Port Allen, LA meets Asia!

I was so excited to participate in a webinar for Asian Intel Senior Trainers. I wasn’t quite sure if Asia was ready for a Port Allen girl but I think it was a perfect match. We were asked to spotlight a couple of web 2.0 tools. I presented my materials using Prezi and I spotlighted Glogster EDU glogs that were created by Louisiana students. A big shout goes to Jan McGee of Ouachita Parish for sending me some glogs that were created on the Revolutionary War. My niece created a glog on her summer reading – Three Cups of Tea which was awesome. She said Glogster was a cool web 2.0 tool and she wished that her teachers would use these types of sites instead of the boring web 2.0. I am not sure what exactly what is Boring web 2.0 but I take any compliment that I can get. Prezi was also a big hit so check it out if you want to go outside of the box with your presentations – this ain’t yo mamma’s PowerPoint. The experience was so incredibly cool that it made it sit back and think of the great opportunities that have passed my way all because I am an Intel trainer. I also have to think about all the people that I have encountered. I have met so many state educators that I would never have known except maybe by name. I feel a part of an educational whole instead of just a girl (or should I say glamorous lady) who works behind the desk in the DOE building. I look forward to working with all of you this school year and I can’t wait to get one of the enormous cookies at our MT celebration at LACUE. We will have our luncheon at LACUE and details will follow in upcoming months.

Getting to know Google

I am working on creating a Google site with the information that I obtained from the Google Teacher Academy. I am using the site with the Intel Senior trainers. I am finding some great resources on the web. I enjoyed reading 57 Useful Google Tools You’ve Never Heard Of
and blogs referencing Google Chrome. I have been updating my iGoogle page but I am having trouble concentrating with the PacMan gadget on my personal tab.

Google Teacher Academy

This is the eve of the Google Teacher Academy and I am anxiously awaiting the big day tomorrow. I feel as though I have won the Golden Ticket to see the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. I am at the Hotel Avante working on my action plan to describe how I will be using my knowledge of Google apps in the classroom. I plan on using this blog to document my year as a Google Educator. I hope to journal the good, bad and ugly of my adventures. I will also highlight my tasks as an educational technology consultant in Louisiana.