Monday, October 6th, 2008 has been put aside as a Professional Development Day for Millinocket and Union 113 teachers and staff. The theme for today will be Technology with a number of workshops being held at Schenck HS (7-12) and Granite St. School in Millinocket (K-6).
Being the Technology teacher at Schenck HS, I offered to present a workshop on "The Blogesphere". As it turned out, I will also be presenting another workshop called "Tech Tips 101". Although the preparation of a workshop can be time consuming and hectic, it can also be rewarding. While preparing for each workshop I discovered new resources and explored changes in others. I was amused at videos that were posted on a political blog and was moved by slideshow that were created to inspire and reflect.
With my Blogging workshop, my hope is that those in this session will consider this medium as an alternative and/or supplement to the reading and writing process. Additionally, blog use may better inform students about their world in an age where traditional media (newspapers, books, etc.) are being neglected. In my other workshop, I hope to demonstrate a number of simple but powerful shortcuts and applications that will make teacher's technological experience a more effective/efficient and enjoyable one.
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