Delivering Technology Training in a Manner that Works!
Delivering Technology Training in a Manner that Works! by Marty Bowe
- hold professional developments on Saturday
- how do you get people there on a Saturday?
- offer prizes and pay
- started with giving away computers for home use – then running out of money so now giving away 1Gb flash drive
- any employee can come to the pd – cafeteria workers, bus drivers, aides, custodians, admins
- ask high level curriculum folks to fund professional development
- his school has 485 certified employees
- presenters and attendees are voluntary
- would this work in a larger district?
- classes:
- advanced ppt
- advanced word
- basic ppt
- buying or enhancing a computer
- cool internet sites
- digital cameras
- digital photos and photoshop
- ebay
- elementary pinnacle gradebook
- excel
- searching the internet
- groupwise email tips/tricks
- distance learning
- mac 101
- legally downloading music
- multi-media / moviemaker
- paperless classroom
- paperless office
- project based learning
- pinnacle gradebook
- smartboard beginners
- smartboard advanced
- technology in the classroom – middle school
- technology in the classroom – elementary
- technology in the classroom – high school
- united streaming
- My comment: NO WEB 2.0 – WHY NOT???
- has opening keynote and then go to 3 sessions
- keynot by Tech director and Tech facilitators
- asked teachers to teach sessions when he didn’t have enough IT folks
- added to teacher contract that teachers must attend at least one day
- going to add web 2.0 this year
- wikis, blogs, podcasts, second life
- didn’t have resources for followup
- email Marty and he will send the powerpoint and Millionaire slides
- Bowe@perry1.sparce.org
Until next time ~ Danita
