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My original question related to the opportunity that I have to provide "technology" workshops for my teachers. Our teachers have little experience with our databases, using online resources (even the free-web) effectively, or using basic software such as powerpoint. Here is the HIT for the Professional Workshop Ideas: **************************************** What about an Introduction to Information Literacy; Effective Internet Searching and evaluating websites for student use; Questioning Techniques and setting quality assignments (Jamie McKenzie http://fno.org); and Collaborative Online Projects such as those from www.iearn.org or Friends and Flags or book raps. What about some of the book review sources? social studies, science and the like, even Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/> I've found that teachers don't know how to find reviews. Are you going to include some of the free databases? I've been collecting the ones that have been mentioned here on the list. One of our media specialists did a very helpful one that taught us how to use Marc Magician AND how to import our student names from our school's database into our circ system. We also had the public librarian do a workshop on Marc records. I know we've all worked with them forever, but it's amazing what a good cataloger can teach us that we didn't know. If it's done within the context of the circulation system, it is still using technology. Don't know if you are involved in it, but I've gone to some great digital video and tv production workshops over the years. *How about using WinXP movie maker to do video book talks? You can import the book talk from your digital camera and/or digital video camera into Movie maker or I movie (MAC) and then have the kids add title and credit slides and music. You could then build a collection of booktalks done by students that is linked to your web page. Loertscher had us upload to Youtube and Google video this summer with my YA class. I know that I plan to do that this year at my elementary level (4-6) but I can't upload to Youtube or Google. I plan to put the talks on my intranet for the kids to access in a library folder with different folders for different genres. The teachers are excited about learning movie maker and having book reports be more meaningful for the kids with the technology. Just a thought… * Your list of professional development workshop topics sounds great. However, I couldn't help but notice that there is nothing there about books. I admit to a bias, but I bet that teachers would like to know about some of the new books in your library and strategies you have for using them in the classroom. Certainly, many books can be easily connected to your excellent list of technology topics. -- Shonda Brisco, MLIS Technology Librarian Fort Worth Country Day School Fort Worth, TX http://www.fwcds.org sbrisco@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------