April+Technology+Training+2011

APRIL Technology Training
By the end of the session, teachers will be able to: 1. understand the 2011 NESD Bobcat Boot Camp Professional Development Workshops 2. understand the End of Year Technology equipment expectations 3. successfully complete the 2010-2011 PATI Technology Survey

2011 Bobcat Boot Camp Brochure
 * Bobcat Boot Camp Summer Professional Development:**

1. Place any technology items in a secure location. Data Projectors, Elmos, ActivSlates, etc. should be placed in their storage boxes if you still have them and placed in a secure and locked location. If you do not have a place to store these items, please contact Anita to make arrangements for summer storage. All sets of ActiVotes and ActivExpressions (student response systems) need to be returned to Anita. 2. Unplug laptop carts. Be sure to turn off the power strips first! This will hopefully eliminate any potential damage to the power cords when the carts are moved over the summer for cleaning. 3. Teacher Laptop Summer Maintenance - teacher laptops will be reimaged over the summer. The district tech department has not determined dates yet. Information will be communicated as soon as available. Be sure to save any items you have stored on your laptop prior to dropping it off for maintenance. This includes saving any bookmarks/favorites you may have stored in IE or Firefox. If you need help with this, please contact Anita. This also may be a good time to learn how easy it is to use Diigo (social bookmarking site which allows you to access your bookmarks/favorites from ANY computer). 4. Teachers/Staff will receive a note card to record passwords for various tools. This information will be stored in the main office should you need to refer to it over the summer. 5. Teachers/Staff will receive a 2011-2012 AUP. This form MUST be signed prior to leaving for the summer in order for you to have access when you return over the summer and/or beginning of the school year. 6. Take time to clean out your U: drive (teacher drive) and any items you may have stored on the H: drive (shared drive).
 * End of Year Technology Equipment & Other Helpful Info:**

Digital-Age Learning (NETS for Students)
As foundational technology skills penetrate throughout our society, students will be expected to apply the basics in authentic, integrated ways to solve problems, complete projects, and creatively extend their abilities. ISTE's [|NETS for Students (2007)] help students prepare to work, live, and contribute to the social and civic fabric of their communities. The new standards identify several higher-order thinking skills and digital citizenship as critical for students to learn effectively for a lifetime and live productively in our emerging global society. These areas include the ability to:
 * Demonstrate creativity and innovation
 * Communicate and collaborate
 * Conduct research and use information
 * Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions
 * Use technology effectively and productively

Digital-Age Teaching (NETS for Teachers)
Rapid advances in technology are putting new demands on educators and students. ISTE launched a refresh of the NETS•T in 2007 and unveiled the new NETS•T in 2008. The refreshed ISTE NETS provide a framework for educators to use as they transition schools from Industrial Age to Digital Age places of learning. The NETS for Teachers (NETS•T) were originally released in 2000, following the acclaimed NETS for Students (NETS•S) in 1998, which set the bar for integration of technology in education. The NETS•T 2000 defined the fundamental concepts, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for applying technology in educational settings.

**Digital-Age Leadership (NETS for Administrators)**
Administrators play a pivotal role in determining how well technology is used in our schools. The NETS for Administrators enable us to define what administrators need to know and be able to do in order to discharge their responsibility as leaders in the effective use of technology in our schools.

//"Integrating technology throughout a school system is, in itself, significant systemic reform. We have a wealth of evidence attesting to the importance of leadership in implementing and sustaining systemic reform in schools. It is critical, therefore, that we attend seriously to leadership for technology in schools."// — Don Knezek, ISTE CEO The release of the new NETS-A (2009) acknowledges two critical understandings:
 * The hallmarks of the new school leader**


 * The refreshed NETS-T (2008) and the NETS-S (2007) raised the bar for school leaders. For administrators to create and sustain a culture that supports digital-age learning, they must become comfortable collaborating as co-learners with colleagues and students around the world.
 * In today’s digital learning culture, it’s less about staying ahead and more about moving forward as members of dynamic learning communities. Administrators convey a vision for technology infusion and ensure development of their own technology skills and those of others.

NETS for Students NETS for Teachers NETS for Administrators
 * National Educational Technology Standards**

Teacher PATI Survey

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