Morning Session #2

Hands on Exercises

During this section of the workshop you will be given time to explore the sites and information discussed in session #1.

*Podcasts

*Blogs

*Lesson Plans on Success Link

*Teacher Resources from Brewer Publishing

*PowerPoint for lesson presentation

 
You will be working on your own because you may want to spend more/less time on some of the topics than others.You will be given some web addresses to use and/or you can do searches on your own.
Podcasts:
Instructions: Log on to some of the following sites and search for a couple of podcasts of interest to you. Some of them may not work, so keep trying until you get connected

http://epnweb.org

www.podcastingnews.com

Blogs:

www.southeastmissourian.com (scroll over to the right side and click "Latest blogs")

www.typepad.com

www.blogger.com/start

http://blogsearch.google.com  (you can search for blogs of your interests)

Success Link:
www.successlink.org (enter your topic and search for lesson plans)
It would be good if everyone could print at least one lesson plan to use.
Brewer Publishing—Teacher Resources:
www.brewerpublishing.com
Click on “Teacher Resources” for subject area lesson plans.
 

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html     -   Good general site for teachers
www.tech4teachers.com
 
 

PowerPoint for Lesson Preparation:
If you have not used PowerPoint, you may want to spend some time creating a presentation. The basics are very simple. Use the attached sheets if you have not created a PowerPoint previously.