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Attendees: Brian Clark, Amber Long, Jacqueline Tate

We're on our way to TIE and we hope to learn:

At TIE, we attended sessions on (give a couple of sentences for each session by each member. You do not all need to attend the same session, however if you do attend the same session then work together for a single response) : Powering Up the Writers Workshop || This was an awesome session with tons of ideas on how to use different technology during writers workshop. Some great things were the online websites that the students could use for graphic organizers and spelling, as well as some tools built right into MS Word. || Poetry Integration "Apple-Palooza" || We really enjoyed learing how to incorporate different types of poetry into several Apple platforms such as IPhoto, IMovie, Garageband, podcasts and Keynote. There were also cool websites to use as well. We look forward to using these in our classroom. || Make Clickers Work for You || This was a lot of basic info that we were already familiar with. There were several good resources and interesting questioning techniques. The questioning and classroom introduction information will be useful in helping us use clickers for our project. || managing technology in K-2 classroom || This session was very informative. I learned about different types of technology to use in an early elementary classroom. We also discussed ways in which to teach students the routines and uses of the technology. || Using Technology to Enhance Literacy ||  || Clickers, PPT, CPS Chalkboard ||  || Technology Strategies for Struggling Learners || We realized how engaging technology can really be, especially for our kids who are disengaged from standard instruction. ||
 * MEMBER || SESSION || How it influences / changes / supports proposed TIE student project ||
 * brian || tues. pm clickers. || I became more comfortable using the clicker system. Specifically, I learned how to simultaneously run a power point presentation while assessing weather the students understand the material. Our project involves using the clicker system to advance writing skills. ||
 * Jacqueline || Tues. pm
 * Jacqueline & Amber || Wed. am
 * Jacqueline & Amber || Wed. pm
 * Amber || tues. pm
 * Jacqueline, Amber & Brian || Thurs. pm
 * Jacqueline & Amber || Fri. am
 * Amber & Brian || Wed. pm

Our classroom learning project for students is: To use the cliker system to enhance literacy in our classrooms. For 4th grade, the focus is grammar and punctuation. We set a smart goal from the first DPS Benchmark test. The kids in our classes were 20% proficient at this time. Our goal is to use the clicker system as a means of both instruction and assessment, and get proficiency up to 60% by years end.

Our timeline for implementation of our plan is: The third benchmark, which will be given in May of 2010. **Below are posted the projects we developed and used as a result of attending TIE:** Clicker lessons which focus on grammar and punctuation. There are a number of internet (web) resources that were shared with us at the conference. These have become fundamental in our classrooms. We have used these resources (in conjunction with our LCD projectors) to bring a wide variety of interactive and dynamic content (engaging images, video, simulations) to our kids. We have also redesigned our school's website so that our kids can work independently at school and at home, focusing on the needed areas of instruction. Through these means, we have seen positive results thus far.