EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Winfield City Schools continually strive to implement technology to increase student achievement. Young people today are surrounded with technology and will be more attuned to a class/school that incorporates technology in all curriculum areas. By welcoming Web 2.0 to the school system we are opening the door to an unlimited amount of learning possibilities.
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
The majority of society is using social networking today. Schools are faced with the decision to either join the social network or be left in the dark leading students to a limited education. Will you join?
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
1. Each teacher will gain an understanding of PLNs.
2. Each teacher will understand the advantages of RSS feeds.
3. Each teacher will determine ways in which class blogs can benefit the educational process.
4. Teachers will explain how podcast can benefit the educational process.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN:
· Teachers will gain professional development credit for attending three 1 hour seminars introducing the following Web tools: RSS feed, blog, and podcast.
· Teachers will develop an RSS feed using Google. The teachers will be encouraged to keep this RSS strictly educational.
· Teachers will develop and maintain a class blog where parents and students can post and respond to educational topics.
· Teachers will be trained on creating a podcast and develop a list of when and how podcasts could benefit their classroom.
· The teachers will have a follow up meeting after 2 weeks of developing their PLN to address any concerns.
