Grade+Level,+Subject+Area+Sessions

Each day you will spend about one hour collaborating with others who teach the same or similar grade levels or subjects. For the first part of the collaboration time, we ask that you work on these activities. For the second half of the time, we hope you will find topics that are of interest to you all that you can share.

//Meeting locations:// //K-3 - Room 501// //4-6 - Room 502// //Secondary Math - Room 503// //Secondary Science - Room 504// //Secondary Language Arts and Social Studies - Room 505// //All other secondary teachers - Room 522//

Monday:
In groups of 2/3, go to @http://surveymonkey.com/s/knowthenets Read the scenario and select the nets-s standards you feel are being addressed. Make note of which you selected. Complete their survey (after all, we are using it) See check ISTE's ratings and compare to yours. Discuss any discrepancies you may have.

Tuesday -
Scenario - In your classroom you have access to 5 internet connected laptops at all time. Additionally, you have a flip camera and a teacher computer connected to a projector. You can get a classroom set of laptops one day a week. How would you incorporate technology into your classroom? Select a recorder and place your ideas on these pages:
 * K-3 Classrooms - Tuesday
 * @Grades 4-6 Classrooms - Tuesday
 * @Science - Tuesday, 2012
 * @Math - Tuesday
 * @Language Arts - Tuesday
 * @Social Studies - Tuesday
 * @Elective Subjects - Tuesday

Wednesday -
Not Just Google. When searching for information, our student automatically go to Google. However, there are many other search engines available. Choose a topic of interest to search and test your search at several search engines listed below. What did you learn? Would you use it? How can you help students at your grade level find valid, reliable information? media type="custom" key="19531792"

Thursday -
Developing the Global Citizen. Below is a list of links to websites that may be useful in helping you create activities that will make your students more globally aware. Divide them within your group and spend some time looking over them. Discuss what you have found and how these sites might be used in your classrooms.

One Hen Flat Stanley Project Kiva Taking It Global Free Rice Newseum Front Pages Global Kids Connect Global School Net World Savvy ePals Skype for Education Faith The Cow (Elementary)