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Find It, Use It: Exploring the Resources of

TeachersFirst to Plan Effective, Technology-Infused Lessons

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Getting Started

• Bookmarking wiki session start page • Your tools and a working window/tab• Professional Development

Certificates • Ok2Ask coming soon• If you learn $omething…

You should hear me talking now. If not, enter

HELP! In the chat.

Today’s goals• Locate resources within TeachersFirst to provide real-world

learning experiences for their students.

• Locate and evaluate effective, web-based tools and resources in support of teaching and learning, both for themselves and for their students.

• Evaluate the tools of TeachersFirst membership for their individual technology expertise and teaching situation.

• Find solutions to individual questions or practical problems of their teaching situation by exploring TeachersFirst and/or asking live questions during the session.

• (follow-up) Use the features of TeachersFirst’s value-added reviews to plan technology-infused learning experiences for students that promote learning and creativity.

NETS-T emphasis: 1b, 2a and b, 3d Student Learning and CreativityDigital-Age Learning Experiences /Assessments, Digital-Age Learning

FIND it… a poll

A. weekly Featured SitesB. search by subject/gradeC. search by keywordD. new offerings that show when I log in

as a memberE. other (enter answer in chat)

When looking for resources on TeachersFirst, I start by looking in…

FIND it… tips

• You said…• Member time saver: “the latest” • Menu logic• Subject/grade

vs keyword search

breadth and inspiration

vs target or curriculum

FIND it…

Time savers

FIND it… modeled

OK2Ask… what would you like to find?

CHAT: Enter a grade level and subject or curriculum topic

you seek

FIND it… you try it

What can you find?

• Use your working window/tab• Keep it open!• Thumbs up when done

OK2Ask…

Q/A time

Use it… A Poll

A. as background for myself in preparing my lesson plans or units

B. sharing a web site on an interactive whiteboard or projector

C. assigning students to do research on a site or sites

D. as a practice activity for students to reinforce skills

E. as a tool for students to create projects and products

The most common way I use web resource(s) in my teaching is…

USE it…

• You said…• New ideas…

Use it…

How can you and your students USE it …– real world connection?– use by kids?– differentiate?– practical tips you might not have thought

about?– a lesson format or activity idea you had not

considered? – Keep it open! And tell us about it in chat

OK2Ask…

Discussion

Wrapping up…

• Goals met*, if any?• Next on Ok2Ask…

What do you plan

to DO with it?

Return to wiki session start page for:

•Prof Dev Certificate info•Feedback survey link•Contribution$ link•LINKS mentioned in this session•Link to archived session recording

Chat and go…

• time-saving TF member feature?• new area or feature you found on TF?• new lesson you are going to try?• idea or seed of an effective, student-

centered lesson in YOUR teaching situation?• want to stay in touch with others? Contact

info…?

Can you name at least one feature of TF or one teaching idea that you learned about today that will help you as a teacher?

Today’s goals• Locate resources within TeachersFirst to provide real-world

learning experiences for their students.

• Locate and evaluate effective, web-based tools and resources in support of teaching and learning, both for themselves and for their students.

• Evaluate the tools of TeachersFirst membership for their individual technology expertise and teaching situation.

• Find solutions to individual questions or practical problems of their teaching situation by exploring TeachersFirst and/or asking live questions during the session.

• (follow-up) Use the features of TeachersFirst’s value-added reviews to plan technology-infused learning experiences for students that promote learning and creativity.

NETS-T emphasis: 1b, 2a and b, 3d Student Learning and CreativityDigital-Age Learning Experiences /Assessments, Digital-Age Learning

Thanks for coming!

Find It, Use It: Exploring the Resources of

TeachersFirst to Plan Effective, Technology-Infused Lessons