Cobb+Professional+Learning

= Diggin’ Through the Digital Dirt in the New Dawn =

**August 10, 2011 **
=**Objectives** =

//By using resources on// //Diggin’ Through the Digital Dirt wiki each participant will//
 * Use technology to interact and collaborate with other teacher participants.
 * Apply MAPS heuristic for using a digital tool to use with student writing.
 * Explore one new way to meaningfully and authentically integrate digital tools into current teaching practices.
 * Join and participate on the //Diggin’ Through the Digital Dirt// wiki.
 * Continue ongoing dialogue and share resources on the wiki in order to make staff development ongoing and meaningful as we approach the dawning.

=**Agenda** =

1. Introduction of Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants media type="file" key="Digital Natives.mp4" width="450" height="450" align="center"
 *  //Digital Natives// from [| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwKD-GuKkFc]


 * //A Vision of 21st Century Teachers// from []or []

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  2. Common Core and Technology

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Overview of Marsha and Maya’s Wiki <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">//4. Diggin’ through the Digital Dirt:// [] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. MAPS, a heuristic for planning technology in writing



<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Explore //Diggin’ Through the Digital Dirt// and Web 2.0 tools and begin to create your own MAPS for use this year or research various digital tools to incorporate into your teaching practice.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Post on wiki discussion forum (see top of home page for Discussion on //Diggin’ through the Digital Dirt//).

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. Answer poll question using [].