Wednesday, November 11, 2009

ITD TALKS to Debut on 11/18!


Hall Davidson, Discovery Education
Web 2.0 for Administrators
November 18, 2009, 12:00 - 4:00
OCM BOCES, Henry C Large Conference Room


Communication and evaluation are critical tasks for administrators. The job requires time and demands effectiveness. The tools of Web 2.0 can make an administrator’s job easier, faster, and more fun. Exploit dedicated Web tools for communication, vision, and interchange. Twitter, VoiceThread, wikis, blogs, and cell phones offer unexpected benefits. Using new tools effectively can change the way you work.
Find the tools that will better and more engagingly connect you with your staff and community. Content creation, texting, and social sites--they’re not just for students!

Please join us for a great opportunity to meet with our keynote speaker and network with other curriculum and technology leaders! Register here.

Hall Davidson taught middle and high school English, mathematics, Spanish, and bilingual mathematics. He left the classroom to teach math on television in Los Angeles on an Emmy winning program and spent 20 years at PBS stations teaching and leading staff developments in person and on-air. While producing television series on education and technology, he led a media consortium serving 17 districts and 200,000 students. He frequently contributes articles to national educational publications. He served on the board of Computer-Using Educators for six years and consulted for media corporations and professional organizations. He joined Discovery Education in 2005 where he blogs, creates webinars, and works in educational partnerships as a director of the Discovery Educator Network, connecting thousands of teachers nationwide. He has spoken about technology and education to audiences around the world.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Google's Cool Tools for Schools


Model Schools is proud to present Google Certified Teacher, Carol LaRow, on November 6, 2009, at the BOCES Henry B Distance Learning Center from 8:00 - 4:00. Attendees will have hands on experience with creating an iGoogle start page, customizing it, adding gadgets, using the tabs to organize and share information with colleagues and students, discovering themes, and more... They will learn how to use Google tools to design personalized learning environments for themselves and their students. Attendees will learn the various tools, see integration ideas, and discuss ways to incorporate them into their own classrooms, libraries, or schools.