Toms_Inservice

Because we have such a large school, I am going to begin with small "how-to" sessions with special ed staff (7-10 people) during monthly department meetings to introduce them to some of the tech tools (voki, animoto, wordle. net, wikispaces, movie maker, google docs). I think this will be a good way to spark interest in what I've learned this week. I will wait until the October meeting so all their beginning-of-the-year stuff is over and they are ready (hopefully) for new ideas. I thought I could share one or two ideas during each meeting.

I would also let my district behavior room overseer know about what I've learned so I can be a resource to others around the district. As this person makes her rounds to see what teachers need, she will be able to recommend me as a resource.

I have a feeling that there are a few special ed. teachers that would be open to hearing more about the 21st Century skills and tools, especially if I say that it is something I HAVE to present :-) . I can envision this being something I start out with discussing with a small group and having it transfer to individual sessions in a modeling/training role.

After watching some of the videos presented here, I think these would be great to use because they were either entertaining or thought-provoking... not judgmental. I could see using these as the opportunities come up.