anything. However, what I am currently thinking is this:

I plan to ask for 15 minutes during the initial meetings before school to conduct a short poll using Polls Everywhere to gauge interest in the types of digital tools to share with my colleagues. The poll will be to select the one topic most interested in and include the following: After the Poll is taken, it will be converted into a graph and then turned into a slide for the Power Point.
 * SUPER EASY Class Website Making Tools that Can be updated instantly with Links, calendars, and class newsletters: Wiki Spaces
 * Creative Presentation Programs: Prezi Glogster
 * Movie Making Programs: Photo Story 3, Animoto, Windows Movie Maker
 * Intel Thinking Tools: Visual Ranking Tool, Seeing Reasoning Tool
 * Google Tools: Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Maps, Google Spreadsheets
 * Audio Tools: Audacity, Voice Thread

Throughout the year, at staff meetings, teachers will be given a brief inservice on digital tools.

OCTOBER INSERVICE: This will be more indepth, taking 40 minutes to an hour. To introduce some of the 21st Century Skills, I would like to do a Carousel Station Activity involving the Life and Career Learning Skills (Collaboration, Communication, etc.) These will be introduced because they are less threatening and will be easy to incorporate. Videos to share include: Pay Attention, Shaking It Up We Didn't Start the Fire will be an example of how much more powerful the song is with the pictures. Shaking It Up: Intro Activity Brain Research (rewiring the brain; visual learners) Tell Photo Story 3 program learning curve with group of teachers compared to teaching it to students.

QUESTIONS: I am struggling to figure out how to impart some of this information without completely overwhelming my staff.