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2008 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY VIDEO

The video is a pictoral summary of a seminar offered by the Puyallup School District at the 2008 NW Reginal Council of Educational Facilities Planners conference in Portaland Oregon. The objective was to give the participants the experience of being an active engaged learners in the classroom using instructional technology, as well as make the case for the use of technolgy in the classroom, and provide a hands on guide for implimentation.

$100 Laptop

There was a lot of interest in the $100 Laptop that Glenn mentioned during our presentation today.

The laptops are no longer available for you to own, but you can give to the project here.
However, Intel developed the Classmate PC that has a similar look...and ASUS produced the Eee that is also interesting.

Both laptops were produced in response to MIT's XO and are reviewed here.

MAKING A SLIDE SHOW

Nina Williams teaches a student how to quickly create a slide show. The following photos were posted during the seminar to illustrate how a blog can be used for others to share in the classroom experience extemporaineously.

STUDENT WORKING ON SOME GEOGRAPHY

Here a student is using the smart board in a geography lesson. None of the attendees had prior experience using the smart board.

WILL TALKING ABOUT THE SLOW LORIS

Participants use clickers to respond to questions.