Professional Learning: Using Wikis Module - 7. Year-Long Staff Development Agenda

Month	Module Topic	Content	Potential Participants
August	Wikis in the Classroom	What is a wiki? How can I use it to motivate and enhance my lessons How do I manage a wiki?	Classroom Teachers Administrators
September	Student email (ePal)	What is ePal? Why do I need to create accounts for my students? Managing ePal accounts	Classroom Teachers Administrators
October	Wiki Lesson Collaboration	Sharing classroom uses for wikis Looking at resources provided by Wikispaces	Classroom Teachers Administrators
November	Using our computers like it’s the 21st century	Managing shared folder (T drive) etiquette and appropriateness Wireless printing 101 Desktop and H drive folders	Classroom Teachers Administrators
December	Smartboard to increase motivation	Smart exchange tools Built in tools Re-explain icons	Classroom Teachers Administrators
January	Maximizing Online tools	Virtual maps United streaming Slideshare	Classroom Teachers Administrators
February	Glogster	What it is How it can motivate students How we can manage it	Classroom Teachers Administrators
March	Linoit	What it is How it can motivate students How we can manage it	Classroom Teachers Administrators
April	Prezis	What it is How it can motivate students How we can manage it	Classroom Teachers Administrators
May	Making the best of our Blogs	Examples of effective and student friendly blogs Blog no-no’s Tips for making blogging easy	Classroom Teachers Administrators
June	I –respond assessment systems	Software updates Best practices Sharing uses in the classroom	Classroom Teachers Administrators
July	Comic Life software	What it is How it can motivate students How we can manage it	Classroom Teachers Administrators