Course+Description

**Using 21st Century Tools to Engage Students and Foster Collaboration**

 * Intended Audience**: WPS Grade 3-12 Teachers, Specialists and Administrators

Harness the power of a variety of online tools to engage students and foster collaboration! In this course, participants will explore a wide variety of 21st Century tools that have the power to engage students and facilitate learning, communication and collaboration. 21st Century or Web 2.0 tools are online applications that facilitate interactive information sharing. Some of the online tools which will be featured in this course include Google Apps, Wikispaces, and VoiceThread, as well as an assortment of other classroom-friendly Web 2.0 applications.


 * Instructor**: Sondra Hamilton
 * Dates**: October 12 and 26; and November 9 & 30; and December 14, 2010
 * Time**: 3:30-6:30
 * Location**: Middle School Mac Lab
 * PDPs**: 12
 * Inservice Credit**: 1

In order to receive 1 in-service credit you must attend three, three-hour workshops for a total of 9 hours of technology professional development and complete the optional project assignment. Participants receive 1 PDP for each hour of attendance at a workshop. In order for PDPs to be recognized by the state, a teacher must have 10 PDPs on the same topic. This means that for recertification, to submit your PDPs for technology you must have at least 10. PDPs from these workshops can be combined with PDPs from other technology courses you have taken to meet the 10 hour requirement.
 * Course Credit Information**