The Blended PD Menu

Broad topics below categorize hands on lessons in professional development that will have direct impact on teacher efficiency and knowledge of instructional resources and tools.  These mini lessons can be delivered face to face, blended, or completely online.  Working with web 2.0 tools and teachers who are excited about innovating in curriculum is one of my favorite things to do!

Twitter
  1. Twitter for beginners
  2. Twitter for the classroom

Gmail
  1. multiple inboxes
  2. creating your signature line
  3. the importance of response time
  4. what is a canned response and why should I use them
  5. creating multiple accounts

Google Earth
  1. swooping about in Google Earth
  2. embedding media in locations on Google Earth
  3. measuring distances via lines and paths in Google Earth
  4. build a city of the future in Google Earth with Sketchup
  5. create a virtual autobiography on Google Earth
  6. What is a KMZ file, and what is a KML file... and why are they cool?
  7. digital storytelling in Google Earth -best practices for a young writers' project

Google Voice
  1. texting students and parents quickly
  2. set up your voicemail for the school and for parents

Google Forms
  1. gathering student contact information
  2. using Google Forms to gather real time data
  3. Google Forms for formative assessment
  4. autocrat for efficiency
  5. the Google Dashboard

  • Google Drive
  1. collaborative projects on demand
  2. Google Drive settings -how, when, and what to share

Google Calendars
  1. send meeting invitations in Google Calendars
  2. using Google Calendars to individualize student schedules
  3. sharing and viewing multiple calendars
  4. embedding calendars

Other Tools and Resources
  1. get fast and efficient with Texter
  2. the complete awesomeness of Ted Talk Education
  3. create a professional looking teacher webpage with Weebly
  4. Hootsuite to broaden your impact and for life long learning
  5. Voicethread for creation projects
  6. use bubbl.us to connect ideas visually
  7. shmoop for content supplementation
  8. Prezi is the PowerPoint killer
  9. Linoit for collaboration and parking lots
  10. Edmodo is the Facebook for Education
  11. Padlet is the new Wallwisher.  For real.