Digital Storytelling Agenda for Day One

Day #1 Planned Agenda

Actual Events

  • Laptops were not ready for distribution today. 

  • The actual events were:

  • Introductions

  • Pre-Assessment of teacher technology skills

  • Overview of the grant using PowerPoint presentation

  • Introduce new Palm Pilots

  • Introduce Digital Storytelling

  • Brainstorm and plan in small groups topics for first digital storytelling

  • Plan for next session

Instructor Notes and Observations

*In this group only one teacher had ever used a handheld computer. From basic operation to Graffiti direct instruction was needed. This instruction took a bulk of the day. As a presenter I have never seen a group of teachers so excited about a technology tool! For a good part of the day we lost the focus on digital storytelling and explored ways to make the most of handheld computers. Rob, one of the teachers, is a power user and he did a great job of sharing what he knew with the group. although we lost focus for part of the day, the teachers were able to really feel comfortable with the new tool.

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