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 * Technology Teacher Leaders are explorers and curriculum designers who employ technology tools to advance learning. **

 **Introduction:** ASCD’s the Whole Child ............Refreshing!

We have access to powerful tools. Our challenges are to keep learning and to make these tools available to students in a way that supports their learning.

Resource announcements: Intel Teach, Google Apps at Groton Brief NYSCATE highlights from attendees

Reflection:
 * Recent successes with students while using technology, especially individual student impacts __or__ collaborative learning episodes
 * Recent challenges
 * Record in blog
 * Report out

=**Intel Teach**  as a resource: look inside: __INTEL Teach Elements Courses__ = Take some time to look at the courses and content

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 * Google Apps:** How can we use these tools, model and spread their use with colleagues and students?
 * [|K-12 Lesson Plans]
 * Google Livebinder
 * [|Improving the writing process with Google Docs]


 * Survey-Students and NETS**

Begin to plan Share Sessions for March Conference Day:  Title, description, planning time (possibly)

=**New and Past areas for exploration:**= [|21st Century Skills Overview (4 page handout)] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Checklist for teachers when thinking about planning instruction] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**TPACK** :<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Review and refresh understanding and use of this approach http://micdssummerpd09.wikispaces.com/ = a great wiki with lots to absorb. **See especially this slideshow:** Designing Tech Infused Curriculum with UbD
 * Partnership for 21st Century Skills- []**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TPACK Page
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Think about communication to colleagues concering the TPACK approach

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Exploring and perfecting use of software tools and websites** - time to explore and share Form Results
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Voicethread (Groton teachers and students have accounts now) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Groton Voicethread
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Atomic Learning] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - various resources... <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**ePortfolios?**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Webmax <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Media Connect]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|EasyTech]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; vertical-align: baseline;">Webspiration <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> what I explored, next steps to make it profitable to student
 * Exploration Record Form**