Enhancing Education Through Technology Grant

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Enhancing Education Through Technology Grant
Learning Teams throughout Lake County 12
districts represented, more than 50
participants Exploration of ePortfolio for
professional development 2 Full Days of hands-on
training 1 Month of hands-on online staff
development activities Create and implement
curricular projects for students 1 Full Day of
Sharing results Planning Next Steps with entire
group
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Northwestern University
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Collaboratory Project for First Day Workshop
Collaboratory Overview Review of goals of the
grant Bringing teams together with a
focus. Hands- on ePortfolio training
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Northwestern University
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Grant Project Binder
Learning teams were participants in the E2T2
Binder Hands on training given at
workshop. Learning teams created documents in
the ePortfolio.
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Northwestern University
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Learning to Work with ePortfolio Templates
Documents accept images, sound, text, graphics,
and video
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Northwestern University
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Collaboratory Project for Month of Online
Activities
Learning teams were asked to complete four
activities in the ePortfolio during the month
between training sessions.
07/12/99
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Northwestern University
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Introducing Ourselves with a New Shared Document
Team members created shared documents which
introduced themselves to the other grant
participants.
07/12/99
Northwestern University
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Project Idea Folder Shared Documents
Next we began to think about our teams project
ideas. We shared these ideas in a shared
document folder.
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Northwestern University
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Project Idea Sharing Our Ideas
These project ideas pages were placed in the
shared documents for other teams to see and
discuss online.
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Northwestern University
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Collaboratory Project Second Day Workshop
The group reviewed the homework activities in
the ePortfolio
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Northwestern University
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Looking at Projects In the Collaboratory
Next we reviewed sample Collaboratory Projects at
all grade levels
07/12/99
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Northwestern University
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Creating Our Own Projects
Learning teams all created a Project page and at
least one activity during the workshop. It was
important that teachers could implement the
project idea this spring.
07/12/99
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Northwestern University
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Bringing the Project To Our Students
Teachers tried the projects with their students
this spring. Teachers could observe how students
use the Collaboratory.
07/12/99
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Northwestern University
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Celebrating Our Projects with the Learning Teams
We will meet May 6th to talk about projects done
and what was learned by teachers and students.
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Northwestern University
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Planning the Next Steps for these Learning Teams
Learning Teams will plan how to implement within
their own districts or other Lake County grant
participants. Discuss ideas for new projects or
Collaborative projects. Discuss possible online
Staff Development opportunities.
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Northwestern University