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=** Workshop Title: Tying It All Together Using Technology To Open The** **Classroom To The World.**= =Day 8: = =Subject of todays Class: = Using technology to extend the traditional classroom. = Prerequisite knowledge: = =Content: =  Designed for advanced users: Participants will create a new Web-page, from scratch and add advanced features. They will demonstrate how implementing a class web-site can enhance or advance student learning and critical thinking. Participants should show how they have made their Website accessible for all users. Advanced users should be able to outline and describe how the implementation of a class web-site can lead to better student interaction and involvement of all students but especially students who have a hard time speaking or participating in class. =Objectives: = =Lesson Details: = =Materials: = =Evaluation: =
 * 1) Basic computer and software skills.
 * 2) Skills and knowledge acquired in previous course activities and sessions.
 * 3) Positive Attitude and Can do Spirit.
 * 1) Teachers will create a website from scratch in order to connect the classroom to student's homes.
 * 2) Teachers will integrate a wiki into their class homepage in order to make communication and collaboration between teacher and student more transparent and effective.
 * 3) Teachers will incorporate a Blog to create advanced learning opportunities for students.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will demonstrate that their Wiki and Blog is accessible and appropriate for all users.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will use all the tools that they have learned over the past two weeks to create a comprehensive website that includes all of the elements covered during the course.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will log into the instructor's course page and click on the Wikis tab under Day 8 on the menu bar.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Once teachers have gone to the Wikis tab under the Day 8 menu option, they will visit the instructor's blog. Once at the blog, they will read their task for the lesson.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors will explain the goals of the course and answer any question from any previous training days.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructors will discuss review the main elements of webpage/site development as well as the many things that can and should be taken into account when designing a webpage/site.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will work in groups of three to discuss their final webpage design based on what they learned during the past two-week training course.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will be randomly grouped using computer numbers. This will model a method of random grouping It is designed to be a fun way for teachers to work together to get to review and refine the skills they have acquired during the course. While utilizing the technology tools they have used in the course.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">By reviewing what has been presented teachers, will be able to create meaningful and relevant webpages/sites designed to hook and engage students, and extending the classroom outside of the traditional school setting
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will work in their grade level groups to create to a complete website.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will create a collaborative complete website using the tools they have learned and accomplished during the two week training. They will ensure that all text follows proper typography guidelines and that images are included. They will then send the email to the instructors, as well as each member of the class. This will provide practice creating email groups, and will give each class member the opportunity to see what other teachers have created.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructor's wiki page http://districttechnologytrainingwikis.wikispaces.com/
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Instructor's website []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teacher created Yola websites
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teacher's wiki
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">District technology trainingplan []
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete a reflection and evaluation of course.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers go to the instructor's wiki page either directly, or through the course website. They will post their answer directly to the instructor's wiki page.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teachers will complete the following evaluation and reflection survey. This will be used by the instructors to guide further training

media type="custom" key="11336702" =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Schedule: = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 8 = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Meet and Greet: 7:30-8:00 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Session 1: Review answer questions 8:30-9:00 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Break: 9:00-9:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Introduce day 8 goals. 9:15-10:00 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Session 2: Review web-site guidelines 9:15-10:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Group assignment. 10:15-10:30 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Work on Web-site design and creation 10:30-11:30 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Critique of classmembers completed Web-sites 11:30-12:15 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reflection and course wrap up 12:15-12:30

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Questions or Comments: = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> email Don Bierschbach at mrbhistory@yahoo.com