Students must learn the skills necessary to be successful in today’s world, such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration. In order to meet the needs of our students it is essential that we, as teachers, embrace the skills of 21st century learning so we can effectively prepare our students.
Currently, our staff has a made a concerted effort to use email daily, take attendance online, and use Discovery Education. Unfortunately there are still members of our staff who struggle with embracing new technology and are at a loss for how to use it in the classroom and for their own professional growth.
This struggle directly impacts our students. If we are not providing access to technology tools then our students will not be prepared for today’s world. The longer we wait to embrace these skills and tools the harder it will be.
We will begin this training by introducing a social networking tool, Edmodo. Edmodo is a platform similar to Facebook that is geared toward teachers and students. This training will take place over two sessions and include Jing Podcasts to help you refer to the process and content.
The Goals of the Trainings
All teachers will be able to use the Edmodo website for:
· Classroom use
· Professional development use
More specifically each teacher will do the following:
Training session one:
· Create an Edmodo account
· Join at least two professional groups on Edmodo
· Find at least one valuable post from each group that applies to their classroom and will help them as a teacher
Training session two:
- Set up at least one group for students to participate in
- Prepare and post at least one assignment or task for students to complete
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