The TWAIN blog

The past few nights I have spent getting ready for summer training for the teachers in my district. I am attempting to model the web tools we will be using to host the training sessions. I setup a wiki specifically to host all the notes and embedded videos that will be presented over the course of summer.

Teachers in Kerrville have requested a lot of technology training this summer. I hope our plans are enough to deliver! And I am excited about it because they requested the training. It means that they are interested and willing participants in learning more about technology and using resources to connect to their students and peers. I would be greatly disappointed if technology training wasn’t top of the list.

We are still presenting in small to large group formats but by using the wiki, I hope to provide extended training beyond the 3 hour sessions we will have through summer. Plus I want to keep the site running for discussion posts that are reflections on the lessons and then a reflection on the actual integration of the tools they may use during the school year.

I am trying to learn Adobe Connect as fast as I can because I believe we will be able to stream our training live for staff who can join our training from outside the training room. Plus, we will be able to archive the footage for people to watch later if they would like.

It is exciting to put this all together and I am charged up about it. I just hope they sign up!

Our website if you wish to visit is http://summer09techtraining.wikispaces.com/ and I would love ideas, comments, suggestions, and well wishes.