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Wednesday, August 22nd
|| **"Session"** || **Reflection/Products** || 132 || Building Electronic Portfolios with Wiki's || I found this session to be very helpful. I had planned to use Wiki instead of Blackboard and now have new ideas on how to do so. I also am now going to have the students keep a Current Events electronic portfolio on their own Wiki. Here's my Wiki. I am still working on all the details, but now I have new ideas and ways to integrate history into the Wiki for each of the students. || 350 || Using Digital Videos in your Classroom || I learned about the different aspects of UnitedStreaming and that it has more than just videos. Also, it was interesting to learn new ways to put videos into PowerPoint that give you more control over the video and how it is used. || Cyberzone || Managing Website and Student Database || I like how all of the information and web info was very user-friendly. It is helpful to know about the student database and how to access informations quickly about the students. || Team Room || Meeting with floor Vice Principal || The meeting with Michel went really well. It was nice to get together and see all the teachers on the third floor and the resources that I have available to me if I have questions or need anything. I'm excited to be on the third floor! ||
 * **Time**
 * 8:00-9:50 || Welcome, Intro, and Review Core Competencies || I'm glad that the staff development is structured to let each teacher have some freedom in deciding what topics and sessions to focus on and attend. ||
 * 10:00-10:50
 * 11:00-11:50
 * 1:00-1:50
 * 2:00-2:45
 * 2:45-3:30 || PACE Meeting || I wish we could have talked a bit more and learned a bit more about Pace and what we will be doing on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. They are working on putting the information on BlackBoard. ||

Thursday, August 23rd
|| **"Session"** || **Reflection/Products** || 204 || Project-Based Learning || Beth gave us some interesting resources and ideas for using project-based learning. I plan to do some projects throughout the year and hope that using the sources that Beth has given us to guide me along the way. || 330 || Social Bookmarking (ELA/History) || I am logged onto Delicious! I plan to use the bookmarks to aide me in making my lesson plans and new, more creative ways to introduce the material to the students. || Online || Wiki While You Work || I learned that the name Wiki came from the Hawaiian word of Wiki Wiki which means Quickly. I have created my own Wiki sight for the classroom and it was interesting to see how others have used it in the classroom. The Wiki is a good way to teach the students more technology on a broader, global standpoint. ||
 * **Time**
 * 8:00-9:50 || Meet with Teams and Specialties || The team meeting was informational but a bit overwhelming. I realized there is still a lot about the school, policies, students, etc that I still don't know about and what I plan to do. Hopefully the department meeting this afternoon will help with some of my questions. Also, what time are pace classes next week?? ||
 * 10:00-10:50
 * 11:00-11:50
 * 1:00-1:50
 * 2:00-2:25 || Reflection Time ||  ||
 * 2:30-3:30 || Meet with Departments ||  ||